Snapshots of ‘Just Fabulous’ contestants

TODAY we feature the other three contestants in the ‘Just Fabulous’ make-over programme on One Africa Television. Take a good look at the ‘before’ photos of the finalists – 12 weeks from now these profiles will be drastically different.

Name: Maryna Piepmeyer, 32-year-old woman from SwakopmundStatus: Married, two children.Occupation: Runs her own business called Mamma Marvellous, which involves a website and a newsletter.Role models: All women who work with children. Angelina Jolie is one of them.Enjoys: How children imitate their parents.Dislikes: Unfairness, her children’s tears.Free time: Quality time with her family at the beach or in the dunes with friends. Plea: ‘I want to change my ways and emerge from this experience with a lot more self-confidence and a lot less weight.’Name: Abraham Moses Vlees, a 52-year-old man from KeetmanshoopStatus: SingleOccupation: After working his way up from cleaner at Aus Primary School to a cook at the Ministry of Youth in Keetmanshoop, he completed a Basic Skills Chef Certificate at the Polytechnic of Namibia in 2004. Failed attempts to set up a training and catering business left him unemployed. Role models: His mother is his biggest role model, always having looked after him and believed in him. Enjoys: Helping people in need. Dislikes: When people don’t care for the orphans, the elderly and the needy. Free time: Charity work.Plea: ‘I saw this as an opportunity, a door God opened for me so that I can be a light in this world. I hope that it will help me to be better looking and more self-confident in order to help people better. I look forward with great anticipation, because I know I will have a great future.’Name: Irene Jansen, 34-year-old woman from KeetmanshoopStatus: Married, two childrenOccupation: Housewife and caregiver to her mother who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Role models: Her mother.Enjoys: Talking nonsense with her sisters. Dislikes: How empty and dull her life is. Free time: Watching movies on television.Plea: ‘I want to feel good about my life again and about myself. This is an opportunity to change my life, to be alone think about how I want my life to be. I want to be pretty again, learn to look after myself and how to enjoy life again.’

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