Hermon and Heroda Berhane were 7 when they both mysteriously went deaf at the same time. It took the parents a long time to realise the girls were deaf.
Now 34, the Eritrean-Ethiopian twin sisters have blossoming careers in modeling and acting, as well as a fashion blog.
The twins recently launched a fashion blog, Being Her, where they model affordable urban and traditional Eritrean outfits to a growing audience.
According to the twins:
“We had quite (a lot) of barriers through our lives, especially (our) career, but we fight for it. … We will have to use our deafness and being black women to break these barriers.”
Hermon’s acting journey began after she took a trip to South America, while Heroda’s confidence grew when she landed a role in a television commercial.
Read the full article at CNN.com
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