We got to know the new faces in front of the camera and requested a little info from the pretty young things featured in StyleCaster’s exclusive editorial. Find out who claims the subway is enough of a workout, which girl might be headed for a career in politics, and what’s going to make New York guys frequent Japanese restaurants just a little bit more. Dig a little deeper with our models Q&A below.
REL (pronounced r-ee-el)
Photo courtesy of Marilyn
Agency: Marilyn
Whats your favorite restaurant in NYC?
Coffee Shop in Union Square and Caf Habana.
Where are you from? Do you miss anything about it?
Im from Dallas. I miss my car.
Favorite comfort food?
Red velvet cake.
Did you play sports or dance growing up?
I didnt dance or do sports, but I was on Student Council.
Do you work out? How do you stay so trim?
I belong to Crunch, Im excited to try their trapeze class.
What would you be doing if you werent modeling?
Id be in school to be an ultrasound technician.
CHARLENE ALMARVEZ
Photo courtesy of Ford
Agency: Ford
Whats your favorite restaurant in NYC?
I like Pita Grill and restaurants that serve sushi rolls, my favorite food here.
When did you get to New York?
I got to New York on January 1, 2010.
That’s a Happy New Year! Where are you from? Do you miss anything about it?
Im from the Laguna, Philippines. Yes, I miss it all especially bonding with my family, oh, and the food.
Speaking of food, do you work out? How do you stay so trim?
Yes, I work out every day. I lift some weights and do cardio.
What is one city or place youd like to see that youve never been.
I dream of going to Japan to experience their festivals.
What would you be doing if you werent modeling?
If I weren’t a model, Id continue my business studies in college, which Im doing now.
NAOMI PREIZLER
Photo courtesy of Next
Agency: Next
Whats your favorite restaurant/bar in NYC?
Fat Baby on the Lower East Side.
When did you get to New York?
3 weeks ago (the end of April 2010).
Where are you from? Do you miss anything about it?
Buenos Aires, Argentina. I miss my bedroom.
Favorite comfort food?
Japanese food.
Is there a designer or magazine you would love to pose for?
Photographer Peter Lindbergh and designer Marc Jacobs.
Do you work out? How do you stay so trim?
I walk a lot and the stairs of the subway are enough of a workout.
What would you be doing if you werent modeling?
Id be a painter, Id like to go to art school.
CLEMENTINE STEVENS
Photo courtesy of Next
Agency: Next
When did you get to New York?
This May!
Where are you from? Do you miss anything about it?
A town in France called Lille.
Whats your favorite store or boutique to shop?
I like Zara.
Favorite comfort food?
Ice cream.
Do you work out? How do you stay so trim?
I run in Central Park.
One city or place youd like to see that youve never been.
Id love to go to Tokyo.
Where were you discovered?
At the train station in Lille.
What would you be doing if you werent modeling?
Id be working in medicine, to become a doctor.
VANESSA MICHELS
Photo courtesy of Lil’ ONE
Agency: Lil ONE
Where are you from? Do you miss anything about it?
Santa Catarina in the South of Brazil.
Whats your favorite store or boutique to shop?
Topshop
Did you play sports or dance growing up?
I played volleyball, a big sport in Brazil.
Is there a designer or magazine you would love to pose for?
Italian Vogue
Do you work out? How do you stay so trim?
Pilates.
One city or place youd like to see that youve never been.
Bali.
What would you be doing if you werent modeling?
Studying nutrition at university.
SVETLANA MUKHINA
Photo courtesy of Elite
Agency: Elite
When did you get to New York?
Beginning of this past May.
Where are you from? Do you miss anything about it?
Omsk in Russia. I miss my family, my boyfriend and my cat.
Favorite comfort food?
Japanese
Did you play sports or dance growing up?
I did modern dance for 6 years.
Is there a designer or magazine you would love to pose for?
John Galliano and Karl Lagerfeld.
Do you work out? How do you stay so trim?
Yoga
What would you be doing if you werent modeling?
I have no idea, I was studying marketing, but Im not sure.
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It’s fun getting a glimpse behind the faces…
wow these girls are all such newbies to the city!