Nikki Haley: Women Can Do It Too
Nikki Haley: Women Can Do It Too
Danielle Hall
Everest University
ENC 1101
“As I said, my parents loved that when they came to America, if you worked hard, the only things that could stop you were the limits you placed on yourself.” Nikki Haley became an inspiration with this quote for many young women and even men. Haley became the first female Indian-American governor in South Carolina and the second Indian-American governor in the country after Bobby Jindal, of Louisiana. “Whether you are black or white, yellow or brown and male or female, if you put your mind to something you want to become, you will become that person,” Nikki stated, during one of her first interviews. Before Nikki Haley started her journey to even thinking about becoming governess of South Carolina, Haley started working for her mother. She worked at her mother’s clothing business, Exotica International up until around 1998 where Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce's board of directors asked her to join. From starting out working for her mother's upscale clothing business to helping to make it a multimillion-dollar company to first female governor to South Carolina, and finally becoming the first and second Indian-American governor in the country, Nikki Haley has become a huge role model to several diverse groups in today’s society.
Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley, or as others know her, Nikki Haley, was born on January 20, 1972 in Bamberg, South Carolina. Her parents were Sikh immigrants from Punjab, India. ("Haley, Nikki." Current Biography Feb. 2011). As a young child, she went to local schools and then went to graduate from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. Nikki Haley met and married Michael Haley, in 1997. After college, Haley then carried on with working for her mother. She helped raise a small business, Exotica International, to a multimillion-dollar industry.
In 1998, Haley went on to become part of the Orangeburg
Danielle Hall
Everest University
ENC 1101
“As I said, my parents loved that when they came to America, if you worked hard, the only things that could stop you were the limits you placed on yourself.” Nikki Haley became an inspiration with this quote for many young women and even men. Haley became the first female Indian-American governor in South Carolina and the second Indian-American governor in the country after Bobby Jindal, of Louisiana. “Whether you are black or white, yellow or brown and male or female, if you put your mind to something you want to become, you will become that person,” Nikki stated, during one of her first interviews. Before Nikki Haley started her journey to even thinking about becoming governess of South Carolina, Haley started working for her mother. She worked at her mother’s clothing business, Exotica International up until around 1998 where Orangeburg County Chamber of Commerce's board of directors asked her to join. From starting out working for her mother's upscale clothing business to helping to make it a multimillion-dollar company to first female governor to South Carolina, and finally becoming the first and second Indian-American governor in the country, Nikki Haley has become a huge role model to several diverse groups in today’s society.
Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley, or as others know her, Nikki Haley, was born on January 20, 1972 in Bamberg, South Carolina. Her parents were Sikh immigrants from Punjab, India. ("Haley, Nikki." Current Biography Feb. 2011). As a young child, she went to local schools and then went to graduate from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. Nikki Haley met and married Michael Haley, in 1997. After college, Haley then carried on with working for her mother. She helped raise a small business, Exotica International, to a multimillion-dollar industry.
In 1998, Haley went on to become part of the Orangeburg