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" I moved to New York for school right after I turned 18, but I started getting into trouble - so I went home to L.A. to regroup. "
Paloma Elsesser
Trouble
Home
New York
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" A huge part of my career and how I want to participate in the world is being unapologetically myself and being honest and vulnerable. "
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" I originally went to school for writing, for non-fiction. I'm specifically a poetry major within literature, but I don't know. "
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" The International Girl Crew isn't supposed to be super exclusive - that's a really important part of our brand and message. It's not just our crew - it's a lifestyle. It's for everybody to know how empowering it is to be surrounded by friends who motivate and support you and who you feel like you can exchange ideas with and do projects with. "
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Ideas
" When I started Instagram, I kind of just did what I like to do or to show the things I like, whether it be sneakers or weird flowers, have the little drops of myself and my style kind of fluidly throughout. That was really helpful in starting and carving out my own place. "
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" I went to private school my whole life. Growing up in Los Angeles, you're surrounded by not just Connecticut privilege but, like, your-dad's-a-movie-star privilege. "
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" My version of makeup is a really intense skin regimen. I just think it's a healthier way to look at beauty. "
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" I hope that in 50 years I can look back and say I made my most fervent efforts to provide visibility for the unseen. "
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" It's important for people to understand where things come or what they represent. "
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" Having a multi-cultural background has granted me access into different ideologies, cultures, and ways of living. It has shaped who I am and how I participate in the world. "
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" I die wearing a bootie for three hours. I'm like, get these off of me! "
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" At times, the curve/fat/plus convo tends be this 'out of the dark' story, like, 'I used to be insecure, but now here I am.' But that is not my reality, and for most of the people, that isn't their reality, either. "
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Now
" It's really hard not to fall into that trap of insecurity when you're a model. Beforehand, I never looked at myself in a huge monitor with 30 people around it every day. "
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Fall
" It's not that that I'm not comfortable being naked, but when you grow up fat, you can't take away the shame or embarrassment even though you're a model. It's not just erased. "
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Shame
Fat
" Beauty means expression and being your most authentic self. "
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Most
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" The more and more I got into writing, the harder and harder it became for me. I still love it, but it became much more problematic than I thought it would be. "
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" It's important to see color. We are not the same. We have very different experiences. "
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" Embrace the grease, if any, and look fresh and human. I like to look like a glazed doughnut. "
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Like
Human
" The Internet really offered a space for me to thrive. "
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" For makeup, I swear by a base of Embryolisse, Nars concealer, that Bobbie Brown foundation stick, Pat's highlighter, a brow fill-in with dark brown eyeshadow and angle brush, a groom with Anastasia brow gel, an eyelash curl, and two swipes of drugstore mascara. "
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Two
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