Amid the laughter, a few people believed that Ajuma can be a model, and encouraged her to try it.
"I was dark, skinny, kids are making so much fun of me. I believed I was not beautiful.
Light skin was the thing at a time, even in school the boys only dated light skin girls and I was just there. I knew I can't be a model, I am not beautiful," Ajuma recalled.
Having an athletic body, Ajuma won the attention of Kipchoge Keino's coach, who offered to train her in Eldoret.
After a year of training, Ajuma won the 400 metres race and her achievement was published in a newspaper.
That was the genesis of her successful modelling career.
"An agent from Ford models saw me on the newspaper, hunted me down until they found me. We did a fashion shoot and managed to convince me."
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