posted by guest

Jul 07, 2008 1:30PM

She is gorgeous and absolutely stunning in Vogue Italia but I was just wondering if she was black or latina?

posted by guest

Jul 07, 2008 1:30PM

She is gorgeous and absolutely stunning in Vogue Italia but I was just wondering if she was black or latina?

posted by guest

Jul 07, 2008 1:33PM

I love how this issue will revamp her career, because in reality, she's been around for a few years now. There are loads of other amazing girls that are never given a chance, because the industry chooses to only feature only one kind of beauty. Keep in mind Liya, Naomi, Chanel Iman, Jourdan, and Arlenis are not the only beautiful ethnic girls out there available for work, and I'm so glad to see Sessilee's beauty and hard work finally being recognized. Hopefully Hollis, Kinee, and other unknowns are next to be highlighted!

posted by Serge

Jul 07, 2008 1:43PM

She is so beautiful! and because of her last name "Lopez", I would say she's latina!

posted by FashionIntelligentsia

Jul 07, 2008 1:52PM

@ guest 1:30, I've read this: Sessilee is African-American with Dominican and Portuguese heritage. Viva la Raza!

She is stunning!

posted by guest

Jul 07, 2008 2:09PM

i just heard about her for the first time a couple of months ago when i came across her thread on the thefashionspot. sessilee and her mom contribute to the thread sometimes and she seems so sweet! she has a blog about her modeling too... i'm not sure what its called though.

posted by guest

Jul 07, 2008 2:37PM

It always confuses me that people can't understand how someone can be black and Hispanic... her race: black. Her culture: Hispanic. Two different things, people. I'm a white Hispanic and have numerous friends who are Asian and Hispanic... Hispanic is NOT a race.

ok sorry for the tirade. back to the topic at hand: she's stunning.

posted by guest

Jul 07, 2008 4:16PM

her blog is sessileelopez.blogspot.com
i guess everything she's done so far is up there

posted by guest

Jul 07, 2008 4:35PM

Post 2:37pm- I would disagree and say that Hispanic IS a race. Although often made up of various heritages, Hispanics or Latinos can be classified as a general racial group since many are of BOTH native american and spanish heritage, some even of African descent. Their culture thus becomes a race over time. Whatever her heritage or race she is gorgeous.

posted by guest

Jul 07, 2008 5:14PM

hmmm... i don't know. the recent ads she's lovely but i've worked with her has her dresser a season ago, and she was far from pleasant. sort of divaish, she had really bad skin on her legs and arms and she walked away with the wolford tights although i told her i had to collect them after the show- (in the end the dresser gets blamed). she was kind of mean, and not at all nice. i've worked with so many models during fashion week as a dresser (irina, chanel, freja, du juan, tanya d, agyness etc) and she stands out in my mind as one of the worst people i have had to work with. i'm a fashion student, and being a dresser during fashion week is not a paid gig for me so being treated horribly is not appreciated. hopefully, sessilee has changed?

posted by guest

Jul 07, 2008 11:47PM

aww that's unfortunate @ 5:14 and a little bit surprising considering the fact she didn't get much work until now, you'd think she'd try to be as easy to work with as possible. but i still love her edit in VI...she's really good at what she does.

posted by xnoelle25

Jul 08, 2008 3:12AM

hispanic simply means that your race is of a spanish speaking country.

so my culture is american, yet my race would be hispanic because my ancestors came from a spanish speaking country.

just saying...

posted by guest

Jul 08, 2008 7:11PM

i guess we'll just have to take the issue of the definition of hispanic up with the census takers of latin america for an answer lol

posted by guest

Jul 08, 2008 10:31PM

I worked with Sessilee as a dresser too (also a fashion student) and she was one of the nicest models I ever met. Perhaps she has changed as she seems to have matured in the industry as well.

posted by guest

Oct 28, 2008 10:32PM

actually, sessilee is from my hometown in fl and she is a very nice grl!
and she goes by her african-american hertiage!

posted by guest

Nov 30, 2008 10:57PM

perhaps people need to stop obsessing about race. does it really matter, Sessilee is lovely, period. i am of portugese heritage, black portugese, just like there are black latinas. remember that as the legacy of colonialism, people of colour have all kinds of last names, not always indicative of their ethnic or racial background. there is only one true race, the human race!