I would look at my profile and be like, 'Look at this girl! She has, like, the most perfect life!' and I would feel so guilty for not feeling blessed all the time.
Alexis Ren
I consider myself a nerd. I love science and technology.
I hate when people say I Photoshop myself.
I've, like, lived in a bikini my entire life, so modeling bikinis was, I don't know. It was just so natural to me.
Lighting is everything in order to get the 'perfect' selfie.
My all-time favorite TED talks are Brene Brown's 'The Power of Vulnerability' and Sir Ken Robinson's 'Do Schools Kill Creativity.'
I don't like tan lines, and I work out a lot.
Coconut oil is my best friend - I put it all over my body every night. And in the morning, I wash it off so I'm not all greasy.
If I can make a girl's day by hugging her, hell yeah, I'll hug the crap out of her.
It's hard to gain respect in fashion, especially if you're coming from social media, so it's been challenging at times.
With acting, it wouldn't be about money: it would be about taking my life experiences and using them to create art.
Looking up to girls for inspo is a beautiful thing, but comparing yourself is what creates the anxiety and self-hatred. It's really important that young girls know the difference.
I'm very ambitious when it comes to business.
Pretty much the only thing I wear is either a little bit of concealer or a bronzer, and that's it. And highlighter, of course.
I look up to Gigi Hadid. I love where she's taken herself, I love what brands she's working on. I respect her because I understand... I mean, girls like her open the doors for girls like me. So all I can do is thank her.
My biggest thing is that I never want to sell out. Or be a sellout.
I've gone through a lot as far as health.
I'm from Santa Monica, which was an awesome place to grow up. You're very spoiled being from California. When it's below 70, you complain. When it rains, you talk about it.
I have to get at least 20 minutes of sun every day. An hour is the best because it's good for you. You need it. I need it to have that little spark.
I don't tan my face, ever, because I don't want sun spots.
I think of the sun as my battery, my charger.
I felt like my body was the only reason why people liked me.
I appreciate Love Advent because they like to experiment with creatively different concepts that are unforgettable and fun to shoot!
I started posting on my social media super-young. I didn't really understand what it was. When I was about 15, I started posting behind-the-scenes of shoots, little things of me holding up the color corrector, cute things, me in a bikini. It was just all innocent and fun, and I saw people really starting to respond to it.
For my bikinis, the smaller the better. That's how I've always been.
I always associate blonde with sunshine and puppies and happiness, but I don't think sexiness.
People tend to judge a book by its cover. I love being unexpected and gaining respect for who I am and not how I look.
I love to show off my body, and I feel like I earned it.
I'm really healthy, and that's one of the things I pride myself on.
Because of how much I've gone through, I want to say I'm more wise than my age.
I was my worst critic ever.
It's OK to not be OK.
Chemically, if you are not happy, your body will not look or be happy.
People think I don't have substance and I'm just another pretty face.
It's not healthy to ever put someone first before yourself.
I have nothing to hide.
I hate being categorized.
I don't think that people should be confined to any particular aesthetic.
I pay for my own things, and that's how I've always been since I was 15.
I have this thing called my 'Post It People': they're my closest family members. Those are the ones who count. The ones who I put their word as something special to me. So if they're all like, 'No you're good, we love you, we know who you are as a person,' then I don't take anything else personally, 'cause those are the ones who matter - my family.
I started Instagramming, like, my model life, per se, when I was 14. I got into it as, like, this is an opportunity to be able to show yourself not just as a pretty face but as a personality, which I think models have never been able to have until now.
I accept my body, whether it fluctuates 10 pounds. I love it regardless.
I overworked myself to a point of malnourishment.
I think being vulnerable to other humans is a form of strength.
Mid-morning is a good time for selfies because of the natural light.
I don't use the front-facing camera because the quality of selfies isn't as good.
I'm from L.A., and we don't usually get out of our workout clothes if we're in them.
I don't work this hard on my body to be like, 'Nah, don't look at it.'
I'm from L.A., and when you work out in the day, you usually stay in your workout clothes. So I always liked it where I can go to meetings in my workout clothes and still feel on it and fashionable.
I was home-schooled my entire life and never been in a classroom.
