Former Miss NY Shatters Stereotype That Beauty and Brains Can’t Coexist - Iman Oubou
SheVentures
English - February 22, 2019 06:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business News Business News entrepreneurship femalefounders mompreneurs smallbusinessowners womeninbusiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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After immigrating to the U.S. from Morocco as a teenager, Iman Oubou had to learn not only a new language, but also a new culture.
She quickly adapted and went on to earn degrees in biochemistry and biomedical engineering, as well as to become Miss New York. When a pageant judge asked her if she’d rather have beauty or brains, it spurred Oubou’s entrepreneurial spirit.
Fast forward to today, and Oubou is cultivating an online community, Swaay, for women to celebrate prowess in business and beauty — however they define both — without having to compromise either.
Want to find out more? You’ll get it all on this episode of SheVentures.