XXL MAG MODEL SEARCH HITS LOS ANGELES ** BET AWARDS WEEKEND **

XXL MAGAZINE WEB CANDY  MODEL SEARCH HITS LOS ANGELES

BET AWARDS WEEKEND   

XXL WEB CANDY CASTING LOS ANGELES

XXL MAG WEB CANDY TOUR

ADDRESS:
“The Roof” 8613 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90069

Shuttle Service will be located
8560 Alto Loma Road
West Hollywood , California 90069
( Corner of Sunset Boulevard and Alto Loma Rd)

 
Attire
Models are asked to bring swimsuits
Heels and Camera appropriate

There will be a private changing area

 

Process

Fill out Registration form
Models will take a few test photographs in swimsuit
Plesese come styled appropriately

Bonsu Thompson ( XXL Editor ) will conduct short interview
 Finalist will be announced during XXL Magazine Pool & Mansion Party
(Finalist Should be Available for XXL Photoshoot on Sunday )

  

Carinae Casting will be selecting a limited amount of talent to participate in this model search.

If you are interested please register in the form below.

Also send 2+ images to info [at] carinaecasting [dot] com with ” XXL LA” in the subject line with full name.

We ask that you submit quality images which clearly show your figure. Be sure to include at least one non-retouched or candid image. Thanks!

MODELS MUST BE COMFORTABLE IN FORM FITTED CLOTHING AND SWIMSUITS FOR THIS MODEL SEARCH. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL ETHNICITIES ARE WELCOMED

After completing the form it will take you to our Facebook Page.. Feel free to add us if you use facebook.

 

Atlanta’s Hottest Boutique Owner and Celebrity Stylist…

Boutique name- DYMOND WAYZ Accessories Heav’n

Where were you born? Riverside, California

Where do you live? Castleberry Hill- Downtown Atlanta, Georgia

When did you decide that this is what you want to do? My freshman Year of College I was 19 working for $8 an hour with Sisley(united colors of benneton), & I was hired @ Phipps Plaza but I was 2 be moving to the new perimeter location when it opened. This experience really was the birth of my Brand “Dymond Wayz”. I gained visual and store build out skills, I already had 4yrs experience in retail; because I landed my 1st job @ 15 with Macy’s @ the Beverly Center. I worked for Sisley for 9months & had my 1st $2,500 sale with a wealthy client, who basically purchased everything that I picked out. Funny thing about it the young mgr, I was cool with rang up my sale under her I’d # 2 get my commission, so when I confronted my mgr. she showed me that she was really not cool &, I even got written up about confronting her, oh but I got my commission. After that experience I realized maybe working for some1 else was not my destiny & I might want 2 consider working 4 myself, 6months later I made a trip 2 NyC & bought my 1st merchandise & returned to Cau in the Fall as an Entrepreneur Sophomore with Dymond Wayz, and I have been working for my self ever since.

Do you sew as well as style? Yes I’ve been hand sewing since I was 7, I learned on the machine when I got 2 College, it is not my favorite thing cause I’m a bit antsy & sewing you must have a lot of patience.

Do you do personal styling? Yes I do personal, wardrobe reconstruction, image mgt, personal shopping, product knowledge & Rolling Out Magazine dubbed me as “Atlanta Fashion Forecaster” in August 2007.

Are there any celebrities that you’ve worked with? I have worked with Mr. Bangladesh of Bangladesh Prod., Tiny(T.I.’s wife), Mz. Shanicka (107.9), Megan Rochelle, Nikki Turner, Redd Xmaz, 5 Mic’s, Don Cannon,Nikki Minaj, Muffy Cupcakeopia, & host of other celebrities I can’t remember off the top of my head.

Which Celebrities fit your boutique style, and that you would want to work with? I would like 2 work with more male artist like umh… Young Jeezy or Diamond & Princess of Crime Mob, for some strange reason in Atlanta, labels leave image as last on the budget & usually don’t outsource stylist. That job will be left to the artist mgr or the artist themselves, its sad to me because Image is so vital in a celebrities career it should be more like # 1 on the budget and all other components fall after Image, just my opinion based on my experience of working with celebrities.

