Yara Shahidi : (2) " What modeling taught me at a young age was how to say ‘no,’ which is something girls – we’re not always good at saying ‘no.’ We want to be nice, and then we forget to look out for ourselves. " - Yara Shahidi " I was in Minnesota, where I was born, and I did print ads and commercials. And that was always cool ’cause when you’re little, you can only work two hours a day, and it changes. " - Yara Shahidi