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divinityhqs · 6 years

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under the cut you’ll find those accepted as our current fourteen of diadem imperium. the decision was INCREDIBLY tough to make, hence why it took so long. accepted members, please follow the to do list right HERE.

p.s. hello, admin glo here, we’ve got THIS ask a while back and foolishly i’ve made a promise, but i am no liar so you’ll see the judgement given by yours truly in the brackets ! p.p.s. this is a joke but i’m so sorry, this rp is a JOKE JAKJDSA

LUST: adonis kwon / twenty-two years old / engineering cybernetics / 4th year / lee taeyong.

god the decision for lust was one of the hardest decisions we had to make today, but ultimately el, it was your unique portrayal of the lust label that won us over. you made adonis more than just his sexuality and he went beyond what we envisioned for the skeleton. we can’t wait to see him on the dash ! ( the brattiest bottom / switch )

CHASTITY: hayden ahn / cis male, he/his / twenty-one years old / sustainable development / 3rd year / park jimin.

wow, ellie, when we read your app we were all deeply touched by hayden. his story, his personality, everything about him just screamed ethereal. we loved the way you approached chastity, from a perspective we would have never thought of and we can’t wait to see you and hayden blossom in diadem imperium ! ( BOTTOM !!!! )

GLUTTONY: romeo “wuji” qiao / cismale, he/his / twenty-one years old / law and english literature / 3rd year / dong sicheng.

yuno, your app honestly brought us in the second we started reading it. you provided so much information and depth to romeo that all of us admins just wanted to see more. he just has such a multi-faceted personality that we can’t wait to see more of him on the dash ! ( switch / lazy bottom )

GREED: piere firoentino / cismale, he/him / twenty years old / english / 2nd year / neels visser.

i went khjsdjh multiple times while reading your app, zahra, because some of the many details you’ve provided about piere were amazingly creative and absolutely hilarious. he is a character that will definitely create more than enough chaos in the society and all of us are excited to see him wrap his greedy fingers around everything he can reach ! ( try-hard top )

CHARITY: hyunee maccailin / cis female, she/her / twenty years old / creative writing and art history / freshmen, first year / joy, park sooyoung

okay your application was so full of all these details that i think i’ve fallen in love with hyunee ! it felt like every aspect of her was meticulously chosen and i’m so happy that she will be our charity muse in this rp. i really can’t wait to watch her develop on the dash and we can’t wait to write with you ! ( switch )

SLOTH : wren quintela / cis female, she/her / twenty-one years old / undeclared / 2rd year / bruna marquezine.

your approach to sloth was completely unique, ella, and that’s exactly what grabbed our attention. you did not use the label in its traditional form and you’ve added so many layers to wren’s personality that we truly couldn’t make any other choice when choosing our sloth ! ( lazy bottom )

DILIGENCE: sayuri nakagawa / cis female, she/her / twenty years old / chemistry with medicinal chemistry / 2nd year / nana komatsu.

we were honestly blown away when reading your app ? the amount of detail you went into within your biography truly allowed us to understand who sayuri is as a character. i know i can speak for the rest of the admins when i say that we couldn’t be more more excited to see your writing and muse on the dash ! ( top )

WRATH: aston yates / cismale, he/his / twenty-one years old / neuroscience / 3rd year / gregg sulkin.

yet another incredibly hard decision, but there was something about ash’s app that kept drawing us back in. personally, i’d really like to give aston a hug because he breaks my heart but i know he might not react too kindly to that. your writing read like poetry and i’m so excited to see more of it on the dash ! ( top but only bc he’s too scared to try anything else )

KINDNESS: elizabeth monroe / cis female, she/hers / nineteen years old / english and literature & environment / 2nd year / bridget satterlee.

can i just that the route you took when expressing kindness was so original that we couldn’t pull our eyes away from your app ? kindness was definitely a hard decision, and the way wrote and portrayed elizabeth really sucked us in. we can’t wait to see what she brings to the dash ! ( switch )

