Young, Clueless, Determined

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Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:43:43 -0400

A few snaps from my 6-page spread and cover in May’s...

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:40:56 -0400

A few snaps from my 6-page spread and cover in May’s Yellow magazine. The cover is probably my least favorite photo of the bunch, but then again, fashion modeling is not about looking pretty. I was talking to some model friends, and I was surprised how many of us didn’t think we looked pretty in our published work. All model talk of course, we’d never try to stick our opinions in the creatives’ vision. :)

Just had to share this. : )

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 08:55:00 -0400

Just had to share this. :)

year is 2392
child: mommy i can't sleep
mother: don't worry child. lay down as i sing you this ancient lullaby, passed on through my family for generations
mother: RACK CITY BITCH RACK RACK CITY BITCH
child:
mother: DA DA DA DA DADADA DA CIRCUS DADA DA DA DADADA DA AFRO CIRCUS AFRO CIRCUS AFRO POLKA DOT POLKA DOT POLKA DOT AFRO

Good bye College, Good bye Wilhelmina

Fri, 04 May 2012 02:42:00 -0400

Tomorrow is my last day of class, ever. I’ve been in school for 19 years now, so it doesn’t seem real. I have to be an adult now?

I also officially terminated my contract with Wilhelmina Brown earlier this week. I was in the first group of girls signed and I’ve watched the agency grow alongside me for two and a half years. I guess I didn’t realize how much it was a part of me.

My last job with Willy was awesome. I flew to NOLA with some of my favorite models and got to be on set for a feature film with 1,000 really funny famous actors. This is us on set in James Franco’s Kitchen. :)

I’m shooting a music video tomorrow and Saturday, and in the next two weeks, I’ll pack up everything, clean out my room and leave Austin.

What’s next for me? I’m not quite sure. I have one more class in China in June, and I’m visiting family in Europe during July. I’ll take the time to really think. I’ve gotta pay the bills now, so I’ll probably have to surrender to a real job.

I modeled Sofia Maldonado’s beautiful clothing for Spark magazine a few weeks ago, and she said said something on the ride home that I won’t forget- I wish I could remember her exact words, but I can’t. She doesn’t have a plan post-graduation yet, either, and she said that she knows she’s a networker, and she’s not sure where she’s going, but she always has new opportunities and she knows she’ll be fine in the end.

I guess that’s how I feel. Things just seem to come together if you let them. So let’s see where the summer takes me. :)

Found a tiny newborn bird that fell out of its nest, named the...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:01:19 -0400

Found a tiny newborn bird that fell out of its nest, named the trooper Nike (YOLO was a close second). Now being raised in a shoebox on a fence :) (Taken with instagram)

photo: Melis Danon model:...

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:22:38 -0400

photo: Melis Danon model: Doa

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design Sofia Maldondo model Doa photo Quit Nguyen styling...

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:20:00 -0400

design Sofia Maldondo model Doa photo Quit Nguyen styling Roberta Izquidero hair/mu Propaganda Hair Group magazine Spark

More than that

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:19:00 -0400

Work update: Got my first two covers! Spark Magazine last week, Yellow Magazine this week. Also did Aveda’s Catwalk for Water last week, which got me a shoot this week, and tested with Melis Dainon, a pair of really cool photographers in Austin. I’ve decided to separate my text and image posts, so look for images right above this.

In the meantime, school ends in two weeks and I’m behind. I need to pull it together so I can graduate in May. I’m going to start being a lot more selective with what I do this next month.

I feel like I’ve been so busy with work and school lately that my work is starting to define me. My conversations are becoming modeling/acting related. My facebook wall is nothing but. Yet… I’m so much more than that. I think I’m going to take the time to revisit some old hobbies and make sure I don’t lose touch with myself. A more thoughtful post about this coming soon.

this kind of summarizes my life

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:25:26 -0400

this kind of summarizes my life

Looking delightfully evil at the Aveda show.

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:46:00 -0400

Looking delightfully evil at the Aveda show.

I avoided the last 20 pages for two weeks cause I didn’t...

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:33:49 -0400

I avoided the last 20 pages for two weeks cause I didn’t want it to be over. (Taken with instagram)

Told y’all wardrobe from the Austin Monthly shoot was...

