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"    Model of the moment Sessilee Lopez came to be a major player in the fashion scene after her face graced one of the four covers of the Black Issue of Italian Vogue. Now, she is one of the most highly-sought after models in the industry, and it shows by the 21 shows she walked at New York Fashion Week. When I caught up with her backstage at Issey Miyake, where she was with her mother, I asked her a bit about the impact the Black Issue had on her life, to which she replied, &amp;quot;It changed my life\u2014for the better of course. It&amp;#039;s great seeing all these new faces and that women of color are actually given a chance. And not just for black models in the industry, but it&amp;#039;s opening doors for everyone in the industry.&amp;quot; Then I turned to mom, who revealed that Sessilee was picked on by her two older sisters when she was little. To counteract, mom had to boost her self-esteem, calling Sessilee her little supermodel. &amp;quot;We had no idea that she was going to grow up to be five-foot-ten,&amp;quot; laughed mom, &amp;quot;So it&amp;#039;s kind of weird now that she&amp;#039;s growing up and she&amp;#039;s a model!&amp;quot;  \u2014Rebecca Suhrawardi Austin Photo: Imaxtree "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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