It's not easy to be a supermodel [Comprehensive British American American Entertainment]

Models kept coming in and out of the catwalk, and they kept looking at each other. Letty's heart hadn't calmed down yet, and she was still in a state of extreme excitement, so even when she was facing Naomi None of the death stares at her flinched.

Just when Letty thought Naomi was going to say something to her, she turned around and changed her clothes.

Letty only has one look, but she can't change it yet, because at this time the show director told her to line up, and wait for the curtain call to leave.

The show director gave her a rare smile: "Goodjob."

After he finished speaking, Leti realized that everyone looked at her differently.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that she did not fall into a disadvantage in the head-to-head confrontation with Naomi on the runway just now. Although she would not surpass Naomi, it is not something ordinary people can do just not to fall into the disadvantage, right? !

As one of the top five supermodels in the 90s, Naomi stood at the top of the fashion pyramid, with only four other supermodels of her time, Kate Moss, Giselle Bundchen and Carmen Keys too.

A little further down, there are Gemma Ward, Angela Lindelwald and the four millennium war gods-Daria Werbowy (Daria WerbowyD God), MCB, Huika Zimaman and Natalia Vodianova (NataliaVodianova Fruit Na).

——She said that she would not be compared by anyone, she was serious!And she did!

This newcomer... is too scary, right?

Even today's supermodels will have a youthful period when they first debuted, but do you see her youthful performance on the runway? !As far as the stage is concerned, the only ones who can compete with her here are Naomi and Eugenia.

However, to measure a supermodel, you can’t just look at the steps. The world’s authoritative model website Models.com (MDC for short) will launch a list of TOP50 models every year. As an indicator of model ranking, there is a saying in the fashion industry——No The first sister of TOP50 is ashamed to call herself a supermodel.

The MDC ranking will be based on the performance of the models in various aspects, such as the catwalks of the four major fashion weeks, the opening and closing will have bonus points, the advertising endorsement, the six blue bloods and the eight red bloods will have bonus points, and the magazine cover, the four major magazines will have bonus points. Add points.

Also Gemma, Angela and Dalia are not famous for their steps, but they have received one after another endorsement of blue blood, sweeping the covers of major fashion magazines, having said that, Letty's steps can let her in The fashion industry stands firmer.

Some models have mixed emotions, because they are all aware of this. I am afraid that as long as Leti stops doing such stupid things like talking nonsense and offending others, her rise in the fashion industry is inevitable, which means that there are more of them A formidable competitor.

This era of the gods was originally an era full of geniuses and fierce competition. For example, a Leticia Lopez emerged today, and no one knows which genius will emerge tomorrow.

The show lasted about 10 minutes. The closing model was Naomi. The moment she entered the backstage, the show director asked all the models to line up for the curtain call.

The models circled the runway again, the audience clapped their hands, and the applause reached a climax when Naomi came out with Mr. Valentino's hand for the curtain call.

In other words, she is qualified to join hands with the designer to call a curtain call.

Mr. Valentino in the crowd said a few words to Naomi, then looked up, and quickly found the eye-catching figure in the chaotic backstage.

Letty didn't realize that the famous Italian designer was looking for her when he walked over, until Mr. Valentino stood in front of her and smiled slightly: "This is your first show, isn't it?"

Letty was flattered: "Yes, sir, it's my first fashion week show."

The seventy-year-old designer's brown hair was mixed with a few white strands. He half-jokingly said: "Just now Naomi told me that you almost put me together. She was a little angry, so don't tell her."

After Letty reacted, she couldn't help laughing and crying: "I don't dare to talk to her when you say that, she will definitely not know."

This Mr. Valentino... seems a bit skinny.

He laughed twice, patted Letty on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement, and left to direct the finishing work of the fashion show.

His words made Letty fall into deep thought.

I'm afraid that her performance exceeded Naomi's expectations and attracted her attention. "Almost got put together" should mean that if Naomi really underestimated her like everyone else and didn't try her best If not, she will become a laughing stock when she is overwhelmed by Letty's performance.

——The legendary supermodel was crushed by a newcomer?This stain will follow her for the rest of her life.

And they have shared an agent, it is inevitable that they will compare with each other.Naomi is so competitive that it's no surprise that she's considered an opponent because of it.

But Letty is not afraid, the way of banning her will not work for her, she is not black, didn’t Giselle’s debut back then also surprised the fashion industry, if Naomi wants to attack the models who threaten her status one by one, then she must have the ability How busy, and she has passed her popular period, and now belongs to the younger generation.

Letty was one of some models who were rushing to change because they had their next show to go.

Originally, some reporters wanted to catch her to interview and take pictures, but they heard that she was still a scholar who was reluctant to let her go.Anyway, they will go to the next show, and they will meet again then.

