We recently connected with Amanda Reifert and have shared our conversation below.
Amanda, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear about the things you feel your parents did right and how those things have impacted your career and life.
My parents taught me the value of hard work and determination. They raised me to believe I could achieve anything I set my mind to!
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
As a little girl, I was always in costume. Year-round, you’d find me dressing up as Disney princesses, Toy Story characters, superheroes, and so much more. I loved dressing up, and I LOVED being the center of attention. Having my picture taken was one of my favorite things!
When I was 16, I had my first professional photoshoot modeling clothes for my mom’s boutique, Clothes Minded. I continued modeling for Clothes Minded for the next decade; this was when I truly fell in love with modeling. Getting dressed up, doing my hair and makeup, driving all over town hunting for the best backdrops…it all was so much fun!
Since then, I’ve worked with other local businesses, modeling for their marketing pieces and social media pages. I’m a signed artist with Contagion Media, and I’ve been featured on the cover of Malvie magazine! Through my agency, I offer catalogue, commercial, editorial, fashion, boudoir, and implied nudity modeling services.
What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?
The ultimate goal is to be able to work full-time as a model; I’d love to leave behind my 9-5 office job and be able to pour all my energy into creative endeavors. If I could collab with my industry icon, Ashley Graham, my dream would be fulfilled!
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
I lesson I had to unlearn is that you have to conform to a certain cookie-cutter lifestyle in order to be considered beautiful. Throughout my artistic journey, I’ve learned to embrace my unique qualities and eccentricities!
I consider myself to be a curvy model and not a “plus-sized” model because my body represents the average American woman better than the bodies of most well-known models. Being a curvy model is certainly not easy, though. There are so many people in the world who won’t work with models whose measurements differ from stereotypical prerequisites.
Society is slowly starting to recognize the value and beauty in curvy models. My goal is to provide an accurate representation of women’s bodies in the world of modeling, and to be an inspiration to girls who struggle with body positivity!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://contagionmedia.net/artists/amanda-reifert
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/96_mercedes/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amanda.reifert
- Other: https://linktr.ee/amandareifert?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=7fc0ffef-f018-4fd0-b55a-f871ac3a0035
Image Credits
Photos by KBR (Contagion Media) and Diana Lopez (SincerelyphotoAZ)