FORGIVENESS: tyler king / twenty years old / pre-med / 2nd year / danielle campbell.

omg kat, i just have to say that every single one of us felt tyler come through within your app. my heart broke for her upon reading her beautifully written background. i love how you included her flaws as well as her strengths because you really showed us what a well-rounded muse tyler is. we can’t wait to see her on the dash ! ( bratty bottom )

HUMILITY: verena moon / cis female, she/her / twenty-two years old / political science and finance / 3rd year / kang seulgi.

the humility decision was another incredibly hard one, but we all truly fell in love with verena ! just by reading your app, i felt as if i knew her personally. i feel like there’s something in all of us that can relate to her and i’m so excited to see her develop on the dash ! ( B O T T O M )

EXTRA:

temperance & envy: bratty bottoms

pride: the biggest fake top

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kelly192192-blog · 7 years

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Third Person POV

Neymar had broken down during the World Cup Final. Scolari and his team mates knew what had him so devastated. He had lost you.

You two have had the worst possible break up two nights ago and he knew he had screwed up.

This game was very important to him and once was very important to you as well.

The World Cup Final.

He didn’t even make it through to the second half before tearing up thinking about how you were meant to be there to support him. You were supposed to scream his name on the benches. You were supposed to comfort him before the second half started saying soothing little things such as, you’re always a winner for me, I’ll always be proud of you.

But that wasn’t going to happen.

He was dying, slow and painfully.

Neymar’s POV

My heart felt heavy.

My heart was aching.

My heart hurt.

I couldn’t go on any longer without her.

This game was supposed to be for her but I ruined it.

I fucked us up.

The best thing that’s ever happened to me, even more than becoming a footballer: I let loose and slip between my fingers.

Not even slip, I pushed her away with my own two hands.

I couldn’t help but cry harder. Scolari knew what had happened. The boys all knew what happened. Dani, Marcelo, David all surrounded me and tried helping me calm down but nothings going to work. Not when I knew my baby girl was probably still in pain because of me. She was still in bed sobbing and shedding tears that I wasn’t even worth.

I was benched and someone else, I couldn’t even focus on who went up to play for me due to the tears welled up behind my eyes. Most were sliding down my face into my hands but the well was a endless black hole. It kept splashing out water. Endlessly.

I’ll love you endlessly.

She believes that I broke that promise I gave her. I didn’t break it though. I betrayed it, yes but I never broke it because I do love her and I will love her endlessly.

What the fuck have I done?

She’s gone. Forever.

Endlessly.

Y/N POV

Would I ever be able to breathe right again?

Would I ever be able to stand up again?

Will I ever be able to love again?

I continued sobbing loudly into my pillow.

How could you do this to me Neymar? I loved you. Was my love nothing to you? I love you more than anything. Do you know what that even means?

The visions of 2 nights ago were haunting my mind.

They were constantly flashing in my mind, reminding me of the dreadful night I had witnessed. In that bed we shared. In that room we shared. Even in that life we shared and vowed to share with no one but each other.

He’s not worth it Y/N.

Get the fuck up and sort yourself out.

I harshly wiped away my cheeks and got out of bed.

I was currently staying at my friends place. I did the guest bed, she had already done so much and I couldn’t just leave the bed undone. That would be very disrespectful. I also wrote a note so she wouldn’t get too worried.

Once done I readied myself and grabbed the keys to our- no no, their house. It could be theirs. I don’t care anymore. He’s not worth it.

I mind was nowhere else but those images of him and that bitch if an ex of his: Bruna.

I nearly got hit by plenty of cars. My mind wasn’t with me.

He wasn’t home. I knew this because it was the final today. The final he claimed to win for our love. The love he burnt down and crumpled. The one he tore and shattered.

I walked through the door memories of that night playing in my mind.

Walking in after a tiring day at work to hear the most disturbing noises.

Not just any type of noise. Those ones of pleasure. Ones that says ‘come walk into the bedroom now because you need to see what’s going on’.

