Fashion model, Denise Bidot (denisebidot)—who is Puerto Rican and Kuwaiti—spoke with Emperifollá in a 2019 interview about growing up as bicultural. Bidot highlights the need for more representation in media, recounting feeling seen by Shakira, who is of Lebanese descent, talking about her own Arab heritage. Bidot also shared in the interview:⁠ ⁠ "The more I talk about my story the more people come to me and DM me, saying that they are also Puerto Rican and Arabic. There are so many more of us than people realize. But we all feel so alone because we are never seen."⁠ ⁠ #DeniseBidot #PuertoRican #Kuwaiti #Model #Latina #ArabLatina #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth #Latinas #Bicultural