Los Angeles Firm Inc. Magazine July/Aug 2016 | Page 34
Did you invest in modeling at any point in
your career?
Yes, I did invest in modeling at the start
of my career. I paid a good chunk of my
savings when I was in grade 12 to have my
portfolio started with my agency, Charles
Stuart International. It was definitely
worth it to work with pros!
Where are you from exactly?
What motivates you?
Who is you favorite model?
Well there are millions of things that
motivate me so that is a hard one to
answer. I guess like everyone- happiness
is my motivation. I really want to live
a life I’m excited to do everyday around
people I love and cherish and travel to
all areas of the globe with them. All
these things have been my dreams for the
future and it has been a huge driver to
get me to this point and keep me pushing
forward in the future.
I actually have a lot of favorite
models but one person I love to
watch is Candice Swanepoel because
I love seeing a healthy figure with
muscles be such a force in the
modeling industry. I also have a
local model I love to watch named
Samantha Ravndahl (@ssssamanthaa)
- she is not only dropped dead gorgeous but so positive and full of
all these warm fuzzy vibes. I love
her- check her out!
I was born and raised in Vancouver!
Did there ever come at time where you felt
you couldn’t do this full time?
No not at all- I love working hard being a
busy bee and it definitely helps when your
modeling to be at it everyday constantly
networking, going to castings, working out,
eating healthy and using social media and
a website to boost your portfolio as well.
It’s a lot of work every single day and
shoots/events are only one piece to the
puzzle, either way I never took a day off
since I started and I love it that way
Who inspired you to become a model?
What would be your dream shoot? (Location, wardrobe, hair stylist, makeup
artist and photographer?)
My dream shoot would be to be shooting for either Sports Illustrated or
Victoria Secret alongside the other huge
supermodels right now- that would be out
of this world amazing! With Mario Testino on photography!
Did you ever think in your wildest
dreams you would make it this far?
I was first inspired to become a model
when I was in grade 3 or so when I started
religiously watching Americas Next Top
Model! Tyra was a huge part of that love I
found so I would dedicate my first inspirations to Tyra- I even watched her talk show
everyday for a few years (until it stopped
airing).
I honestly had no idea! Before I started
modeling I was working at a fast food
restaurant dreaming of this job...when
things finally started to play out for
me I just took it and ran with it and
never looked back. But I can say that I
always hope for the best but expect the
worst and be grateful for every little
journey that I encounter.
Did you ever think of giving up on modeling?
What is your favorite shoot of your career thus far?
There has been many times where I considered giving up modeling but I’ve come to
realize that no matter what other endeavors
that are keeping me from doing it all day,
I will always continue to model as often
as I can and continue to pursue amazing opportunities that come my way. I love it too
much to quit altogether.
My favorite shoot was by far a shoot I
did for Ben Nye Cosmetics at IMATS with
the famous makeup artist Spencer Barnes.
It was pretty surreal to be hired by a
widely used makeup brand and have my
makeup done by someone who works on red
carpet faces like Nina Dobrev and Julianne Hough!!
How long have you been modeling?
Describe the feeling you get when you
are in front of the camera?
I have been modeling for almost 2 years!
Still a solid 5-10 years of life left in my
career stay tuned!
To be honest, being in front of the camera is a small piece of modeling to me.
I absolutely love the creative process
of putting the shoot together as far
as concept, location, wardrobe, makeup,
hair etc etc. Then my absolute favorite
part takes place after- receiving the
pictures! It’s the before and after of
the shoot that keeps me inspired, motivated and passionate.
Was it better for you coming into
modeling or is it better now in
terms of the setting’s you often
find yourself placed in?
I would say that when I began just
about 2 years ago it was pretty
much the same as it is now. There’s
some jobs that blow your mind by
how awesome they are and there is
some that you don’t care as much
for, it’s very across the board
both then and now.
What is your favorite color?
Favorite color is blue! Although
I prefer to wear shades like grey/
white/black/beige- it’s very trendy
right now to be in neutrals.
What would you say to aspiring
model’s?
don’t take anything to personally.
Like if you don’t get chosen for
every casting you go to, you have
to have the self confidence to snap
back from that without being hurt
or losing confidence- you win some
you lose some but it has nothing
to do with your worth, never forget
that. Always stay true to yourself.
How can fans get a hold of you to
reach out to you if they have questions for you or just want to follow your latest modeling ?
I always love when people reach
out to me! You can contact me in a
million ways because I have pretty
much any social media channel but
here’s my top 3(1) Instagram! @courtneyclc or my
health page @fiercefitnesscc
(2) Facebook- you can find me at
facebook.com/modeling.updates
(3) My website www.courtneyclc.com
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