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Beholder Confucius once said “Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see it.” My vocation is to change that dynamic to the point that when someone sits in front of my camera, the beauty of that person is so apparent that to miss it is to question the sentience of the viewer.

Thus we have Birmingham’s 10 most beautiful women in this issue. Are there only 10? Of course not. The magazine put a call out for nominations and hundreds of images of beautiful women came flooding in. It was pointed out to me that the selection process for this issue was nearly an exercise in futility, there were so many choices. Flip a coin; throw a dart; pin the tail on the…well, you get the idea.

These women, from all walks of life and all points of view, all have one thing in common. No matter their age, their occupation, their race, or anything else, they are all beautiful. Inside and out. Photographing these extraordinary women was a lot of fun and of course it was pretty easy too. Well, except for the scheduling part. They are all busy with hectic lives and activities and responsibilities that seem to take more time than the clock has to give.

Defining beauty is of course an exercise in defining the undefinable. Keats said that a thing of beauty is a joy forever–its loveliness increases. It will never pass into nothingness. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross opined that people are like stained glass windows.

They sparkle and shine when the sun is out but when darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. I think this last part is what separates what my belief on the subject is and it’s why you really cannot define beauty to the point where all agree. All these women seemed to be lit from within. Yes great light and good make up was used in the making of these images. But, without that inner light, that undefinable ‘luminance’ that reveals to us what beauty is, there would be no true beauty.

Luminance. All of these women have it. It’s what seems to define them all. It truly was a pleasure to do this project for B-Metro. I learned a lot. Mostly, I learned that our ‘10’ are wonderful people with grace, dignity, character and yes, beauty.

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Cortney Burns

A native of the Birmingham area, Cortney Burns is the granddaughter of Birmingham local television legend Country Boy Eddie. She is a trauma/burn nurse at UAB and models in her spare time. Cortney had appeared on the runways of Birmingham Fashion Week and was recently in New York for her second season modeling at New York Fashion Week. She enjoys traveling, exercising, and reading about the mind and body. She loves her career as a nurse, but has always harbored a dream of a career in the entertainment industry.

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A recent graduate of the University of Alabama in public relations, Rebecca Howard was born and raised in Birmingham.

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A high-energy achiever, she loves to try new things. This past summer she actually went to flying trapeze school in Georgia. “It’s something I have always wanted to learn how to do and it has been number one on my bucket list,” she says.

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A graduate of UAB with a major in communication management, Megan Goodman is a bartender at two Birmingham nightspots, Innisfree and Steel. A Moody High School grad, Megan says she had a very long awkward phase growing up, complete with back brace, glasses, and chess club membership. Her exotic looks come from her mother a native of Thailand and her father, who is from Georgia. She hopes to find a career in sales or marketing and loves working out and staying healthy. “I have a nerdy side as well.

I’m into video games and all things nerdy and dorky. I love comic books and reading about conspiracies. I help my dad with farming and raising miniature cattle. He also has peacocks, chickens and pheasants. I have a pretty broad spectrum of interests.” She loves downtime with friends and family, and hopes to one day travel the world and experience as many cultures as possible.

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Shannon Coleman

Mother to three girls, Birmingham native Shannon Coleman has always felt like a big city girl at heart. Shannon attended college for forensic science but later followed her dreams of being a makeup artist and hair stylist. A 2010 honors graduate of Paul Mitchell Xcell Academy, Shannon is a licensed cosmetologist and works as a proartist for Motives Cosmetics. She plans on opening her own hair studio in the future.

Shannon has been modeling for 5 years and has appeared in numerous commercials and has worked with many celebrities. In her free time she enjoys traveling, writing a beauty blog, doing makeovers as a volunteer at Lovelady Shelter.

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A Dothan native and Auburn University graduate in apparel merchandising, Danielle Yancey moved to Birmingham to work at Parisian as a retail buyer, and was awarded Buyer of the Year in 2007. She later worked for Belk as a senior retail consultant working with corporate retailers such as Victoria’s Secret, Belk and American Eagle. After a year of week to week travel, she decided to stay closer to home. She now models with Real People Models and Talent and with Gus Mayer. Her hobbies include decorating, cooking, rescuing dogs and running. Danielle has run more than a dozen half-marathons, two marathons and many other 5K and 10K races. This July will mark the 15th time she and her family have participated in the Peachtree Road Race over July 4th in Atlanta. She cares for two rescue dogs, Sweet Pea and Willie, and helps to transport dogs for the Weimaraner Rescue of the South.

Danielle and her husband, Bart, have been married for 10 years and a few months ago moved into a newly built home. “Since I enjoy decorating, I chose every detail in the home from the flooring, paint color, hardware, lighting and more to furnishing it. I especially love cooking in my new kitchen.”

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Angela King Layman

Angela King Layman is one of Birmingham’s most sought after makeup artists and she strives to make Birmingham more beautiful one face at a time. She specializes in brow design and has worked with Aveda salons for 10 years. In addition to being a salon professional, Angela is also a makeup designer for Opera Birmingham. Over five years, she has worked on countless productions with the company. Angela lives in Birmingham with her husband, Nik, and spends her free time studying fashion trends. She likes to express her creativity through her clothes. Although theatrical makeup is Angela’s favorite, she loves making people feel beautiful every day.

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Megan Holloway

A native Birminghamian, Megan Holloway’s talent lies in music. A singer, composer and pianist, her dream is to one day work on Broadway or in Nashville. Her family has relocated to Colorado Springs, and Megan loves to visit and snowboard as much as she can. She loves sport fishing, traveling, cooking, and fitness, along with Mexican food and her English bulldog. A dental assistant, she is studying pre-dental and Spanish.

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A public relations coordinator at Style Advertising, Jamie Brooks lives in the Highland Park area of Birmingham. A dancer for the past 18 years, she also teaches dance. Currently Miss Shelby County 2013, she will compete for the title of Miss Alabama this June. A public relations graduate of the University of North Alabama, she is pursuing a master’s degree in public administration at Troy University.

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Emily Baergen

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Erica Chambers

Originally from the Phillippines, Erica Chambers grew up in Alaska. She has been singing and performing her whole life, and won the Fox Alabama Idol contest. Erica formed her own cover band, Erica’s Playhouse, and feels blessed to have such talented, well-rounded musicians and performers In her circle. “I often say, I’m a collector of people and the playhouse family just keeps getting bigger. I love what I do. I›m passionate about people. Birmingham has shown me a lot of love.”

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