But with her imagination, drive and
determination, creativity and grit,
something tells us Mala would still journey
into Malaville — creating her own line of
black dolls. She most recently added CEO,
restauranteur, chef to her resume and is
committed to giving back to her
community.
"Currently, I work at the Patience Combined
School because that’s the school I was the
most stable at. My teachers were very crafty
and so they taught us so much that I felt the
need to keep the crafting going. I found out
that not much time and effort is being put
into Arts & Crafts anymore. This touched me,
so I do the little I can. The Mala Bryan
Foundation is still in a testing phase. I hope
once all my other projects are in place I can
put a lot more time and effort into it.”
Her outlook?
"I would like to expand the Malaville Empire. I
would also love to have ample free time to do
lots of charity work.”
Who inspires this “modelpreneur”?
"Because I know of my struggles, I am my own
inspiration. I went from being a street vendor to being
in magazines and on television around the world. I am
very proud of my accomplishments. But I do admire
many people like Oprah and Paulo Cuelho whose
books help me tremendously on my spiritual journey.”
Many folks have a phrase a quote, a mantra that
guides them. Do you have one?
"Work hard, play harder.”