Pamela Uba: Hell Week proved I am not as weak as I thought I was

The quote that inspires me is, ‘Step out of your estimate into your excellence.’ Former Miss World Toni-Ann Singh said it to me, and I say it to others now.

Pamela Uba 

Pushing through in the face of adversity is something former Miss Ireland Pamela Uba is well used to — and she certainly isn't afraid of the hard graft. 

The 27-year-old, who became the first black woman to be crowned Miss Ireland when she won the competition last year, was raised in Ireland's direct provision system, and her mother fundraised for her college education at GMIT.