Sessilee Lopez

Photo Agency. American model Sessilee Lopez , who is of Dominican and Portguese descent, is Latina's March cover girl. In their profile, she admits to self-consciousness ("I used to be self conscious, but that doesn't work in this industry") tomboyishness ("[Philly] can be a little hardcore, so my eldest sister was always trying to toughen me up"), and frustration over the "black and white" nature of modeling. She told Latina : Fashion is very black and white. It doesn't pay attention to heritage much. They don't see me as a Dominican girl. They just see the color of my skin. It can be hard, ... Read Full Story

You may be wondering, who is Sessilee Lopez? She is a fierce supermodel making big moves in the fashion industry. Among other notable jobs, she was on one of the famous covers of Vogue Italia “Black Issue”. She recently did a fabulous fashion spread and interview in Latina magazine, and discussed her career as a model, and on being a Dominican model. “Fashion is very black and white,” she says. “It doesn’t pay attention to heritage much. They don’t see me as a Dominican girl. They just see the color of my skin. It can be hard, because it’s your heritage and you want ... Read Full Story

During London Fashion Week critics were buzzing about how Chanel Iman’s boyfriend was accompanying her to every show. While people assumed it was just love others say it was because she was worried about fellow model Sessilee Lopez starting some mess. Some say Sessilee is known for starting trouble and most recently had a tantrum backstage at a show and began throwing chairs at people. On the other hand people say it was Chanel who started rumors about Sessilee because of her jealousy that Sessilee got the Italian Vogue cover and she didn’t. Can't we just all get along Read Full Story

The beautiful Sessilee Lopez is featured in Allure magazine's February 2009 issue. This spread was shot by photographer Greg Kadel & I just love it. The styling is just to die for! Check out the rest of the spread below. You know I love to see models of color in major publications, but a part of me wonders is this just a gimmick to get us to buy their mag? Or are they doing it because they really appreciate the beauty of non-European models? What's your take? Read Full Story

Dominican/Portuguese beauty Sessilee Lopez is the latest cover girl for Latina Magazine --and she's dropping some knowledge on being pegged "a black girl" in the fashion industry. "They automatically think I'm from Africa or Somalia!" she criticizes of the fashion industry, which she says immediately dismisses her as, "'Oh, You're a black girl!'" Of being compared to black modeling greats Grace Jones and Iman, Lopez says, "That's awesome. Are you kidding me? Me? I'm just me--I'm just this little dork!" Read Full Story