Beinganimmigrantand a refugeeformemeansitmademewho I amand I growingup, it's It's a hardthingtorealize, um, thingslikewhyyouwide, um, peopleseekrefugein a differentcountry.
Andwhydopeoplemovearoundandthingslikethat?
It's notsomethingthatsomebodywakesuponedayandsay, I'm gonnabe a refugeetoday, becausewhynot?
Thisisjustthepositionthat a lotofpeopleendupinon, andthatwasthepositionthat I wasin.
Butthat's justthat's notwheremystoryends.
That's notwhereyouknowmylifehasto, and I foundmywayout.
Somanypeopledo, and I wantthosepeopletobeextremelyproud.
I alwayssay I'llalwaysbe a refugeenomatterwhere I endupinlife.
It's funnyhow, likethere's differentrealitiesas a model, likeifyouwere, ifyouwerenot a blackmodel, youjustgottobe a model, gettobesexy.
I gettogoto a showand I don't havetoworryif a makepartisgonnahavemycolororif a makeupartistisgonnabeabletodomyhair.
A lotofmypeers, sometimes I seemodelsdoingeachother's hairbecausenooneelsecomebraiditor, youknowtheydon't havetheirskincolorandtheyhavetoruntothebathroomanddotheirmakeupthemselves.