Myrna Loy, named after the movie star Myrna Loy, who reigned in the 1930s and 1940s, was not a movie star, but she was a star indeed, a self-made star that is. Myrna was born in Harlem, New York one beautiful day in August. Her ambition was to be a "kept woman." She obtained her goal, but it only lasted ten years. Several interruptions occurred, but despite her setbacks, Myrna climbed the corporate ladder with a high school diploma and has traveled many roads in life. Here is her story-the life of a self-made star.