Andrea Thomas

Hailing from Washington DC, Andrea is a rising curve model advocating for those living with vitiligo through her social media and brand campaigns. She is passionate about teaching younger kids about self-love and hopes to find more venues to reach them through public speaking, blogging and social media.

Chelsea LeSage

Chelsea LeSage is an award winning actor, model, director, producer, and musician. She’s also a popular social media influencer, with 575k Instagram followers. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Chelsea grew up with a love for sports, animals and the outdoors. She attended Marymount Manhattan College where she got her BFA in Acting in 2014, and is now a Resident Artist of Stag &amp; Lion Theatre Company. She is a botanist, poet, and animal rights activist, who can sing and play five instruments. In her spare time, Chelsea enjoys playing and composing classical and folk music, reading, frolicking through Central Park, and playing with animals.

Leah Vernon

Leah is an inclusive content creator, educator, and activist, looking to shake up industries that she feels have entirely missed the mark. She is an award-winning author, having written two installments of a dystopian fiction series and a memoir. With 63k followers on Instagram, she advocates for inclusivity as a plus-sized Hijabi model. Leah’s had many notable modeling projects, including a beauty campaign for Target, a commercial for FitBit, and a cover shoot for a Paris-based digital magazine, Vol·Up·2. As an activist, she often shares her story in interviews, with sources including The National News and JINS podcast. This summer, she launched her own new podcast called “Tea with Leah V”.

Terumi Murao

Devoted to clean and ethical living, Terumi likes to spend her time in nature when she’s not working as a second-hand, sustainable wardrobe stylist and model. Terumi loves adventuring outdoors (backcountry skiing, rock climbing, surfing), and she&#39;s passionate about building community around these sports, and increasing access to all people–particularly to those who haven&#39;t historically had equal access and opportunity. She works part-time managing corporate partnerships, writing grants, and surf mentoring&nbsp;for Laru Beya, a surfing nonprofit that provides free surfing and water safety education to underrepresented youth in NYC.

Ady Del Valle

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Olya, Somalia, Danusia, Catherine, Bri, Logan, Madeleine O, Diarra, Amanda, Jonzu, Chelsea W, Kaguya, Libby, Seana, Frankie, Marcia, Maria, Francesca, Tito, Yel, Irel...

Digitals January 2023

Ady De Valle identifies as non binary and is Puerto Rican. They are an activist, speaker, and influencer with 26k followers on Instagram. They are also the founder of The Latinx Creative, a platform dedicated to acknowledging and highlighting Latinx &amp; BIPOC creatives. Ady is a widely recognized and awarded advocate. They’ve been interviewed for featured pieces by Vogue France, DAZED Magazine, TikTok, Milk Makeup, WWD, Now This News SEEN, and more, speaking on inclusion and sharing their story. They were Stonewall Day’s Everyday Heroes Honoree for 2023 Pride Live. Ady is passionate about representing the intersections of their identity.

August 

August spends their free time gardening and exploring new york with their dog, Frank. They&#39;re passionate about queer representation and want everyone to be able to see themselves in media

Dynasty 

Dynasty/Andrew is a non-binary, first generation Vietnamese-American drag artist and fashion editor based in Brooklyn. With years of experience on stage, in front of the camera, and working for major fashion publications, Dynasty is passionate about telling stories focused on identity and expression as a vehicle for connection, empathy, and love.&nbsp;<div> </div>

Julian Gian

Julian is a trans, diabled advocate and respected voice in his community with a large, engaged social following.

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Oskar Sinclair

Sexuality educator. Performance artist. Genderqueer femmeborg. A 2023 Center for Performance Research artist-in-residence, Oskar uses Vu’s body as a site of conversation as they explore, interrogate, and provoke notions of power, négritude, body politics, sex, queerness, desire, and outsidership.