Monique is the definition of a solid sister. She is a cool and down to earth woman, who grew up loving the beach. While that girl has transcended into a successful and graceful woman, she still embodies that free and easy way about her. She is special and unique, and someone that I truly admire. She is lovingly called “Mo” by those that have loved her for years. Mo has that effect on people, you meet her and you feel like you know her. If you spend anytime at the Santa Monica Pier, especially over at the Playland Arcade, you may not realize that the girl who run’s it hands on, is Mo. Her family has owned and ran that part of the pier for sixty-seven years. Monique has been running it since she was nineteen, learning the ropes at a very young age.