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Viktoria is Gone back to Russia

as i've said before, models come and go. now lovely Viktoria is back to russia for her exams. we took a better photo than this when we picked her up in the car but it's not on my phone. we were talking when we were driving home. i was saying that i think she is a great pro model and i'd book her for any of my productions. she said, come on anina, i'm not a high fashion model, i'm good for china but i know i'm not skinny enough to work in other countries. i told her i totally disagree. what makes a model great is the attitude and the willingness to go the extra mile. there are many types of models. she is the perfect FHM model--and i'll never be hot and sexy girl in a bikini like Viktoria. even i'm the most technical girl around, i'll never be on the cover of STUFF MAG cuz i've not got the right bra size. i'm the rich woman in the Mercedez and the Bentley. She's the hot girl in the Ferrari. both of us can fit in a Lamborghini ha ha, but every girl has her style. cuz every guy has his preferred woman. this is a man's world. a guy once said to me the reason men want all that power is to attract the hottest girl. funny hey? even that funky make up she's wearing is the ideal art expression of a sensitive gay man. Viktoria is gone back to russia, and i'll miss her because she's got the killer attitude and that's something beyond your hip measurements and hair color!

Anina.net and Kimberley Campaign

My campaign and catalog with Kimberley is out! Wow! Hot photos--I can't believe this is what i look like with long hair. Telling secrets was the theme of the day and the photographer loved it.


This was one of the coldest days that we ever had to shoot--it actually snowed outside. We were shaking to death and even the clients with their warm feather jackets were jumping up and down to not have their toes turn to ice. We shot near the Olympic stadium and Kimberley and I thought that we were going to be shooting IN FRONT of the stadium, but instead we only peeked over it in the distance laughing at our previous plans to shoot video report in front of it.

I just do what I feel like when I wear the clothes and I cant really explain logically why I do things with my hands and eyes, but sometimes I catch myself and think--oh why are you doing that put your hand down. When I do the photographer generally yells at me, "No! Don't move!" and I have to put my hand back up in that position. I never know what they see really, but afterwards when I saw the photo on the screen the photographer leaned over and said, "You're telling secrets. I love it!"

I love this outfit. It's actually difficult to get coordinated when you have to walk and the photographer wants your legs to be in the same way...it's 1...2...3...GO! 1...2...3...GO! over and over...

I don't know why it happens...I just get these flashes in my head of the photo when I'm making the photo, and the feeling comes out of me and my body goes into some kind of movement. I really can't explain it, but it's what happened in this photo. I just pretended that we were two new york city chics shopping and snobby hanging out bad girls on the street in fur...hahhaha makes no sense I know! Kimberley and I were mo blogging it the whole time. I shot her when she was shooting. She shot me when I was shooting...now we will make the video for everyone to see the backstage freezing commentary!

JUMP! JUMP! JUMP! That's all you hear and the nnnnnnklllkkkkttttt FLASH! Of the lights and then the BEEP! Telling you to JUMP! again...I had to correct height cuz Kimberley and I are two different heights and so I had to lean a little to the side so we would look the same level. Small tricks like that help the photo look better when you are working with another model. If I were the smaller girl I would jump higher like Kimberley did to match my height. Of course, the higher you jump and more you lean to the side, the harder it is to land in 8 in heels on a slipperly concrete floor! Don't try it at home unless you are super trained model!

360Fashion Model Tips Episode 1 with Kimberley and Anina.net

Follow Kimberley and Anina.net in Beijing, China as they lead you on a hidden shopping trip to find the perfect casting dress. In Episode 1 they find the hidden market but get a little side tracked by some hot shoes...

Check out the Full Episode on 360Fashion:

http://www.360fashion.net/tv/2009/03/09/model-tips-episode-1-kimberley-anina.php

Sephora Venites Shopping: Market Chic

Sephora is in Brazil now, Sao Paolo for the fashion week. She steps out of the backstage catwalk scene to show us a little of her beautiful city and the hot market place to shop.

body sculpting lingerie show

It's colorful. It's tight. It's got lace. And it's an older woman's trick to look fit. Let me tell you, it's so tight. The lace helps it look better. Some pieces like Maria was wearing looked really lovely. But i can not help but wonder, what do you do if you want to go home with a man? It would be so hard to get it off!! :-) i mean really hard cuz it's so tight. You have to peel off the pants, unless you are as thin as Maria. Women! Eat right. Exercise. But in case you did not. . . You've got a backup in this body sculpting lingerie. It really works and makes your body in the right shape. But i would not wear this outfit to meet your hot date... In any case, the show was funny to do. Long as usual, but fun. You should have seen the crowds! They were photographing us and going wild screaming at the end of the runway!

HANGZHOU SNOWSTORM - CHINA

Yes, you remember during Chinese New Year that we were snowed in and freezing to death in Hangzhou, China. Me, Renata, Keri and I got really bored and we made the MASK - A - RAID video? Well here's how bad it was when we had to go on our job!

MODEL LIFE - RIDING IN THE CAR TO CASTINGS

Most of our time is spent being driven around on castings to meet clients. it's too far to be able to go by your own. The cities are really big and the streets are long, so finally i decided to bring the sterio system and jam out in the car with my friends! We sing so many great songs and each one of us gets to play the DJ!

Beijing Tea House -- Horse shadow puppets

They had all these lovely tea's at the tea house and even some shadow puppets which where the first form of theater on the planet. Man, the chinese really invented a lot of things!

thais bernardes in china Chanel show

My flat mate did a fashion show for chanel and then i found her in the papers!

D&G Casting China

Now that the olympics are finished we see the market shaking up and every week there seems to be a big brand having a fashion show! Why i'm leaving i don't know other than some times it's not about the money, it's about your feeling. I've been under a lot of stress and i really need to relax and be near people who care about me. Have a break before the next china fashion week in november.