AOKI LEE SIMMONS - FLAUNT MAGAZINE MARCH 2024

“In front of the camera, she is herself—there is no premeditated act. She speaks her mind and she does not need your permission to do so. She recalls a time witnessing her brothers courage, which she grew to mirror. ‘My brothers taught me to be loud in life. If they are ever told they can’t be in a certain place, they respond with, ‘Oh why not?’ As young women, our default shouldn’t be to just sit there and be quiet. They may be younger than me, but they showed me that I need to take up space.’ ”

Styled by Johnny Wujek

Hair by Coree Moreno

Makeup by Francie Tomalonis

Casting by Alexander Torres