Modern Model January 2014 | Page 9

 Building
 on
 the
 success

of
  her
  first
  photoshoots,

Janelle
  has
  set
  her
  sights
  on

long-­‐term
  goals,
  and
  is

currently
  entered
  in
  the

selec.on
 process
 for
 the
 next

cycle
  of
  America’s
  Next
  Top

Model.

  “My
  modeling
  career

goals
  are
  to
  be
  on
  America’s

Next
  Top
  Model,
  be
  in

Hometown
  Hofes
  Top
  10,

and
  hit
  the
  runways!”
  she

said.

  Watching
  Janelle

grow
  and
  transform,
  gaining

experience
  from
  each
  shoot,

she
  has
  already
  learned

valuable
 lessons
 to
 share
 with

other
 aspiring
 models.

  “My
  advice
  to
  new

models
  is
  don’t
  sell
  yourself

s h o r t ,
  a n d
  d o n ’ t
  p a y

photographers
 to
 shoot
 you.”

 Janelle,
 who
 has
 been

a p p r o a c h e d
  b y
  m a n y

photographers,
  also
  advises

“My
  modeling
  career

models
 to
 make
 sure
 that
 the

goals
  are
  to
  bring

photographer
  is
  offering
  a

light
  to
  that
  beauty

photoshoot
  the
  will
  benefit

that
  is
  anything
  but

the
  model’s
  career,
  or
  help

posi.vely
  build
  the
 short

ordinary
  –
  the
  model’s

poruolio.

girls,
  the
  plump
  girls,

  “Always
  do
  what
  feels

the
  to
 you,”
 she
 advised.

alterna.ve
  girls,

right

the
  skinny
  p a r i n gthe
 e r

  P r e girls
  –

  h
audi.on
  video
  for
  America’s

girls
 who
 don’t
 fit
 the

Next
  Top
 tereotype.”
  also

model
 s Model,
  Janelle

revealed
 that
 ,
 when
 it
 comes

-­‐-­‐
  Laurel
  McIntosh
  on

to
 modeling,
 she
 has
 a
 unique

being
  shorter
  talent
  and

combina.on
  of
 than
  the

industry
  standard
  for

natural
  ability
  that
  will
  help

models.

her
 rise
 to
 the
 top.

  “I
  have
  that
  liDle
  bit

of
  something
  that
  I
  like
  to
  call

the
 “IT”
 factor,
 she
 explained,

Modern Model

Page 14

Model:
 Janelle
 Calvo,
 Saginaw,
 MI

Photo
 ©
 Brian
 Thornton