{"id":36353,"date":"2019-01-31T05:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T05:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ae.com?p=36353&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=36353"},"modified":"2019-04-25T12:35:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T12:35:40","slug":"get-to-know-aeriereal-role-model-samira-wiley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/2019\/01\/31\/get-to-know-aeriereal-role-model-samira-wiley\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to know #AerieREAL Role Model Samira Wiley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Samira is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/featured-aeriereal\/aerie\/s-cms\/6890055?cm=sUS-cUSD&amp;icid=aerie_Social_WP_190128_07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bright light<\/a> who radiates passion and purpose.&nbsp;She shines on screen in our favorite shows, and off screen as a strong supporter of the LGBTQ community. Her real power is her smile, and \u201cit\u2019s not just a smile. It\u2019s everything that emanates from that &amp; everything in my life that has brought me to be able to smile in that way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FHvKElN-i88?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As an actress and an activist, Samira wakes up with a clear purpose every day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> \u201cWhat makes me feel happy in my own skin has a lot to do with passion and purpose. I feel like I\u2019ve figured that out for myself possibly at an early age, and it\u2019s the driving force of everything that I do.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-featured-role-models-faves\/aerie\/s-cat\/8410009?cm=sUS-cUSD&amp;icid=aerie_Social_WP_190128_06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/samira_quote_1.jpg\" alt=\"Get to know #AerieREAL Role Model Samira Wiley\" class=\"wp-image-36429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/samira_quote_1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/samira_quote_1.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/samira_quote_1.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/samira_quote_1.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/samira_quote_1.jpg?resize=505,505 505w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/samira_quote_1.jpg?resize=584,584 584w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/samira_quote_1.jpg?resize=210,210 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThere\u2019s a certain feeling when you stand in the mirror when you put on something \u2018awesome\u2019 that makes you stand in a different way, makes your face light up in a different way.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ae.com\/2019\/01\/31\/introducing-your-new-aeriereal-role-models\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1650\" height=\"2550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aerierealtalk-samira-1.jpg\" alt=\"Get to know #AerieREAL Role Model Samira Wiley\" class=\"wp-image-36463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aerierealtalk-samira-1.jpg 1650w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aerierealtalk-samira-1.jpg?resize=194,300 194w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aerierealtalk-samira-1.jpg?resize=768,1187 768w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aerierealtalk-samira-1.jpg?resize=1325,2048 1325w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aerierealtalk-samira-1.jpg?resize=994,1536 994w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aerierealtalk-samira-1.jpg?resize=327,505 327w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aerierealtalk-samira-1.jpg?resize=1280,1978 1280w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aerierealtalk-samira-1.jpg?resize=584,903 584w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aerierealtalk-samira-1.jpg?resize=210,325 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI\u2019m just trying to spread love!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet all of your new #AerieREAL Role Models <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ae.com\/2019\/01\/31\/introducing-your\u2026real-role-models\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">See more from Samira<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"block-separator ae-block__recent-posts clearfix grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ae-block__recent-posts\" class=\"ae-block__posts-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-block__post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ae-block__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARL_FreiendAlly_RT_Faceout.jpg?w=711\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARL_FreiendAlly_RT_Faceout.jpg 1768w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARL_FreiendAlly_RT_Faceout.jpg?resize=300,213 300w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARL_FreiendAlly_RT_Faceout.jpg?resize=768,545 768w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARL_FreiendAlly_RT_Faceout.jpg?resize=1536,1090 1536w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARL_FreiendAlly_RT_Faceout.jpg?resize=711,505 711w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARL_FreiendAlly_RT_Faceout.jpg?resize=1280,909 1280w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARL_FreiendAlly_RT_Faceout.jpg?resize=584,415 584w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARL_FreiendAlly_RT_Faceout.jpg?resize=210,149 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"category-tag\">Event Recaps<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-block__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Real Talk: How to be a better friend &#038; ally<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ae-block__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t#AerieREAL&nbsp;Role Models Brenna Huckaby, Samira Wiley &amp; Iskra came together this spring in NYC to&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-block__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/2019\/06\/25\/real-talk-how-to-be-a-better-friend-ally\/\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSee more\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aeo aeo-arrow-right\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-block__post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ae-block__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_RM_Vision.jpg?w=701\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_RM_Vision.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_RM_Vision.jpg?resize=300,216 300w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_RM_Vision.jpg?resize=768,553 768w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_RM_Vision.jpg?resize=701,505 701w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_RM_Vision.jpg?resize=584,420 584w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_RM_Vision.jpg?resize=210,151 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"category-tag\">REAL Talk<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-block__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Real Talk: Vision<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ae-block__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Courage &amp; bravery aren&#8217;t the absence of fear. It&#8217;s being afraid and doing it anyways.&#8221;&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-block__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/2019\/04\/25\/real-talk-vision\/\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSee more\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aeo aeo-arrow-right\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-block__post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ae-block__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_ImportanceRM_lg.jpg?w=701\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_ImportanceRM_lg.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_ImportanceRM_lg.jpg?resize=300,216 300w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_ImportanceRM_lg.jpg?resize=768,553 768w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_ImportanceRM_lg.jpg?resize=701,505 701w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_ImportanceRM_lg.jpg?resize=584,420 584w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_ImportanceRM_lg.jpg?resize=210,151 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"category-tag\">REAL Talk<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-block__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Why we need role models<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ae-block__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThey became our #AerieREAL Role Models for a reason. Hear from Cleo Wade, Samira Wiley,&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-block__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/2019\/04\/25\/why-we-need-role-models\/\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSee more\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aeo aeo-arrow-right\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-block__post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ae-block__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"577\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_RM-Confidence.jpg?w=577\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_RM-Confidence.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_RM-Confidence.jpg?resize=300,263 300w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_RM-Confidence.jpg?resize=768,672 768w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_RM-Confidence.jpg?resize=577,505 577w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_RM-Confidence.jpg?resize=584,511 584w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ARL_GetReal_RM-Confidence.jpg?resize=210,184 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"category-tag\">REAL Talk<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-block__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Real Talk: Confidence<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ae-block__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Self-worth is a constant process.&#8221; Get the REAL truth from #AerieREAL Role Models Cleo Wade,&hellip;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-block__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/2019\/04\/03\/real-talk-confidence\/\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSee more\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aeo aeo-arrow-right\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-block__post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ae-block__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arl_SectionImage_RoleModels_sm.jpg?w=752\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arl_SectionImage_RoleModels_sm.jpg 752w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arl_SectionImage_RoleModels_sm.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arl_SectionImage_RoleModels_sm.jpg?resize=584,370 584w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/arl_SectionImage_RoleModels_sm.jpg?resize=210,133 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"category-tag\">Role Models<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ae-block__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Introducing your new #AerieREAL Role Models<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ae-block__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe more we share our power, the stronger we all become. 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