1.My journey into the modeling world was very unexpected. I never saw myself modeling or even in the industry. I was 18 working on my advertising degree when I was approached by a modeling scout , working for a top modeling agency in NY. He had said I have “THE LOOK” .. As we all know when people say that we take the compliment with uncertainty to its authenticity. I did go to the agency for a test shoot and from that point I was signed to the petite division of this agency. I continued with my college degree. I felt modeling would just be a short term part time fun experience. I was working with designers in NYC fashion shows and photoshoots. Meeting people from all sorts of life and from all around the world. As I was in the industry I had noticed the demand for petite girls was starting to slow down as I had anticipated so I started making connections with various designers. When the agency decide to cut me I was already so many years involved I already knew the in and out of all of even from the business standpoint. I was actually glad the agency cut me because I couldn't break my contract with them.. What I learned during this process is that they took such a huge cut that I was really being cheated… So I was now able to pretty much represent myself and get work.. It was difficult and easy at the same time .. New clients I would be skeptical but in life without the chance there would be no results.



While all this is going through all of these changes in the industry I was asked by a friend of mine that was store director of Sephora if i could help out and work for the holidays they needed someone to work the front of the store as a greeter. I said yes I could talk to people all day and get paid sounds good to me.. One day a client walked in that had an appointment with a makeup artist, no makeup artist was on the schedule… the manager asked if I could do it.? I said no way I never did anyone's makeup before. I gave in. I felt bad for this person having any appointment. She was about 17 years old so I figured this should be easy… I finished sher she had slight tears.. I stood back and said what is wrong if you don't like it? She says I LOVE IT! It's the first time I saw myself pretty.. I was so taken back I was so in shock that this young girl at 17 had such a low self esteem and a little make changed her whole perception. I almost cried. I told her first I didn't change your face, I just enhanced what you already have. That was a very big moment in time for me that day i had to do 7 makeovers from young old and special events. I felt that it had come so naturally and I had been doing it for years. I had been consumed by so much emotion seeing people see themselves as they have never seen before and their whole body posture changed their confidence when they walked out the door… That day can still make me emotional..



The next day when my boss found out she approached me and said I heard what happened yesterday and if you're interested can join the team in color. I wasn't anticipating that in my life at that time.. But it came into play when I wasn't chosen for a photoshoot shoot as the model but I had gotten work as a makeup artist.. Being on both sides I understood both sides what the photographer needed and wanted and what the model needed and wanted.. My life took a crazy turn from college to being in the fashion industry . I enjoyed every aspect of it…I then moved to Miami where I continued to be a model and makeup artist as I stand today, almost 50 years old living a dream.



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