Keyonna Patterson, Emancipated from her mother at the age of 15, She used to walk 3 miles to and from her multiple part-time jobs because she didn’t have a car. Her passion for fashion prompted her to leave her job as a real estate agent and follow a new career path. She was featured on the ABC family reality show, Startup U, where she presented her clothing line “Lacher” (French for “let go”), which mixes Victorian clothing with contemporary style. ^[1]