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Model
 Terri
 Galonska

Photo
 ©
 Brian
 Thornton

 Amer
 taking
 a
 break
 to
 raise

her
 family,
 Terri
 Galonska
 decided
 to

revisit
 modeling
 as
 a
 hobby
 that
 she

has
 enjoyed
 in
 the
 past.

  “Before
  I
  got
  married
  and

had
 kids
 I
 used
 to
 model,
 and
 for
 my

40th
 birthday
 my
 husband
 decided
 it

would
  be
  fun
  to
  do
  a
  shoot
  for
  my

birthday
 present.”

  The
  shoot
  reminded
  her
  of

t h e
  f u n
  o f
  m o d e l i n g ,
  a n d

encouraged
  her
  to
  get
  back
  in
  front

of
 the
 camera,
 Terri
 said.

  “It’s
  the
  same
  because
  I

was
  a
  Marilyn
  Monroe
  look-­‐alike

before
  when
  I
  first
  started,
  and
  I

picked
  right
  back
  up,”
  Terri

explained,
  adding
  that
  age
  is
  the

only
  addi.onal
  new
  obstacle
  that

she
  faces
  re-­‐entering
  the
  modeling

field.

  Like
  many
  other
  models,

Terri
  has
  learned
  to
  dismiss
  the

industry
  standards
  that
  try
  to
  hold

only
 the
 select
 few
 that
 fit
 a
 narrow

category
 as
 models.

 “I
 don’t
 agree
 with
 that,”
 Terri
 said

of
  the
  industry’s
  standards.
  “I
  don’t

look
  my
  age,
  but
  I
  don’t
  fit
  the

height
  requirement,
  and
  at
  5’3”,
  I

would
  have
  to
  wear
  six
  inch
  heels
  to

meet
 that
 requirement.”

  While
  other
  models
  work
  to

conform
  to
  the
  industry,
  Terri,

following
  the
  path
  of
  beauty
  and

self-­‐worth
  presented
  by
  Marilyn

Monroe,
  is
  comfortable
  following

her
 own
 modeling
 ideals.

 “I
 know
 models
 who
 think
 that
 they

are
 going
 to
 be
 a
 model,
 and
 they
 do

what
  they
  have
  to
  do
  to
  fit
  the

mold,”
  Terri
  said.
  “But
  I
  am
  who
  I

am,
 so
 take
 me,
 or
 leave
 me.”

  While
  other
  models
  focus
  on
  the

rules
  and
  regula.ons,
  Terri
  focuses

on
 assignments
 that
 will
 allow
 her
 to

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con.nue
 to
 enjoy
 modeling.

  Gaining
  experience
  in
  both

individual
  shoots
  and
  group
  events,

Terri
  said
  she
  has
  enjoyed
  every

photo
 shoot.

  “The
  best
  event
  I
  have
  modeled

for
 so
 far
 was
 a

 weekend
 modeling

shoot
  that
  was
  a
  two-­‐day
  shoot
  in

Caseville,
 MI,”
 she
 offered.
 “We
 shot

in
 a
 bar,
 on
 a
 beach,
 and
 in
 a
 hotel,

and
 that
 was
 really
 fun.”

  As
  she
  con.nues
  to
  model,
  Terri

also
  hopes
  to
  serve
  as
  an
  example

that
  models
  can
  be
  beau.ful,

without
  being
  held
  to
  unrealis.c

industry
  standards,
  adding
  that

models
  should
  focus
  more
  on
  being

themselves,
 and
 having
 fun.

Visit
 Terri’s
 online
 modeling

poruolio
 at:

hDp://www.modelmayhem.com/
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