Raquel Reed was born in Secaucus, N.J., on April 11. She grew up living in Southern California until she moved to New York at 17, quickly becoming one of the leading alternative-scene models in the industry. Standing at 5-foot-six with bright red hair[currently], big-brown eyes with thick-blinking lashes, and a sassy sense of humor, Reed is best known for images that shockingly incorporate sex with comedy and childhood fantasy.

Her ethnic background is mostly Peruvian and African American, part Welsh and Puerto Rican.

Since Reed was a pre-teen bright-girly colors, candy and cartoons were the staple in her style on a large scale from hair to toe, a theme that has been noticed and directly inspired many mainstream artists.

While this was extremely discouraging and stressful to Reed at times, she takes it as a compliment, and remains an original trendsetter true to her own image.Although

Reed is well connected within the industry through various lasting relationships, she maintains creative control in her work and has always steered her career with independence, serving as her own manager.