The DePrince Family

The story that I found to be most interesting was that of Michaela DePrince and her family. In the 1990's, Sierra Leone experienced a horrific civil war. An estimated 70,000 people were killed and 300,000 children were left orphaned. Michaela and her eight siblings were part of these 300,000. Michaela and her siblings were adopted by Elaine and Charles DePrince. Michaela discovered her passion for dance at a very young age and is now at 18 years old is the youngest member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Michaela performed on both days of the conference and she and her mother were interviewed during the second. She is an amazing dancer with true talent.
During the Diane Von Furstenburg awards the DePrinces were seated in the section same as my mom and I. I talked to Michaela's sisters Mia and Justina while my mom spoke to their mom about our work at the orphanage in Kenya. Mia and Jestina were awesome. Mia is an amazing singer and musician, I suggest you check her out on YouTube.