'A journalist with so many eyes'

'No, I am saying what is in me'



The world of fashion and modeling look promising for a young Gambian lady who doubles as tv journalist now a student journalist in the United States. Mariama Faye also known as Fayer Kanuteh breaks her silence and told Baldeh Bolong about what the murky world of glitz and glamour.

Now let’s talk about your mission in the United States?

I came here mainly to study journalism.

What do you hope to after your studies?

Come back to the Gambia.. If I am accepted to rejoin the TV, i will be glad to work for my country again.

What if you change your mind to stay and work in the U.S?

I will cross that bridge when i get there but my aim is to come back to the Gambia because only my own people can recognize and appreciate the job I am doing.

Come on, the U.S is a magnet to hundreds of young people around the world, they think there are brighter opportunities there than in than countries?

That is them i am me.. there is nothing greater to me than The Gambia. No matter the ups and downs i love my country... I can never be american but i can always say i am Gambian.

Well many people would say the same thing, what they do later is a different story, are you saying this because you want to be taken seriously?

no i am saying what is in me

Now tell me what exactly want to pursue in life, to be a model or a journalist?

Both

You tell us why you participated for the first time in beauty pageants in the Gambia?

Why I participated in beauty pageants?

Yes...

Well fashion is a passion to me.. i love anything that involves fashion. i participated in Gambia because i belice in the saying charity begings at home

if i want to represent Gambia at any level the Gambians have to know me first in order to support me.

Now what next for you after your crowning at Paradise hotel certainly that was a special night for you?

what i wanted to do was work something out with SOS Children's Village. Anything. unfortunately things did not work out because the person who should have lead the way was out of town for a long period.

You were one time Miss Bakau, and later participated and won another event in the Gambia. How did you win, what is your secret?

hahaha no secret Baldeh

i just did what i had to do.. walk the runway, smile pose and be confident thats it

Excuse Mariama but there are some people who have negative concepts about fashion and modelling. For example some believe that it actually lure and expose the individual to all sorts of peoples?

that is very true and their belief is correct too.

So how did you weather the storm? I mean your dealings with these people you met?

Just be professional and cool

its is some how similar to working in the media. You meet different types of people and hear all sorts of things it is up to the individual not to mix business with pleasure

Did you ever have any point in time where someone asked you out?

hmmmm lol Yea sure.

And what did you honestly do?

What I honestly did? i go for the ones I like and think are genuine.. if I don’t see any spark between us thats it you are unqualified .. but when it comes to the job no fooling around

You married Jali Madi Kanuteh because he is a musician.

Because God said we will get married

Because you love him

Yes that correct

Whats your last word, do you really miss him?

More than anything I miss in ma life

Mariama thanks for talking to Baldeh Bolong.

Its a pleasure

For more details on Mariama Faye, go toher profile on face book/ Fayer Madi Kanuteh