Sessilee Lopez

[rouge_red]

I love her legs!

 

[Crakk]

Sessie is my new girl/model crush
she works it in a way that no model is right now, not saying she's better than anyone else but she brings something different and very unique to the table right now and i'm feeling it! plus she's effortlessly chic

She works very hard, and you kind of get that from her photos and things. I like that.

 

[fer19dog]

preview from her Latina Magazine cover

sessileelopez.blogspot.com

 

[ax80]

Sessilee Lopez: Fashion's Next It Girl



latina.com

A behind-the-scenes video:
http://www.latina.com/fashion/exclusive-behind-scenes-video-fashions-it-girl-sessilee-lopez

Dominican and Portuguese model Sessilee Lopez, 20, graces the March cover of Latina. Inside, she opens up to contributing writer Michael A. Gonzales about her rocky journey into the predominately white fashion inner-circle. She also addresses the rumors linking her to rapper Kanye West and the skin condition that almost kept her from modeling. Take a look at Lopez's stunning fashion spread in Latina, and read more of her insights on life as one of the beautiful people.

"Years ago, I used to be self-conscious," says Lopez. "But that doesn't work in this industry."

"Growing up in Philly, I was such a tomboy," says Lopez. "The city can be a little hard-core, so my eldest sister was always trying to toughen me up. Even back then, I got along better with boys. That way, there's less animosity."

Sports boosted Lopez's self-esteem, which, when she was 12, suffered due to eczema—a skin disorder that causes dryness, discolorations and scarring. "I was called every name in the book. So modeling wasn't even a thought."

"Fashion is very black and white. It doesn't pay attention to heritage much. They don't see me as a Dominican girl. They just see the color of my skin. It can be hard, because it's your heritage and you want to be appreciated for it, but it's just modeling, so I don't let it get to me."

Lopez reveals she's had her share of drama with other models. "I was once shoved onto the runway in one of my early shows; another time, an older model had the photographer fire me from a shoot just because I spoke to her...Sometimes we do have beefs to the point of sabotage."

"Me and Kanye [West] are just friends," Lopez says, for the record. "He's a great guy. I'm attracted to the way he thinks. It's a great quality to be creative and not afraid to voice that."

Lopez wasn't always so confident in front of the camera. "I was still green," she says of her early days. "I didn't realize I was supposed to have a personality, so I came off like a robot. Nobody wants to work with a robot."

Although her "rice and beans are official," Lopez says her family didn't speak Spanish in the home. "Mom might have spoken it when we were in trouble or when something really big happened, but that's it."

 

[.amahlia.]

does anyone know if she can speak spanish??

 

[janznote]

does anyone know if she can speak spanish??

Although the interview says, she doesn't,"Sessilee does speaks some Spanish." She's not fluent as she would like to be.

 

[fer19dog]

I love her in the backstage video, she is so charismatic

 

[Melly5525]

She is definitely one of the most interesting models on the scene right now, love the new Latina ed, the shot of her in the sequin bodysuit walking down the street is so fierce

 

[kahlilg]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjwZINQciTM

 

[FashinKid90]

Wow really nice cover

 

[|BellaDonna|]

Love "the many faces of Latina" vibe from the interview, sometimes ppl just assume there's only one look.

Go Sessilee

 

[Gaultier_Bandit]

I LIVE for " the rice and beans are official" Work Mami !!!!!! Show these girls what a REAL meal is.

Janznote are the rice and beans really official? Jejejejej.....Whats Sess' favorite food that you cook?

 

[_incognito]

Sesilee just shot for an upcoming issue of i-D according to her Facebook!

 

[fer19dog]

Liz Claiborne RTW Fall 2009

wwd.com

 

[.amahlia.]

i love how dark she is.... i wish i had her skin tone

 

[AlisonChrista]

I'm new on here, but Sessilee is one of my favorite models. When you see her, you can't help but have your jaw drop. She's just so startlingly gorgeous and elegant...she was made for modeling. Janz, you have a gorgeous daughter, and you must be so proud. Where did her name come from?

 

[happycanadian]

did i, did i not just see her in the new Robin Thicke video ... looking stunningly gorgeous and accompanied by a bevy of other black models (Chanel, Selita, etc)?

the song is called Dreamworld and it's really quite beautiful, so is the video ... but i was starting to get really enraged that the camera was constantly on him instead of the girls. i mean, why both getting a bunch of gorgeous models for your video if you don't even focus on them?!?!

the way to do a model video is like "Freedom 90" or "Wicked Game", etc.


anyway - i'm pretty sure she's in it, and pretty sure she looks fab.

 

[janznote]

I LIVE for " the rice and beans are official" Work Mami !!!!!! Show these girls what a REAL meal is.

Janznote are the rice and beans really official? Jejejejej.....Whats Sess' favorite food that you cook?

I don't cook anymore (if I can help it). B) My mom is the real cook in the family.

 

[janznote]

I'm new on here, but Sessilee is one of my favorite models. When you see her, you can't help but have your jaw drop. She's just so startlingly gorgeous and elegant...she was made for modeling. Janz, you have a gorgeous daughter, and you must be so proud. Where did her name come from?

I am very proud. Believe it or not her name came from "All My Children," I just spelled it phonetically so that people would pronounce it correctly - but they still don't.

 

[.amahlia.]

ahahaah, i seriosly want o have like 20 kids jus so i can name them after models like Sessilee. i love unique names..