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TYRA MCKENZIE

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WHY SHE’S THE HOTTEST MODEL AT CLOTHES SHOW BIRMINGHAM

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Tyra

Tyra“modelling at Clothes Show Birmingham was an experience...”

TREND MAGAZINE • MAY 2015

We at TREND magazine spoke to Tyra McKenzie about her time modelling on the cat walk of Clothes Show Live at the NEC Birmingham.

TREND: So how did you get involved in modelling? TYRA: I was there the year before on a day out with a couple of friends before coming across the Select modelling angency station where I signed up, and was invited to aworkshop where I was taught the ba-sics of catwalk modelling.TREND: How did the Clothes Show Live gig come about for you? TYRA: My portfolio had been passed on, I then went to the casting where I was picked out from a large number of people. From there I was at rehearsals 3 times weekly because of how large the fashion show is.TREND: Okay, so please tell us for readers that have never been to the Clothes Show Live before, what is the actual show like? How long does it last? What does it involve? TYRA: The actual show lasts about an hour, and it isn’t just a bunch of models modelling high street and high end fashion, it’s an experience, there’s dancers and performance before the models even take to the catwalk.TREND: So, do you see yourself with a career in mod-elling after the Clothes Show Live gig or will modelling be something that you do on the side?TYRA: Well I think that I’m going to keep my options open for right now in terms of careers right now be-cause I’m still young, I’m trying to keep my options but I do see modelling in my future because it was definetely an experience.

TREND: Have any other great opprtunities come from signing up with a modelling agency such as Select Models helped your modelling ‘career’ in any other way? TYRA: Yes, definitely. I have been offered to walk in the Clothes Show Live catwalk for another year. I have also been offered to go to multiple castings with JD, Foot Locker and other stores of that kind. I would say being in the Clothes Show line up is a big stepping stone for any aspiring model and I have most defi-nitely progressed,