Born on June 29th

"In the field of motivation & action, do not wait for a clear sky; the most resilient journeys begin in the midst of the storm."

"Success is not a destination of comfort, but the daily practice of stepping into the unknown. As a poet & novelist, this is the foundational truth I have observed."

"Your potential is a fire waiting to be kindled by the friction of consistent effort."

"In the field of creativity & art, to create is to take a leap of faith into the quiet canvas of your own imagination."

"Art is the expression of our deepest questions, painted in colors that words cannot reach. As a scientist & scholar, this is the foundational truth I have observed."

"Every act of creation begins with a willing heart and the courage to make a mistake."

"A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."

"True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new."

"Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction."

"I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin."

"I like communicating and being open and committing. That, for me, has always been something that I like to do."

"Bullies have a soft spot, and mean girls have a reason to be that way. It's a matter of understanding why a person is the way they are."

"I spent a lot of my adolescence in Miami, where it was super humid, and my hair would get super frizzy, and my waves weren't really consistent or pretty."

"It's rare that you see Latin families being portrayed as intelligent, sophisticated, and powerful entities."

"For me, being an 'American Latina' means identifying with and being influenced by both my American upbringing and my Latin heritage, and I have so much appreciation for how those two cultures have created who I am."

"It took living alone for me to really get to know myself."

"It's fine to eat dessert when I want to eat dessert because that will give me the peace of mind I need. I'll know that if I ate chocolate cake, maybe I won't the next day."

"I know what it's like to be the new girl."

"I use my hair as a tool for portraying characters. When I'm auditioning for a role, when I'm putting myself on tape for something, I always consider what the hairstyle is going to be because it changes the way people perceive me."

"I'm American; I was born and raised in America, and I don't want to fake who I am to fit a stereotype."

"When I go to Brazil, I feel like an American, and in the U.S., I always notice the traits that make me Brazilian."

"My hair has always been a definitive part of my personal style, so I love being part of a campaign that celebrates hair as a form of expression."

"In high school, I always had boyfriends - it wasn't healthy! I was so used to having someone around that when I was finally on my own, it felt scary."

"I love bossa nova. It's the most beautiful genre of music in the world."

"I think from going to fittings once a week and having to look in the mirror for two hours, I feel like I built a intuition for what's gonna work and what isn't, and I noticed how important tailoring is, especially being a more petite body type."

"I've always struggled with having frizzy hair, and it doesn't really cooperate the way I want it to."

"Because I get my hair styled in so many different ways, when I get the chance to be natural and just me as a person and not an actress, I like to have a stable, consistent look that reminds me that I'm me."

"I was really obsessed with dieting."

"I feel like I know I have enough friends who support me through those times. Like, I'll call a friend and be like, 'I really don't feel good about what I ate today,' and she'll be like, 'Dude, it's fine.'"

"I've learned to trust myself that I'm going to make healthy choices because I care about my health."