Maya Harris, 57 turned heads with her speech as well as stunning appearance at Democratic National Convention (DNC). Her video of recollecting her mommy Shyamala Gopalan’s illustrious journey as a civils right activist, a scientist and that of a devoted mother to her “two little girls”, touched hearts and earned her praises from netizens.
“Mommy understood the power and the possibility that comes with knowing and showing who you truly are. She knew we could be the authors of our own stories, just as she’d been the opportunity that she wanted for Kamala and me. That’s a distinctly American story,” Maya Harris said at DNC.
“So I wish that Mommy could be here tonight. I can just see her smiling, saying how proud she is of Kamala. And then, without missing a beat, she’d say, ‘that’s enough. You got work to do,'” Harris added.
Her heartwarming speech aside, Maya Harris also garnered compliments for her youthful and ‘gorgeous’ appearance from internet users. Many talked about her flawless look at 57, and how she was a ‘
Here’s what the internet community thought about Maya Harris’ appearance:
Praising her youthful look that defies age, netizens poured their love for Maya Harris, saying she looked gorgeous at 57. They also drew comparisons with her sister Kamala Harris.
“Maya Harris looks like if they made a Barbie version of her sister,” said an X user.
Maya Harris looks like if they made a Barbie version of her sister. #DNC2024 #DNC #KamalaHarris
— Christopher Campbell (@ChrisCampbell02) August 23, 2024
“Maya Harris is much cuter than her sister. Maya has that Mindy Kaling thin going on,” another one wrote.
Maya Harris is much cuter than her sister.
Maya has that Mindy Kaling thin going on,#DNc— EJKorvette (@EJKorvette) August 23, 2024
“Maya Harris is 57???? HOLY SHIT. Drop the skincare and hair routines girl!” said another one. Many praised Shyamala Gopalan’s parenting skills as they thought Maya was raised to be both intelligent and poised.
“Their mother knew just what she was doing when she raised such fine intelligent poised classy women!” said an X user.
Some were also in awe of the way she expressed her thoughts at DNC.
“She was most impressive and a natural speaker. I enjoyed seeing her watching her sister as she gave the most important speech of her life,” one more user reacted.
Who is Maya Harris?
Maya Harris, 57, is the only sibling of her sister Kamala and is two years younger than her.
Maya is a writer, lawyer, speaker, policy advocate, and attorney. She served as head of Kamala’s presidential campaign in 2020.
She previously served as the vice president of democracy, rights and justice, and an officer of the philanthropic foundation, the Ford Foundation.
A graduate of Stanford Law School, she also previously served as the vice president of democracy, rights and justice, and an officer of the philanthropic foundation, the Ford Foundation.
