(英会話リスニングスクリプト)
Her mother was a ballet dancer who travelled
a lot, so she was brought up by her grandmother and other
family members.
She was attracted to dance and, as a five-year-old,
appeared in a Bob Marley video.
She didn't experience any problems because
she was black; she punched the first white boy who teased
her and he didn't try again.
From age five to sixteen, she studied theatre
arts every day and was discovered in Covent Garden by a
top fashion agent.
Her mother wanted her to complete her schooling,
but in the end she let her become a professional model.
Since then, her career has gone from strength
to strength.
She is the first black woman to appear on
the cover of French Vogue Magazine twice in one year.
In her house she has five closets; green,
pink, beige, black and white.
She says that one of the high-spots of her
life was going to South Africa and meeting Nelson Mandela,
who she thought was wonderful.
She is also a smart businesswoman, with
homes in London and Jamaica.
She says that Jamaica is a paradise and
her second home.
Her only regret is that she doesn't spend
as much time as she would like to there; she's much too
busy flying around the world doing modelling work.
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