Michaela Deprince

As a child growing up in the West African nation of Sierra Leone during its horrendous civil war,  Michaela DePrince, 17, witnessed the atrocities of a country tearing itself apart firsthand. Her father was murdered and her mother starved to death shortly afterward. DePrince was taken to an orphanage by a family member in the […]

With a mega-watt smile and eyelashes to die for, one would never assume 17-year-old Michaela DePrince narrowly escaped a harsher life. Born in Sierra Leone at the height of the civil war, DePrince vividly remembers the day she learned that rebel fighters murdered her father. SEE ALSO: ‘Biggest Loser’ Winner Talks Black Obesity “Usually, I […]