DANIELA BOTERO: WHERE INNER AND OUTER BEAUTY MEET When I met Daniela Botero on the set of her Bello Style Cover shoot, I was immediately taken back by her beauty--both inside and out. A bright light
in the room, it was clear that this model knows who she is, what she wants, and owns it! We had a lot of fun with the different looks which she was
open to playing around with...making the shoot
all the more fun and special! We are very excited about this shoot as it is the last cover of 2021 but marks only the beginning for Daniela….
Paris. Continuing on she opened up, “my studies helped me learn how to build relationships through my career in modeling.” Beauty and brains, we are all about it!
“While working as a full-time model, I had the opportunity to move to New York to study theatre at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute,”
she explained. “Now I get to do a mix of things
With fashion at the epicenter of her world, it is a way for her to “express myself and showcase
my creativity through my style. It is a behavior,” she shared. Growing up in Colombia, her parents
owned a license of the Italian Brand, Stefanel, and owned stores all around the city. “When
I was young, my mom loved to dress me in the
latest trends,” Daniela said looking back on her childhood. “We would travel to Italy every few
months to purchase items from the most recent collections for the stores.” From a young age, fashion became part of who she is.
in my career including TV hosting and acting. I really love that.” Her experience highlights the
fact that one field of study does not limit you... There are so many opportunities out there and every experience allows you to move forward in a variety of directions. You just have to figure out what you love and the rest follows!
And for Daniela, fashion was her first love and
continues to be an important passion throughout
her life. With fashion comes the idea of beauty which, to the humble model, means “a combination of qualities. It’s not just about having a pretty face
When it was time, the young fashionista travelled
to Paris to pursue her college degree where she was discovered by a model agency by chance and
“was able to excel in this business because in a
way, I have always been around it,” she explained. But before modeling became her career, for three years, she studied communications and
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journalism at the Institut de Communication de
or a good body, but to be a good person, to be charismatic, original, and kind.” After all, what
good is it to look beautiful on the outside if the inside doesn’t match?! Something she learned
from her family and now passes on to her daughter. To this angel, family is everything. “My daughter Ilana, Brent, my fiancée, my parents, and even my
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