So that’s exactly what I had done.

I still to don’t know if its good that I saw or not. Was he playing with me all this time? Probably.

Fucking his ex in the bed we shared a year into our marriage was something low. If you can’t keep loyal, why get married? Why make me hopeful for a amazing life with you? Why if you can’t keep faithful?

And why give me the shittest excuse to live up on.

I was drunk.

Why do this to me? What have I done wrong?

I shook all thoughts away. I don’t care.

I walked into the living room first. Everything that said Neymar and Y/N needed to be destroyed. There is no more Neymar and Y/N.

Starting from the CD box next to the television. All our wedding CD’s and the CD’s from our date, CD’s from prom, CD’s from childhood, CD’s from teenage years, they were all in here. Neymar was a guy who liked to look back to times and memories. He would always hire a photographer when something important was going on, and he would print out a CD of them all.

I picked them all out one by one, calmly snapping them in half and placing them in a neat, messy pile of discs next to myself.

Once all CD’s were broken just like our love, I headed to the kitchen.

The fridge consisted of more than 50 pictures of us. From young pictures to older pictures. Happy pictures to sad pictures. Laughing pictures to crying pictures.

He threw all our memories away, not me.

I picked the one of our wedding day. We were staring deeply into each others eyes, me with a deep blush and small smile on my face. Him with a cheeky grin but glistening eyes.

I harshly tore the photo in half. I went through all of them and ripped them into the smallest shreds I could muster. These were never going to get fixed ever.

Ever.

Our love was dangerous, dried, dead.

Endlessly.

Endlessly dead.

Opening the cabinets I picked out the plates and glasses that were gifted to us from some of those guests at out wedding who wanted to apparently help start our home.

What home?

I smashed them harshly onto the white tile floor. Some glass shards came in contact with my bare arms, slicing it and drawing blood.

I couldn’t care even a little bit.

I then made my way to the bedroom. That bedroom.

My hands were scratched and bloodied from all the ripping and tearing and breaking I had done but I wasn’t done.

Slamming the door open, I walk in and can’t help but take a glance to the still messy bed that smelt of cold sweat.

I took a shaky breath in and started with the closet. Pulling out the dress I had worn for our first date and grabbing a pair of scissors I started tearing it into pieces, then go onto the many dresses, and tops and jeans he had brought for me. Coming to the heels and boots I picked them all up and walked out to the balcony, only to notice there were swarms to paparazzi outside.

Damn it, they must’ve followed me from when I came in.

Who fucking cares.

They started shouting questions at me and snapping pictures of my bloody state.

I harshly threw all the shoes in my arms down the balcony not caring if someone got hit or not.

“Y/N what’s all this?! Have you and Neymar broken up?! Why did he break down in the match?!”

Break down? Break down my fucking ass.

I turned to look at all of them.

“Neymar cheated on my with his bitchy ex! I caught them in the bed I once called ours! Yes we have broken up! There won’t ever be anything going on between us again! I’m only here for a little bit, to get rid of everything that leaves traces of our supposed love!”

With that I marched back inside and went for the closet again. At the bottom there was a floral box I had bought to fill in with all those ‘special’ gifts that asshole brought me.

I opened the lid to be greeted with another tonne of photos, beddy bears, quotes, letters, charms, key rings and even that little snow globe we had made which had a picture of our first kiss. It was full of little hearts.

I picked it up with a strangled cry and threw it against the wall in anger. I smashed into tiny pieces. I then picked the teddy bears, key rings and charms before heading back out to the balcony. It had started getting very cold and windy however the paparazzi didn’t seem to care and were in fact companied by many fans as well this time.

Great timing.

I threw all the things played in my arms and girls were climbing and wrestling each other to get to some of them.

Not worth it.

I walked back inside and grabbed the whole box with the pictures and letters and quotes and all those other useless shit. I grabbed a match box and walked back onto the balcony with it. I set the box onto the floor before picking some matches out and lighting them up one by one and throwing them into the box.