Which celebrity could put on anything and look good? (male or female) Female of course Beyonce. Male I must say Diddy.

Would you rather style something around a pair of boots or open toe pumps? I’m a Cali girl all day break out them toes girl. (Giggles) Who would you rather see in a fitted mini dress…a size 7 with curves or a size 1 with no curves? I love all shapes & sizes, I can work with all silhouettes.

Do you have a favorite color or fabric that you like to work with? And why? Right now I’m in Love with Green, but 2mrrw it might be Blue, I love all colors like a Vibrant Miami Rainbow. I love natural fibers like cotton, linen, but my favorite is fur I am mesmerized by dyed furs Sabel, Mink, Chinchilla, vintage Leopard, I even love faux Suede & Mink. I can create such a great illusion when working with furs, I can use the annual, thanks 2 fashionista’s like Lil Kim (chinchilla bikini).

What is some advice for girls out there that want to model? I feel like if you are pursing a career where your face or body is the product 2 be sold, than you must love yourself unconditionally, inside & out. I believe with that foundation you will have a healthy mind, & you can manifest a successful career.

A past video/magazine experience on set…Good and Bad… OMG bad, I was styling for a new artist video & one of the extras was wearing a ring I purchased in Paris @ a flea market 5years prior, she comes up to me with maybe an hour left 2 shoot saying she can’t find my ring & she thinks she lost it @ the last set location. Instantly I’m thinking why are you just now telling me this? But I kept my composure & brought it to the casting company that hired me as the stylist. They said well if the ring does not surface @ wrap time than the extra will have to pay for it out of her day rate. I was still a bit frustrated because even though I would of been monetary compensated for the lost, my ring that had sentimental value would be gone 4ever. I knew it was time for me to project my ability to work under pressure, I worked with the extra and directors interns as a team & within an hour the extra found my ring. A good experience is seeing all the ppl that I style happy faces when they like my final decision for there wardrobe & seeing them walk around set with confidence knowing the look Swagged up by Kesh.

What helps you get creative (music,people,movies) MUSIC,MUSIC,MUSIC, everyday people(mainly my college girls & boys) All movies even Sci Fi stuff. My biggest creative moments come from Daydreaming, and reading Fashion Magazines that I subscribe to.

Any projects coming up that we should know about? Yesss I’m so excited to finally be at a point where I can give back, Clark Atlanta University Fashion Design & Merchandising Dept & Bauder College & myself will be hosting a workshop the 3rd week of April. The workshop is free and I will be interviewing & selecting 10 interns to work with 5 different avenues of my Brand Dymond Wayz, I plan to bring in a small panel of about 2 of my close friends so they can speak to the students & possibly select the candidates that Dymond Wayz does not select so this way at least 20 students out of about 400 will be selected to complete an hands on internship working with some1(me) they can relate to because there is not that much of an age gap & I was in there shoes less than 5years ago.

Any shout outs? Yesss Thank you Jami Z at The Carinae Agency for this great interview. Dymond Wayz Alwayz, Dymond Bar Music, and Thank you for every1 who has supported & believed in my Brand, especially GOD.

Website, myspace, links etc… www.dymondwayzonline.com www.myspace.com/dymondwayzaccessories www.blogspot.com/streetschic www.myspace.com/keshmonroe Youtube: dymond wayz commercial

Emails: kesh [dot] dymondwayz [at] yahoo [dot] com Keshmonroe [at] gmail [dot] com

Maxim’s Annual Swimsuit issue: Quiana Grant

Maxim’s Annual Swimsuit issue: Quiana Grant

A World with NO PHOTOSHOP

 

Imagine a world.

A world with no war.

A world with no disease.

Imagine a world… with NO PHOTOSHOP?!?

