OUR INTERVIEW WITH MODELING SENSATION SADE OKUNOREN

Model Sade Okunoren is staging a fashion industry takeover. Brown, young, and beautiful. Aside from shooting with Kuki London, posing for Cultured Queens, and causing Get That Paper Gang to fall "in love with her," Sade has the personality of a true supermodel. Read through to get to know modeling's next big star.

GTP GANG: How old are you and where are you from?

SADE OKUNOREN: I'm 20 and I'm from South London, Lewisham

GTP GANG: How did you start modeling?

SADE OKUNOREN: I started modeling at the request of friends for school projects and through them I met bigger opportunities

GTP GANG: What was your first big break in the industry?

SADE OKUNOREN: My first big break was being invited to be a hair model for a famous salon in London, it was my first time on a catwalk and I made a lot of connections at the event

GTP GANG: What has been your favorite job so far?

SADE OKUNOREN: My favorite jobs are always location shoots, I love walking around because everything is spontaneous, I recently did a shoot around Shoreditch which is now my fav!

GTP GANG: What is your dream modeling job?

SADE OKUNOREN: I would love to move to Tokyo and model short term, my own fashion choices have been heavily influenced by Harajuku Street Fashion, modeling for a Japanese company has been a dream since I was a kid.

GTP GANG: How do you deal with all the traveling required to be a model? How do you cure jet-lag?

SADE OKUNOREN: I've taught myself to sleep anywhere for short amounts of time, like power napping on the tube or in a taxi or in a waiting room, things like caffeine have never effected me so I power nap whenever I get the chance.

GTP GANG: When you're not busy modeling, what are some of your favorite things to do?

SADE OKUNOREN: Apart from modeling I love fashion design so whenever I'm not modeling I'm looking at the latest trends, practicing my illustrations, designing something or self teaching myself Japanese.

GTP GANG: If you weren't a model, what would you want to do?

SADE OKUNOREN: I would be a fashion designer, it would be a dream to have my own high street brand similar to lazy oaf.

GTP GANG: What's your favorite snack?

SADE OKUNOREN: I love chocolate crepes, whenever I finish a shoot I always get one to reward myself.

GTP GANG: Where is your favorite place to travel?

SADE OKUNOREN: Always Tokyo, I've only been once but everyone was so nice and the clothing is so stylish, I'm defiantly going to go on another shopping trip there.

GTP GANG: What is your all time favorite movie and why?

SADE OKUNOREN: I love the Korean film the wailing, I'm addicted to psychological thrillers and this film has so many plot twists that constantly kept me thinking, its the only film I can watch more than once

GTP GANG: Where can your fans find you, otherwise booking information?

SADE OKUNOREN: I use Instagram the most @sadekaye and I've had a lot of opportunities from being contacted though Instagram, other than that for booking I use my email which is also on my Instagram.

GTP GANG: Thanks for the interview! Last but not least, what's your favorite song out now?

SADE OKUNOREN: Trap King Chrome's Looking For Somebody!