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My name is Sarah Bentman. I’m from Baltimore, Maryland. I’m different as a person and as a model, because I care deeply about creating art and focusing on the story behind the image. When I pose, I have song lyrics or a story that is interpreted by my facial expressions and poses. I constantly practice. I’m a perfectionist. I’m always learning and striving to be the best.
My main goal is to be comfortable in life. There was a time I was homeless, and I never want to get to that point again. I want to be rich so I can give back. I give back when I can now, but there’s so much I want to do. I really want to help rebuild communities in Central America. In five years, I see myself signed with a bigger agency and see myself on the big screen. I’m slowly making my way into acting, and I want to see where that takes me as well.
I was featured in the Walking Dead the World Beyond and was a Handmaid in Handmaids Tale so I’m looking to see what my next character is and I’m honestly excited.
I bring diversity into the modeling world. I’m Hispanic, Asian, with a splash of Russian European mix. I was adopted so for me modeling is a way of expressing myself. My model name, Sera, means “it will be” in Spanish and is also a phonetic way of the spelling Sarah in Japanese. I went with that name, because it has a lot to do with who I am. By modeling and acting I can literally be anything. So for me, it plays a big part in my life.
I want to leave behind a legacy for young girls that it doesn’t matter where you have come from, it doesn’t matter where you are in life, your mind is the limit and you need to work for what you want. I had three jobs at one point and was modeling, I was sleeping in my car and at an art studio. I was still working towards my goal and now I’m traveling the world, and I thank God for that. Never give up on your dreams. I had a photographer when I started who told me I’d never make it; to give up. I can say now I’m glad I didn’t let him write my story. If I had listened to him, I would’ve never walked in New York Fashion Week or DC Fashion Week, I would’ve never won One model in Italy, I wouldn’t be on billboards or published in magazines on news stands, or on covers of books and magazines. I would have never made it. if I didn’t keep trying.
