Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Leah Christina. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Leah, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. 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 mom was definitely one of a kind. I was taught right from wrong at an early age. I was shown by example to be humble and to always remember where you came from, because it can all be taken away in a split second. Also that no matter what, family comes first. At the end of the day, money isn’t going to be there for you, family will. It’s made a difference on my perspective of life and my career because it’s helped me stay grounded. I was never spoon fed. Everything I’ve done has been earned. Knowing that there is always going to be someone better than you, makes me strive to do best, eager to keep learning to be the best but also to write history. My family has been there a lot for me with modeling, I would compare myself a lot to the other girls because they were skinnier and taller. I acknowledged that nobody wanted to hire a 4”11 model with a booty. I started with a company called “BEAUTYINME” which helped me get the courage to even start to model, my family/special people helped me contain that that courage every time I wanted to give up. They were the ones that encouraged me and told me it’s ok to eat, to not look at the calorie counts and they would go on walks with me. I noticed it was a big problem when the scale was starting to get hidden from me. I live on my own, so I had the biggest help of all when it was a dispute of buying my own. When I finally gave in and let that person encourage me not to get it. I felt a sense of relief and almost power to feel like I can do it all. Once again family and special people will be there for you at the end of the day. Money wont.

Leah, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

My name is Leah Christina, I’m 21, I’m from a small town in Michigan. My first job was a gymnastics coach, then I was a roofer in the summer, then I went off and started modeling. I needed a job that was able to be flexible around my modeling so I ended up getting my first restaurant job. I started as a host. I’m very strong headed and always stand up for the right party. I was always interested in graphic arts, I actually created a logo for my hometowns festival one year. I personally think that’s what sets me apart from everyone else. The fact that I was always known for being someone’s little sister or daughter, but never known for being Leah is because I wasn’t given a last name that had money, I was blessed with the ability to want to work, and the ability to want to do more. I want people to know that I’m all about body positivity because I don’t want the younger generation hurting their bodies to be pleased by others like I did and seeing their parents/guardians stress about what they did wrong to make them feel this way about themselves. I’m proud to say that I love myself. I had said to my friend that I was very successful for my age and a bystander had gotten offended, and told my brother about it. I felt guilty that I had hurt their feelings because I didn’t mean it with an ill will, but I had to remember I earned the right to say it because I was bullied about my appearance, now I’m getting paid for it.

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

A lesson I had to unlearn was that it’s ok to cry, feel hurt, and to ask for help. Growing up my mom was there for me and my brother 24/7, my grandma was getting sick and my mom had just had me, and a 10 year old and now moving my grandma into her house. When my grandma passed my mom was there for everyone else to be their shoulder to cry on. She didn’t have anybody. She was very good at hiding that she was hurt because she still had mom duties. Once I graduated and moved out, I realized how hard life really was, but I wanted my mom to be proud of me and not see the struggles I had gone through because I didn’t want help or to seem weak. But having someone there for you and letting you know it’s ok to ask for help even if you dont need it, it’s still a start. Once I started letting family help I was comfortable letting my special people in my life help.

Putting training and knowledge aside, what else do you think really matters in terms of succeeding in your field?

Other than training/knowledge. I think what is most helpful to succeed in this field is to never really focus on negative comments people say or rumors they like to spread. I’ve been told stuff about myself that I didn’t even know happened, I’ve been hated on for being in the newspaper for going to Hollywood for a fashion show, working with celebrities, I’ve been told that I needed male validation. Realizing I am doing just fine on having my OWN validation. Makes it easier when it comes to life in general. I was a huge people pleaser, I changed my hair just to be liked. Loving myself first was all the validation I truly needed. When people talk about you, that truly means that you’re doing something right!

Contact Info:

• Instagram: leahchristina438
• Facebook: Leah Delgado
• Other: Tiktok: itsleahchristina

Image Credits

Donald Bivens

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