Milan!

So my agent, Ron Gerard, from NEXT pulled it off. He wanted to get me into FASHION Milan for a few weeks now and just yesterday they emailed him saying they want me over there. Yet another reason why people call Ron the best in Miami, and some even say in the country. So September 6 I will be flying to Milan Italy for at least 3 months. I should be back in December but then there is always a chance they may want me to return to Milan or somewhere else later. FASHION wants me to lose about 5lbs to be a little more slim. They like leaner and less muscular. I have a month to do that and that'll be cake.

Ive been staying at a hostel in South Beach now for a time span of about 4 weeks or maybe its been 5...lol i dont remember. Ive been back to Orlando/Oviedo prob 4 days total within that time. Ron told me that August is dead here in Miami and that I can go home until he needs me for a casting or a test shoot. So I am taking a break from the gypsy life and I am going back to Oviedo as long as I can until I am needed again in Miami.

It has been a rollercoaster since I've been down here. Not knowing where I will be living in a month whether it is in Miami or NY, or Europe or Asia. Also running around going to test shoots, castings, building up my portfolio with new images, meeting people in the industry, making friends at the hostel, and eating like a homeless person haha. It's been great and I've enjoyed it!

Till next time

what its looking like as of now

So I 've been waiting to here back from agencies globally. We have a few from Asia that are willing to fly me there and pay for room and board as I work. However my agent wants me to go to Europe so hes been waiting to here back from a few there. I just got an email today from one in Milan saying they want me to work there starting mid September. My agent says I should go for it. It's not FASHION agency, its FLASH agency. So its looking like I am moving to Milan, Italy mid September, unless something changes....and in this industry it is always likely.
Also in the mean time I am looking to rent an apartment in Miami Beach until the move.
I'll post once I know for sure :)

shoot with Luis Pina

This was the shoot I had with Luis Pina Sunday night. Luis was great. A young guy like me and very talented and driven. He's definitely someone to look out for. The other model is Daniel Mateus Lages. A new model who is def going to be a hot shot very soon. Its great knowing people who you know will eventually do big things. Check out Luis' website at lepina.com !

hurry up and wait

Had a last minute test shoot last night and it was great! A more edgy and dark shoot. Ill get the pics soon. The photographer was Luis E. Pina-Ortiz. Hes moving to NY in September to further his carreer. He'll do great, check out his website at lepina.com. And the sylist from last night was Ninosko Osorio. Oh and the stylist on Friday from the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week were Dee&Co South Beach. So after 9 castings, 3 test shoots, and a show in a span of 6 days, I feel I have experienced the crazy, busy, spontaneous, model lifestyle...and I love it! A bit stressful at times but thats life.

So the reason why I titled this post "hurry up and wait" is because now that I have 3 more shoots from this weekend to add to my portfolio, I have to wait for my agency to edit them and add them in my port. Once thats done they are going to send my portfolio to FASHION agency in Italy. If FASHION likes me then I will be moving to Milan, Italy in Septmber until early December. If I am not what they are looking for then I will most likely be bouncing up from New York to Miami until December. Then we go from there. So as of now I just have to wait for these photos to get edited and sent to FASHION. My agent says I should know by July 31.

I added a couple more pics from fridays shoot with AD013.

keeping busy

So last night was the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week SWIM: Swell Suits Maimi 2011, at the Oasis in the Raleigh Hotel. I was one of the runway models for designers: Nalia, Olasul, and Parke and Ronen. It was my first runway show, actaully my first show in anything and it was a blast! It was so much fun and I got to meet a lot of great people. All the staff was great. The hair sylists and makeup artists were terrific. Ill get the names of the hair stylists and make up artists on the next post. I had a test shoot with David Benolio( ADo13 Studio) a couple of hours before the MBFW show. And today I had a test shoot with Mark Drew. Ron Gerard is hooking me up! Going to relax tomorrow after an insane but fun week/weekend.

These photos were from AD013 STUDIO

I also added a couple of links to the show from last night

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/fXMd57d2p9L/Swell+Suits+Miami+Runway+Swim+2011+MBFW/9XVOXLG9OMz

http://www.naplesnews.com/photos/galleries/2010/jul/17/fashion-swim-week-2011-models-swimsuits/123217/#section_header

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28leNWEK3Ds&feature=youtube_gdata

big things happening

So I am in Miami Beach right now relaxing after a long day. I got word from Ron Gerard from NEXT Model Management in Miami that he has got some castings that would be good for me to go to. So I got up at 5am and drove here from Orlando. When I got to the agency Ron already had a comp card set up for me and we went through my portfolio to lean it out. After that I went to three castings for Ed Hardey, True Religion, and .Z Araujo. Got 3 more castings tomorrow and a show on Friday night set up. Ron is definitely making things happen! He said he plans on getting me to Europe by September for a few months to strenghten my book and get some tear sheets. If I do all this, it will better prepare me for NY when I get there around April.

*I thought I posted this a few days ago but I guess it didnt go through.

So to add to this post, I just signed with NEXT in Miami yesterday! I get to check off one of my goals: to sign with a top agency :)

Here's the link to the agency :
http://www.nextmodels.com/#/board/00AC163B-9FF2-48AA-8345-0122F751F7F5/c42c96bc-78f9-4847-8d48-21a4c6d4ed8c

hey!

This is my first post and I want to say Hi and thanks for taking the time to keep up with my crazy ride we all call life. Right now in my life I am focused on becoming a top model in fashion. As you can see from my "About me", I made the decision to pursue modeling in October in 2009. Since then I have been networking myself to as many people involved in the modeling industry as possible. I have met many photographers and models online. Ive worked with a few outstandind ones. Just recently I have worked with photographers Lee Vandergrift from Orlando FL and Andy Armano from South Beach Miami. Great people who have positively impacted my life and taught me so much of what I know now. I have had test shoots about every week and I continue to get experience and learn about what makes a great image. Once I get the images from my most recent shoot into my portfolio, I plan on showing it to some of the top agencies to see if they will want to sign me. I have a good feeling about it :)