Simphiwe Mohlohlo had a colourful career as a make-up artist for seven years, working with figures such as MahWhoo, Bontle Smith and DBN Gogo, and at wedding events.
Mohlohlo, 27, surprised by trading her make-up brush for a racing helmet.
She is a qualified prosthetics, special effects and make-up artist from Johannesburg. After completing high school, she wasnt allowed to take a gap year, and her mother encouraged her to explore alternative paths.
She had intentions to open a beauty parlour, but the state of the economy wasn't favourable.. In 2024 she decided to pursue motorsport.
Ive always loved fast cars, the adrenaline of it all, and the liberty to drive at high-speed fascinated me, she said