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photographed by David Roemer[FONT=georgia,serif](EXCERPT)[/FONT]
[FONT=georgia,serif]Latina cover story on Sessilee Lopez in the March issue of Latina, on stands Feb. 17th
[/FONT][FONT=georgia,serif] Celebrity journalist Michael A. Gonzales explores the life, loves and catwalks of 20-year-old supermodel Sessilee Lopez in the March issue of Latina magazine. Shot by David Roener, the fourteen page spread is Sessilee's first in-depth magazine interview. In the past, Gonzales has interviewed Lauryn Hill (The Source), Halle Berry (Savoy), Jennifer Lopez (Latina) and Erykah Badu (Essence).[FONT=georgia,serif]Sess Appeal by Michael A. Gonzales[/FONT]
[/FONT][FONT=georgia,serif]Sessilee On Modeling: [/FONT]
[FONT=georgia,serif]"Modeling is such a competitive business," Lopez says. "Some girls get territorial; others get stressed out and start doing drugs to [/FONT][FONT=georgia,serif]keep the weight off.[/FONT][FONT=georgia,serif].."[/FONT]
[FONT=georgia,serif]Sessilee On Working with Tyra Banks:[/FONT]
[FONT=georgia,serif]"I was like a sponge when I worked with her," Lopez says. "She told me, 'You have to let the public as well as the fashion world know who you are.'[/FONT][FONT=georgia,serif]"[/FONT]
[FONT=georgia,serif]Sessilee On being a Dominican model:[/FONT]
[FONT=georgia,serif]"Fashion is very black and white," she says. "It doesn't pay attention to heritage much. They don't see[/FONT][FONT=georgia,serif] 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[/FONT][FONT=georgia,serif] for it, but it's just modeling, so I don't let it get to me.
To read more, please pick up a copy of Latina magazine when it hits the newsstands on Feb.17th.[/FONT]