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 05:38:00 -0400

Told y’all wardrobe from the Austin Monthly shoot was awesome!

p.s. I have a page now, like me! :) www.facebook.com/thedoa

Soul in these soles. (ps. Finally, instagram for android!)...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:56:33 -0400

Soul in these soles. (ps. Finally, instagram for android!) (Taken with instagram)

For me, these photos are about determination. I’m at...

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:27:00 -0400

For me, these photos are about determination. I’m at burnout physically, mentally, and emotionally, but I mean… bring-it-on attitude up and down.

Photo by Alicia Vega for Rever Magazine, debuting this summer.

Texas Film Hall of Fame

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:34:00 -0500

I was lucky enough to be able to attend the Texas Film Hall of Fame Induction last night. My awesome agent Justin even got me some PR practice on the red carpet. Public speaking is the love of my life, but this was really hard- there was so much going on. Justin caught a picture of me looking like a dork and blanking on the name of Yvonne & Clyde’s director.

Anjelah Johnson was standing next to me on the carpet and I FREAKIN LOVE HER. I just wanted to kidnap her and peace out. She’s like two feet tall. :) Right when I came in I was standing next to Robert Rodriguez for a while, but I was too shy to go up and say hi. I wonder if he would’ve remembered me. Probably not. A little bit in, I started acting less like an awkward middle schooler at a dance and actually talked to people.

Best encounter of the night? I’ve always loved Danny Trejo, but after meeting him, I love him even more. He was funny and really down to earth.

Weirdest encounter of the night? Matthew McConaughey. He awkwardly kept his distance from us while talking. Caro cites wifey issues.

Flying Photoshoot

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:21:39 -0500

On Wednesday, I shot a spring time editorial for Austin Monthly. Bold,mixed prints and neon colors (my favorite) are in for the season, so the wardrobe was ridiculously fun- but that wasn’t the best part.

We took the shots mid-air while jumping on a trampoline. Every time I almost fell on my face, the team gasped- every time we got a good shot, they chorused “oooooh!” so cutely. I was sweating by the end of it and though I had a hard time keeping my hair out of my face and my lipgloss out of my hair, I had great direction a lot of fun. It was a whole new kind of modeling, and I’m secretly scared my long awkward limbs and graceless jumps will prevail- we’ll see!

Runway and Port A

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:19:35 -0500

The Austin School of Performing Arts put on a great fashion show last night- one of their students, Katie, worked with Linda Asaf to create a breathtaking dress that I had the honor of wearing. I’ll post details once I have photos!

For now, I’m on the 6 hour bus to Port Aransas to shoot Yvonne & Clyde. I’m going on set knowing that I have a lot of room to grow, a shell to break out of, and not a lot of time to do it. The script changed (a lot, which is apparently normal), so I’ve been rethinking my character (now named Rory), and practicing talking aloud in character. It looks like I’m talking to myself on the bus, but I can’t say that makes me the strangest person on it. :)

Sitting at the station next to someone who badly needed to shower, I let myself dream a little and think that one day I might be flying to some crazy exotic set for a cool movie and laughing at this memory.

Quick reality check- its just a supporting role in a short film, I know. But to me its more about the fact that I’m finally really going for this. Wish me luck…

Hello Film

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:13:00 -0500

Even though I hadn’t acted in a long time, I didn’t sweat too much when I got my first two film auditions on short notice in the middle of midterms last week. I figured acting was like riding a bike.

Yeah… turns out I was wrong about the bike thing. I was a hot mess during my first audition, and still really shaky during the second. I came home frustrated, ate a half-pound bag of M&Ms, started readingMeisner and hoped for the best.

Hoping worked- I got a call back for the second film. I got old school with it. Read the script, wrote a life story for my character and the characters in her past. I decided I was waiting at a gas station because my boyfriend had just kicked me out- so I was emotionally exhausted, not fond of guys and stuck.

I met the actor I was reading with while waiting. He was chill. In the audition I got into character easily and was really fed up, but the actor was so unexpected. I tried not to be charmed as he tried to pick me up. We really weren’t the two people who’d met in the waiting room earlier. It was such a real moment.

Like the cherry on top, I got a call this weekend and huzzah- I am officially India in Yvonne & Clyde! First film role, here we go…

Shot from a series published in UK’s Slave Magazine. ...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:59:00 -0500

Shot from a series published in UK’s Slave Magazine. Enjoyed working with the super talented team! More to come.

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Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:47:18 -0500