ICONIQUE MAGAZINE FEATURE – BlackBeauty615, A Nashville TN Professional Model shares her story triumph going from marriage to divorce, to raising three beautiful children to staying relevant in the Fashion Model industry


In my journey of modeling in the entertainment industry, I have encountered a lot of trials and tribulations where I lost my confidence and self-esteem. I believe it started after the passing of my father in 2013 of ALS (Muscular Dystrophy). The entertainment industry may have come easy to most individuals, but for me, it was most definitely a roller coaster with mountains and tree stumps that I had to overcome. There were givers as well as takers, the masked individuals as well as the unmasked, and doors that were closed in my face, and even phone calls that remained unanswered. When I first started modeling over 10 years ago, it was hard trying to break into the industry especially if you were not a size 5 or below. I was a woman with 3 children, married then divorced, had a CDL, and a Master’s degree that wanted to switch careers completely. Trust me, this industry is not for the weak.

Over the years, the modeling industry has most definitely changed. As a black woman, it seemed as if everyone saw us the same way, thirsty and looking for money or the money man or the woman with no clue, and simply a woman without a plan, but they didn’t know that I was different, I knew I wasn’t the same. I chose to always take the high road. I had countless nights of prayer, discernment and confusion, but I knew that I was a woman who had what it took to be the Best of the Best! I’ve always gone above and beyond with my intellectually abilities and education.
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For a while, I was down on my luck with no clear path, along with dealing with being a single mom and navigating my way through life while creating my plans along the way. I had 3 beautiful baby girls that were counting on me to guide them in the right direction. Now, don’t get me wrong, I was already established in the healthcare field as being a Radiology Technologist with 3 companies that I was running on my own, but when life throws you tomatoes, you just have to grab the salt and hopefully it’ll be ripe along the way.
Through this journey, I have met a lot of individuals that I believe God placed in my corner to increase my self-confidence, make me aware of individuals who are not of the spirit and to continuously teach me to stay humble in every aspect of my life, my career, and as a mother. There was a point in my life where I felt that I didn’t matter, I wasn’t worthy of rewards or recognition, not good enough for the prestige groups of the entertainment industry or even modeling industry for that matter.
But I knew that I had a pure heart, and didn’t understand why I was going through so much, but remained humbled in every aspect. Until one day, I found myself in June 2023 at 4:22 am in the bathroom of MTA. I looked in the mirror and said, “You are beautiful, You are strong, and you are worthy!” This was the beginning of me actually finding myself after being emotionally drained of being told, “no,” in every aspect of either career (healthcare or modeling), divorce, being alone and crying because I felt that I was done, and by the way, for 3 years, I didn’t even know who I was.
Most people said to me, “How did you not know who you were,” Didn’t you look in the mirror?” I said, “Even though I looked in the mirror to get dressed, brush my hair and teeth, I was still not looking at me or who I was after my divorce!” I understand that most women have identity issues after a divorce, and that’s what I experienced… Trying To Find Me, While Not Being Mrs. Gibson anymore.
At the time, as a wife and mother, I was mainly focused on caring for my children, my household, and learning this new way of life of being “single.” But on this day, I became STRONG! God showed me, at 4:22 am, that I was his child and nothing and no one was going to keep what he had for me! When I finally woke, I triumphed in so many different avenues including being emotionally physically, emotionally, psychologically, socially, and mentally aware…of me.
From this day forward, I found me loving myself more and not allowing any negativity to enter into my life whether it’s a family member, friend, or otherwise. I have increased my awareness and increased my availability, not only to myself, but to the spiritual realm of God and my children.
I have become more confident as an entrepreneur and model. I have dominated the modeling industry by becoming a New York Fashion Week Model (which was my dream for many years), an inspiration, confidant, and role model to other women and men who are breaking into this industry, and finally becoming a life coach to teach others to be confident within themselves first before actually becoming a model, entrepreneur and/or entertainer. I openly tell you, know who you are and everything else will be abundantly yours.
– This is my story,
Sharicka Seay aka Model BlackBeauty615
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3 Comments
This is one amazing Fashion Model. Keep up the great work
Awesome…This was truly hard for me to write, but I know that most if not many have endured this type of emotional struggle throughout their lives and careers. Thank you Von Donald and Iconique Magazine for allowing me to express my thoughts, my feet, my experiences…and my life 🥰❤️ #PurchaseThisMagazine to view the full story. http://www.iconiquemagazine.com
I enjoyed reading this story of self-love abnc determination of a strong woman! Luv it!