Alexandria Cruz is so much more than a fashion model;
she is a true role model for Latinas everywhere. She was
born in Puerto Rica and lived there in her early childhood years. She began modeling four years ago and
has appeared in England’s Merciless Beauty Magazine,
Florida’s Revized Magazine, and California’s Artistology
Magazine. She has graced the cover of Today’s Charlotte Woman Magazine and was featured in a Chevrolet commercial. She is currently represented by the Tout
Talent Agency. Many young girls dream of this kind of
modeling success. While Alex enjoys being a model, her
real passion is helping others. She declines modeling
jobs so she can volunteer her time at the local hospital’s
‘Art for Life’ program where she teaches art to children
in the hematology/oncology unit. This is where she
finds true happiness and success.
Some say it is all in the genes. That is definitely true
for Alex’s creativity and talent since she comes from
an artistically minded family. Her mother is an interior designer, her father is in hospitality mgt., and her
brother is completing his architecture degree. She also
has a twin sister who is a graphic designer. Alex graduated with an art & psychology degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She then completed
a Master’s degree in art therapy and counseling from
George Washington University in 2012. She currently
works as an Art Therapist and Program Manager at the
Umar Arts Center in Lincolnton, North Carolina where
she helps adults with intellectual and developmental
disabilities. Alex encourages her clients to embrace the
tactile, expressive, and therapeutic qualities of art to
achieve their developmental milestones and become
attune with their own healing process. Alex is living
proof that models are more than just a pretty face and
beauty is more than skin deep.
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