Juél-Maddie Daisi Pollard Sepulveda (born May 21, 1980) is an American-Jamaican actress, model, businesswoman, author and beauty pageant titleholder.
In addition to her pageant and modeling career, she has embarked on other endeavors, which include business ventures, public speaking engagements, books, and appearances in films and television.
Pollard Sepulveda was born with a minor birth deformity in her left eye, called an upper eyelid coloboma, which hindered her early years both socially and professionally as a result of childhood bullying and low self-esteem.
Shortly thereafter, she entered into the foster care system after her mother and step-father were charged with child neglect.
She has also appeared on international networks TVJ, and CVM's Smile Jamaica and Star World ABS-CBN in Asia.
During the Miss Asia Pacific International 2005 competition in Guangzhou, China, Pollard Sepulveda was most notable for her on-stage protest over the poor treatment of contestants by the organizers.
Through this pageant, she was also able to co-produce and star in a documentary called Living Jamerican,[10] which allowed the viewer an inside look into a day in the life of a Jamaican-American beauty queen.
Through the nonprofit Dress for Success, she was able to donate several outfits to help women feel prepared to take on new employment opportunities.
[20] In 2005 Pollard Sepulveda used her pageant and sponsorship platform to leverage her way into various business opportunities including a modeling agency, real estate, and several micro startups.
The site has partnered with brands such as RocksBox, MagnetStreet.com, Andre Lorent, Avon, Healthy Delights, and Thin Tea.
She also republished her great-grandfather's book, The Tin Box,[25] originally written by Jerome Aredell Williams which tells the story of an heiress, cowboy, and an oil and cattle con artist during the gold rush era.