The next show was the show of Anne Valrie Hash, a local female designer in Paris. When she arrived at the show, she was caught by the makeup artist and put on makeup, erasing all traces of Valentino.

The models hired by AnneValrieHash are all white, and they look like fairies in Northern and Eastern Europe. Although Letty also has white blood, she is obviously the only brown skin here.

But it's nothing to worry about, she likes her skin color, just like Lin Haiyi is proud of her yellow skin.

The female designer probably chose her because she prefers to use less famous models, because the only model present was Lily Donaldson, a British female model, whom Letty was more impressed with.

When Letty came out of the bathroom, she met the blonde female model who happened to come in, and the two almost bumped into each other because they couldn't hold back their steps.

The two were about the same height, and Letty saw each other's face as soon as she looked up, and immediately recognized her as Natasha Polly, who was in the same company as her, because her face was angular and recognizable.

She nodded slightly to the other party, and was about to leave when Natasha suddenly stared at her face and said, "I saw you at the company."

Natasha also signed WOMEN. Letty had met Natasha once in the WOMEN branch in New York, but she never thought that Natasha would remember her. She was just a newcomer at that time.

She is two years older than Letty and was discovered at the Moscow Winter Model Contest last year. She debuted about half a year earlier than Letty, and she can be considered a newcomer at the same time.

No, Natasha can't be considered a newcomer, after all, she has gone through the four major fashion weeks.

"Glad you remember me." Letty held out her hand. "I'm Leticia Lopez."

"Natasha Polly." Natasha took her hand and approached her, lowering her voice, "You know, I just heard a lot of people talking about you."

Letty raised her eyebrows: "What did they say?"

"Said you shocked everyone's attention." The Russian model laughed. "My friend Eugenia also told me that when you were on the same stage with Naomi Campbell, everyone was dumbfounded."

"Eugenia? Eugenia Volodina?" Letty asked in surprise. She didn't expect the two to be good friends.

"uh-huh."

Letty met Natasha again at the Chanel Haute Couture show the next day, as well as another supermodel she had always wanted to meet but never had the chance - Carmen Keith, and a designer she admired very much - Chanel's design director , Lafayette Karl Lagerfeld, unfortunately no chance to speak.

Just after the curtain call, the backstage was bustling with excitement, and a large number of media poured in. They were all looking for the same person, the mysterious girl who first arrogantly said that she would not be compared to anyone, and then shocked everyone's attention!

They were all curious - who was that girl?Where did she come from?They are eager to know everything about her!Otherwise, what will I write when I go back?

Letty completely became the focus of the backstage, she dealt with everyone methodically, but she was a little dizzy from the one after another question after another, and she had to carefully filter the words in her mind first, so as not to say something wrong What should be said.

"Hi, I'm Suzy Menkes, Fashion Editor of the International Herald Tribune."

A female voice sounded from behind, Letty turned around, and a well-dressed woman stood behind her, with an elite smile on her face, a little cold, but Letty caught a trace of interest in her eyes.

"Leticia Lopez, nice to meet you." She smiled politely and held out her hand to the woman.

The two shook hands lightly, and soon parted. Susie continued: "Your debut was very successful. I wondered why so many designers would hire an inexperienced newcomer. Now I finally know. .”

Letty replied in a normal tone: "Thank you, it's an honor to be seen by them."

There was a little surprise in Susie's eyes. The biggest problem with a girl her age is that she is easily emotional and vain, but judging from her expression and tone, she is not a bit arrogant, which is very rare. It seems insignificant, but it can help her go further.

Thinking of this, she held up her glasses on the bridge of her nose, and her smile was a little more humane: "I'm looking forward to your performance in the autumn and winter fashion week, Lopez."

Letty soon sensed her intention to come to greet her.

— Susie Menkes has her eye on her.

"Hope I don't disappoint you."

……

Just this night, everything that happened in Paris has been reported to New York, and the video of the show was also uploaded to the Internet that night, but because Letty is in Paris, and there is no computer around him, so I don’t know what happened there. What, can only know a little bit through Martin's retelling.

After Haute Couture Week was over and back in New York, Letty found out she was honored to be on the show again.

The New York Sun: "Arrogant Newcomer Gets Supermodel Approval—"She's Proved""

The Star: "Same stage with Black Pearl, introduces you to Leticia Lopez"

New York Daily News: "Another rising star in fashion!"

The attitude of these media has undergone a 180-degree change. They stepped on the stick first, and the voice of questioning her was drowned out, and they didn’t know where to go. Therefore, the reporters are a group of unscrupulous guys. "Puffed up" people are not what they seem.

Originally, other media were hesitant. After all, they had indeed questioned Letty in their reports before, but after the "New York Sun" praised her at the beginning, other media all put down their stances. The one who stepped on her the hardest!Now people don't mind slapping themselves in the face, so what do they mind?

