Spotlight Interview On Sasha De La Cruz
- bkingangelica
- Apr 13, 2016
- 3 min read
Who is Sasha De La Cruz?
Sasha De La Cruz is a 20 year old female from New York City. Sasha, also known as Livebytheafro on instagram is a NYC based model. She is a very intellectually vibrant individual that is striving to excel as a model and eventually as an actress. Sasha is such a easy going soul and we hope to see her grace the covers of many magazines in the future.
All images courtesy of @livebythefro
Angelica: Do you think its necessary for the model and the photographer to have a connection to produce the “perfect shot”?
Sasha De La Cruz: I believe it's necessary for the photographer and model to have a connection because, modeling isn't just taking pictures with nice clothing, it's more of an art work. Almost like painting a pretty picture and painting takes a patient and time. I related it to modeling. Take you time, meet the photographer before hand so you know what he or she is like personality wise, come up with a dope concept and understand why you choose that concept and what's the purpose .
Angelica: Many people often have trouble balancing their personal life and their business life. Do you ever feel like you have to compromise your personal life so your modeling career can continue to excel?
Sasha: We all struggle balancing our personal life with our business life. Sometimes I don't have time for my own personal life to just have fun and not think of modeling. Modeling became part of my personal life however I try to keep it professional. With school and work , most of my free time goes to modeling.
Angelica: Besides modeling what are some of your other passions? What other projects are you working on that fans can look forward too?
Sasha: My other passion would be acting. I'm a shy person but I been wanting to give acting a try, it sounds fun and cool. I believe it will bring out more of me and make me less shy
Angelica: Do you mind stating what pinnacles you plan to reach as a model?
Sasha: I say the sky is the limit. Wherever God takes me. I don't set a model goals because I am unsure of what I can accomplish. I can end up one day on ANTM or the cover of a few magazines.
Angelica: Your natural hair is very amazing, what does your hair symbolize for you in terms of your identity?
Sasha: Well like my Instagram name is Livebytheafro. That's what I do, I Live by the Afro (literally ) lol . My hair makes me feel free and in power of something bigger than myself. It's hard to explain the feeling. My hair makes me feel like myself. A lot of people would say "it's just hair" or "I am not my hair" I can agree but to me it's more than that.
Angelica: Black representation is definitely important, I love seeing black models. There has been an ongoing issue in the modeling industry about lack of diversity. What are your thoughts on the lack of Black representation in the modeling/fashion industry?
Sasha: I was looking at NYC modeling agency and I go "wow they're mostly white models ". Nothing wrong with that but there wasn't enough or a lot of black models and it disappointed me.
Angelica: Has there been any barriers you've had to face as a model so far in terms of race?
Sasha: Not in terms of race but in terms of height. I'm 5"5 that considered me very short for modeling but somehow I find my way.
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