Leadership & Human Potential
Kamil: What’s the biggest misconception people have about life as a model? Iulia: There is so much mythology surrounding models. For a long time, models were treated almost like living mannequins - silent figures whose role was simply to make fashion look effortless. You didn’t necessarily know the model’s name, her personality or her perspective. The focus was on the image, not the person. I think that mythology was also shaped by men’s ideas about what women were supposed to look like. But that perception is slowly changing. Kamil: Which city do you feel most creatively alive in — and why? Iulia: New York. New York has a very particular energy. It is a city where people arrive with ambition and ideas, often from completely different parts of the world. That environment constantly pushes you to grow. Iulia: What’s one piece of advice you’d give to someone who wants to embrace their uniqueness and turn it into strength? I would say: do not try to erase the parts of yourself that feel unusual. Learn them, refine them and build on them. What makes you stand apart can become your greatest advantage when it is supported by hard work.⸻ Kamil: You and your foundation are supporting autistic children. What more needs to be done globally? Iulia: Several things are important. First, education systems should focus more on integration. Children with autism benefit enormously from learning alongside other children. Social environments help them observe behaviour and communication patterns. Second, medicine should take a more holistic approach. Treatment often focuses primarily on psychiatric medication, while areas such as physical development, nutrition, gut health, heavy metals and overall biochemistry receive far less attention. It is equally important to recognise that autism rarely exists in isolation and may be accompanied by additional neurological conditions, such as epilepsy, which require careful diagnosis and treatment. Third, society needs to change the way it looks at autism. Many autistic individuals have very specialised talents. When those strengths are discovered early and properly supported, they can lead to remarkable contributions in science, technology and many other fields. Kamil: Do you think AI can support autistic children? Iulia: Artificial intelligence has enormous potential in this area. AI systems are capable of analysing large amounts of medical and neurological data. This could help doctors better understand how individual children respond to different treatments. AI may help analyse neurological scans more accurately, detect developmental patterns earlier and even assist in predicting how certain medications might affect a particular child. This could make treatment far more personalised and far more effective.
“ When families see real examples of what is possible, it changes the way they look at their children’s future. ”
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