SUMMER RAYNE OAKES
I was excited to share my ideas of bringing sustainable practices to an industry that seemed devoid of that value set. The agents listened to my big-picture plans, and at the end, one of them looked me squarely in the face and said, “Well, you know 80 percent of the jobs won’t be available to you because your hips are two inches too big?”
I laughed. The less obvious path is often the hardest. It’s also the one, however, that reaps the greatest rewards. It is your intelligence, your resolve, your character—your whole beauty—that distinguishes you. Don’t shrink because it’s what you think the world wants from you. We need not be bystanders or passive players in this game.
NATIONALITY: American
LIVES IN: Brooklyn, NY, USA
CERTIFICATIONS/DEGREES: B.S. in Environmental Science and Entomology from Cornell University, Certified Holistic Nutritionist
FAVORITE WAYS TO MOVE: Yoga, boxing, meditation, dancing, hiking
KITCHEN MUST-HAVES: Cutting board scraper, good chef’s knife, cardamom, home-grown herbs
SEEN IN/KNOWN FOR: Pirelli Calendar, Levi Strauss, Aveeno, Toyota Prius C, Modo Summer Rayne Oakes Eco Eyewear, Portico Home
