While Margaret’s dark complexion and afro-textured hair do make her look completely like an African, she is indeed half Chinese and half African. She was born and raised in Hong Kong, fluent in Cantonese with a lifestyle no different from any other Hongkonger.
Margaret’s father is of Nigerian descent and her mother is a Hong Kong local. Her father has encountered a lot of discrimination in the city, but Margaret never thought that she would too. During childhood, she was mocked and teased by classmates who called her “negro” and “afro-head”. In order to be accepted by peers, she had tried to straighten her hair and put on whitening face cream, appearing in a way that would fit in the majority.
A life where African and Hong Kong cultures converge can sometimes be overwhelming for Margaret. Fortunately, with her encouraging teachers and close friends as well as her optimistic character, she managed to pull herself together, and even learnt to cheer herself up by creating artworks.
Speaking of her future, Margaret’s family hopes she would be a policewoman, which is a stable job. Margaret, however, would like to be a fashion designer. She thought of being an obedient child who fulfills the expectation of her family and society. But the thought of giving up her own dream and wasting her potential in design has set her heart on breaking the ceiling society has for dark-skinned people, and on deciding her own future.
Margaret may have attained this courage that allows her to face up to challenges from her mother, who died of illness. In Margaret’s childhood memories, her mother was always laughing heartily without fearing the ordeal brought by her illness, exhibiting the resilience in her. In Hong Kong, a city known for being an “international cosmopolis”, the dark-skinned races still seem to be treated unfairly. This resilience is precisely the most needed character for Margaret to rise to the challenges ahead.
一身黑皮膚，一頭鬈髮，外表看起來是非洲人，但因為在香港出生成長，瑪嘉烈Margaret這個中非混血兒講得一口流利的廣東話，生活習慣甚至較香港人更地道。
Margaret的爸爸來自尼日利亞，媽媽是香港人。爸爸在香港遭受過不少歧視目光，但Margaret沒有想過這些事也會發生在自己身上。她小時候受到同學嘲笑戲弄，被稱為「黑妹」、「爆炸頭」，為了得到朋輩接納，她把頭髮拉直，又塗上美白面霜，塑造一個迎合大眾的自己。
身處非洲和香港兩種文化的邊緣，Margaret有時也會感到吃力，幸好沿路有師長和一班好姊妹為她打氣，加上性格樂觀，Margaret懂得振作起來，更透過藝術創作調節自己的心情。
面對將來，她想當一名時裝設計師，不過家人卻希望她投考警察，找一份安穩的職業。Margaret本來也乖乖地配合家人與社會的期望，但想到要放棄追逐自己的夢想，和自己在設計上的潛能，Margaret決定要跳出社會對深膚色人種設下的框框，為自己的將來做決定。
這份面對困難的勇氣，或許是來自在她病離世的媽媽。Margaret記憶中，小時候媽媽都是開懷笑著的，似乎忍受著疾病為她帶來的痛苦，努力表現出堅強的一面。在這個高掛著國際都市美譽的香港，深膚色人種似乎仍然受到不公平的待遇；而堅強，正正是Margaret迎接眼前挑戰最需要的能耐。
