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Model Spotlight Meet Deanne Jean Vanwinkle My name is Deanne Jean Vanwinkle I was born on the Navajo Reservation, raised in Tucson Arizona. I now reside in Las Vegas Nevada and I’m loving every minute of it! I work as a full time Esthetician at a spa on the Las Vegas strip. I am also a makeup artist as well. I love what I do and strive to be the best! I started modeling 4 years ago, started in local calendars featuring Native American woman, when I resided on the Navajo reservation for 3 years prior to moving to Vegas. Ever since then I fell more and more in love with being in front of the camera. Even though modeling is just a hobby I’ve been fortunate enough to be published in magazines such as HNS Magazine, Koncept magazine and featured on a billboard for a men’s line in Toronto Canada. Most recent obsession of mine is giving back. I’m releasing a 16 month calendar and 10 percent of the proceeds will be donated to a charity called “Three Precious Miracles” benefiting Native American Children. Also recently I teamed up with a men’s line (Kanati Clothing Company) to donate around $5000 of new men’s 38 PHOCUS POINT clothes to a boarding school on my reservation. I have quite a bit of followers and it feels so amazing and I appreciate each and every one of them. The sky’s the limit and the people who believe in me give me the strength to push myself to go even further. I plan on continuing to reach and search for more opportunities and that’s exciting knowing that anything is possible. Shout out to Native Americans across the country who have dreams. I love you all and I believe in you as much as you believe in me. Keep dreaming, you can do it! www.deannejeanvanwinkle.net Instagram: https://instagram.com/ deannejeanvanwinkle/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/ Deanne-Jean-Vanwinkles-Fan-Page Deanne Vanwinkle Twitter: @deanne85746 Writer of the story John Sebastian Doe Photographer John Arnold Doe