Age: 29
female
Barbara Linhares Ferreira is an American model and actress. She has earned attention and acclaim for her career as well as for being an outspoken supporter of the body positivity movement. Ferreira was born in Queens, New York, but later moved to Maywood, New Jersey and attended Hackensack High School. She was raised by her Brazilian mother and grandmother. Her mother works as a chef. Ferreira jumpstarted her career on her own by sending in pictures to American Apparel. She modeled for the brand while simultaneously working in one of their retail stores. She has since modeled for acclaimed brands such as Aerie, Adidas, Asos, Forever 21, H&M, Missguided and Target, among others. Unretouched photos and a video interview from Ferriera's Aerie campaign went viral in 2016. Later that year, Time (magazine) named her among their "30 Most Influential Teens." Ferreira starred in the 10-episode Vice series "How to Behave," focused on etiquette. The show explored themes such as sex, money, and body image. The series also earned her recognition from the Webby Awards for "Best Web Personality/Host." She also starred in a web series for Teen Vogue called "Body Party" where she guided the audience through the various facets of her own mantra of body positivity. In addition, Ferreira starred alongside Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church as "Ella" in two episodes of HBO's series "Divorce". Ferreira will continue her relationship with HBO as "Kat" in their upcoming series "Euphoria (2019)" starring Zendaya.
I thought I'd left Blackwater, Texas behind for good. I didn't belong in the small town, but my dad wouldn't listen. He dragged me back home in his beat-up truck and dropped a bomb along the way: Chase Matthews was moving in with us. He was the golden boy of my high school, my former best friend, and the last person I wanted sleeping across the hall. His presence was too great a reminder of the ghosts I was trying to forget. I didn't ask for a hero. I don't want to be saved. To me, Lilah Calloway meant late nights sneakin'; out, moonlit hair, and sparklers in July. She was my best friend until the day she left and I'd assumed Blackwater had seen the last of her. Then, like a tempest, she rolled back into town for the final half of senior year. The chopped hair and dark devil-may-care attitude warned most people away, but I knew if I fought hard enough, I could find the lost girl. I didn't want to be her hero. Some girls don't need to be saved.
