GETTING AN EAR FOR MUSIC
Growing up, I would always sit and listen to my father playing the guitar. We would listen to Stevie Ray Vaughn and then he would play his own rendition. I was fascinated by music and the emotional attachment that went into each note. However, I never ended up picking up a guitar to learn how to play. I had a different type of music I was yearning to create, electronic.
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​Being that I am a fire dancer, I have been introduced to electronic music at an early age. This was before it became quite so mainstream. I would use electronic music from different artists to perform my fire dancing. I never felt as if I could fully connect to the music. So I made the executive decision to start making music. It started off strictly for my performances, but then I grew to love it.
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Now, it is a steady part of my life. Something that I don't plan on stopping any time soon.
THANK YOU
I just want to say thank you to all of my fans and the people that have supported me. This is a tough, competitive industry full of rejection and frustration, but with a good support system, you can stay strong.
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​A special thanks to my mother and father who have always believed in me, even when no one else would.
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​BECOMING A MODEL
When I first started in this industry, I used to love to be behind the camera. I would do makeup/hair and wardrobe styling. Then I started to wonder why I wasn't on the other side of the camera. So I began contacting local photographers to work with so that I could build a portfolio and learn how to model. Most people would tell me the same thing,"You can't be a model. You are too short." However, I had already fallen in love with modeling and was determined to become a professional model.
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​Eventually, I made my way to Los Angeles. Over and over again, I was rejected by agencies. They would tell me,"If you were 5'8'' you would be a super model." Well, unfortunately, I was far past hitting a growth spurt. Eventually, I became agency represented and started to book bigger jobs. At least once a day, someone will still tell me that I am too short to model. I think that I have officially proven them wrong. I have been agency represented and worked major campaigns.
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If you have drive and determination, you can do anything. You have to believe in yourself before someone else will believe in you.
ABOUT ME
​I was raised in Wimberley, TX. Most people have never heard of Wimberley, TX. It is actually located 28 miles southwest of Austin. It is a small town where every one knows each other and their entire family. I still remember when we got our first stop light in town. My family is extremely close and most of them still live in Texas. After high school, I went to college at Texas State University where I studied PR and Marketing. It wasn't long into my college career that I decided to pursue modeling full time. I took a leap, and became the rebel of the family and moved out of state. Over the years, I have lived in Charleston, Saratoga Springs, New York, and now Los Angeles. I am still eager to live other places, especially abroad. My modeling has taken me into other art forms such as acting, music, and retouching. I am excited to see where my career takes me from here.
