Olantha Moran

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height: 5'9"
dress: 2US
bust: 33"
waist: 23"
hips: 34"
shoe: 8US
hair: brown
eyes: brown
from: New Orleans (USA)
age: 21
agency: Fenton Moon (NY)
instagram: olanthamoran




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ALISON IVES OCTOBER 21, 2016
Olantha Moran, 21
PHOTOGRAPHED BY ADRIAN MESKO AT DE FACTO INC.
Coming from New Orleans, can you describe what representations of femininity you saw in the South?
"You know, I feel like the era changed with the Southern belle concept. A lot of women [in New Orleans] are doing men’s jobs, like construction. My mom took care of me and did everything a dad would do, so I feel like the Southern belle expectation is gone; nobody knows what that is anymore."

How about the traditional definition of femininity — do you agree with it?
"The dictionary doesn't define what being feminine is, it defines what it means to be a flower. I'm the hostess at a downtown restaurant, and I'm definitely seen as the flower in the front. The delicate, beautiful, sexual, feminine flower. To me, being feminine means having the voice to say I'm not just an object for men and society to look at."

What are some expectations you face as a hostess, whether they're in your appearance or demeanor?
"We're encouraged to have our boobs out, to wear heels for hours. One day I actually came in with no makeup and it was like, 'Hey, do you want to go to the back and put on makeup?' I thought, Why, do I not look okay? 'No you’re beautiful, it’s just, you know, like if you wanted to put on makeup...' You have to be all dressed up — you have to be that woman."

What would you wear to work if that expectation weren't there?
"Cut-up jeans, an oversized jacket, and maybe I'd put on a choker."

You're also enrolled in culinary school. Is it intimidating at all?
"The culinary industry is basically male dominated. I take it on as a challenge. I want little girls to look up to me. I don’t know why a lot of women don’t go into the industry; maybe because we’re already looked at as cooks at home so it's not professional. But when a man does it, it’s professional."

What makes you feel most feminine?
"I'm feminine no matter what I have on, but I prefer my hair to be as picked out as possible — the further out it is, if it can touch somebody, I think that's the coolest. I like it to be wild."

 

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