 

There was once a day where we didn’t worry about war on American soil. We didn’t worry about dying from having sex. We didn’t worry about hiring a model based on her portfolio, and having a completely different person show up. “The digital age” has changed that. Have you ever wondered why you have seen a model who takes amazing photos but you have never seen in a video, or even in person for that matter? Probably because a lot of models are unhireable for any job that can’t be photoshopped.

 

I remember a shoot with a model, a beautiful girl nonetheless but whose eyebrows were unkempt, had bad bikini-line razor bumps, a peach fuzz mustache, and was a bit bloated around the mid-section. I heard her tell another model she would have gotten her eyebrows done, but “they” could “fix” it later. When the photographer told her to suck in, she replied “Photoshop”. When did we become this generation of lazy, complacent, second-rate professionals?

 

Imagine if you actually had to have flawless skin to be a model. If there was no such thing as the “HEALING BRUSH TOOL” to smooth out acne, razor bumps, stretch marks, discoloration. If you actually had to eat right, drink water, take supplements, hire a dermatologist, cleanse, tone & moisturize properly to achieve perfect skin.

 

If you actually had to have a nice body to be a model. If there was no “LIQUIFY TOOL” to shrink your waistline down to 24″. If you actually had to go to the gym and hire a trainer, do crunches, sit-ups, squats, and lunges, limit your fat, sugar and carb intake, run, do pilates and yoga to give you the perfect waist to hip ratio.

 

If you actually had to have beautiful makeup to be a model. If there was no “fixing it later” in PHOTOSHOP. If you actually had to seek out and pay a talented makeup artist that could perfectly blend your eye shadow, manicure your eyebrows, apply your foundation flawlessly, contour your features, and choose a blush and lips to compliment your look.

 

If you actually had to take amazing photographs to be a model. If there was no “CUT & PASTE” to drop in scenery to the background of a picture. If you actually had to pose, work with the lighting, communicate with your photographer, the terrain, and the weather all while looking beautiful to have an outstanding overall photograph.

 

But you’re just a girl

You don’t understand

How it feels to live without photoshop

But if you tried, I bet you probably can…

 

LOL… OK, so I’m no Beyonce, and in real life, none of us are perfect, and we will never be. But why not strive to be the best YOU you can be? What ever happened to aiming for the moon so even if you miss you land among the stars? Do you know where you will be if you aim for the stars and miss?

 

Right back where you started.

 

Photoshop is like a spare tire. You should use it when you need it, but it was not meant to be a permanent addition to your vehicle. Anything worth having is worth working for, HARD.

I say to all “Industry professionals” Stop relying so much on photoshop and work harder in your careers.

Thanks to Crystal!!

 

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Black Men Magazine Swimsuit Competition Casting

BLACK MEN MAGAZINE
RETURNS TO ATLANTA FOR ITS 3RD ANNUAL SWIMSUIT CONTEST!

1ST PLACE WINNER:
WILL RECEIVE FEATURE LAYOUT IN BLACK MEN MAGAZINE

2ND & 3RD PLACE WINNER:
WILL RECEIVE A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
( AT EDITORS DISCRETION)

CASTING DATE:
FEBRUARY 21, 2009
ATLANTA, GA

REGISTRATION FEE: $25.00

MODELS BRING TWO SWIMSUITS
(TWO PIECE BIKINI)
&
COMP CARD/PROFESSIONAL QUALITY PRINTS

TIME OF CASTING:
2 PM – 6 PM

LOCATION:
ATLANTA MARRIOT MARQUIS
266 PEACHTREE CENTER AVE.
ATLANTA, GA 30303

LOBBY LEVEL, ROOM L402

 

 

 

 

 

FINAL SHOW TO BE HELD APRIL 2009

J’ADORE MAGAZINE
www.jadoremag.com

TEST SHOOT BY PHOTOGRAPHER C.E. WILEY
www.myspace.com/cewileystudios
www.myspace.com/504dymes

FOR FURTHER INFO PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:

MR. JOHN BLASSINGAME
PUBLISHER OF BLACK MEN MAG, HYPE HAIR
AND TODAY’S BLACK WOMAN

blackmenatlanta [at] gmail [dot] com or Phone: 609-655-3667