WHO IS
SHALISHA CARTER?

ShEA: Stepping Into the Frame

Shea didn’t plan on becoming a model.

Like a lot of good stories, it started with a small moment — a hat show in Kansas City. She was supposed to simply wear the hat, walk, and keep it moving. But Shea asked for more. Let me pick my outfit, she told them. Let me look cute in this. That small act of self-trust turned into a rush — adrenaline, confidence, and a feeling she hadn’t felt before.

“The pictures came out beautifully,” she says.

“The whole experience just made me want to keep going.”

Three to four years later, that feeling still drives her.

Shea is the kind of woman who radiates warmth before she even speaks. Outgoing, cheerful, deeply understanding — she carries herself with an ease that comes from learning how to believe in herself, even when others didn’t. She admits she wasn’t always the first one people picked. But proving people wrong became fuel. Believing in herself became the real achievement.

Her inspiration doesn’t come from perfection or polish. It comes from the lack of inspiration she once felt — the empty space that pushed her to create something better.

Music is her constant companion. R&B, especially the slow jams of the ’80s and ’90s, stays on repeat. There’s a softness to her tastes — blush is her favorite makeup item, Rocky Road her ice cream of choice, tea over coffee, apple juice over anything fancy. She loves orange, springtime, and Saturdays. She hates grits, people chewing with their mouths open, and the word shenanigans.


She’s got layers too.
A hidden talent?
Singing — though she hates doing it in front of people. Ironically, she recently found herself in a studio for the first time, gently being pushed to explore that very thing. “It’s a hidden talent,” she says. “But we’re getting there.”

Shea is both introvert and extrovert, depending on the moment. She can stay up for 24 hours straight without thinking twice, but her favorite rainy days are simple — movies, tea, and time with her son. Family matters deeply to her. Her grandma is her favorite person. The last person she texted was her mama. When asked how she wants to be remembered, her answer is clear:

“As someone who was afraid to get out of their shell —
but did —
and prospered while doing it.”

She dreams big but grounded. Paris Fashion Week sits high on her bucket list. Egypt is her dream vacation. New York will always feel like home, but she also sees herself in Texas or somewhere quieter abroad — Denmark, maybe, drawn by the scenery. Her dream car is an all-black Jaguar. Her style leans high fashion with a twist — bold colors, unexpected choices, a little weird in the best way.

There’s strength in her too. She loves wrestling — especially freestyle — appreciating both its rules and its risks. “I’ve got a six-year-old,” she laughs. “I have plenty of practice.”

What makes her smile the most isn’t the camera or the attention.

“It’s waking up every day and enjoying my life.”

And maybe that’s what makes Shea compelling — not just as a model, but as a woman stepping fully into herself. She isn’t chasing perfection. She’s choosing presence. Choosing courage. Choosing to show up — hat, blush, bold colors and all — and trust that the rest will follow.

NOW AVALIABLE
Cover for Issue 2
Model: Shea

Inside Issue 2
MODELS

Shalisha Carter
Talise Harris
Anna Myshlyaeva
Kelsey
Mia Smalls
Natalia Ray
Ruby Lila
Yuliett_MDModel

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PHOTOGRAPHERS / CREATORS

Jeroen Gordijn
Ivan Kremniov
Alex Wolf
Eyvind Ness
David Larry
Tyler Laborde
Alex Shablo
2Lowe Photography

Cover for issue 2
Cover model: Salish's Carver

Features and pictorials in issue 2
MODELS

Shalisha Carter
Talise Harris
Anna Myshlyaeva
Kelsey
Mia Smalls
Natalia Ray
Ruby Lila
Yuliett_MDModel

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PHOTOGRAPHERS / CREATORS

Jeroen Gordijn
Ivan Kremniov
Alex Wolf
Eyvind Ness
David Larry
Tyler Laborde
Alex Shablo
2Lowe Photography