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00:00I never thought gymnastics was really going to be my sport.

00:03It was something that kind of calmed me down.

00:05I had really bad ADHD when I was younger,

00:07and my parents couldn't technically control me at certain times,

00:10so it got to a point where they were just like,

00:12hey, let's put you in a sport and see what happens.

00:17My tattoos definitely have a meaning to them.

00:21My right side has my Olympic rings on it,

00:24which I've gone to two Olympics.

00:25How I see it is my right side is my shield and my armor,

00:29and my left side is all the imperfections that I've ever had in my life.

00:32I get to embrace both sides.

00:34I think in the fashion world for me,

00:36it's really just about the final statement.

00:38A lot of people say bags are like their go-to,

00:40but for me it's like sunglasses,

00:42like something that's just like an awe factor.

00:45I was that kid in school who would show up with toe socks

00:48and knee socks and all these crazy things

00:50because I felt like fashion really is a lot of self-expression.

00:54It's developed a lot, though.

00:55I've been able to really understand

00:56how people match golds and silvers together

00:59and patterns and certain looks and shoes and all that stuff.

01:02I've just enjoyed this whole shoot in general.

01:05A lot of the outfits that I had

01:06were definitely out of my comfort zone,

01:08but I am honestly happy about the outcome.

01:11You realize, okay, wait, these things actually work for me,

01:14they look good on me,

01:15or just in general,

01:16your creative mind can go a different direction.

01:18Jordan being the incredible acrobatic gymnast that she is,

01:23we just wanted to play into that

01:24and showcase that in an elevated fashion style.

01:27So we have her doing a lot of very intricate, structured poses

01:30and going to be compositing them together.

01:33So just seeing her really express herself on camera has been amazing.

01:36I love to lean more into warmth.

01:38I love to lean more into vibrancy.

01:41With darker skin tones,

01:42you have more of the reds,

01:43more of the oranges.

01:44Jordan being lighter,

01:45I've seen a little more of the yellow undertones,

01:47which works well into the warmth that I like to play into.

01:50And the clothes that we've been experimenting in the backgrounds as well

01:53really help bring out the vibrancy in her undertones.

01:55The blue surprised me.

01:57It was a last-minute game winner.

01:59We did a combination of continuous light

02:01as well as strobe lighting,

02:02which creates this little blur of light

02:04that really just adds a nice effect to clothes and to promotion.

02:08My collaboration with Tyler today has been so fun.

02:11I definitely can say his eye for who the person is is amazing.

02:15He's done incredible work.

02:17Him understanding the flow and what I do

02:19and just being creative.

02:21I think that's the biggest thing is understanding your craft

02:23and if you understand your work and what you want to see

02:26and be a part of,

02:27then you know you're going to create something great.

02:29A lot of self-confidence probably does come from a lot of affirmations.

02:33I do tell myself like in the mirror.

02:35That's where I'm that girl came from

02:37is understanding that even on my downfalls and my worst days,

02:40that I can just get back up and understand,

02:42look, you are that girl

02:43and you can continue to push forward and conquer.

02:46When I was watching the 2008 Olympics,

02:48I was watching gymnastics and I had told my mom,

02:51I was like, that's what I want to do.

02:52I want to become an Olympian.

02:54I didn't say in what sport.

02:55I thought I was going to be like track and field

02:58or something else because that's what I did before gymnastics.

03:01By the time I was about 14 or 15 years old,

03:03I was like, hmm, this could be something that, you know,

03:07I could become an Olympian for.

03:09Yeah, now look.

03:11Two Olympics later.

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