Tag: Runway Models

  • Defining My Value: What I Bring to The Table

    I want to be clear: I am fully aware of what was said to me, and I have not forgotten the context in which it was said. When I was in college, still developing my sense of self, and experiencing multiple forms of mistreatment-I was asked, “What do you bring to the table?” by Mr.…

  • “Financial Abuse: The Story I Never Chose – Welcome to Hell.”

    Welcome to hell – and I do not use that word lightly. Imagine entering the world only to discover, slowly and painfully, that you were never seen as a child, person, or a life to be nurtured publicly. You were an asset. A revenue stream to the public. A resource to be mined. From the…

  • Sexual Exploitation Is Not The New Normal

    The moment you stop normalizing what is not normal is the moment you breathe freely again. I refuse to be silenced, and I refuse to excuse sexual exploitation. It is illegal – and speaking up is a step forward to freedom, for myself and for anyone who has been sexually exploited. With light, Jennifer Nicole…