But her first stop after leaving St. Lucia at 17 was St. Martin. She landed a job at the airport …
“ At 17, I moved to St Martin to be with my mom and my little sister. Two weeks after my arrival, I got a job at the airport working at a liquor store. Then two weeks into that job, I got an offer to work at the Oyster Bay Beach Resort where I worked for a few years.”
Although she liked St. Martin, Mala didn’ t feel quite settled there …
" I liked St. Martin because of my family and friends but it wasn’ t really for me. Perhaps it’ s because many of my close friends from there had moved to France and Holland. It just wasn’ t the same without them.”
But St. Martin was exactly where Mala needed to be …
" One morning, I happened to walk into a clothing store where a casting call was in progress.‘ We found who we’ re looking for,’ the casting director said, looking at me.‘ Would you like to go to Paris?’ And without thinking I said,‘ Yes!’ I went to Paris for a modeling