The Global Achievers The Global Achievers / Issue 2 | Page 21

Izoldia Uises - beauty & brain

1.Tell us about your background – your story of self-discovery

and your amazing achievements

I was born and raised in Namibia, my parents send me out abroad at a

young age of 17years in 2014 to India. Have in mind I was only a

teenager still on a journey of self-discovery. I knew I loved film and acting

and that’s what I wanted to pursue as a career after high school. Being a

petite young woman with a pretty face, so many people advised me to

pursue a modeling career, but I was scared that my small stature may be

the stumbling block.

To my surprise, In 2017 June I was casted for a beauty pageant called

Miss Power Women. This is a program known for women empowerment