I then picked the box up and threw the box out as well. People rushed to get out the way as they knew it was lit with fire and thankfully no one got hit or anything by it.

The tears were painfully rushing down my face but there was one left over memory that needed destroying.

Walking back to the closet, I grabbed the giant box at the bottom and pulled off the lit to reveal a beautiful, white, diamond wedding dress.

It was sparkly and just plain beautiful. I took the dress out on the balcony and lit up the last match. I held the dress high above the ground before holding the match near the bottom.

A few seconds later it caught fire.

Just like my heart.

Just like our love.

The fire bitterly killed the dress.

Just like how he killed me.

Just like how he killed my heart.

Just like how he killed my love.

Once the fire was up halfway I let it drop down the balcony and onto the wet pavement floor.

I couldn’t hold myself up and longer and I broke down. I felt numb but at the same time I felt pain. I didn’t feel a thing yet I felt the burn.

I need to get out of here but how could I when the paps are outside?

Who cares? I need to get out.

I grabbed a suitcase and packed everything. I walked to the front door but remembered something before walking out: the key and the ring.

I grabbed a pen and paper.

To: Worthless

You’re not even worth my attempt at writing this or even the damn ink in this pen. This ink could be used for so much more than to write a pointless thing to someone worthless like you.

The key is on the kitchen counter and so is the ring. There’s no need for it anymore. You can hand it over to Bruna. I’ll file you the divorce papers. Sign them and you’re a free man. Free to do whatever you want. Free from me. You don’t have me to pull you down anymore.

I just have one question for you:

Why did you give me hope?

Don’t answer this question or try to contact me to answer. I just want you to think about this.

Tell yourself, why did I give this girl hope if I can’t stay faithful in a relationship?

I only want you to think this question. No answers needed. Just think.

I really did love you.

But I don’t ever think I’ll ever forgive you so don’t waste your time in trying to make things like it used to be because I have too much respect for myself.

You’re the man I never want to remember again. I want to forget everything I ever had with you. But if there really was something there then you wouldn’t have cheated on me, so there wasn’t anything really.

I wish you luck in your life without me. I really hope you’ll win the World Cup. You’ve done so much for it, you deserve it.

From: Y/N

Slamming the door I walked out of the unknown place I’d never think of entering again.

Neymar’s POV

We had won but I had lost.

I lost.

She was the real win and I lost her. I couldn’t even attempt to fake a smile for my team. They tried making me hold the trophy but I felt like if I touched it I’d get electrocuted. I don’t deserve it. I don’t deserve her. I only stood there emotionless while photos were being taken.

She was supposed to be here with me. She was supposed to hug and kiss me, tell me I did great, tell me she was proud. She was supposed to tell me she loves me and I was supposed to kiss her with everything before picking her up and twirling her around, she was supposed to laugh that beautiful, musical laugh and j was supposed to try and kiss her again and she was supposed to she no you only get one and I was supposed to pout and-

I couldn’t go on.

The tears that hadn’t even ended 2 minutes ago started again.

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The boys decided they didn’t want to go celebrate. I was holding everyone down along with myself. They said they wanted to come with me to make sure I was alright and I didn’t have the strength to protest. I just wanted to go home and be alone where I could imagine her in my arms.

After getting past the paps that seemed to know even where I live we got to my door.

I shoved the key into the hole and opened the door to notice it hadn’t been locked. Had I forgot to lock it while coming out?

But I knew I was wrong when I walked in.

The house was trashed.

In fact, no, not the house. Our memories were trashed.

She had been here.

She didn’t want anything to do with me. All our years together. From babies, to childhood, to teens, to adults. She destroyed them. She doesn’t want anything to do with me. She’s done.

The boys seemed to also understand what had been going on and they all tried holding me together while I stood there with tears rolling down my eyes.

She doesn’t want anything to do with me.

“Come on mate, let’s sit you down yeah?” Hulk walked me to the sofa and pat my back once I sat down.

