What modeling taught me at a young age was how to say 'no,' which is something girls - we're not always good at saying 'no.' We want to be nice, and then we forget to look out for ourselves.
I've always loved watches. It's been the one thing that I've asked for, whether it was every Christmas or a birthday.
I have the support of my parents and my teachers. They made it very possible for me to go to a school that is open and supportive of me being gone at times and pursuing acting. But school always comes first for me.
When you're biracial, you can feel like you're fully neither, not fully both. But I won't strip away my heritage for anyone's comfort.
Gender is a spectrum.
I've always struggled with Hollywood feeling trivial. Red carpets aren't worth it.