Meet the Staff: Hina Patel

by Hina Patel

Hello, all you beautiful brown girls! My name is Hina Patel and I am Brown Girl’s social media coordinator for Facebook. I’m your typical 20-something-year-old that is just looking for a place to fit in this crazy huge world.

I’m grateful to be a part of Brown Girl because it has allowed me to find my niche along with other independent, passionate, free-spirited women. I could not be happier to have finally found a place where thought and opinions align with my views.

I was born and raised in New Jersey and went to school in Philadelphia. While in Philadelphia, I discovered my passion for social media and digital media. Brown Girl Magazine is where I realized I could do this for the rest of my life! (Yea, I seriously mean it, till death do us part).

Some fun facts about me:

• I am a bookworm. My favorite book is “The Great Gatsby” and the entire Harry Potter series!
• I studied marketing and fashion design during undergrad. While my parents wanted me to pursue a stable career in business, I wanted to study design, so I ended up doing both!
• I’m a painter and a dancer.
• I am extremely close to my family, I consider my older brother one of my best friends.
• I am a fashion and makeup junkie. I have too many eyeshadow palettes for any sane person to own. I obsess over Lakme Fashion Week more than any other fashion week.
• I am obsessed with dogs.
• I keep a bucket list with me at all times, and one of the items on my bucket list is to travel around the world for an entire year. For 365 days, I want to lead a nomadic existence and explore the beauty of this world!

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