ROMA BLAIR ONE WILD FEMININE WOMAN. MUM AND DAD BOTH LEARNED FROM HER.
Roma Winsome Blair (1923–2013), later known as Swami Nirmalananda , was a pioneering Australian yoga teacher , model, dancer, and author who is widely celebrated as the "Mother of Yoga" in Australia . She was the country's first female swami and became a household name during the 1960s and 1970s by introducing yoga to the general public through television, shopping centre demonstrations, and newspaper columns. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ] Early Life and Modelling Career Birth : Born on 28 July 1923 near Coonamble, New South Wales, on Wailwan land . Childhood : Raised in a family that valued grooming and etiquette, she dealt with undiagnosed dyslexia during her school years. Modelling : Entered a beauty contest at age 12, which launched a successful and highly lucrative career as a photographic model. First Marriage : Married Dutch businessman, boxer, and dancer Leo Ossendryver at age 17. [ 1 , 2 ] World War II Imprisonment Relocation : Moved to Java, Indonesia , with her h...