We can only imagine how tough life was for Haley when she was growing up.
Her family was based in the small town of Bamberg, South Carolina.
You learn to try and show people how you’re more alike than you are different."

Before Nikki Haley entered politics, she worked in her mother’s clothing company.
She was named president of the National Association of Women Business Owners in 2004.
Nikki Haley has made history several times over, and not just within her own party.

For a time, she was even the youngest governor in the country.
The new Nikki Haley became more of a P.R.
machine" (viaThe New York Times).