Chelsea Werner

Chelsea Werner is a champion gymnast and model with down syndrome. She has won the Special Olympics US National Championships four times, and is a two-time defending World Champion, hoping to continue her streak in her third World Gymnastics Championships this September. As a viral social media influencer, with 268k followers on Instagram and 72k on Facebook, she shares her messages of positivity, diversity, hope, and inclusion, inspiring others to go for their dreams and not take no for an answer. Werner has taken the fashion industry by storm. In the last year alone, she has modeled for Google Shopping, Microsoft, Tommy Hilfiger, Adidas, L’Oréal, Crocs, Keranique, Lightbox Diamonds, and Women’s Best.

Mario Charles

Growing up everyone that I watched on tv whether it being sports or actors didn’t look like me. With encouragement from my sister I now know that modeling could be a reality for me. I want to use this platform to show other amputees that we might be limbless but we are not limitless by any means.&nbsp;

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Angela Alba

&nbsp;Angela Alba is an artist, model, content creator, plant collector, and cat mom. She is passionate about body diversity and advocating for extended-size representation in media. Recreationally, Angela enjoys living her best beach life at the Jersey Shore but retains all the quirks and qualms of a stereotypical native New Yorker.&nbsp;

Ari Maerina

Ari is a Filipinx model, multidisciplinary artist, content creator, and diversity advocate; based in San Francisco. She’s passionate about being a face of inclusive representation, and when she is not modeling or creating she’s traveling, designing, reading, or spending time with her family.

Cecilia De Bucourt

Cecilia is a model, fashion designer, tango/pole dancer, and a professional photographer.&nbsp;She has modeled as the face of Giorgio Armani, among others, and shot editorials for Vogue, L’officiel, Elle and Marie Claire. Her clothing line has sold at Barneys, Bloomingdale&#39;s and Saks, and she has created collections for Guess, Marciano, Bebe and Free People.&nbsp;A recent member of the We Speak family, Ceci is proud to present as queer for the first time in her career.

Cherry Jaymes

Cherry Jaymes is a first generation Liberian-American. She is a nonbinary trans woman with a background in musical theatre, cosmetology and baking. Through social media, she has blossomed into modeling which she wants to use to normalize trans people in the media and advocate for civil rights issues.

Emily Addison

Emily is a multi-hyphenate creative from Rochester New York. She moved to Brooklyn in 2016 to pursue a&nbsp;career in modeling. She has a breadth of modeling experience including commercial, editorial, showroom, and runway. Additionally, she is a self-described bibliophile, avid foodie, and lover of art in all its forms.

Ireland Thompson

Ireland is a creativity geek as well as a model, student, and actress where she attends Temple University (Graduation Fall 2021) and studies Media Studies and production as well as theatre. She loves exploring new art forms and passions and currently has been interested in screenwriting, yoga, and art history. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and opportunity is something Ireland cares about for society, and she aspires to one day be a producer who can create meaningful stories while fighting for the representation that is needed in the film industry.

Jessica Hoppe

Jessica Hoppe is a Honduran/Ecuadorian author, model, and creator of @NuevaYorka, a social media blog with 40k followers inspired by the vibrant Latinx culture and community on the streets of New York. She began her career on social media, and has since been featured on ABC News and HBOMax. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, Paper, Refinery29 and more. She is a frequent and popularly sought out speaker for podcasts and panels, both instructional and motivational, on issues related to identity, addiction, and recovery. Jessica is a board member of Time of Butterflies, non-profit supporting families through domestic abuse recovery. She is currently writing her debut memoir, First In the Family, which is forthcoming in 2024 from Flatiron. It was her lifelong dream to become an author, and she shares her journey via social media, hoping to pull the curtain back on what it takes to land a book deal outside the so-called “traditional” pathways. Through her work, she advocates for underrepresented voices, and supports aspiring writers.

Jordan Galloway

Jordan’s a journalist whose work as an editor gave her an up-close look at the lack of representation in mainstream media and marketing. It fueled her desire to become part of a community making modeling more realistic. Two of her other passions are teaching Pilates and playing basketball.&nbsp;

Kiara Marshall

Kiara Marshall is a fashion model, casting assistant, and Disability Studies graduate student based in New York City.She lost her leg in her pre-teen years after she was hit by a drunk driver and after many years of gaining confidence in her new body, she felt inspired to break into the fashion industry. Kiara hopes the body diversity gap in the fashion industry continues to narrow, she is excited to be a small part of the change!

Libby DeLana

Libby DeLana is passionate about nature and exploring the world. She’s the author of the book This Morning Walk, which has sold 15k copies, and she’s currently writing a second book about the transformative power of walking. She is the co-host of a podcast about walking practices, and an instagram blog with 26k followers. Through her popular personal social media accounts, with 41k followers on Instagram, she’s a brand ambassador for Hoka and Fjallraven. She was a Design Director at MullenLowe for 15 years, and has spent 30+ years as an Executive Creative/Art Director. Libby is a climate change activist, who walked across the western part of Iceland to share films about climate change. She recently returned from a trekking trip in Bhutan, where she walked the newly reopened Trans Bhutan Trail. Soon, she will be traveling to Peru and partnering with G Adventures to bring attention to a more responsible way to travel.

