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2TEN QUESTIONS WITH

Summer Wayans

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Cattura Vanity Magazine

will officially launch

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until then please

enjoy our series of

mini-mag features

on women in the

fashion industry

making a difference.

This Edition Featuring Summer Wayans

Model

Simplicity Strength Sophistication

PublisherCornell Chico Nieves

Graphic DesignerSarah Marie Station

Cattura Vanity Magazine

will officially launch

in 2014

until then please

enjoy our series of

mini-mag features

on women in the

fashion industry

making a difference.

PublisherCornell Chico Nieves

Graphic DesignerSarah Marie Station

10 Questions with

Summer Wayans

1. Whom did you look up to growing up what

woman inspired you?

I really looked up to and still look up to

my mother, Diedra Wayans. She is such

a strong, independent, compassionate,

and inspirational person and I have been

blessed to have here around to model. She

has always been a reminder that life is not

“perfect” but it is exactly the way that God

intended it to be!

2. What was the one thing you wanted to be?

I always wanted to be a doctor. I think that

since a young age, I have always wanted to

help others and have always felt like I could

somehow make a difference. I guess the

doctor was a representation of that.

3. How would you describe your

accomplishments?

Expansive! Lol. I do not live my life by

measuring my accomplishments, so

whenever I do reflect on them I kind of

chuckle because there are SO many. I am

a great daughter/little & big sister and a

fantastic Aunt, according to my youngest

nephew Sage. I am a philanthropist, model,

actress, advocate, and leader. And I am

completing a doctoral degree!

4. What was the first thing you over came

starting in the industry ?

I think starting in the industry; I had to

overcome the politics. It was so interesting how

people protected information that if shared,

could help so many others. It was something

that I totally didn’t understand and thought

it was just me, but once I came across some

professionals in the industry that were more

open, it made me realize that I was going to

have to be “smarter than the average bear” in

order to make it.

I really looked up to and still look

up to my mother, Diedra Wayans.

She is such a strong, independent,

compassionate, and inspirational

person and I have been blessed to

have here around to model.

5. What would you tell a younger you that

you know now?

I would tell my younger self: “People do not

need to understand your dreams. Don’t

waste time or your breath trying to make

them see your vision. Instead, continue to

dream as big and as wide as you have been

blessed to do. The lasting impressions will be

felt and then understood.”

6. What is the best thing about your

big family?

The best part of my big family is that I am

surrounded by a lot of people that are really

good at something and so we can always

support one another. For instance, my big

brother Craig Wayans is the one I go to when

I need a sound and rational voice, my uncle

Marlon is the one I like to run creative ideas

past, while my uncle Damon is always so

insightful. I call my brother Jafaar when I am

having issues with school, Gregg when I need

to run lines or get input about sides, or Justin

& Jamel (http://www.jjwproductions.net/)

when I need their filming and production

expertise. My little sister is so much fun, we

are always singing and making videos, my sis

Tish is my ride or die, and my mom… well she

is my everything. I could go on and on—that

is the best thing about having a big family,

there is so much love and difference that

there is never a dull moment!

7. Who is your favorite designer?

This is always an interesting question to

me—I am such not the “label whore” and I

appreciate fashion from all different walks of

life. Generally, I am most impressed by the

designer that considers my curves and those

whose designs are creative. Some of my

favorite pieces are from Nicole Miller, Calvin

Klein, and Issac Mizrahi. Most recently, I have

found myself fancying Shanda Freeman and

am seriously needing to get into her designs!

8. What is one product you can’t live

with out?

I seriously think I would go nutzo without

my Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Swivel Stick—it

is my chapstick and lotion on the go. I own

anywhere between 3-5 at any given time, to

insure that it can be found no matter where I

am! I rave about this product ALL the time.

9. What is a perfect day to you?

A perfect day to me would be one

without a schedule, one that I wake

up when I roll over and open my eyes.

I cherish the days that I spend with my

family, we are so family oriented that my

perfect day would have to involve them!

Preferably this day would include my

mom’s cooking, which generally assumes

there will be fun, laughter, and more love

shared while sharing a meal. My perfect

day may seem pretty simple but the busier

that everyone gets, the more special

those days become!

10. How can our readers learn more

about you??

If you want to learn more about me you

will have to just have to follow along J

I am active on social media; Twitter &

Instagram: SummerWayans ; Facebook:

ModelSummerWayans and I am currently

signed in Los Angeles and New York—to

IPM Model Management, 90210 Talent,

and my manager is Shaun Cairo of Shakir

Entertainment Management.

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