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The legendary model opens up about her early days in the style industry, the importance of being fearless, and her plans to open a creative hub within the Dominican Republic Wherever there may be chaos, Omahyra Mota Garcia is the primary to reach and make it her own. Nearly 21 years ago, the androgynous model swanned down the Jean Paul Gaultier Couture runway in a dapper peacoat, a cigarette dangling out of her mouth, dark eyes darting across the audience. Immediately shoehorned into the archetypical ‘bad girl’ role, in every way the style world told her to evolve, Garcia – along with her penetrating stare and signature fade – did every part she couldn't...