Malika Rubin-Davis

Malika grew up with a strong connection to nature and creativity. Now, in her mid-thirties, she has stepped away from the public school classroom to develop her creative talents. Malika finds joy and purpose in artistic expression. She hopes being true to herself in this way can benefit others.

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Maureen Nicol

Maureen is a teacher, doctoral student, organizer, single mom and model. Her research interests center how Black girls view themselves and the world. Maureen embodies this concept by creating in front of the camera in order to push boundaries and narratives, so people understand that Black women and girls are not one dimensional, but indeed hold multitudes

Miko Underwood

I’m the founder &amp; designer of Oak &amp; Acorn - Only for the Rebelles, the first sustainable denim brand in Harlem NY, the founder of ENO ONU - curated events for wellness &amp; the Consulting Creative Director for Branding &amp; Content for We Got Us Now, a non profit organization for children &amp; young adults impacted by parental Incarceration.

Nancy Uddin

Nancy Uddin is a Muslim Sylheti-Bangladeshi muse from New York City. She has a background in journalism, entrepreneurship, and fashion. In her writing, she complicates narratives while exploring identity through a mental health lens. She has bylines in Vogue, Teen Vogue, Dazed, and more. She earned her B.A. from New York University in Journalism and Social &amp; Cultural Analysis. As a lifelong learner, she is currently upscaling her skills in cybersecurity to build a secure and equitable cyber experience for all.

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Ogechi Egonu

Ogechi Egonu is an actress, writer and model who is fueled by/drawn to/perpetually reaching towards pleasure, color, and collective joy. She’s concerned with how pleasure can change the world for the better. She has her undergraduate degree in theater and gender and sexuality studies from Bard college. She wrote her thesis Nipples are Magic based on Adrienne Marie Brown’s Pleasure Activism. Ogechi now resides in Brooklyn and spends her days trying new vegan recipes, hula hooping, and reading.

Quincie Zari

<div>Quincie is a pop culture obsessed self-proclaimed “blerd”. Quincie has a keen interest in how media has the power to reinforce negative cultural tropes, while at the same time has the power to create positive imagery and cultural change. When not modeling, Quincie is working behind the scenes with We Speak. Quincie is also a creative producer and dog mom who enjoys matcha flavored treats!</div>

Sabrina Abdalla

Sabrina Abdalla is a soul on a journey, guiding communities toward an innovative future through her work as an educator, community builder, multidisciplinary creative, and founder. Sabrina has honed her skills in creating programs, workshops, and spaces that resonate with the cultural fabric of society through her platform, Cirri. As an artist, she uses poetry to express her intersectional identities and is committed to combating the historical erasure of Black womanhood. Currently, she is a model and works at Headstream, weaving her magic to build a more equitable digital world for the next generation to thrive in.

Sangeetha Santhebennur

Sang is a first-generation professional multidisciplinary creative from New Jersey. She moves intentionally through space challenging the norm of expectations and reality for Indian women in the arts. A model, dancer, singer, actress and every other facet of art she encompasses, Sang is grounded by the motifs of authenticity and storytelling.

Veronica Campos

Veronica&nbsp;has been working since she was 17. And it shows. One of We Speak&#39;s most requested models,&nbsp;Veronica&nbsp;Campos has earned a reputation that sings with praises from clients who admire her professionalism, skills, and charm. With a marketing background and a passion for the industry, she views beauty as an infinite canvas present in every individual. She uses her platform of over&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/veroocampos/" target="_blank" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;">29K followers on IG</a>&nbsp;to advocate for systematic equality, pushing for diversity and advocating for larger bodies that demand functional and fashionable clothing. Fashion, to her, is the artist&#39;s brush that highlights this inherent allure.&nbsp; When she&#39;s not creating pictures and content, she makes art, strolls the streets of NY with her two dogs, and takes care of her community of friends and family. You&#39;re equally likely to encounter her swinging a softball bat as you are to run into her at a museum, a restaurant, or a thrift shop. And rest assured, if you cross paths with&nbsp;Veronica, you can expect a warm greeting and a friendly embrace – that&#39;s just the kind of person she is: a captivating blend of ambition, warmth and authenticity.

Zoya Yaseka

I believe mindfulness should be the standard for teaching, coaching, mentorship, leadership and child rearing. I hope to continue to share how through my programming for a more mindful life, prescription for life. I feel so blessed to use my platform to empower other survivors of sexual abuse, depression or any of life’s trials to heal as well as to teach them to empower others with their light.