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Models Of Queens
We
present some of our local favorites from the first year of our popular
"Models of Queens" feature.
From
Press of
Southeast Queens territory, we share with you a look back at some
of our favorites.
Haitian
Belle
Christina
from
Cambria
Heights
School:
Baruch
Height: 5'4"
Stats: 32B - 28 - 36
UModels.com
Model
of
Queens
9/06/01
Our
Queens
model was born here but at the age of two months, returned with her
parents to their homeland,
Haiti
.
Christina
loves languages and speaks French, Creole, and English fluently. She
is also studying Spanish and plans on taking up Italian.
Christina’s
talents also extend to dance, drawing and acting. She is a brown belt
in Shotokan Karate.
Before
attending Baruch,
she went to an all-girls Catholic school with nuns. “They
were trying to be strict, but I always followed the rules that I
thought were right. They always thought I was an angel.”
Despite
an hour-and-a-half commute to
Manhattan
from her
Cambria
Heights
home, she still prefers
Queens
.
“I
like the fact that it is quiet in
Queens
, because in
Manhattan
everyone is always in a rush.”
Christina
goes to the
Sacred
Heart
Church
, where the service is in French and Creole.
Christina
told us, “I like men with one imperfection. It makes them look
different.”
Bahama
Mama
Sherilee
from
St.
Albans
Age:
27
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 125 lbs.
Stats: 35C-25-36
UModels.com
#2801
Model
of
Queens
8/2/01
Sherilee
has been modeling for 10 years. That’s why she helped start Shades,
an agency that caters to models and actors.
“It’s
been a passion to work for myself,” said Sherilee. She wants to
share the knowledge that she has picked up from the entertainment,
fashion and music industry, “so that my clients don’t go
through the pitfalls I went through.”
Before
donning the persona of a president of her own company, Sherilee does
personal training at Bally’s in the morning.
Sherilee
trains every weekday morning from
5:30
to
9 a.m.
and likes using free weights. Although she maintains a strict diet of
high protein and low carbs, she admits, “I have my cheating times”
and does so with an occasional Hershey’s Kiss.
In
1999, Sherilee became Miss Black World NY State. “I wasn’t
expecting it. I was pleasantly shocked,” said Sherilee. The honor
gave her career a boost and she also became a spokesman for troubled
teens.
At
15, Sherilee moved to the
Bronx
from the
Bahamas
when her mother remarried an American.
Her
first modeling gigs were at
Marist
College
in
Poughkeepsie
for student fashion shows. After school, she moved to
St. Albans
and instantly took a liking to the Caribbean-based community.
“I
like the area. It’s quiet. There’s no hustling and bustling like
in
Manhattan
. It’s a refuge,” said Sherilee.
Sherilee
still has a lot to learn about
Queens
though. “I went to
Flushing
Meadows-Corona
Park
once to meet a friend, but I got lost,” said Sherilee with a giggle.
Not
Just Another Church Lady
Connie
B.
from
St.
Albans
Age:
23
Height: 5’8"
Weight: 110 lbs.
Stats: 34-25-35
UModels.com
Image:
bbrent.com
Model
of
Queens
5/31/01
This
wild-haired beauty is actually a good church girl who lives in
St. Albans
. Connie loves to sing gospel alongside her siblings in a group called
Legacy.
“I’m
a big kid,” said Connie.
Anybody
who knows her wouldn’t be surprised to see her in a water-gun fight
during the summer or in the ball pit at Chuck E. Cheese. She’s also
big on Laser tag.
Besides
being a big kid, Connie is an intelligent adult. If it weren’t for
modeling, she would be pursuing a doctorate in psychology.
She
attended P.S. 197 in Far Rockaway; then it was I.S. 59 in
Springfield
Gardens
and
Hillcrest
High School
in
Jamaica
. Connie
earned a BS degree in psychology at L.I.U.
She
loves the Mets,
Flushing
Meadows
Park
,
the Hall of Science and the Botanical Gardens.
A
Stroll Through The Park
Colin
Procope
from
Rochdale
Village
Age:
25
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 180 lbs.
Shirt: 34/35
Waist: 34
Neck: 16
UModels.com
Model of
Queens
4/18/02
Born
on Dec. 25, Colin Procope was the best Christmas present his mom ever
had and now, the tall, handsome “hunk” is ready to model anything
from bathing suits to dress suits.
This
physically fit
Rochdale
Village
resident never thought much about modeling until one day, five years
ago, while walking through Macy’s
34th Street
, a representative from Calvin Klein approached the 6’, 2”,
180-pound body builder and asked if he was interested in promotional
work.
“Why
not?” he
said. “I’ve never done this before, but I’d be willing to try
it.”
Following
his modeling stint, Procope started body building at Bally’s Fitness
Club five times a week. While he already looks great, Procope is
working on his abs.
“I’m
open for modeling opportunities,” he said.
This
life-long
Jamaica
resident graduated from
St. John’s
University
with a degree in biology and is enrolled in a Master’s Degree in
Finance program at
Baruch
College
.
Procope
enjoys playing basketball and tennis, going to the movies and dinner
and likes to take walks through
Roy
Wilkins
Park
with his girlfriend.
Cinderella
Bride
Nathalie
from
Queens
Village
Age:
23
Height: 5’6½”
Stats: 36B, 25, 35
Model of
Queens
9/13/01
Nathalie
was raised in
East New York
,
Brooklyn
and moved to a more tranquil
Queens
Village
in 1991. She attended
Franklin
K.
Lane
High School
on
Jamaica Avenue
.
“I
like the fact that nobody gets in your business,” said Nathalie
about her neighborhood. Yet Nathalie is used to people hanging out at
all hours of the summer night in
East New York
.
As
a place to relax, Nathalie chooses
Captain
Tilly
Park
in Jamaica Hills. To shop Nathalie treks along
Jamaica Avenue
, or hits the stores at Queens Center Mall, targeting a Parade of
Shoes or shops for colorful blouses at G&G.
It
was Nathalie’s younger sister who got into modeling first. Then
Nathalie followed suit.
She
says her best features are her hair and legs, but mentally she enjoys
being aggressive. “I’m very aggressive. Whatever I want, I try to
get.”
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