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Fady Cholagh Miranda Richardson Jacki Graham Teresa Alvarez "...the opportunity to travel and explore new cities." -Fady How long have you been doing auto shows? Fady: Just about 5 years. Miranda: 3 1/2 years. I started as a local Brand Ambassador for Ford in Detroit, then started working for Honda as a national Presenter/Product Specialist in Fall 2017. Jacki: 8 years. Teresa: 5 years. Wow time flies! Favorite thing about auto shows? Fady: My favorite part about working the auto shows is having the opportunity to travel and explore new cities/states that I have not been to before. Each city you get to meet unique people. Miranda: My road family and that I’m always learning something new. Jacki: The blessing of travel and meeting people from all walks of life. Teresa: Getting to travel to places I'd never thought I'd visit and getting to meet people from all over. No one person is the same and each day is new. How did you get involved in auto shows? Fady: Ha ha ha this is a funny story. I actually started working trade shows because of a special friend named Teresa. I reached out to her to see if she knew anyone that was looking for talent, an sure enough, at that time there was a position opening up for a Bi-lingual product specialist. I went in for an audition and next time I know I had gotten a call back for round two. From there, the rest is history. Miranda: I met other local models while working for the Palace. Promotional gigs are great for networking and getting started in the industry. I actually worked for the Detroit Pistons at NAIAS in 2016. Jacki: Through my good friend, Angie May at our modeling agency. Teresa: A girl I worked with at our local sports radio station referred me and my background in the entertainment industry helped me a ton.