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Cristo said that in addition to
Mount Pleasant Magazine, she feels
immense gratitude to other locals in
the industry – specifically Jenn Cady
Photography; her agency, 3BBM; and
the casting company for Storm Dor-
ris, known as AMCONYC. She also
appreciates Blush Boutique of Mount
Pleasant for offering the opportunity
to model their apparel, which was her
first gig.
Preparation for her big walk on
the fashion runway took awhile, and
Cristo said that she had to attend
“many” walking workshops designed
to teach models the appropriate gait.
But most of her preparation was done
at home – not just maintaining a
proper diet and working out but also
watching YouTube videos of other
models walking. Once she actually ar-
rived in the city, there was still plenty
of work.
“Getting from place to place was
difficult,” she admitted. “Getting to
shows and fittings was hard. I rode in
an Uber for the first time and walked
through Brooklyn by myself. I’d been
to New York before, but I was young-
er then, and the time constraints and
people everywhere made it hard to
navigate.”
Nevertheless, Cristo relished
the experience and recounted how
pampered she felt backstage. Massage
chairs, hair and makeup artists plus
manicure and pedicure technicians
helped ease the nerves of the young
models.
“We were even able to get our feet
massaged because we were walking in
heels all day,” she remembered.
As for the glamour of being a
model on the catwalk, Cristo said that
“photographers were everywhere,”
and even industry veterans such as
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