Interview: Model Emelie Gredenstedt (Sweden) Can you tell us a little about you? Social, adventurous and determind is three keyword that describes me. I´m 20 years old and I grew up in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, where I´ve spent biggest part of my life. I´ve had big dreams since I was really young and everything else except of reach my goals would be a disappointment. Fashion is my biggest interest and it will always be a part of me. If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be? I like to work with myself and I always think that I can get better. It´s a little bit hard for me to follow the cliché words “nobody is perfect”. I always want to be on top and I want to live a life where everything is going to be exactly the way I want it to, sometimes a little bit dreamy. But then the reality is catching me and I realize that it´s almost impossible to have a perfect life and then I´m getting angry and disappointed instead. So this expectation that I have is something that I would like to change. I would also like to focus and concentrate more on my goals, it doesn´t matter how hard it will be, it will be worth any minute of my life to dedicate my time and energy to follow my dream. How did you start modeling? I´ve always been interested in fashion. When I was really young I told everybody that I wanted to become a model. My mother always told me how tall, thin and pretty I was, she wanted me to give it all to work as a model. I was 13 years old when I started and that because of Maud Kerzendörfer who is working for Synk Casting based here in Sweden. Maud saw me when I was at the shopping mall with my mother and she told me that she directly saw the potential in me. From the beginning I only did fashion shows and then I also started to do other kind of jobs. What do you think of the work as a model? I only have one word: WOW! It´s incredible. Actually it´s a little bit hard for me to explain why I like it so much. The only thing I know is that I´ve never felt such a big excitement as when I´m preparing myself for the runway show and I know that in any minute I´m going to be on stage in front of a full audience. Another excitement is when you have done a photoshoot and you are waiting for the photos to be retouched and ready to get published and presented. It´s also amazing to get chosen by a big company that want me to be the one to represent and market their product. - 176 -
What is your beauty regimen? I know that many companies put a lot of bad ingredients into their products so therefore I´m really sceptic to use everything that is on the market. My skin and my hair is really sensitive so I can only use the best. Right now I only have products from Rituals, my new favorite brand. Their ingredients are 100% vegan and I can feel that my skin thanks me. I wash my hair every second day and I try to never expose it with heath. But the biggest key most be to eat healthy and drink a lot of water. Natural ways are always the best ways. What are your personal qualities which distinguish you from others? I´ve always wanted to be as different as possible and I´ve got that from my father. He told me when I was young that it´s cooler to stand out then follow the standards. It doesn´t mean that I´m not following the latest trends or that I strive to be as weird as possible. Nr18 (Part2) - December 2016 - Modellenland Magazine