Photographs by Billy Winters

Name: Michelle Winn
Age: 23
Place of birth/Current residence: Sacramento, California

I am mixed with too many different heritages to mention. In my family ethnicity was not something we directly identified with, we just saw ourselves as American. As I got older it became difficult to answer the questionnaires that asked me to specify my race. I get asked my ethnicity very often and I love the fact that no one can pinpoint it.

I’ve worked as a Member Relationship Specialist for Credit Union for over four years. I am smart with money and I love helping people with their finances.

The flexibility at Credit Union also allows me to work towards my major in Environmental Studies. I love animals and hope to become a Zoologist at the California Wildlife department of Fish and Game.

Modelling is one of many hobbies. I have been doing it for seven years and I am currently signed with Exalt Modelling Agency in Sacramento and City Model Management in Francisco.

I believe women have a lot of passion. If I commit to something I commit wholeheartedly. I find women who are confident, humble and sexy extremely engendering. I also love that we can grow life inside us and I adore watching mothers-to-be put their hands on their stomach. Although I have no kids of my own, I think pregnancy is a magical thing.

I am Complexd because I was raised without an ethnic label therefore I am able to identify with people of all races. I can relate to my Native American and Italian roots, but I also feel united with people of other cultures. Overall I believe good and bad complexities make us different. Our individual complexities should be highly valued.