Yessenia "Yesse" Rodriguez, a bilingual Latina, has always strived for success, reaching out for her dreams while remaining grounded, humble, and true to herself as a person, model, and actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York, at age two, Yesse and her mother relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she lived her childhood, adolescent, and early adult life.
At age 11, Rodriguez was chosen as an extra in a children's television show that aired locally in Milwaukee. By age 14, Yesse began her modeling career in Milwaukee and became a student and ambassador of Strive Media Institute, a non-profit organization that helped students interested in television, film, and filmography.
Rodriguez continued to pursue modeling opportunities and became a model and brand ambassador for Aras Promotions. She also became one of the four main faces for the Gumbo Television Show and had the opportunity to travel to Sao Paolo, Brazil, to film a documentary about child poverty and homelessness.
In 2008, Rodriguez took a leap of faith and relocated to North Carolina, seeking a change in lifestyle and scenery. She hoped that this change would help her further her personal and career growth, especially in her modeling and acting career.
Today, Yessenia has more drive than ever before, trying to do it all with her modeling and acting. She also passionately advocates her "Beauty & Brains" brand and has obtained her Master's degree in Public Administration and Healthcare Management from Keller Graduate School of Management.
Rodriguez believes that education and beauty are important because "when you feel good about who you are and love how you look, all while having the brains to support your looks, then you are a winner!" She is also seeking to pursue a doctorate degree soon.
Yesse was one of the featured models for the 2014 Women's Empowerment Fashion Show expo for the Leon Bramer Couture clothing line. She has worked with and been coached by Model International Coach Alva Page. BlackOpps Entertainment selected Yesse as one of the five brand ambassador models for Crush Model Magazine in 2014 and she also landed the cover of the Crush Model Magazine Masquerade edition in November of 2014.
In 2014, Yesse had the opportunity to film in Ride Along 2 alongside Kevin Hart and Ice Cube in a featured "hot girl" role as Cherry Red sitting alongside Hart. She also took part in the filming for the Longest Ride as a Hospital Doctor.
