00:00I mean, Naomi Campbell, obviously.
00:01I've been trying to walk with Naomi Campbell.
00:03I still haven't gotten it, but I'll get there someday.
00:05Hi, Team Bo.
00:06This is Inakiye, and these are some of my firsts.
00:11The first campaign that made me feel like, whoa,
00:14was when I did a product campaign,
00:16and then I saw the billboard at the airport,
00:19and I was like, holy , that's me.
00:21And that was like my, I made it moment.
00:23My next I made it moment is when I see myself in a movie.
00:27The first designer piece that I bought for myself
00:30was a Prada fanny pack when I was like 20.
00:34I still have it.
00:35It's in my archive closet.
00:37My favorite piece is this Tom Ford Gucci smoking jacket
00:43that I bought five years ago, and I haven't worn it yet.
00:47From my own closet.
00:49I don't want to use this stuff in my own closet.
00:51I want all of the old vintage YSL pieces.
00:55I would use that, all of them.
00:57When I met Matthew Blase,
00:59it felt like I was like meeting like a family member.
01:01He's like really kind and really genuine.
01:03He welcomed me with open arms after I had my heart and lung surgery.
01:07So he's one of my fays.
01:09Love you, Matthew.
01:10Send me some Chanel.
01:11I went to this dinner, and then I was wearing this Chanel outfit
01:17and this purse that they loaned to me.
01:20And then I remember I DMed Matthew.
01:22I was like, can I please, please, please have the bag?
01:24I said it as a joke.
01:25I didn't think he's actually going to send it.
01:27And then two weeks later, he sent me the purse.
01:30Depending on how you look at it, when I did the YSL casting,
01:35I thought that I could pick my own outfit.
01:37And I went to Anthony Vaccarello and I said,
01:40Hi, my name's Anakiai.
01:41I want to wear this dress because it's really short and I want to look sexy.
01:45And it makes my legs look long.
01:46And he was like, what the ?
01:47And then I was like, so can I wear this dress for the show?
01:49And then everyone was just looking at me like, who is this girl?
01:52But I got the dress.
01:53The first fashion trend, well, it wasn't really a trend.
01:55It was a trend that I set.
01:56When I was in kindergarten, I had neon pink braids.
02:00I hope there's no photos of me.
02:02My sister did, but no one else in school obviously got neon pink braids.
02:07I would wear the Gucci outfit that I walked in last fashion week.
02:11So damn no, you know my address.
02:14I love full glam.
02:15I want all the makeup, all the lashes, the lip gloss, everything.
02:18I hate when the look is like natural.
02:21I want to look like a cartoon character.
02:23I mean, Naomi Campbell obviously.
02:24I've been trying a while with Naomi Campbell.
02:25I still haven't gotten it, but I'll get there someday.
02:28My first acting audition was on Zoom.
02:31And it was the most awkward audition I've ever done in my life.
02:34And I remember they wanted me to run to my scene partner.
02:41But my scene partner's on Zoom.
02:42And I was like, how do I run to the camera?
02:44And they said, just pretend like you're jogging.
02:50Dark times, dark times.
02:52I'm very happy I didn't get the role because the role wasn't really that good.
02:54But yeah, so all the directors out there.
02:57I want to play a villain or vixen.
03:00I wanted to play Storm, but it's gone now.
03:02I also want to play a vampire.
03:03Dream vampire role is Queen of the Damned, Akasha.
03:07The first acting role I drop everything to be in.
03:11What's a show that's going on right now that I could be cast into?
03:14You guys, I want White Lotus.
03:16I think White Lotus.
03:18What would be your dream like destination for White Lotus?
03:21Japan.
03:23That was good, right?
03:24I want to play like a delusional, rich, crazy girl.
03:28Oh, it sounds like me.
03:29The first time I was starstruck was when I met Beyonce.
03:32I remember she came up to me and she was asking me her opinion on her outfit.
03:36And then I remember just being like Beyonce.
03:38The first actor I'd call to co-star in a movie, Meryl Streep.
03:42She gave me the Meryl look and I was like, oh my gosh.
03:44Uh, Dune.
03:45I love Dune.
03:46Oh my gosh.
03:47I think I've watched Dune like five times.
03:50I could have been a Bene Gesserit.
03:51The first CD that I ever purchased was Mariah Carey.
03:54My mom was going on a flight somewhere and I remember just playing the CD and I was like
04:00playing Mariah Carey and then like purposely playing like the sad music so I could like cry to it.
04:05As my mom was going through the security gate, but I can't remember what song it was.
04:10Michael Jackson.
04:11I don't remember how old I was, but I do remember when he died.
04:15That was like one of the worst days of my life.
04:16It was like my fifth grade graduation.
04:18And then I came back, I turned to the TV and then I saw Michael Jackson dead.
04:22And then I, um, I think I cried for two weeks.
04:24And then my dad was really stressed out because he was like,
04:26why are you crying over someone that you don't know?
04:28But my crush was Michael Jackson and what's the music video?
04:32Remember the time?
04:33He was really fine in it, girl.
04:34And Dirty Diana.
04:35The first beauty product that I buy again.
04:37False Lashes.
04:38The Demi Whispies.
04:39And I'd buy some eyebrows too if I could.
04:41The first piece of advice I would give to a young aspiring model.
04:46Rejection is redirection.
04:48And scene.
04:48Thank you Teen Book for having me check out my full cover shoot and story.
