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Are there any social or cultural shifts you hope will happen in the next ten years?

"The BLM fight has been going for centuries (despite social media making it seem like a ‘trend’). I need to believe that in ten years, we will be closer to systemic re-evaluation, equality, representation and inclusivity than we are now. Progress is slow; it’s small. But it’s tangible. I believe we have the ability to shape and equip a future generation with what it needs to re-route history’s course."

How do you stay healthy (mentally and / or physically)?

"I move my body to feel good inside, for clarity and energy. I always find it amazing how the exertion of energy can give you more. I love Pilates and Yoga but when all the studios closed, I found walking with absolutely no agenda to be almost revolutionary to my life. There’s something so liberating about walking in nature and being present with no time limit or intention."

What’s the most rewarding part of modelling?

"Hands down the people. I get to work with the most golden, hilarious and creative souls. I also love the teamwork aspect of modelling because it pushes you. On a good day, it can feel like a team sport, with each person doing their absolute best for a common goal."

LESSE / Rituals

"I suppose what shapes us most starts with blood. My mum infused me with a woody strength only a mother can give, and a stubbornness too; my father, an impetuousness; my sister, humor that can see above disaster. But I always felt the ease in which I can sink into myself, revel in my aloneness, was mine from the beginning.

My morning ritual isn’t defined but I always land a lazy kiss on my love, move my body, and apply my skincare—even if it’s just SPF that day. I find it amusing to think skin health is now a pillar of my self-care when, less than five years ago, I was heinously oblivious. Now it feels like an intimate gift to apply my potions with a scented candle burning and record spinning. Reading is another pillar of my self-care; whether escaping or squirreling away knowledge, I always feel revived by it."

"Being a model isn’t central to my life, but a piece that sits comfortably alongside other interests and dreams. I see it simultaneously as a path and a destination. It’s an outlet to create and a means to visibility that can help spark conversations bigger than myself.
I find beauty in others when they are outside of themselves. Real beauty is unaware. It’s a belly laugh with a snort. The quiet luminance of eyes after a good cry. The furrow of a brow when deep in something you love. I personally feel most beautiful when I have purpose. When I accomplish something I didn’t think I could do. When I’m infused with sun and salt.

I believe the vastness of nature screams you’re alive the loudest. In being close to something greater than myself, the ego is obliterated and gratitude flows as easily as breathing."