Page 44 - The Houstonian Review | Amanda Corral - Fall Issue 2020
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One  day I was flipping  through  the
                                                                             pages of a high-fashion magazine, and
                                                                             I had begun dreaming of becoming an
          Featured                                                           aspiring  model, actress and  dancer

                                                                             since I was a child. I felt the beauty of
                                                                             the models that were alluring me deep
          Talent of                                                          into  their  fantasy  of modeling  runway
                                                                             projects as every  young  girl’s  dreams
                                                                             about, but I believed in myself and I had
                                                                             been dancing, singing and performing in
          The Month                                                          theater since I was six years old.  I was
                                                                             often told that I possessed the beauty
                                                                             and talent to become a fashion model.
                                                                             I was fortunate to be recruited by two
                                                                             modeling agencies, John Casablanca’s,
                                                                             and  Neal  Hamil Agency, in Houston,
                                                                             and I attended acting modeling classes,
          Natalie Havens                                                     learned  how  to  do  monologues,  apply
                                                                             makeup,  took lessons on  modeling
          started off by winning a modeling contest                          posing  techniques,  studied  fashion,
          in Houston and  was fortunate to go on                             and I graduated with a degree from the
          photo shoots shot by Sebastian Smith, who                          modeling schools.  I was lucky to have
                                                                             a  modeling  Guru, Marc  Harvey who  is
          is an Emmy nominated filmographer and                              a former  model, director, and  celebrity
          photographer.                                                      MUA,  take an interest in me,  who
                                                                             illuminated the path of success.




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