Over the years, Iyia Liu has conquered endless business hurdles, overcome a terrifying emergency C-section and felt like she got "hit by a bus" after a Brazilian butt lift, as well as experiencing racism, bullying and mental health struggles.
But through it all, the 29-year old entrepreneur prides herself on making the best out of trying situations, which is exactly what she's determined to do on Celebrity Treasure Island.
"I'm a problem solver," says the BossBabes star, who's going up against celebrities including Siobhan Marshall and Karen O'Leary to win $100,000 for charity by being the last person standing in the Northland-shot reality show. "My business side's definitely helpful - finding solutions, strategies and being super-driven. I just deal with whatever situation I'm in and make the best of it."
Iyia's following in the footsteps of her BossBabes co-star and bestie Edna Swart, who made the CTI final in 2021.
And while being stuck in nature is a challenge - given Iyia hates camping, ocean swimming, bugs, birds and rain - her greatest hurdle is being apart from two-year-old daughter Summer.
Iyia and her partner Jordan Delmont welcomed Summer via a harrowing emergency Caesarean in 2020. "Her heart was slowing and I lost 40% of my blood," Iyia recalls. "I was very dizzy for the first 24 hours of her being Earth-side. People visited me and I don't even remember. I couldn't even hold her until the next day."
Despite Summer's rocky birth, she's now a thriving little girl with a "crazy personality" - Iyia shares that she's loud like Jordan and "very smart" like her mum. The cutie has given Iyia newfound tolerance and motivation.
This story is from the September 26, 2022 edition of Woman’s Day Magazine NZ.
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