ON THE COVER by Winter Hoffman
A MODEL EQUESTRIAN
ray fog creates a chilling backdrop for the girl standing quietly on a wooded path, her horse beside her. Despite his gleaming coat, oiled hooves and mane brushed carefully to one side, the large warmbood is blissfully unaware of his current role as model and centerpiece as he stands for this magazine’s photo shoot. Not so for the girl. As soon as she tilts her head towards the camera, her face transforms. Her jaw aligns, her eyes take on a new intensity, and the long, printed white dress she’s wearing comes to life. Mackenzie Drazan is not playing dress up. The 17-year-old professional modeling phenom is her own industry, living a dual life that straddles her barn at home in Woodside, CA and high fashion runways around the world. She was born tall and svelte with stunning blue/green eyes and formidable, minimal features, an expression that is perfect for our times. You don’t have to look hard to find her powerful face over and over in fashion magazines and blogs, the Style section of the New York Times, W Magazine, Woman’s Wear Daily, and many more.
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