BRANDED ugly and not worthy, Phillipa Steele remembers being chased out of audition areas.
As she shared some of her most daunting moments during her four-year stint in the American fashion industry, the Kulukulu, Sigatoka, lass said the challenges did not break her.
Instead, she used the bad experiences to work harder and improve on her weaknesses.
Today, as she prepares to return to the Land of the Brave, she sees herself as a woman more confident and mature than the wide-eyed student who left home on her own several years ago.
Read her full story in today’s edition of The Sunday Times.


