We had the good fortune of connecting with Tearra Brownlee and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Tearra, how has your background shaped the person you are today?
I Was Born And Partially Raised In A Small Town By The Name Of Anderson , Sc , But Was Raised In Lawrenceville , Ga For The Majority Of My Life So I Guess You Can Say I’m From Both Places Lol . I Was The Baby Of The Crew And Very Outgoing So Moving To Georgia From South Carolina Was A Very Humbling Experience At Such A Young Age For Me Which I Didn’t Realize Till I Was Older . Anderson Is Really A Settle Down Place , It’s Like Everyone Gets Stuck In The Cycle Of Going To Work And Straight Home Nothing More Nothing Less Because That’s What They Were Raised By. Don’t Get Me Wrong It’s Nothing Wrong With That But The Point Is There’s More To Life . Living There It’s Hard To Picture It Or See it all the way through cause all you know is go to work come home repeat . Versus Living In Georgia A Way Bigger State , You Come Across Some Many Opportunities , So Many Things To Do . So Getting To Experience Both Places Made Me Wanna Show My Family And Younger Cousins , People Who Look Up To Me And Just Everyone I Care About There That There’s More To Life . If You Have A Dream Follow It , Make It Your Reality, If You Have Something You Wanna Do , Go For It . Don’t Just settle For The Cycle That Was Laid Out In Front Of Us . I Know Having That Mindset Helped Mold Me Into A Go – Getter , A Women Who Desired More Out Of Life Not Just For Me But For My Family. I Just Wanna Show My Family It’s Okay To Have Dreams And Follow Them And It’s Okay To Want More For Yourself !

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
My Art / Me As A Model Gives Authenticity. Every Shoot That I Do Or Every Concept I Come Up With Is Original And Just Based Around Me Being Myself Over Anything Else And That’s My Aesthetic Simply Being Me . I’m Most Proud Of Myself , How Far I’ve Come Not Only As A Model But As A Women At Such A Young Age . I’ve Worked So Hard Behind The Scenes To Get To Where I AM. I’ve Done Model Training, Put In Long Nights Shooting After Working A 12 Hour Shift, Always Putting Myself Out There And Being Consistent With It Which Is Something I’m Still Working With Lol But Also Networking , Being Supportive Of Others, Believing In Myself And My Craft. I’m Grateful For All The Opportunities I’ve Been Blessed With And The Continuation Of Them. It Was Never Easy . It At Times Has Been Discouraging When You Don’t Get The Opportunity You Wanted Or Your Vision Isn’t Playing Out How You See It But I Had To Learn It’s All About Timing Abd What God Thinks Is Best For Me . What You May Think The Right Time Is, Isn’t What God Thinks The Right Time Is For You Is And It Shows Often In This. I’ve Learned To Never Rely On Anyone Else When It Comes To What You Want For Yourself . Also , To Be Your Own Number One Supporter. As Long You Support And Believe In What You Do The Non-Supporters Shouldn’t Matter . When I Was Younger People Used To Always Tell Me “You Look Like A Model “ or “ You Got That Model Height” So It Was Always In My Brain But Actually Making It My Reality Was Like A Dream , It’s Brought Out A Confidence I Never Knew Was There And Fasure Has Helped Me Gain More As A Woman. I Just Want The World To Know It’s Okay To Be You Without Judgement . One Thing I Want The World To Know Is I’ve Accomplished So Many Things At Just 23 And It’s Not Stopping Here My Brand As Well As Myself Will Continue To Elevate And Grow To It’s Highest Heights !

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
God Is The Number One Creditor Of My Story But I Wanna First And Foremost Shoutout My Angel , My Grandmother Lillie Mae . If It Wasn’t For Her I Wouldn’t Be Such The Strong , Resilient Woman I Am Today So I Will Forever Give Her The Flowers She Deserves. Secondly My Parents , For Always Helping Me Chase My Dreams And Setting Me Up For Success And Raising Such An Independent Young Woman With Great Values And Morals.
Lastly My Photographer T.K. , I Was Doing Modeling Before I Met Him , But He Gave Me The Tools And The Training On What Being A Model Means , The Tools On Elevating As A Model And Never Gave Up On Me And My Growth , So I’ll Forever Owe Him His Flowers As Well.

Website: http://tearrabrownlee.com/

Instagram: @tearraaaa

Image Credits
Photos done by @lensofkenyae and @iconstudios

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