I have also added a few more outtakes from Sophia’s shoot with Elisabeth Caren for Viva Magazine. This is definitely one of my favorite shoots of Sophia! Hopefully we’ll get more soon enough! Keep your fingers crossed.! Here’s also a bit of her interview with the magazine.

Sophia Bush shows off the numerous string-like bracelets she received in a special ceremony in Laos, Southeast Asia last week. Sitting in the café of the Chamberlain West Hollywood Hotel wearing grey skinny jeans, ballet flats and a loose white tee, she recalls the ritual when her Laotian friends attached each bracelet with wishes for a bright future.

“A good friend is a founder of Pencils of Promise,” says Bush, revealing dimples the size of the Grand Canyon. “They started building schools in Laos, and are moving into Nicaragua and Guatemala, with Ghana next year. They just broke ground on their 50th school.”

For the 30-year-old actress, travels to the far corners of the world have added another dimension to her life. “From travelling, you get a perspective on the world and get back in tune with humanity in a way that you don’t from just reading about a place,” she says.

Coast to coast
For the past nine years, Bush has also travelled between homes in Los Angeles and North Carolina where her show One Tree Hill filmed. She portrays Brooke Davis on the hit drama, now in its final season on air. Brooke has evolved from a trouble-making vixen to a fiercely loyal friend, bringing Bush a large, loyal fan base.

“We started being very opposite people in our behaviour,” reflects the 5’5″ actress on how she and her character have matured. “Over the years it was like brainwaves that ebb and flow while crossing sometimes, remaining close and other times moving further apart. Sometimes I learned from Brooke’s courageousness and willingness to say things everyone was thinking.”

So when asked if she has any professional and personal regrets, Bush immediately answers, “Are you kidding me?! Of course! I’ve made incredibly stupid mistakes, and yet I’ve always led with my heart, and at times that has left me sore. However, it’s taught me beautiful lessons. It’s allowed me beautiful love, even though I have made idiotic mistakes. That’s life.” She sips her chamomile tea and ponders for a minute. “I think your failures shape you as much as your successes do. Nobody is perfect.”

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