Lionel Richie’s Little Girl, Sofia Has Come Into Her Own! See Her Sexy Complex Magazine Cover

Sofia Richie is stepping out of the shadows of her famous father, Lionel Richie and showing the world that she’s her own person.

The 18-year-old is the cover star for Complex Magazine‘s latest issue and she poses up a storm in the Kylie-Jenneresque-styled pictures shot by Sasha Samsonova.

See the sexy photos and excerpts from her interview below.

On critics who say she doesn’t have the frame of a model: “It’s not like I called and begged these designers to work with me. They felt my vibe and we were cool and that’s that. People obviously don’t respect some of the shoots I do because I’m short and this or that, but I really don’t let that stuff get to me.”

On the possibility of a music career: “I wanted to have a music career for a long time. Music is my life and it speaks to me—Rihanna, a lot of Frank Ocean, I love Shawn Mendes! But I don’t want my own music career. I’m Lionel Richie’s daughter. When I do this I have to be 100 percent good, and it was too much pressure for me. I just want to have my own direction and be free with it. I don’t want anyone to have a hold on me because of my dad.”

On being mistaken for a white girl: “I’m very light, so some people don’t really know that I’m black. I’ve been in situations where people will say something kind of racist and I’ll step in and they’ll be like, ‘Oh, well, you’re light,’” she says, her eyes flashing. “That still doesn’t cut it, buddy. It’s 2016—you better get your shit together before you get slapped out here.”