When I turned 21, I really wanted to go to uni, and then I thought about it and realized all I wanted was the experience. All the stuff you do in uni, I did in London, which is hang out and party with friends - but instead of getting up and going to lessons, I got up and went to work.
More Quotes by Miquita Oliver
It's weird being mixed race, people never talk about the white side, they always talk about the black side.
When I turned 30, six years ago, I decided to run the London Marathon and I did not even really train. I thought that it was not even that difficult. I completed it in 5hr 15min, I could have got closer to 4hr 30min if I had trained properly.
I couldn't think of anything worse than getting naked in front of the entire world, it must take a lot of confidence to do it.
My dad is white, he's an art history teacher, he's very traditional.
If you weren't nervous, you wouldn't have such a good time knowing that you did a good job.
I cut off my curls and got hair extensions because I felt they made me look more acceptable - more white. I just wasn't very comfortable being a mixed-race woman.