Sandra's secrets to purpose & positivity

For beloved chef, Emmy Award-winner and Blue Ribbon Baking Championship host, Sandra Lee, state fairs hold a special place in her heart: They're where she got her start after hard times. Here, Sandra shares how she turned that resilience into happiness

- BY BONNIE SIEGLER

Long before Sandra Lee became a household name, she was a 23-year-old living in a California Motel 6 with a dream. "State fairs were how I launched my business," she tells Woman's World. She even sold her car to pay for booth space. "I used the money from that fair to book another booth, paid off the products I'd purchased—and my student loans." In 1992, her hard work was recognized with a blue ribbon at the Los Angeles County Fair for booth display and design.

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