Now I'm sure that Joanna Shields is relishing the challenge of her new job as a standard-bearer for British technology firms.

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She was pale and thin, hair pinned back, and I had an idea that she wanted to look neutral, seem neutral in order to challenge people to notice her.

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"I wanted to lose weight to challenge myself and show myself I can change, and not change for the world, " Garcia wrote in her iReport.

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