The Confessional: Sarah McSweeney

Here’s a girl you’re going to be seeing a lot more of! At age 19, Sarah McSweeney is the youngest woman we’ve had in our Confessional and very likely to soon be the most widely recognized. You might have recently seen her here, or here, or maybe even here, and of course the past few seasons as the face of Married to the MOB.

Read what this fresh faced beauty has been up to the last couple years and keep your eyes peeled for big things to come. Her whole life is ahead of her…

Name and age:
Sarah McSweeney, Age 19

Marital Status:
Only one guy is allowed to slap me.

Where are you originally from?
Chelsea, NYC

How long have you lived in NY?
I was born and raised here, my parents moved us to the suburbs when I was 10, but we were always in and out of the city. When I was 16 I moved back officially on my own.

What neighborhood in NY do you live in?
Living in Tribeca

What are your favorite memories of New York?
One of my favorite memories, is my mom walking me to grammar school every morning. My school was in the West village so we would walk from Chelsea. Each morning she would let me stop at this Italian bakery and get cookies for breakfast. Cookies for breakfast, pretty amazing….ha. Best recent memory is baby Kier’s birth at St Vincent’s and Rob almost passing out in the delivery room.

Give us a brief rundown of your past work experience?
I got my first job when I was 16 at La Esquina. I was the door bitch. I lied for a while and told management I was 17. After working there for about a year I got scouted and gave the modeling thing a try.

We’ve been noticing you in print a lot lately, how did you get your start modeling? And what agency are currently with?
I am currently with Marilyn Model Management. I got scouted two summers ago. I was walking down Mott st and stopped to tie my shoelace, when this surfer looking guy approached me. At the time he was scouting for Abercrombie and Fitch and asked to take my polaroid to submit them for their next campaign. Then he told me that he also owned a small managing company that places girls with agencies. I was a little wary at first. But after meeting with him again I figured I might as well try. So the day I turned 18 I signed with him and he placed me with an agency. He is still my manager and now a good friend of mine. He also brings my lazy ass to the gym every day.

Got any favorite models you admire?
Um not really, I mean I love Kate Moss, but I don’t admire her.

Do you know and get along with other models?
Yeah, I know a few models, but I’m not good friends with any though. To tell you the truth most models are super retarded and I can’t really relate to them. I don’t get anyone who wants to make modeling their complete life.

When was the first time you saw yourself in print?
Hmm I can’t really remember. I have a terrible memory.

You’ve been the face of your sister Leah’s brand, Married to the MOB, for a while, whats it like working with her?
I love doing shoots for MTTM, because I get some creative control and they are always pretty amusing. Usually we end up shooting a lot of stuff that never makes it to the public cause it’s just a little to insane. Usually my sister and I constantly bicker as the shoot is going on. We have a very love hate relationship. But there is much more love then hate.

You also blog on the mobliving website, do you have a lot of devoted fans?
I don’t blog too much, that’s much more Tam Tam’s thing. But yea MOBLIVING.COM for sure has a big following.

You and Tabatha seem like best friends in person and from what we see on the blog, how did you guys become such good friends and are you both really as wacky as you come across on mobliving?
Yes we are as wacky as we seem and then some. We are both pretty out there when separated, but when we are put together something happens. Some people never recover after a Sarah- Tabatha run in. My sister introduced Tabatha and I two years ago, she thought I was hanging out with too many old people. Tabatha and I instantly became best friends. After knowing Tabatha for only three months…. I moved in with her and her mother in BK after my sister and I had a fight. Tam Tam is family forever.

Any other things on your horizon?
I have a lot of things on my plate right now. As for my modeling career, I’m taking it for what it is. I’ve never aspired to be a model and I never will. But I consider it a stepping-stone for what I want to do in the end. Modeling is opening up more doors for me in the future, that go way beyond posing.

What’s the most satisfying thing about your work?
Traveling the world on someone else’s bill is very satisfying. Plus I get to travel places I wouldn’t neccessarly chose to travel to myself. My job has also opened my eyes a bit. The fashion industry is so fucked, it really can suck the life out of you. I’m constantly battling myself to stay in reality, cause it’s very easy to get sucked in. I’m not a very balanced person so sometimes it can be hard.

Got any favorite clothing brands?
MOB of course.

Got a long term plan?
I do, but I never say what I’m gonna do…..I wait till I do it.

Do you have much free time? And what do you do when you’re not working?
Sometimes I have absolutely no time and sometimes Ill get a week off. Which can be really nice. When I’m not working I like to cook, play with my niece, create a little mischief, make fun of people, take a shit….the list goes on and on.

How would you describe your personal style?
Simple and slutty…..slightly tomboyish

What’s your prized possession?
Hmm, I don’t really have one. I like having nice things but they don’t mean too much to me. Maybe that’s why I lose all my shit.

Where do you like to shop?
For clothes my favorite spot is Fille De Joie (197 Grand st BK). Tabatha’s amazing mother owns it (CC she is my French mother). It’s like going in to your girlfriends house, the one who has the dope closet and picking out the shit you like. It’s the fucking best! Beauty products I shop at Sephora even though I don’t really wear make up. Lush is good too for soap and stuff like that, their Ocean Salt product is amazing!!

Do you go out much?
Yeah I go out, I don’t really have a favorite club though. They are all pretty lame unless you’re super fucked up. Actually, I take that back I went to the best gay club in Vancouver recently, it was so much fun…I worked the stripper pole like no other…the gays loved it. The Odeon’s bar for a drink, and I just discovered this awesome wine bar on West Broadway, of course I forget the name.

Name your top three fave restaurants:
The Odeon-Calamari
Spice- Tofu Rama
Pure Food and Wine- Everything, it changed my life.

What’s your most recent discovery/exploration in New York?
NYC on a bicycle. My manager hooked me up with bike recently am I’m kicking myself for not getting one sooner.

Do you plan on living in NY forever?
I plan on traveling a lot and experiencing new places but home base will always be NYC.

If you smoke, tell us your favorite rolling paper. If you drink, tell us your cocktail/drink of choice?
I don’t really smoke. As for booze…Patron.

Name one New York woman that you would nominate to our Hail Mary list?
Tabatha McGurr!! Seriously I know this may seem biased but I don’t give a fuck. Tabatha is amazing, talented and sweet. She is also rude and loud, but that’s what I love. In fact I would be her lover.

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