I had my head in my hands and my sobs were violently pushing out my throat.

I lost her.

Thiago came out the kitchen with a piece of paper and a pair of keys in his hand. Wait… Is that…Those were her keys but is that..? Don’t tell me…

“Neymar? I think you need to see this,” was all he said before handing the paper to me and I was scared to even glance at it.

I heard Oscar say something like ‘why did you give it to him’ in a harsh tone but I ignored what Thiago said back.

I gulped loudly and looked down at the paper.

Her handwriting. Even if it was messy and definitely written in a rush, I knew it was her writing.

I sighed and took another gulp before I started to read.

Worthless.

She doesn’t know what type of pain she causes me with only written words.

I am worthless. I ain’t worth her love or her affection or her attention or her at all. I am worthless. Worthless.

I felt my breath hitch.

She left the key. The key to our home. The key to the place we call ours. My eyes started gathering more moist but I pushed them aside. I need to read this.

I froze at what I had just read. She couldn’t? She wouldn’t? She can’t just want a divorce without hearing me out.

I jumped up making the boys look at me confused. My breathing was rapid and my hands were shaking. As for the tears, they kept coming.

Free man? Is she being real? I love her. She can’t be serious. She can’t leave me.

Please Y/N. Please.

The ring? Her ring.

Please no.

“Where’s the ring?” I couldn’t help the crack in my voice.

I was still staring down at the paper in astonishment. I can’t believe this.

Thiago handed me the ring and I couldn’t help but let out a angered yell.

David tried grabbing me but I pushed him away and continued reading the note with tears sliding rapidly down my face.

Why did you give me hope?

“Because I love you! What the fuck do you mean why did you give me hope?? I fucking love you more than anything! WHY WOULD SHE EVEN ASK THIS?!”

No one answered me.

“She says she’s never gonna forgive me. What am I gonna do? Guys what am I gonna do? HOW AM I GONNA MAKE THIS RIGHT?!” I was so angry at myself, I don’t know what to fucking do with myself.

'You deserve it.’

I sighed and dropped onto my knees. “No baby. No. I don’t deserve it. I don’t deserve the cup. And I don’t deserve you but I can’t stay away. You’re my world. My life. My everything. There’s no me without you. I love you.”

Looking down at the ring, I knew I needed to fix this.

I grabbed my phone out of my pocket.

“Neymar, what are you doing? You need to understand that she needs space,” Dani tried stopping me but I shot him a death glare which made him back up.

It rung but she didn’t answer a few tries later it went only to voicemail. She turned her phone off.

