MEET GUESS MODEL JULIA LOGAN
“ I personally don ’ t like people who are depressed . Of course , we all have hard times , but if a man is always complaining about something , I just can ’ t stand it .”
She wants to be a fashion model , but what ’ s a girl from Volgograd to do ? If you ’ re Julia Logan you head west . Two years ago , she left home for sunny L . A . after getting a text from Paul Marciano asking her to become a Guess model .
“ I knew about Guess and I knew about the type of models they used for their shoots and I thought I ’ m suited to them perfectly .” Since then it ’ s been a mix of memorable shoots , like the one on the Isle of Capri in rainy weather , or shoots she ’ d prefer to forget .
“ The most terrible feeling is when someone becomes inappropriate ,” she says from her Hollywood home . “ Now , I ’ m more straightforward about that . I say no , I don ’ t like it , I don ’ t feel comfortable . But before , I didn ’ t know how to act because I was new to all of this and super awkward and always trying to be nice . And I ’ m the kind of person who doesn ’ t like conflict . Now I have more confidence and I ’ ll just say in a nice way ‘ Sorry , I don ’ t like that .’ Or I can call my agent , and he ’ ll call . In this business it ’ s important to have people that you trust and have your back .”
The next stop appears to be the big screen since she ’ s been studying acting for the past eight months with both American and Russian coaches . And if anyone gets fresh on set , she now has a new skill set for dealing with them . “ I learned so much , Krav Maga and how to handle a gun and throw knives ,” she says of her combat and stunt training . “ It ’ s so much fun to do this , I ’ m ready to be a Bond girl !”
A self-described introvert , Julia hasn ’ t dated for a while . She prefers a man she can take pride in , and cry-babies need not apply . “ I personally don ’ t like people who are depressed . Of course , we all have hard times , but if a man is always complaining about something , I just can ’ t stand it . I just don ’ t want to hear it . I ’ m from Russia , I ’ m the one that should be sitting here and complaining about things . I ’ m a strong person . I need someone as strong as me .”
Getting used to life in L . A ., she enjoys being close to nature but also frequents art galleries and performances when she ’ s not studying and training . “ The weather here and adventures , it ’ s so good . You go and drive a bit and you ’ re in a whole different area , camping in the redwoods or hiking in Joshua Tree . It took me a while to figure everything out . Some things can drive you crazy but there ’ s a lot of cool things going on ,” she brightens , looking out on a sunny spring morning .
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