Former beauty queens Lorraine Maphala and Brita Masalethulini spoke to the Sunday News about their journey after modelling Lorraine, who is now a businesswoman and a wife and a mother said:
I started my hair business, Real Hair by Lorraine (RHL) which eventually gave birth to the hair studio. Raw Beauty by Lorraine is the new baby I’m currently working on, I formulate and manufacture organic natural hair care products. I’m also excited by the fact that these products are 100 percent Zimbabwean. I started RHL in 2007 but I opened the hair studio in 2016.
Trying to balance being a mother of two and my work is a real challenge. I thank God for the support I have at home but sometimes the ‘African man’ in my husband comes out to play and it becomes a challenge. But as a woman I believe the gift to multi-task comes in very handy and playing every role with love always helps me. I love being a mum and totally love my work
Brita who was Miss Malaika in 1999, is now a mother of three, a radio host and a consultant in the modelling industry said:
I tried my luck in various businesses which led me to the manufacturing of detergents. However, the centre of my career right now is radio as I am a Capitalk radio weekend breakfast host
I am a mother of three daughters and like everyone else, I generally go through problems people in business do and balancing family dynamics and to overcome that I take it a day at a time and I have set my priorities straight. In everything, I do family comes first and I make sure my family is well taken care of.
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