“Where are you my love? I need you,” I sent her a voicemail. Then another. Then another. Then I happened to be sending her more than counts worth texts, calls, emails, voicemails. Just anything to get to her. But no. She wasn’t answering The boys had cleaned up and left. I felt bad for making them do so much for me and not being able to celebrate but I couldn’t help it. I killed her. I leaned my head against the wall and tried taking deep breaths but every breathe I took brought pain to my heart. Without her, I’m going to die. A life without her is apocalyptic. Its toxic and its waste. I love you princess. My phone binged in my hand and I rushed to see who it was. My shoulders dropped dramatically once I saw Bruna’s name flash over my screen. Fucking bitch. This was all her fault. She drugged my drink. She made me drunk then she took advantage of me. Hey Ney Xxxx I ignored that sluts text and tried calling Y/N again with as much hope as I had the first time. I won’t lose hope on our love. I was more hopeful when instead of going to voicemail it rung with time and my heart skipped a beat. Voicemail. I sighed, I ruined this and I need to make it right. Where could she be? I scrambled to my feet, still in my sweaty, jersey and shorts and rushed to the door. First to all the boys. They would tell me if she was at theirs but I need to start somewhere. She wasn’t at Marcs. Or Davids. Or Oscars. Or Hulks. Or Dani’s. Or Thiagos. None of the boys had seen her so I head to Scolaris place. He hadn’t seen her either. Then I head to Rafa. She demanded answers while I was roaming her house, searching for my girl. “Neymar, what did you do??!!” “I CHEATED ON HER!” I harshly turn around to face my sister who had a look of disgust on her face. “How could you?” She didn’t even shout which scared me. Her voice was a low whisper, almost hurt. My shoulders shrink. “I didn’t know.” My voice broke as I was yet again reminded of the loss of my world. Rafa didn’t even look at me as the tears slid down my eyes while I sat on the wooden floor and sobbed for the wrong I did. “How could?” She repeated but more comfortingly this time. I didn’t want comfort though. I deserve pain. That night flashed before my eyes. ~DING DONG~ Why is Y/N ringing the bell? “Babe where are your keys?” I say as I pull the door open to realize its not Y/N but Bruna at the door. We were still friends so I gave her a confused look as there were tears sliding down her eyes. “Bru? What’s wrong?” I ask widening entrance by moving to the side a little. “C-can I come in?” She sniffles and I wasn’t so sure if Y/N would like the idea of her in our house but she seemed devastated and the angel on my right shoulder won. I let her in and she sat on the sofa while I sat opposite her. She looked up at me and I gave her a what’s wrong look. “C-could I go get something to drink?” She asks stuttering and I get up to grab something for her but she stops me. “I’ll get I, I want to occupy myself as much as I can,” she says and heads to the kitchen. I shrug and look down at my phone that buzzed with a text. I smiled when I read who is was from. Y/N. But my smile dropped once I read what the text said. 'Sorry baby. Gotta work late today. You shouldn't wait up, you have training in the morning and the cup is in 2 days. I love you so much Xx' I sighed knowing she's trying to clear everything so she could come watch the World Cup Final. I replied with... 'I'm waiting up anyway. I miss you and I need to see you. Besides I can't sleep without you in my arms. I love you too my love Xx' "Made us some coffee, I know its late but I wanted something to liven myself up a bit. I made you one as well," Bruna walks back into the living room with two mugs in her hands. She places one in front of me and sits opposite to me. We've been talking after our break up and there's nothing going on between us. We're just friends and that's it. Y/N seems to think there's more which is why she would hate to find Bruna in our house but she's a friend so I couldn't just leave her alone when she's crying so hard. "So what happened Bru? What's going on?" I ask while leaning forward to grab the warm mug. I took a sip and it was pretty good. Bruna was watching my every move like a predator hawk watching its prey. "Its just, I had a terrible fight with my dad. We were screaming and shouting everything at each other. He went on a rampage, started throwing things..." I couldn't concentrate on what she was saying exactly as my vision started to slightly blur. My ears started to ring and I felt light headed and dizzy. Suddenly the blurred vision I knew was once Bruna I couldn't make out. Was that Y/N? I felt a finger on my lips but I didn't even have the strength to lift my head, close my eyes feeling dizzy. I felt a weight on my lap and my crotch tightened automatically. A groan left my throat as this girl started grinding her hips into mine. I rolled my head back; my crotch was getting excited. Her hot breath fanned over my ear, "let's take this upstairs, Ney." Her whisper entered my ear in a hushed, seductive whisper. "What did you do?" I could barely hear my own voice. "Come on Ney, let's get you to bed." "Y/N?" I asked when I thought that sounded a lot like her. My vision was still blurry but I knew this couldn't be Y/N as she was much taller than the girl I called my love. She helped steady me and lead me around. After going up some stairs and opening a door, I was shoved harshly onto a soft mattress. I didn't have the power to move. My vision slightly cleared but my mind was still fuzzy. What's going on? "Bruna?" She was stripping off her clothes and I was still oblivious to what was happening.

#neymar #neymar imagines #fight #breakup #love

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jessicakehoe · 4 years

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Activist, Advocate, Ambassador: Supermodel Cindy Bruna is More Than Meets The Eye

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Top and pants, prices upon request, Arthur Avellano. Ear cuff, $8,530, top necklace, $8,270, and bottom necklace, $64,300, Messika. Stud earrings, Bruna’s own.

