DePrince was born Mabinty Bangura in Kenema, Sierra Leone, in 1995. She grew up in an orphanage, where she was mistreated for ...
DePrince, born in Sierra Leone, lost both her parents during the country’s civil war. She became the youngest principal ...
American ballerina Misty Copeland penned a tribute on social media saying: “Despite being told the ‘world wasn’t ready for ...
Michaela DePrince, an orphan who escaped trauma and violence during her childhood to become a trailblazing figure in the ...
Michaela Mabinty DePrince, the internationally acclaimed ballet dancer who rose from the ashes of war-torn Sierra Leone to ...
Elaine DePrince, mother of renowned ballerina Michaela DePrince, passed away just one day after her daughter's death, the ...
Michaela DePrince, whose dance career spanned several ballet companies and collaborations with Beyoncé and Madonna, died last ...
Michaela DePrince, an orphan who escaped trauma and ... malnourishment and the skin disorder vitiligo. "I lost both my parents, so I was there (the orphanage) for about a year and I wasn't treated ...