Local Model Yulanda Gentle’s s heading to the ‘Big Apple’ – New York City – next week after the Tallahassee-St. Maarten Foundation Executive Director Arthur Lugisse received an official invitation to visit, mingle and participate in fashion activities during her stay
The visit is an initiative of Virgin Islands Fashion Week, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Henry R. Marsham Jr. "New York Office" and the Tallahassee – St Maarten Foundation Inc. Marsham Jr. says after having Gentles participate in the Virgin Islands Fashion Week "Caribbean Catwalk" 2011 held in St.Thomas US Virgin Islands last October as one of the featured model, she demonstrated great qualities of which a model should have on and off the fashion runway.
"It was a very easy decision to have her in New York to get her marketed in the fashion industry. As you would agree with me that New York is one of the "World Fashion Mecca" and is where every model dreams to be where they can further market their skills and talent as a model.
"Gentles will also be the "Fashion Model Ambassador" for the island of St Maarten while in New York. Yulanda has already been scheduled for four professional photo shoots by some of the industry’s best fashion photographer’s in New York City such as Don Thompson of Drac Inc and Clive Booth just to name a few. From the photo shoot a portfolio will be made for Yulanda to take on model calls to some of the leading agencies base here in New York City who are presently scouting for new and fresh faces for the next upcoming New York Fashion Week 2012 set for February of next year.
"Also while in the Big Apple, Yulanda will place a courtesy call to New York State Assemblyman, Nelson Castro. She will also have the opportunity to meet and interact with international models, designers, media, fashion editors and other fashion officials. Yulanda will also accompany the CEO of Virgin Islands Fashion Week on a visit to Lincoln Hospital Pediatric wing giving Christmas gifts and photo shoot with the kids dubbed a "Caribbean Christmas." On December 9th Yulanda will travel to the nearby Tri-State area of Philadelphia where she will be featured at a fashion show as the official model for Asodami clothing line set for December 10th at the Ark, 7.00 pm.
"Yulanda is also set to appear on other fashion runway in NYC for some of the top leading designers such as John Ashford. The young model is also schedule to shoot with one of Queens’s leading designer Deliahi Haligun for her 2012 spring clothing line. For extra activities while here in the Big Apple, a trip to the nation’s capital Washington DC will be planned where Yulanda will visit the Martin Luther King Memorial and the White House.
Those wishing to contribute towards the trip should contact her manager Arthur Lugisse at 1-721-587-9367 or 850-391 0977 al******@gm***.com