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“Have you seen the shots? I’m so excited to see them! I had such a great day,” says an upbeat and endearing Cindy Bruna on the phone from Paris. The French modelling star, who was tapped by L’Oréal Paris as an international spokesperson earlier this year, is talking to me about our unusual cover shoot in partnership with the beauty juggernaut.

Dress, $7,185, and belt, $1,740, Alexander McQueen. Makeup by L’Oréal Paris.

In the face of COVID-19, Bruna posed up inside Paris’s Nolinski hotel for a solid nine-plus hours—all while social distancing from the rest of the tiny team who were allowed on-set. Strict pandemic measures also meant that her makeup was completely digital. But Bruna is no stranger to outside-the-box situations: She has stood on the edge of a cliff, plunged into frigid water and lain in the snow (with not much clothing on).

Ranked a “Money Girl” on Models.com alongside Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner, Bruna hit many major milestones early in her career. On her very first job casting, the late legendary couturier Azzedine Alaïa took Bruna under his wing. “He gave me the opportunity to work for him at his showroom; meeting him really made me want to do this job,” says the 25-year-old, who was scouted at the age of 16 in the South of France and made regular trips to Paris with her mother during school holidays.

Jacket, $3,850, pants, $1,250, and shoes, $1,825, Balenciaga. Makeup by L’Oréal Paris.

At 18, Bruna made the big move to the City of Light to pursue modelling full-time and wound up in New York shortly after for her New York Fashion Week debut. The gig: to walk exclusively for Calvin Klein.

In the modelling world, landing an exclusive has been known to put runway newbies on the map. But Bruna’s 2012 booking morphed into something much greater: It marked a watershed moment for diversity in the fashion industry with Bruna becoming the house’s first model of colour to walk exclusively, which meant she couldn’t be booked for any other New York designers that season. “At the time, I didn’t even know that I was the first to get it,” says Bruna. “I just couldn’t believe the opportunity; it was my first time working in New York. Looking back, I didn’t truly realize the weight of it.”

Jacket and scarf, $5,850, Louis Vuitton. Hoop earrings, $12,990, and necklace, $28,210, Messika. Top, Bruna’s own. Makeup by L’Oréal Paris.

The experience launched Bruna into the supermodel stratosphere. “It changed my life and career,” she says. In the span of a few months, Bruna was shot by photographer Steven Meisel for the cover of Italian Vogue and earned her wings as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, which she held on to for a steady six seasons. She also became part of the core group of models that make up Olivier Rousteing’s fierce female posse, known as the Balmain Army.

When asked if any one achievement tops her list of proudest moments, Bruna is quick to say no. “I’m very proud of the whole process,” she says. “When I first started, I was full of doubt. I was scared. I didn’t know that I would have to leave my family to go to Paris and then New York. I didn’t speak English. All of that could have stopped me, but I was like, ‘You know what? Just go for it.’”

Bodysuit, $740, Copurs. Hoop earrings, $640, Balenciaga. Cuff, price upon request, Alexander McQueen. Makeup by L’Oréal Paris.

Overcoming fear can be incredibly tough when navigating an industry that is rife with rejection. “You are constantly judged, compared and not chosen, which can be difficult,” shares Bruna. “I have cried many times about this.” The biggest piece of advice she’d tell her younger self? Don’t take it personally: “Sometimes it just doesn’t work out. You’re not what they’re looking for, and that’s OK. Don’t change. Be yourself. The right job will come.”

That self-appreciation mindset is what makes Bruna such an inspired choice for a megabrand with a “Because I’m worth it” ethos. “It’s really a slogan that talks to everybody,” she says. “In my job, it’s all about embracing you and being proud of yourself. Everybody is special. We all have value.” How does this model tap into her unique self? By fully loving her biracial identity.

Dress, $1,425, Area. Makeup by L’Oréal Paris.

