Casandra R.
Age: 20
Measurements:
Waist: 28
Hips: 39
Bust: 37
Height: 5’7
Weight: 160 lb
Hair/ Eye Color: Brown/ Light Brown
Tell us about yourself (where are you from, age, whatever you want to add)
Im from Kansas City, Missouri but I moved to Salt Lake City, Utah for the love of my life, my fiancé Daniel. I am 20 years old!
Tell us about your modeling experience.
The only modeling experience I’ve had is doing beauty pageants and posing for my dad around the house :)
What does it mean to be your own kind of beautiful?
I think to be my own kind of beautiful is accepting that I’m not going to look like everyone else. That I’m beautifully made and I am healthy and happy. Yes I have a stomach but so does Persephone, and she’s the Goddess of beauty. I just really love myself and I really wish everyone would love themselves for they way they are.
What is your biggest dream?
My biggest dream is to be walking down the runway for Hannah Noelle and just doing any type of modeling. Also be an advocate for plus size models out there. I’m perfectly made and I just want to show everyone else that they are too.
How would you describe your fashion style?
My fashion would be 70’s mixed with a little bit of 90’s fashion. Old fashion is my fashion.
Who or what inspires you?
My father inspires me because he has shown me that with hard work you can achieve anything. He fled Cuba when he was 15 because when you turn 15 you are automatically enrolled in the army but when he got old enough he became a citizen in the US and now he has his own business. So I’m starting from nothing and am growing now with the help of you guys!
What is your advice to someone who is just getting started with modeling?
I would tell them, no one can bring you down but yourself. If you believe you are beautiful everyone will too. You are beautifully made. Don’t let anyone take your sparkle. Just be you.
Describe some obstacles you have overcome in your life and how that has changed or shaped you.
I have had many people tell me I need to lose weight in order to become a model. I started to believe they and I went on these like crazy diets and workouts and I hated myself. But I’m finally starting to eat and care for my body and listen to my body. When my body tells me it needs food I feed it. And I shouldn’t feel ashamed for it.
What makes you beautiful/handsome?
I think my personality makes me beautiful. I really care for people and want to listen instead of talk. I have compassion as well for others. I am always there when they need me. I also think I’m a really bubbly person and I just love to get to know people.
What would you say to another guy/girl your age who is struggling with their confidence?
I would say that there’s only one you and you can’t look like that person that you compare yourself to. You are human you are going to have imperfections but that’s what makes you perfect.