Monica Sims

Monica Sims keeps you guessing. A bedroom-eyed blonde from Orange County with mixed European and Bolivian blood, her beauty stops men cold. Her eyes invite you closer, yet she speaks her mind and will send you packing if she feels like it. “I’m a Gemini,” she says, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. “You never know what you’ll get.” She skipped school to lie on the sand, never liked classrooms except for art. That creative streak paid off. She posted an Instagram shot holding the December issue, tagged Josh Ryan. He saw it, commented, booked the test. Weeks later she was approved. Outside the studio she splits her nights between downtown clubs and downtown soup kitchens. “I like giving back,” she says with a shrug. “Bet you thought I was just a party girl.”