The daughter of an Italian father and Congolese mother, Bruna says that being mixed race is her superpower. “I feel like it’s really a strength to have both cultures that I can learn from and grow from,” she says. “My mom raised me with African values around family and sharing how the world can be difficult for people of colour. I grew up eating African dishes and listening to African music. I share so much of my dad’s respect for others and for nature. I feel like I gained so much from both of them.”

As for joining the L’Oréal Paris family, it’s a gig Bruna does not take lightly. “I realize that it is a responsibility,” she notes. “I want to give not only my face but also my voice to everything we’re doing together.” It’s a voice she’s used time and again as a bridge for others who need one.

Jacket and scarf, $5,850, Louis Vuitton. Hoop Earrings, $12,990, Messika. Stud Earrings, Bruna’s own. Makeup by L’Oréal Paris.

Bruna has used her visibility and social media clout to advocate for the inclusion of more faces of colour on the runways as well as to speak up about the all-too-common hair discrimination that occurs behind the scenes at shows and shoots with afro-textured hair. “To have been the first woman of colour to work on a Calvin Klein exclusive back in 2012 just made me realize how much we have to push to bring change to the industry,” she says. “Yes, things have evolved since then, but we can still do more.” And the needle shouldn’t stop at a colourful array of models on catwalks and in campaigns. “It’s also about walking on-set and seeing people behind the scenes, like stylists and photographers, of different backgrounds.”

Another topic that gets Bruna fired up is domestic violence against women. “One woman is killed every three days in France,” she states. “It’s a crisis that’s happening all over the world, and I really think that we can be part of the solution.”

Three years ago, Bruna joined Solidarité Femmes, a French network of associations specializing in the reception, support and accommodation of women facing abuse, and is quick to concede that she had a lot to learn when she first began. “It took me at least a year to really understand just how diverse domestic abuse is: The violence happens in so many forms,” she says. “I didn’t even talk about Solidarité Femmes on social media or anything at first. I was just visiting shelters in Paris, talking to women and learning about what the associations were doing.”

JACKET, $4,800, TOP, $3,050, AND SHOES, $1,060, SAINT LAURENT BY ANTHONY VACCARELLO. PANTS, PRICE UPON REQUEST, LOUIS VUITTON. DANGLE EARRINGS, $260, HELENE ZUBELDIA. STUD EARRINGS, BRUNA’S OWN. Makeup by L’Oréal Paris.

Now, Bruna’s passion to help end violence against women has seamlessly extended to her new post at L’Oréal Paris, with her joining the advocating team for Stand Up Against Street Harassment, the brand’s training program with the goal of eradicating gender-based street harassment. “L’Oréal Paris has always encouraged women to live according to their own rules, but street harassment goes against that,” says Bruna. “I feel like Stand Up can help people know how to react if they see or experience harassment. It really invites women and men to learn. It’s about educating people—myself included.”

As our phone conversation winds down, I catch myself feeling empowered and inspired by Bruna’s words and conclude that her strong sense of self totally matches the expressions and moods she elegantly delivered in our cover shoot. “She’s a real one,” I say in my head, before thanking her for being so open with me. “No, thank you!” she immediately responds. “I really can’t wait to see the pictures!”

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Learn about all the L’Oréal Paris products that Val Garland used for Bruna’s FASHION cover shoot and virtually try on each makeup look by scanning this QR code.

Art direction by JACQUES BURGA. Styling by MICKAEL CARPIN. Creative direction by GEORGE ANTONOPOULOS. Makeup by VAL GARLAND, L’Oréal Paris global makeup director. Hair by ALEXANDRINE PIEL. Photography assistant: CLAUDIA REVIDAT. Post-production: LUCY LU. Shot on location at the NOLINSKI HOTEL in Paris.

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Jacket and scarf, $5,850, Louis Vuitton. Hoop Earrings, $12,990, Messika. Stud Earrings, Bruna’s own. Makeup by L’Oréal Paris.

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