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I admire Nikki Grahame and regard her as an idol because of her living through her eating disorder and managing to survive and make a success of herself despite the amount of times she has relapsed over the years. She was in and out of hospitals for most of her childhood and teenage years, meaning her education suffered, so I know many of you may be thinking 'she hasn't worked hard for success, she went on a TV show and had a few tantrums', but she utilized what she had perfectly and that's how she made herself a success. She didn't have the good grades, but what she did have, is a good character, and she utilized that to her full potential and got the success she needed. She's not hungry for fame anymore, she doesn't want it anymore, but she's trying her hand at a lot of things now, like acting and moving to France to further her career. She's also worked at journalism, and I incredibly admire her from being able to pick her life up from where it was at the beginning of 2006...in tatters.

If you want to know why Beyoncé is my idol...just watch this video:

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And Marilyn Monroe is my idol because she didn't have the best background. Her mother suffered with mental health issues, her father she never knew. She was passed from pillar to post, each guardian dropping her after a short stay. She survived being smothered at the age of 2, and being nearly raped at 6. She made something of herself, and that something was being the icon of the 50s and (for a short time) the 60s. She managed to do almost everything that was thrown at her, despite suffering from anxiety and actually having terrible stage fright. I have both of those things, and she makes me think...well if she can do it, so can I.