Model Gemma Vence’s Instagram Feed Is Your Much-Needed Mid-Winter Heat Wave

We spend a lot of time on Instagram (no, really—a lot of time), and when we're not living vicariously through our favorite FOMO-inducing accounts, we're checking out some particularly talented users. So when our GQ castings team finds a ’grammer worth shouting out, we think it's our duty to share him or her with you, dear followers. Up today, model and native New Yorker Gemma Vence.

Gemma Vence may have grown up in the Big Apple, but these days she spends most of her time flying from one sunny location to another. Makes sense, really, since Vence is known for making bikinis look their very best. When she's not busy lying in the sand or getting splashed with salt water, she can be found poolside with friends and family (her dog included). Turns out this It-girl (Vence has been to every cool party you can imagine) is just like us—only, with abs, a 16K Instagram following, and a Guess modeling campaign. Check her out here and make sure to give her a follow.

Where are you right now?
By the pool in Waikiki with my two sisters.

Where did you grow up?
New York, since I was 5.

What makes you feel sexy?
Drinking fine wine.

Where have you never been but want to go?
Tahiti. My parents stopped there on their honeymoon and described it as one of the most beautiful and romantic places they'd been.

Do you read the comments?
Yes, because I like to see what everyone else is thinking.

What is the craziest thing you’ve done on a shoot?
Fallen asleep.

How do you spend your time off?
Eating fries by the pool and cuddling with my 14-year-old pug.

What is your most prized possession?
A bracelet from someone very special to me.