Her educational pedigree was evidence that a woman can be both attractive and intelligent. She spoke candidly about her personal sorrow like her failed marriage and the death of her son, and utilized her personal experience to understand the plight of others, especially mothers. She deflated the perception that a women's rights advocate is merely a bitter man-hater. Her measured responses like the one during the RH debate showed that a woman can be unwavering in her stand without being a bitch or a bully. Her advocacy of a healthy athletic lifestyle was the icing on the cake of her well-rounded image.