RUNWAY Lisa Cant (GS ‘12) has been a model since age 14. Here she finds her a different kind of runway on the Lerner ramps.
The Model Student lisa cant juggles her time between the runway and the classroom
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by donia abdelaziz alking towards a table in Lerner, supermodel Lisa Cant (GS ‘12) and I exchange advice about Economics professors as if the three minutes we’ve known each other were months of friendship. She was discovered at age 14 at an IKEA in her home country of Canada. “I was the shortest one in my class until I was about 13,” she reminisces. After spending a few years building her portfolio, Cant quickly became the buzz of the fashion industry, walking shows for brands including Chanel, Christian Dior, and Burberry, as well as becoming the face of Juicy Couture. Although the 5’9” brunette enjoys appearing in both runway shows and editorial spreads, she prefers the latter. “For a runway show, you spend hours preparing and then walk for 10 seconds,” she says, where-
as editorial is more interactive and fun. She is, however, grateful for runway because it allows for her to pursue her education. Away from the spotlight, Cant plans to study Economics, and raves about Professor Anna Caterina Musatti, claiming that she adds wonderful flair to her Principles of Economics class. Although she is reluctant to miss class for work, Cant admits that sometimes it is necessary. “[Modeling] is, after all, what pays for school,” she says. In between classes, the model likes to be surrounded by people. “If I’m in a library, I look around to see what other people are doing and I don’t accomplish anything, so I like to go to the lounge because it’s noisy and I can focus.” While Cant has both beauty and brains, she also has something even more invaluable: humility and graciousness. HOOT | www.hootmag.org
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