 And my mom always used to say to me, I want you to be the most beautiful, the smartest. And in order to make her proud of me, this is what I've always done. Betty's from Bethlehem, the big city. Most of Mara's family comes from the refugee camp in Jenin, including her dad, who moved out when he married her mom. I started racing using the same car that my mother was using as a driving instructor.