I am local author, writer, poet, model and teacher in the Tampa Bay area. I carry with me a passion for the pen. Writing is my first love, and this is what makes writing special. Currently a student in Saint Leo’s Doctorate program in Education leadership, I am a woman determined to make her mark on the world one picture and written word at a time. Growing up with an Afro-Latino mother from Puerto Rico and an absentee Caucasian father, I immediately felt different and out of place. Being biracial, Caribbean and Hispanic in the United States has come with many scars throughout the years. Insecurities of being different have plagued this little girl and transpired a woman of color to feel proud to express herself artistically. I want to create a platform for all women of color to follow. I write poetry and models to express the beauty in diversity and the importance in representation. In my childhood, there was a lack of black and Latin representations in the media. I believe it is up to this generation to show the next generation the importance of what it means to be the change in the world. In the words of Langston Hughes “I too am America.” The Krystal Orellano brand wants to be an inspiration and build a legacy for years to come. As an entrepreneur I am a spoken word artist and author of the books The Evolution of Poetry and Quench. The next few Projects are a poetry book called Through the looking glass of a biracial Afro-Latina; A memoir called The chronicles of a biracial girl and my first novel The Lover’s Passion Lounge. My work has been published in many fashion and poetry magazines across the world from the U.K. to China. I have recently participated in photoshoots with Victoria Hanely from America’s Top Model, Prolific Magazine, Miss Global Fashion Modeling agency, New York Fashion week, Amazing Magazine, Orlando Fashion Week, Poetry Is radio show, and many events in the Tampa community.