Unencumbered by societal wants, Willow Smith, daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, is focused on carving her own self-empowered path. With interests that range from nanoscience, microbiology and civil engineering, this musical fashionista seeks to change the paradigm of the world we live in.

The 15-year-old feminist has recently been crowned the newest Chanel ambassador, and is covered in Teen Vogue’s May issue.

“Being a young African-American woman with dreads, it blows my mind that I’m a Chanel ambassador. Like, how am I a Chanel ambassador? It is so beautiful. I’m coming into a new part of my life that is completely unknown, and I’m jumping right in. All I can do from here is continue to shift paradigms and continue to push the envelope further and further. But I am doing it every day just by being myself.”

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