Modern Model January 2014 | Page 21

The
 Other
 Models

By
 Brian
 Thornton

  Keymonda
  Hale
  is
  not,

by
  any
  means,
  what
  I
  would
  call

preDy
  –
  she
  is
  stunning.
  Armed

with
  height,
  natural
  beauty,
  clear

skin,
  a
  radiant,
  smile,
  and

confidence
 that
 clearly
 shows
 that

she
 is
 not
 someone
 who
 wants
 to

model
 –
 she
 will
 model.

 Terri
 Galonska
 stands
 out

as
 another
 modeling
 phenomenon

–
  channeling
  Marilyn
  Monroe
  as

she
  enters
  the
  room.
  Making
  a

decision
  to
  enter
  modeling
  later
  in

life,
  she
  has
  charm,
  intelligence

(don’t
  let
  the
  pink
  and
  blonde
  hair

fool
  you!)
  and
  Pacific
  Blue
  eyes

that
  should
  be
  marketed
  as
  an

expensive
 custom
 paint
 color
 that

can
 stare
 right
 through
 your
 soul.

  Ginger
  Kewl,
  who
  also

entered
 modeling
 recently,
 enjoys

being
 in
 front
 of
 the
 camera
 as
 an

ar.s.c
  acceptance
  of
  her
  natural

beauty,
  and
  loves
  modeling
  as

much
  as
  a
  true
  hockey
  fan
  enjoys

a
 good
 fight
 on
 the
 ice.

  For
  an
  industry
  that
  has

refined,
  restricted,
  marketed
  and

packaged
  beauty,
  however,

Keymonda,
  Terri
  and
  Ginger
  are

scribbles
  at
  the
  edge
  of
  the

modeling
  industry’s
  notepad
  –
  too

old,
  not
  tall
  enough,
  too
  tall,
  not

slim
 enough.

  Working
  as
  a
  cas.ng

agent,
  I
  used
  to
  pass
  the
  harsh

truth
  of
  the
  industry
  on
  to
  the

hopefuls
 that
 sat
 before
 me
 as
 we

reviewed
 their
 poruolios.
 Some
 of

the
 agents
 were
 abrupt
 enough
 to

dismiss
  the
  models
  without
  even

opening
  their
  poruolios
  –
  some

were
 much
 worse.

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Models
  Keymonda
  Hale
  (standing)
  and

Terri
  Galonska
  during
  a
  photo
  session

at
 Urban
 House
 Studio
 in
 Saginaw,
 MI.

Photo
 ©
 Brian
 Thornton