When Andrea Morrison reminisces about her childhood days, she recalls spending most of her time with her cousins playing dolls house, school and practising for the game show, “Friends Like These”, in case they ended up there one day.
“We also created our own girl group inspired by Destiny’s Child; the only problem was we all wanted to be Beyoncé. We also played modelling; I had the worst walk so it would always make them laugh.
“I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to be, however, one thing that never changed was that I always knew I wanted to be independent,” said Morrison.
Her love for beauty and fashion was influenced by her mom as she would watch her get ready for work, trying out different styles and hair colours.
“She would always line her lips, which is something I religiously do now. She had the best outfits and the best waistline. I also loved watching fashion television with my sister. At the time there were not many “So when I saw Jourdan Dunn, Chanel Iman and Joan Smalls walking in the shows and being the face of brands and products it made me feel more open to the idea and I felt like I also belonged. I always wanted to be the face of a beauty brand,” she said.
The 25-year-old, who lives in Shallcross, spent most of her childhood in Chatsworth. She has a Bachelor of Education and an Honours degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is a high school English teacher.
Morrison said she could be very assertive when it came to things she was passionate about such as bringing about equality in schools in South Africa.
