Modern Model September 2013 | Page 20

“My
 dream
 is
 to
 become

a
 professional
 model.
 I

have
 the
 passion,
 drive

and
 ambiAon
 to

succeed,
 and
 to
 be
 a

strong
 role
 model
 for

other
 women
 and
 girls.”

 Chelsea
 Doyle

A

nyone
  who
  is
  familiar
  with
  the

fashion
  industry,
  past
  and
  present,
  has

sensed
 a
 change.
 The
 world
 no
 longer
 wants

their
  fashion
  sense
  to
  be
  led
  by
  gaunt,

emoAonless
 size
 0
 models.
 The
 world
 wants

Chelsea
 Doyle.

 Standing
 at
 6’1”
 tall,
 the
 Jackson,
 MI

athleAc
  amazon
  is
  usually
  easy
  to
  spot
  in
  a

crowd,
  or
  as
  the
  center
  of
  a
  college

basketball
 team,
 or
 dominaAng
 the
 net
 as
 a

college
 volleyball
 player.

  “I
  did
  some
  modeling
  when
  I
  was
  in

Baton
  and
  Pom,”
  Chelsea
  explained
  of
  how

she
  started
  in
  modeling.
  “I
  won
  1st
  place
  a

couple
  of
  Ames,
  so
  that
  kind
  of
  sparked
  my

modeling
 career.”

  Her
  interest
  in
  modeling
  grew
  when

she
  was
  asked
  to
  pose
  for
  a
  senior
  portrait

photographer,
 Chelsea
 added.

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 Photo
 ©
 Kelli
 Nichole

 “I
 went
 and
 got
 my
 senior
 pictures

taken,
  then
  Natosha
  Cribbs
  (owner
  of

Natosha
 Cribbs
 Photography
 of
 Williamston,

MI)
 asked
 me
 to
 model
 for
 a
 contest
 she
 was

entering
  (Chairman’s
  Award
  2010),
  so
  that

was
 my
 ?rst
 ever
 fashion
 shoot!
 “

  Chelsea
  heightened
  her
  career
  in

the
  local
  modeling
  scene
  when
  she
  a]ended

L.E.G.S
 (Lansing
 Exposure
 Group
 Shoot)
 Nine

in
  Fowlerville,
  MI,
  where
  she
  was
  easily

among
  the
  most
  beauAful
  models
  featured

at
 the
 event.

  “The
  LEGS
  shoot
  was
  de?nitely
  a
  great

start
 to
 my
 modeling
 career,
 and
 it
 was
 just
 a

really
  memorable
  day
  because
  I
  really
  felt
  so

many
  people
  believed
  in
  me
  and
  knew
  I

could
 move
 on
 to
 bigger
 and
 be]er
 things,”

she
 explained.

  Since
  her
  stunning
  debut,
  Chelsea
  has

conAnued
  to
  gain
  experience
  in
  the
  local

modeling
 circles,
 and
 is
 known
 for
 her