Sunshine Love brings warmth, wisdom, and radiant feminine energy to Nalu Bay Swimwear, embodying the idea that confidence only deepens with time and experience.
Based in Dallas, Texas after growing up in New Mexico, Sunshine (@walking__on__sunshine__2.0) is living proof that beauty, ambition, and creativity can exist effortlessly side by side. What she loves most about being a Nalu Babe is the genuine sense of connection, the friendships she’s formed and the uplifting, welcoming energy that flows from the top down. To her, Nalu Bay feels like a space rooted in positivity, femininity, and mutual support.
By profession, Sunshine is a structural engineer and the proud owner of her own engineering firm, a milestone that represents independence, discipline, and years of dedication. Outside of work, she’s deeply committed to fitness and health, spending her free time running and staying active. Modeling remains a passion, whether she’s walking the runway, shooting print, or competing in pageants, and she’s excited to lean into new adventures within the modeling world this year. She also shares her days with her puppy and new kitty, who keep life playful and full.
Creativity is at the core of Sunshine’s personality, and the engineer in her loves building things from scratch. From designing and sewing her own dresses to crocheting purses and creating natural makeup, she thrives on hands-on expression. She’s constantly experimenting, staying busy, and finding joy in the process of making something uniquely her own. A lover of beach cities, Sunshine jokes that she could live in a bikini (especially a Nalu bikini) soaking up sunshine and ocean air whenever she can.
As a child, Sunshine dreamed big, imagining herself as a scientist, pilot, doctor, dancer, or artist. That curiosity and ambition still shine through today. If she had to describe herself in three words, they would be determined, passionate, and loving — traits that define both how she works and how she lives. She approaches every opportunity with intention, gratitude, and heart.
The person who inspired Sunshine most was her grandmother Horstmann, a truly remarkable woman whose influence shaped her outlook on life. Her grandmother taught her the importance of fitness and nutrition, staying active well into her seventies while maintaining an incredible quality of life. Always polished and beautifully put together, she showed Sunshine how self-care, discipline, and joy can coexist at any age. She also instilled the values of education and independence, emphasizing that women should be able to support themselves and choose partnership from love, not necessity.
Sunshine’s biggest accomplishment has been starting her own engineering firm and becoming fully self-employed, a testament to her intelligence, resilience, and belief in herself. It’s a chapter that reflects everything her grandmother encouraged... independence, confidence, and living life on your own terms. Each success has only reinforced Sunshine’s passion for helping others through her work and leading by example.
In her modeling journey, Sunshine embraces every shoot and event as a meaningful experience, collecting memories along the way. She was published in FHM Australia this year and is thrilled to be featured in Nalu Bay’s new magazine, a project she knows will make a fun, positive splash in the industry. She hopes to continue walking bikini runways, competing, and exploring pageants while staying open to whatever opportunities come next. A fun fact that perfectly captures her spirit is her love for DIY, if you can imagine it, she’s probably made it herself, paired with her inner nerd who loves data, engineering, and problem-solving.
Her advice to younger readers is both encouraging and grounded: take the opportunities, enjoy the adventure, but always stay safe. Sunshine credits early mentors for teaching her the importance of reference checks and having trusted people look out for you in the industry. She encourages aspiring models to find mentors, protect their energy, embrace artistic expression, and move through life with both excitement and wisdom, because the journey is meant to be enjoyed thoughtfully, one beautiful moment at a time.