VIVA BIO:
Give us 3 words to describe you best?
Creative, active, and earnest
If you were a historical figure who would you be ? What historical event would you Want to witness?
If I was a historical figure I would choose Hatshepsut witnessing her rule as Pharaoh or I would want to go inside the Forbidden City while it was active.
If you could own an art piece what would you choose?
I would choose to own one of Oskar Kokoschka’s sketches
What is your favorite musical era?
This is a very hard question because I am a music geek and love all eras, however if I had to narrow down to one I would choose probably the 80s because of English rock.
What is your favorite kind of food?
My favorite kind of cuisine is Chinese.
What do you feel strongly about?
I am very passionate about the climate and how we can help change.
What special skill are you proud of ?
I am proud of how I observe my surroundings and use it to perceive the world and others.
Best concert you went to? Concert most looking forward to?
The best concert I went to was at the Black Cat, my favorite venue in DC. It was a Smiths vs Cure dance party that I went to with my parents and best friend, it was such a one of a kind night. The concert I was looking most forward to was road tripping to see the Australian band The Goon Sax, however they broke up the day the tour was supposed to start.
If you could invite 3 famous people over for dinner, who would you invite?
Dead or alive I would choose Robin Williams, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Joan Jett
What is your favourite film?
One of my favourite films is Almost Famous
Do you have any hidden talents?
I am really good at doing hair; dying, cutting, and styling it. At home during school I would do my friends
What was your dream job a kid?
I wanted to be a mime and mime in front of the Eiffel tower.
Do you have any hobbies?
I spend most of my time experimenting with art mediums doing my own artistic projects. I am going to art school in the near future. However, I also love spending my time outdoors; hiking, climbing, biking, watersports, snowsports, I love exploring my surroundings.
What is the first app you check in the morning?
The first app I check in the morning is my text messages or instagram because I silenced my notifications.
What is your most-liked Instagram photo?
My most liked instagram photo is my reel of debuting on the Bottega runway
What is your favourite season? And Why?
My favourite seasons I like to call in between seasons, Fall and Spring, because it’s never too cold nor hot and I can be outside enjoying the weather. But I love all seasons for different reasons.
If you could go anywhere on holiday, where would you go?
I would like to go to the Alps in Austria and stay in a cabin in the woods.
What are your top 3 Instagram accounts to follow?
@Karuncollection, @Corrieforeman, @Modernismbyproxy
If your life was a song, what would the title be?
If my life was a song I would title it something around the lines of enjoying the simplicity of a moment and being free spirited.
If you could sing a duet with anyone, who would it be?
I cannot sing but if I could I would sing a duet with David Bowie.
What is your favourite karaoke song?
My favourite karaoke song is Criminal by Fiona Apple
If you could have any animal as your pet, what would you choose?
I would choose a Capuchin monkey
What fictional character do you most relate to? And why?
I cannot think of a character I could fully say I relate to but I’ve always wanted to be Daisy from The Great Gatsby for Halloween based on how I pictured her from the book
What is the best thing about where you are from?
I am from DC and I love everything about the community; if I had to choose the best thing about it, it would be the free museums.
What is the dumbest purchase you ever made?
I shop second hand mostly and once I ordered a sweater and when it came it ended up being a toddlers small instead of a womens small, so now my stuffed animal wears it in my bedroom at home.
What do you like about London? Paris? Barcelona?
I have never been to Barcelona. I loved how London, when I was in Camberwell visiting a friend, reminded me of DC in the way there was a lot of nature in the city and then had similar building styles to NYC. Paris, I think, is very beautiful and I love how mesmerizing the art is.
What is the first thing you will save in a fire?
If I was at my childhood home I would save my cat, Henry. But, otherwise I would save the art project I have been working on that is very special to me.
What’s the last thing you thought about before you went to sleep last night?
I should set an earlier alarm
What is your favorite sport ?
My favorite sport is biking
Do you play any instruments?
I do not play any instruments; but, if I could be a prodigy in anything I would choose being able to play classical music
What is your favorite Disney Movie?
Growing up my favorite Disney movie was The Little Mermaid
What was the most risky decision you ever made in your life?
The riskiest decision I’ve made would be last year deciding to take a gap year and differ from the college I just got into. I didn’t know what this year would like but I decided I wanted to seize the opportunities modeling gave me
If you could trade places with anyone in the world who would it be?
I would trade places with a Shepherd in Scotland- quiet and beautiful
What book would you recommend for others to read?
I would recommend the short read of If Cats Disappeared From The World by Genki Kawamura
What is your favorite spot in the world?
My favorite spot in the world would be where I spent my summers growing up; South Carolina marshes and up north Wisconsin where I used to camp and where some of my family lives