Complex Magazine deemed Zendaya Coleman their woman of next year, forecasting that she will take over 2016 in a major way.

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Of course. I think it’s a responsibility, but like Tupac Shakur, I’m a real model. Which means: I’m not pretending to be something that I’m not, because like he said, people are going to be disappointed when they find out who you are, because it’s not going to be what you presented to the world. So just keep it real. I’m a good kid and that’s all.

Now as we all know, most Disney child stars good off the deep end once they reach adulthood; some refer to this as the Disney curse. Child stars who were once the apple of America’s eyes fall from grace due to wild behavior, drug use, violence, and more. Zendaya assures fans that she won’t be next in that vicious cycle.

I think again it’s that real model, role model thing. A lot of them were forced into being role models and they had to pretend to be something that they didn’t feel matched up with who they were. And that’s because they started really, really young. So you’ve got to realize when you’re really young you don’t know who you are yet. And as soon as you figure it out, you’ve already been forced to become something that you didn’t really know you signed up for. So it’s like, I get it. There’s a lot of pressure, so I completely understand. Everyone has their different ways of learning and growing and finding out who they are, and you can’t fault people for that. Again, I think with all the prior Disney stars, at least you can say they are themselves now.

And when asked whether or not she thought she’d have a Miley moment Zendaya stuck with her earlier statements that it wouldnt happen because she’s being herself already.

No. That’s why I said, in order to avoid those problems just be yourself from the beginning and be honest with the world, because that’s the only thing you can do. There will be no surprises.

Shortly after her cover was announced Complex tweeted a quote from Zendaya’s interview where she spoke about being riracial and not seeing color.

But to literally be two races, it’s really hard to see color because I’m the gray area…

Fans everywhere took to Twitter to remind her that regardless of how she looks at herself, the world will always consider her a black woman. As expected Zendaya fired back on Twitter posting the full excerpt from the interview where she acknowledged her blackness.

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