Willow O.
Willow O.
New York, USA
Tell us about yourself.
My core values are kindness, honesty, and compassion. They determine everything I work to accomplish in life, and how I approach it. I have many interests built around these core values. Including, but not limited to the beauty industry, animal rehabilitation, raising awareness for mental health, and my love for robotics.
What is your biggest dream?
My biggest dream is to become a successful model that gets to travel around the world. Representing brands in magazines, and on the runway. I want to understand what the word fashion means to different cultures through modeling. Interacting with designers and models on an international level would be awe-inspiring to me.
What does it mean to be your own kind of beautiful?
Being your own kind of beautiful to me means being unique and proud of it. To show understanding that any interest is valid to posses, both on its own or paired with another. Expressing every area of your personality with an open mind and being able to accept change in your interests as you grow.
Tell us about your modeling experience.
I have been a model for my high school fashion clubs show, which showcased clothing from four local stores. Our fashion club then selects a charitable cause each year to donate a big percentage of the tickets costs to.
What is your dream brand to model for?
My dream brand to model for is Tom Ford.
How would you describe your fashion style?
I would describe my fashion style as quite diverse. I wear a variety of styles, including kawaii fashion, geeky and causal chic.
How important is self-awareness and confidence to you in your everyday life?
Self-awareness and confidence are very important to me in my everyday life. They coincide with each other guiding me through every challenge life has to offer. Self-awareness allows me to envision each goal clearly by recognizing the elements that lead to its creation. While confidence provides me with the courage to accomplish them.
What makes you beautiful/handsome?
What makes me beautiful is my eyes. I love how their size and shape makes them very expressive, as if they speak their own language. I feel my eyes are my best feature.
What would you say to another girl/guy your age who is struggling with their confidence?
I would tell them to remember three simple ideas;
1. Focus on yourself, and what you need to feel complete. Don’t stress over what the world is asking of you before knowing you are ok enough to accomplish it.
2. Rather than comparing yourself to others in an envious manner, be inspired by them.
3. With ideas 1 and 2 in mind, you must understand that confidence is like art. It takes time to accomplish something so beautiful.
