Ireland Borba is a young model from San Diego, who recently relocated to Miami, Florida, and whom we had the good fortune of speaking with recently. Ireland Borba is not only a beautiful and accomplished model, but also a social media influencer, and actually works with social media.
We talked to Ireland a bit about the importance of social media to her brand and her blossoming career. At over 110k followers on Instagram, Ireland must be doing something right.
“Social media has helped me grow tremendously in my work environment, I’ve worked with the biggest brands, social media can really help you grow in the modeling world even more.”
In her career, Ireland has so far collaborated with big brands on commercial shoots. She has also been featured in the Miami Swim Week and worked with various big-name clothing and accessory brands. She is a highly driven young woman, with an interesting story to tell. We wanted to delve a little deeper into that story, asking Ireland what she wished she’d done differently. She told us that she wished she’d started earlier and taken advantage of the connections she had in high school to prompt what has turned out to be a fascinating and deeply satisfying career.
Still, one thing that resonates about Ireland’s personality is her acquiescence and her tranquility. She is at peace with the way things turned out, saying:
“But everything happens for a reason and I’m grateful to be living in Miami and having a great job that I enjoy and keep expanding every day.”
In her own words, Ireland is a complex person. Describing herself both as a girly girl, but also as a sports lover, she got her first break as a model when she was only 3, starring in a power commercial and a diaper commercial. She has always been a big fan of both traditionally girly, elegant things. She is a lifelong fan of brands like Dior, Chanel, Prada, and Rick Owen, but also enjoys ESPN.
“I went to school for sports physical therapy and have always wanted to work with ESPN or pro teams for physical therapy.”
She loves animals, as well as spending time with her big family, and kicking back to some of her favorite music, which includes artists like Drake, Brent Faiyaz, Lil Baby, Giveon, and so many others. She also enjoys doing yoga and focusing on her diet and her health, which she credits as one of the secrets of a successful model. For her own success, she also credits her family, especially her mother, for supporting her and encouraging her to never give up on her dreams.
In the near future, Ireland hopes to be featured in both Sports Illustrated, and Paris Fashion Week, and getting back to more active sports involvement.
To young models, just starting out, she advises a healthy diet, and a go-getter attitude:
“Practice your walk whenever and wherever, send out your digitals to all agency’s no matter big or small.”
