Modern Beach Chic Mom on the Street: Sandra Coates

Sandra Coates and family- Modern Beach Chic Mom on the Street

Model, speaker, nurse, and Modern Beach Chic Mom on the Street Sandra Coates empowers women to embrace their unique beauty. Read on to learn all about her work and style!

Meet Sandra

Sandra Coates is a speaker, mentor, model, influencer, and upcoming author committed to spreading the powerful message of God’s beauty within every woman. As Founder of Girls UNITED + FREE, Sandra has played an instrumental role in rallying women together of all colors, sizes, ages, and cultures to showcase the exquisite beauty of God in each one and be better together. She speaks to empower women and girls to know and live out their God-given beauty and unique purpose in a culture that is constantly pushing us to compare and conform.

For the past 25 years, Sandra has held many leadership and speaking roles mentoring and encouraging women through her church, working as a nurse at a Pregnancy Clinic, and in the local community. Sandra currently serves as a Women’s Ministry leader and the Creative Speaking Team at her church. For many years she has worked with Young Life, an outreach ministry investing in teens and leaders to share the Gospel to this generation. She is a mom of 3 awesome sons, aged 14, 11, and 7,  and a pastor’s wife. In her free time, she enjoys surfing and yoga, thrift shopping, spontaneous adventures with family/friends, and making really good smoothies.

Modern Beach Chic Style

Which three words best describe your style: Modern chic with a beach girl vibe

What are your favorite places to shop? Thrift stores, local surf shops, or Kohl’s high-waisted jeans

Who’s your favorite style icon? Jackie Kennedy O or a modest version of Jennifer Lopez

What’s your best style advice? Don’t let your clothes rule you. Cut, distress, or tie-dye to make it your own and watch people ask you where you got it🙌 

I like to express my creativity through what I wear.

What article of clothing/accessory would you not want to live without? Sunglasses, gold hoops and favorite pair of jeans”)

Which trend would you want to see make a comeback? ‘70s style- bell bottoms and peasant blouses

What should NEVER make a comeback? Low rise /short-waisted pants 

What fashion/style did you love at the time, but now cringe when you see old photos? High school days: big curly teased hair after a can of hairspray and Lots of split ends thinking I was all that…HA!

What’s your best style secret? I always have a good face cream & serum: frankincense EO mixed with coconut oil for some glow.

Stilettos, flats, or sneakers? Comfortable but cute-my go-to shoes: TOMS wedges, Adidas striped sneakers, or rainbow flip flops

Modern Beach Chic Family

What’s your favorite way to spend time with your family? Bike ride adventures, judging cannonball contests in the pool, or watching Duck Dynasty together

What’s been your best family vacation? Annual family vacation to Hilton Head Island

Best parenting advice: Build the relationships you have with your kids over the results you want for your kids.

Parenting true confession: I regularly hide groceries from my husband and 3 boys to ration out the food sources

What’s your go-to family dinner? Chicken wings made special by my hubby Brett

What’s your favorite family restaurant? Tautogs in VB

Modern Beach Chic Life

What’s your favorite show to binge-watch? I hardly ever watch TV but I loved Downton Abbey

If you could pick anyone to star as you in a movie based on your life, who would it be? Jennifer Garner

What’s your favorite beach read? Whatever soul-inspiring Christian book I’m reading

What song do you dance to when nobody’s watching?  “Good Vibrations" – by Marky Mark

What’s at the top of your travel bucket list? Tropical vacation with my husband and taking our boys to see some beautiful places in the USA

What’s your favorite way to unwind at the end of a long day? Being outside with a glass of red wine and some good friends laughing and talking about life

Your Modern Beach Chic Style

We love the way that Sandra embraces life with gusto and conviction! She lives life with purpose and empowers other women to become the best version of themselves. Even with all of her many responsibilities, she still manages it all with grace and style.

Be sure to learn more about Sandra and from her website, and check her out on Facebook and Instagram.

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