Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - March 2014 | Page 34

A Picture’s Worth A Thousand Words - p2

the store. I bought the cheapest ou it I
could afford, styled it, shot a photo,
touched it up in Photoshop (learned that
in RL college), and submi ed it. It was to
my absolute amazement that I got first
place the first month I tried! That got me
totally addicted to photography. Enzo
Champagne believed in me when I was a
nobody. I am infinitely grateful to him to
this day. That was April 2012 with this
photo:

A er that, I started entering whatever
photography contest I heard about.
When my photos kept ge ng chosen, I
kept ge ng more and more encouraged
to take more photos.
FILIPA: As I recall, your history in the
fashion world is not limited to your
photography. You are a former Miss
Virtual World compe tor are you not?
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We are curious how your path through
the illustrious world of SL modeling
brought you where you are today.
WREN: I am an accidental model, to be
honest. I get myself in compe ons
because they all start out with photo
submissions. If my photo gets chosen, I
dash around and try to figure out how to
pose and walk. Thankfully, I have some
decent style sense that comes from all
that artsy stuff in my genes. For the
MVW compe on, I really didn't know
how to walk a runway so my entry into
that contest stopped at that first photo.
However, a er that I learned a few things.
I was Runner Up for a few contests such as
Solo Evane, PurpleMoon Mix & Match
contest (where I work as a store model
now due to that contest), the Ashraya
contest, and OGlam. I was a finalist for
other contests like Chop Zuey, TCL Dior,
and Vero Modero. At the moment, I am a
FineSmith Muse finalist. I am also the
winner of the Miss Darcy Seasons of
Beauty contest. I also made it through a
styling compe on for Posesion Poses.
I'm thrilled about all of that, but s ll see
myself as a fumbling li le avatar.
FILIPA: Wow, I look at all those contests
and knowing full well what it takes to
enter and then par cipate in them well,
that's a lot of work, kudos to you! But …
we are gathered here today to share
something very exci ng for your career in