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" One day I was like, 'Mom, you wanna sign me at Sony?' "

Selah Louise Marley

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" I was in a hotel with my dad, and I was just joking around and said, 'Oh yeah, Daddy, I want to model.' I don't know - the camera is just fun. "

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" I'm very empathetic, and it allows me to almost know what people are thinking and how they truly feel. The only problem is, I internalize their emotions. "

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" My mother is a phenomenal woman, but when I was younger, I had this fear that I wouldn't be recognized for who I am. "

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" People look at me, for example, and think I have this perfect lavish life, that it's lit all the time, when that's not true at all. "

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" I'm learning to stop being scared. "

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" I spend so much time running around and traveling, being present in the current moment is good enough for me. "

Selah Louise Marley

" Sometimes I think about, 'What if I'm not the person everyone idealizes me to be? Maybe I'm just a regular old Joe. What if I can't live up to all these expectations? Maybe I'm just not who they think I am or who they want me to be. "

Selah Louise Marley

" I think that opening up on Twitter helps people see that there are things that I deal with that they can relate to. Maybe it's not exactly the same as having a famous mom, but maybe their dad puts pressure on them to be a doctor, and they don't want to be a doctor. "

Selah Louise Marley

" My favorite subjects were astronomy, sociology, and gender studies. And I always loved math class; I have a thing for numbers. I played soccer freshman year and then realized I hate sweating, but looking back, I definitely should have kept up with sports. "

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" I truly found myself beautiful and thought that I had the potential to model, so I always would do little poses in the mirror and things, but I never expected it to come to this. "

Selah Louise Marley

" Interestingly, when it comes to fashion, I like the styling part more than I like the actual fashion. "

Selah Louise Marley

" Sometimes it's hard for me to express my emotions on a conscious level, to directly say my emotions. "

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" I think, a lot of times, the image that black women have in the media is quite negative. "

Selah Louise Marley

" You know those Instagram pages that post dope vintage runway looks? I always look at those. "

Selah Louise Marley

" I feel like modeling can be a little surface. "

Selah Louise Marley

" I like Solange, old pictures of Naomi Campbell, Grace Jones. I love Rihanna. "

Selah Louise Marley

" My style is always different. Sometimes it's preppy, sometimes it's chic. "

Selah Louise Marley

" I like owning my own narrative. It depends: I either give it all up, or I don't have any control. It's really hard to go halfway. Like with modeling, for example, I kind of give up all creative control, and that's just that. But when it comes to my own personal art, I'm very O.C.D. I see something a very certain way. "

Selah Louise Marley

" I think Beyonce working to really empower and show the grace and beauty and intelligence in young black women is really beautiful. "

Selah Louise Marley

" My greatest influence has and always will be my mother. I admire her strength, fearlessness, and optimism. "

Selah Louise Marley

" My music is super vulnerable, raw, and intimate. "

Selah Louise Marley

" I love looking at pictures of nebulas and reading articles about black holes and dark matter - I always tie it into spirituality. "

Selah Louise Marley

" I just want to show people that the best thing you could ever do for yourself is be yourself. "

Selah Louise Marley

" Alexander Wang has been one of my favorite designers since I was younger. "

Selah Louise Marley

" Those who love so hard, we question if our passion can ever truly be reciprocated. "

Selah Louise Marley

" I got handed all of these amazing opportunities, especially travel opportunities. "

Selah Louise Marley

" There are some things that are sacred and should be kept close. "

Selah Louise Marley

" I really am a full-blown Scorpio. Whenever I look things up about my sign, it's like, Check, check, check: thoughtful, detailed, moody, stubborn, prideful, emotional. "

Selah Louise Marley

" My plan is to give myself the space and a platform to freely express my creativity. "

Selah Louise Marley

" I've literally been all around the world in 80 days! "

Selah Louise Marley