Modern Model January 2015 | Page 15

dreams,
  reminding
  me
  of
  Michigan
  Models
  Alisha
  Gilman
  and
  Lucilla

Elena.

  Entering
  2015,
  both
  Alisa
  and
  Lucilla
  showed
  that
  they
  are

prepared
 to
 take
 their
 modeling
 careers
 to
 the
 next
 level,
 reaching
 more

towards
 paid
 modeling
 assignments
 than
 trade
 for
 print
 modeling
 work,

wince
 both
 have
 rock-­‐solid
 porsolios
 that
 show
 a
 wide
 range
 of
 modeling

skill
 and
 talent.

  Many
  models
  will
  find
  that
  moving
  into
  paid
  modeling
  work
  is
  a

difficult
  transiOon.
  Photographers
  that
  are
  more
  than
  willing
  to
  trade

Ome
 seem
 to
 be
 offended
 by
 the
 concept
 of
 paying
 models,
 with
 Lucilla

recently
  challenged
  by
  a
  photographer,
  who
  said
  he
  does
  not
  know
  of

ANY
 photographers
 that
 pay
 models.

 Finding
 paid
 model
 assignments,
 some
 will
 find,
 is
 like

fishing.
 SomeOmes
 plenOful,
 someOmes
 hard
 to
 find,
 but
 always
 a
 maKer

of
 skill
 and
 paOence,
 more
 than
 luck.

 Lucilla
 brings
 a
 level
 of
 drive
 and
 determinaOon
 to
 the
 table
 that

is
 rare
 for
 any
 industry.
 Taking
 the
 Ome
 to
 mentor
 other
 youth
 models,

Lucilla
  stands
  by
  her
  established
  categories,
  and
  encourages
  other

models
 to
 not
 always
 keep
 sight
 of
 their
 goals.

  Alisha
  brings
  unparalleled
  charm,
  poise,
  posing
  ability,
  and

confidence.
 She
 is
 a
 master
 of
 effortlessly
 making
 complicated
 poses
 look

natural.
  Together,
  or
  separately,
  they
  are
  both
  forces
  of
  nature
  to
  be

reckoned
 with
 in
 the
 modeling
 world.

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Model:
 Alisha
 Gilman/Photo
 ©
 Brian
 Thornton