The Greatest Female Celebrity Role Models

Before Maya Angelou got into a respectable profession, her life was traumatic. She was sexually abused in childhood, became mute for five years and later worked as a prostitute, pimp, and nightclub dancer. However, these hard experiences could not keep down her spirit. She worked with Martin Luther King Jr., and went on to become an influential and inspiring writer, poet, and singer.

Audrey Hepburn survived the trauma of the Second World War after witnessing the atrocities first-hand and helping the Dutch resistance against the Nazi reputation. She did not let this tragedy affect her and became one of the Western world's most prolific actresses and a style icon.