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66 || FASHION MAGAZINE || JULY 2015 Born and raised in Hamburg Germany to supportive and encouraging parents, she remembers the city of her birth fondly. With most of her family still living there, she maintains an apartment close to the picturesque 160-acre lake in the heart of the city, the Alster. %u201cThis city always takes you back, like you%u2019ve never been gone,%u201d the model affectionately remarks. Hamburg, boasting its famed Chilehaus office building and the Old Elbe Tunnel, the %u201cGateway to the World%u201d is hard to forget. We discussed the impact her parents have had on her career. Her mother works for an event company and her father a photographer/selfemployed promotion game inventor, always found time to drive her to casting calls. They helped the young ing%u00e9nue book her first gig at the age of eleven. Recalling her parents single-minded dedication, she states, %u201cHey mom and dad if you are reading this; thank you so much, you are awesome.%u201d Aww, MOST Fashion readers around the world have all just fallen in love. When we talked to the model about getting discovered, she remembers the skeptical encounter. %u201cI thought the guy was making a joke.%u201d Luckily for Sandy, her father took the chance meeting seriously and drove her to the interview. She was signed with M4 Models a few years later. Based in Berlin and Hamburg, the international agency represents men and women for advertising and commercial campaigns. An extension of her family, they have become a huge source of support and have pushed the models career to greater heights. As is the case with most models, Sandy needed a few years to escape the awkward teenage phase. Typical rite of passage, wearing braces as a teenager, she was not the coolest kid. Instead of showing interest in boy bands, clothes and hanging out, she was into country music, gymnastics, horseback riding, and art. The model would express an interest in Joan Miro inspired paintings, described as a celebration of life and color. A concept that describes the German beauty completely. Looking back, she recognizes that she may never have surpassed the awkward phase rather embraced it %u201cToday I am just more comfortable with it.%u201d Aptly put for today%u2019s generation that is struggling to find themselves through the polarizing world of social media. Reaching a certain level of success on the covers of Vogue, Elle and Ajoure, Sandy has also landed several commercials with some big >>>By: Denise Smith