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9:36 s u s o i n c o i a t u sa 9:36 Magazine q o er had the honor of L nv sitting with the o iconically retired, C Ebony Fashion
Fair model Rodney High to discuss the process of BECOMING RODNEY HIGH. Let’s start from the beginning. Where are you from? What’s your background?
I was born and raised in Holt, Al. I graduated from Holt High School in 1984 and then I attended Alabama State University. After that, I went to the United States Air Force. I served for six years, and I am a disabled veteran. Photo by Gazelle Productions 9:36
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Wow! Thank you for your service. Absolutely. After my time in the military, I moved to and lived in a few places. I eventually stopped in Atlanta, Ga. in 1995. I moved there during the Olympics, so I was able to work in The Olympic Village. It was a great experience. I worked in hospitality, so I met people from all over. What type of family do you come from? Do you have siblings? Yes. I am the oldest of three. Tammy is my middle sister and I have a baby sister, Shonna, who I am 20 years older than. Wait…20 years? Yeah. Mom thought she had cancer and was calling me to come home. (He laughed.) And it was a baby? It was a baby. (We laughed.) How did you get into modeling? They used to have this thing in the University Mall called Teen Boards where you could audition. It was JCPenney, Parisians and Pizitz at that time. My mom knew I loved fashion and suggested that I audition. They were only picking one guy and they picked me. So that was kind of my groundwork. There were some sisters here…the Ball Sisters…who I will always accredit for my love of modeling. They migrated from California, and they had a modeling troop for which I modeled. When I was in Atlanta, I would model in the Bronner Brothers’ fashion shows. It was a really big deal to be in their shows back in those days. So, if you were in their show, you were the stuff because it was hard back then. Photo by Carlos Jones 9:36
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