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Q: Whoi sy ourr ol emode l ,a ndwhy ?
Myr ol emode li si nt heha i ri ndus t r ya s we l l–Me keSt e phe ns Shei sv e r ys uc c e s s f uli nt hebus i ne s s a ndwor ke dhe rwa yupa sIa m doi ng my s e l f .She ’ sac e l e br i t ys t y l i s t ,ha sbe e n f e a t ur e di nanumbe rofma ga z i ne s . She ’ sa na we s omet e a c he ra nddoe s n’ t mi ndhe l pi ngne ws t y l i s ta ndi nt hi s i ndus t r yt ha t ’ sv e r yha r dt of i nd.
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Q: Wha ti ns pi r e sy ou?
Myf a mi l yi ns pi r e sme .Ir e a l l ywa nt t obei napos i t i ont ot a kec a r eof t he m.Ir e me mbe rbe i ngaki d a ndmymom be i ngas i ngl e pa r e nta nds t i l lma ki ngi ta l l pos s i bl ef ormea ndmys i s t e r .She wor ke d,wor ke da ndwor ke d s omemor et oma kes ur emea nd mys i s t e rha da l lt ha twene e de d. Fort ha tIa mf or e v e rgr a t e f ula ndI ha v et ot a kec a r eofhe ri nr e t ur n.
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y ourbui s ne s s ? oha v eac ha i nofbout i que s Q: whoi sy ourr ol emode la ndwhy ? A:Iwantt a c r os st hewor l d-ofc our s e .Notonl y A: Ia dmi r e Pa s c a l e Ro we ofMs . doIwa ntt hes t a r st owe a rMYbr a ndBl i ng Mi a mi ,J a iNi c e ofKl os e tIwantt oul t i ma t e l ybe c omea Env y ,Mi ngLe eofSnobLi f eHa i r . wa r dr obes t yl i s t .Tr a v e l i ngont our s Thi sa r eaf e w wome nwhoa r ei nwi t hf a mouspe opl e ,dr e s s i ngmode l s orma ga z i nes hoot sa ndwha t not .I e i t he rt hes a mef i e l da smeoronef wa nnabea l lIc a nbewi t houtj oi ni ng s i mi l a ra nd t he y ' r e domi na t i ng. t hea r my ,l ol . Pe r i od!
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