AHHHH! Huge News (for me)!!

[KSUViolet06]

I say this all the time but my goodness your kids are adorable. Can you ship them to me?

Just kidding.

[AlphaFrog]

Just got back from the International Talent Showcase.

I placed Top 5 in BOTH the TV Commercial and Monologue competitions.




I won the Spokesmodel Competition!





I also WON OVERALL FEMALE COMMECIAL MODEL (Highest Award for Females)!!!



And gratuitous pic with the Overall Male Winner:






I had several callbacks from well known agents in NYC and LA. My daughter had a callback from a HUGE Fashion Agent in Washington DC. We've opened a dialogue with a few of them, and have a few items to get taken care of (suggestions for improvement, etc). Overall, I was pleased with how things went!

I also came home to an offer for my kids and I to be in a Made In Charlotte Film Competition entry. My kids will be playing siblings, and my character is not at all related to them (not surprisingly).

Lastly (for now) I have (at the suggestion of one of the professionals) created a Facebook Fan Page, so come "Like" me!

[kddani]

Congrats to you on your accomplishments!

Looking at your competition- really, these people want to be models and spokespeople? None of them look like a model or spokesperson. The people in these photos look like normal, every day people.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by kddani

Congrats to you on your accomplishments!

Looking at your competition- really, these people want to be models and spokespeople? None of them look like a model or spokesperson. The people in these photos look like normal, every day people.

Yes...they are normal, everyday people. I'm in the Commercial Division. Commercial models are the kind of people you see in grocery store flyers, cold medicine commercials, PSAs, bank brochures, employee training manuals, etc. It's really more acting than modeling. They aren't looking for 5'11" size 2 exotic beauties...they're looking for girl-next-door who can sell a product.

However, high-fashion model Mega Gouviea with Ford Models (shot for Vogue, Cosmo, Seventeen etc all numerous times) was there, and without the clothes and makeup, she was kind of ordinary looking, albeit a little tall and thin.

[MysticCat]

Yay you!!!!