73 Questions with Exec: Amanda Gage, Blog Editor
How are you feeling these days?
I am feeling a little anxious and stressed with everything going on in the world, but I am also very grateful to be in a position where I can social distance because many people don’t have the privilege
What’s your favorite food?
This is a tough one. I love any type of hummus because I am a hummus addict, but I also am obsessed with sweet potatoes.
What’s your guilty pleasure?
Any show on the food network
What’s your favorite dessert?
Nothing beats ice cream
Do you have a secret talent?
Editor’s Note: *Couldn’t share otherwise it wouldn’t be a secret!
How do you describe yourself in three words?
Funny, loyal, and passionate
WFU Style in three words?
Inclusive, creative, and supportive
Heels or flats?
Flats
What is the greatest fashion trend of all time?
High waisted jeans
Must-have beauty product?
A good exfoliator (my favorite is the Tata Harper Regenerating Cleanser)
What is your go-to dance move?
I am the world’s worst dancer, so my go-to dance move is the basic “arms-in-the-air”
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Fashion journalist or editor for a magazine
What is your spirit animal?
Dolphin
Where is your favorite place to vacation?
Martha’s Vineyard. It’s my happy place and I’ve been going there since I was three years old. I consider it my real home.
How are you enjoying quarantine?
I go stir crazy very easily, so it’s been a testing time for me. I have been going on walks two times a day just to get out of the house.
What is your biggest fear?
Sharks
What advice would you give your 13 year old self?
Don’t compare yourself to anyone else. Focus on being kind to the people around you and everything else will fall into place.
Where do you go when you need to be alone?
I usually go for a run outside. It’s one of the only times I ever truly focus on myself. It’s amazing.
What do you find yourself doing a lot of these days?
Now that I am back home, I have been taking a lot of spin classes. I love them so much.
What is your current obsession?
My current obsession is the new Harry Styles Album and the Goop Podcast
What do you love most about your hometown?
I am from Chatham, New Jersey. My favorite thing about Chatham is how passionate everyone is about our town. There is a lot of Chatham pride.
What do you love the most about Wake Forest?
I know it sounds cheesy but the people. I have met some of the most amazing individuals while being a student here.
What is one thing you could never live without?
My family. They are truly my rock, and they support me in everything I do.
What is your favorite season?’
Definitely the summer because I am in Martha’s Vineyard. I am surrounded by all my favorite people in my favorite place.
What is your biggest pet peeve?
People who are unnecessarily rude and slow walkers
Who is the most fashionable woman that you know?
Randi Kenworthy. She owns her own clothing company on Martha’s Vineyard and makes all the clothes herself. I look up to her so much, and I can’t wait to work with her this summer.
What is your favorite exercise?
My favorite exercise is definitely running, but I do love a good spin class.
What is your current favorite song?
It’s always so hard to narrow it down, but I have been obsessed with Me and You Together Song by the 1975
What’s your favorite candy?
Anything with chocolate
What is your first memory in life?
I spent the first four or five years of my childhood in Seattle, Washington, so my earliest memories include going to Pike Place Market with my family every weekend
Who is your biggest role model?
Our close family friend, Katie Doll. She is like an Aunt to me, and she is the most optimistic and supportive person I know. She has the most beautiful soul, and without even trying, she always makes the people around her smile.
What is the best advice you’ve ever been given?
Fake it till you make it
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Living in New York City (preferably the West Village) and working for a fashion magazine.
What show have you recently binge watched?
I have been binge watching Peaky Blinders on Netflix. It’s so addicting!
What fictional character would you love to spend the day with?
Forrest Gump
Which celebrity would you love to spend the day with?
Harry Styles
What’s the last movie you watched?
In my family, we each take turns picking the movie for the night. My recent pick was Parasite. I highly recommend it!
What is your idea of the best first date?
Going out to a very casual dinner and spending the night bar-hopping
What is the best gift you have ever received?
For my sixteenth birthday, my parents got me a Tiffany Smile necklace, and I haven’t taken it off since.
What is the silliest nickname ever given to you?
In fifth grade, a bunch of my friends called me “Mandy” but when they said it really quickly, it sounded like they were saying “Mayo”. Then, people as a joke started calling me “Mayo”. It was weird.
When do you feel most beautiful?
When I am having a get together with friends and family during the summer, and I am usually wearing my white flowy pants and a t-shirt.
What’s your favorite song to blast in the car?
Anything from Mamma Mia
What would the title be if your life was a song?
Can I copy Harry Styles? Because “Treat People With Kindness” would definitely be the song title.
What was your first concert?
Justin Bieber
What is your favorite word of all time?
Prego (it’s italian for “no problem”)
What’s the thing you are most excited for in life right now?
Honestly, being the blog director for WFU Style. I am so excited to be a part of this team!
If you could describe your style in three words what would it be?
Simplistic, classy, old-school
What is your favorite beverage?
Coconut water
What is your ideal birthday cake flavor?
Carrot cake
What is your favorite tv show of all time?
The Vampire Diaries
If you had a super power what would it be?
To read people’s minds
What’s the best compliment you have ever received?
Whenever people tell me that I am kind it’s the best feeling in the world
What’s one habit you wish you could break?
Picking my fingers
What makes you laugh no matter what?
My brother or my best friend Cooper
What’s the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done?
I did a service trip to Thailand without knowing anyone
What’s the best lyric you’ve ever heard?
What the people need is a way to make them smile, it ain’t so hard to do if you know how”- Listen to The Music by The Doobie Brothers
What’s something you’ve always wanted to try but are too scared to?
Skydive
Ideal honeymoon vacation?
Bali
If you could raid one woman’s closet, whose would it be?
Alexa Chung
Must-have purse item?
Hand cream
What is your favorite city?
New York City
What is your favorite flower?
Stargazers
If you had a podcast what would it be about?
Lifestyle and wellness
Favorite dish to cook?
Vegan mac n’ cheese
Favorite book?
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Historical figure you would love to eat with?
Winston Churchill
Favorite time of day?
Five o’clock! My family never misses a cocktail hour.
Puppies or kittens?
Puppies
What is your favorite social media platform?
Twitter. People are so funny on that app.
Go-to karaoke song?
Hotel California or Radio Ga-Ga
What country do you hope to visit?
I really want to see New Zealand. It looks like the most beautiful place in the world.
Best way to decompress?
Go for a nice, long run outside, or have a dance party to your favorite songs
Where is your happy place?
Easy. Martha’s Vineyard.
Our amazing Blog Director Amanda!
“[I feel most beautiful] When I am having a get together with friends and family during the summer, and I am usually wearing my white flowy pants and a t-shirt.”
