Modern Model March 2014 | Page 22

RELAXED
  BEAUTY:
  Top
  photo,
  Model
  Amanda
  Lauren
  strikes
  a

relaxing
  pose
  for
  a
  photography
  workshop
  in
  Dearborn,
  MI.

BoNom
  right,
  Amanda
  is
  stunning
  in
  a
  simple,
  white
  dress.

(Photos
 ©
 Brian
 Thornton)

 “Right
 now,
 besides
 modeling,
 I
 work
 in
 a
 coffee

shop
  in
  Bad
  Axe,
  MI,
  and
  am
  taking
  classes
  to
  be

cer&fied
 as
 a
 nursing
 assistant.”

  When
  she
  gets
  her
  cer&fica&on
  as
  a
  nursing

assistant,
  Amanda
  says
  she
  plans
  to
  con&nue
  moving

forward,
  and
  will
  begin
  educa&on
  and
  training
  to

become
 a
 licensed
 prac&cal
 nurse.

  Balancing
  modeling,
  work,
  educa&on,
  and

training,
 Amanda
 said
 she
 also
 makes
 sure
 to
 find
 &me

to
 relax
 with
 family
 and
 friends.

  “In
  my
  free
  &me
  I
  like
  reading,
  yoga,
  playing

with
  my
  adorable
  puppy,
  and
  hoping
  for
  nice
  weather

soon
 so
 I
 can