Los Angeles Firm Inc. Magazine May/June 2015

I just recall a few years back watching America’s Next Top Model program with Tyra Banks. I remember hearing Tyra tell this one model in particular to “be fierce” and that is where it all began. This stuck with me long after that season aired it. Being fierce is something you must work hard for. Agencies want fierce models, the competition is fierce. The industry is guess what? Fierce! If you are going to work in this industry, you must train to be fierce, you must give face and strike poses like no other adjusting to any environment. Don’t be afraid to lay in the dirt, get mud on new shoes or catch a cold. Hell, don’t let a cold stop you if you can pull those faces and strike those poses. Remember the greats never let anything stop them. They just kept going strong and fierce! LOS ANGELES FIRM INC MAGAZINE MAY / JUNE 2015 BE FIERCE What is your favorite shoot of your career thus far? many that it’d LA FIRM I’ve had too what to choose. is redefining it means to be too difficult be fierce. Own the moment casually while one that always sticks photo becoming a force on the runway orin my shoot. Tomindfierce is to exceed actual be would be the shoot i did with looking Ian you’re boundaries without Patrick like hartworking at it.Catherine day, peachy ley, To bond with attention that would frightenVictoria coutts + stylist & most, to confront those fears and tap into the center of shell clapton .. the pieces your brain ( the subgenval anterior i modelled were exquisite cingulate cortex) which is responsible for fear,and unusual, and perception emotion, stress, the team wored beautifully together. and a variety of other functions. CourAnd certainly with yourself age trumps fear when you losemy partner alex as a model you want in the moment, and(www.alexmcdonald. to embrace the same traits a natural co.uk), we have as those before connection and so images alyou. The true models who held their heads high and ripped the runways ways come out effortlessly, or became historic with a classic pose, Photographer Chase Langley he’s wonderful ! did it all with confidence. Be fierce enough to light up a room as soon as you step in it. From your style to your A own it. Wear it, don’t let it lipstick, lot of time and wear you. neware watching and so is the money, like any career. I’m constantly teaching myself We things and LOS ANGELES FIRM INC MAGAZINE rest of the world. Be fierce enough to buying new products to enhance the job that I can do. when your time comes, be discovered and MARCH / THE ART OF GLAM APRIL 2015 be fierce enough to own it. BE FIERCE How much have you invested in your career? Who is ADEL VAKULA? Adel Vakula (AV) incorporates several profiles of a photo model ,actress and TV anchor in Ukraine . Did you invest in modeling at any point in your career? I have always been lucky enough in terms of my personal looks. The modeling agencies took interest me at once that is why i was spared of infesting anything anywhere. Now AS A SUPER MODEL ARE YOU CONTENT OR DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS FURTHER? I have achieved a lot but there is always room for improvement . Where are you from exactly? I come from a provincial Ukrainian town of Sumy, the north-east of Ukraine .It is a very nice and cosy little town. What is Art to you? Art has always been for me, as a creative personality,a way of expressing myself,as well as coming up with some brand new, break-through ideas to contribute into my life style and improving life of people around me. Did there ever come at time where you felt you couldn’t do this full time? Yes, when i faced up to the necessity to swap the successful career with personal life or trying to do both things at ones I realize I could hardly do it full time. I came up against the necessity to refuse from modeling contracts for quite a long time. Who inspired you to become a model? There were hardly any people to influence this choice of mine so the decision making was my own and I have never regretted it. Did you ever think of giving up on modeling? In my view there ave not any models. I can’t help admiring is for instance the is for instance the 80-year old super model Carmen Dell’orefice. At her age she remains one of the most sought-after models who constantly is in the limelight. The secret of her charisma is open - she gives her body and sole entirely to her vocation. What’s on your plate for 2015/2016? All i need to do for the future to come is to become more well-known one and make a hit with the public Apart from it, I have been developing my personal line of accessories. And I have been working really hard on it. Did you ever think in your wildest dreams you would make it this far? I ,personally, welcome any kind of dreams the wildest and quite normal dreams in fact always go together. Lu fact those both dreams are known to give stimulus to a person, with the wild dreams never hampering him on the way to the top thus giving him wings to fly. What motivates you? I am not afraid of falling into a banality ,but I think that the idea of living in and maintaining harmony with the surrounding world have always motivated me. We are all part of this harmony and my objective is to made people to never forget this simple truth. Are you a self taught MODEL ACTRESS OR DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL? Its where was lucky - i was born for the modeling world and this world accepted me readily at a certain point of my life. What would be your dream shoot? (Location, wardrobe, hair stylist, makeup artist and photographer?) Thank you for this question, and it’s lucky number 13. All this time that Ive been working model I tried a huge amount of characters from Beauty girl to Avatar creature . Had an honor to collaborate with creative make up artists, hair dressers, and definitely talented photographers. Finally I conclude to myself that love filming more than photo shoot. Just adore fantasy genre and would love to play Mustique, famous Marvel character from X man saga, cause antiheroes more favorable for me! How m

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