You may have seen Sea Samai recently as the face of Lilly Lashes at your local Costco.

Join us as we get to know the beautiful Sea (short for Seangthea) Samai, as we talk about growing up in Minnesota, moving to Los Angeles, getting started with modeling, and facing the modeling industry's challenges. In particular, we discuss rejection, training, her view on the Model Experience and the Cocha Rocha Modeling Camp, and next steps in her career.

You can find out more about Sea here:

Instagram: @seangthea Tiktok: @misssea Youtube: @seasamai

Episode Time Log

0:00 Intro 0:40 Where are you from? Where did you grow up? 2:32 Was it culture shock coming to LA? How did you adjust? 4:47 Was it difficult to be part of different communities? 6:34 How did you get into modeling? 7:25 Getting into meetups, building a portfolio, submitting to agencies 9:19 How has modeling been so far? Sea’s first big campaign with Lilly Lashes. 11:49 What kind of challenges did you face as a model? Sea talks about rejection, how modeling is glamorized. 13:53 How do you get into modeling? 15:11 How to you train to be a model? Do Fashion Weeks? The Model Experience? How was the Coca Rocha Modeling Camp? 19:12 How should models train? How do you learn to model? 21:31 What would you like to do going forward? 22:53 How many photos for your portfolio could you expect from a shoot? 23:56 Dipping the toes into acting 25:24 What’s your beauty and diet routine like? 27:15 What do you do in your off time? 28:11 How do you learn to be more expressive in front of camera? 30:31 Where can people find out more about you?