The "New York Sun" mainly describes what other people think of her. For example, Mr. Valentino said that he is very satisfied with her performance and will continue to let her show for the brand. Naomi said that she has proved herself and mocked the previous A group of people and the media who followed the trend without knowing the situation and got slapped in the face, as well as Heidi Klum's praise for her-oh, that cute German supermodel.

Originally, the "New York Sun" wanted to interview Karl Lagerfeld, but Lafayette was not interested in these gossips and drove them away.

The "Star" introduced her in detail, and Letty suspected that Martin released the information, because the "Star" even knew how Marc Jacobs discovered her in the game.

This time, not only the tabloids, but also some medium and large newspapers, such as the fashion section of the "New York Daily News", joined the discussion, but its voice was much more sensible——

"...Last year, she signed a contract with the WOMEN model agency, and she has such an amazing performance in the fashion week for the first time. She used her steps to fulfill her promise that she would not be better than anyone else. I believe her next appearance will be in the autumn and winter fashion show. "

There are also large and influential newspapers like the "New York Times" that mention her a word or two in the fashion section, but the main body is still seriously reporting the highlights of Haute Couture Week.

In these reports, Tony Stark has not been mentioned much, and it is basically centered around her performance at the fashion show, and the label of relying on men for superiority has also been taken off.

In the past, they always called Letty newcomers and newcomers, but now they have finally written her name in, which is regarded as recognition.

When you speak wild words without achievements, that is called arrogance. When you have achieved achievements, it becomes self-confidence.

Tony Stark is often said to be arrogant, but everyone agrees that he does have the capital of arrogance.

Originally, it was surprising enough for her to walk seven couture shows in one go, but now she has staged a beautiful turnaround, which made her gain a lot of limelight.

It is a risky approach to use the fame of other supermodels to gain buzz, but the results are quite surprising. As Martin said, everyone loves to watch counterattack dramas. How did people underestimate her before and think she is not good enough? It may be successful, such an unexpected result is even more exciting, so when she turned over completely, the media climaxed collectively.

For the sake of sales, some media did not hesitate to exaggerate the facts, blowing her up to the sky, and instantly promoted her to become a rising star in the fashion industry that attracted much attention.Although, even if they don't do this, with Letty's own strength, she will be able to attract people's attention sooner or later, but it will never come so fast and violently like now.

……

"Damn it!" NO.15 was so angry that he tore the "New York Daily News" in his hand, and threw it on the ground and stepped on it twice.

His agent frowned, but said nothing.

"Where's the integrity of those media?" She cursed, "The wind turned so easily! Could it be that she stuffed them with money?"

The agent couldn't help but speak with dissatisfaction: "You said you saw her on the catwalk in a competition, but you don't know what her steps are like?"

"I didn't know! She and that performance are basically two people!" After speaking, NO.15's teeth itch again, "That bitch must have hidden her strength back then!"

Not only her, but some people who were waiting to watch the show before saw it and reported it first felt unbelievable, and then felt the burning pain in their faces.

The fashion forum that had previously discussed her was buzzing with new posts about her.One of the most viewed posts is [OMG!The newcomer who uttered wild words before appeared on the Haute Couture Fashion Week! 】

The content is: [Do you still remember the rookie who blatantly challenged the supermodels last time?She went through seven couture shows in one breath, the video is here, you can watch it for yourself. 】

The replies to the post quickly broke through a hundred, and the number is still increasing.

"What the fuck???"

"This story teaches you not to judge next time :)"

"Even if she really has that strength, she shouldn't be so arrogant, there are many people who are stronger than her."

"Not to mention anything else, it's already amazing that she has gone to seven couture games, right? Although she is a bit arrogant."

"The one who said that there are many people who are more powerful than her is an outsider, right? Look at the part in the video where she and Naomi Campbell are on the same stage, she is not suppressed at all, but who is Naomi? Legendary supermodel! As far as steps are concerned, this level is already at the supermodel level."

"Who is this newcomer after talking for so long? Can someone tell me?"

"Yes, her name is Leticia Lopez, and she's Latina, yes—the above information is from the Star."

Of course there will continue to be people who don't like her, and that's okay, no one can be loved by everyone, no matter how perfect she is, and it's not Letty's job to be a heartthrob.

When Letty returned to the model apartment, no one dared to laugh at her anymore. On the contrary, everyone treated her with great enthusiasm, giving her cosmetics (saying that "you don't need to buy too much"), and inviting her dined together.

Another example is when Letty went to the company to look for Martin today, many people nodded and greeted her.

Martin's face was slightly tired, which was all thanks to Belletti. Her sudden rise made people in the fashion industry frantically look for her, which made Martin suffer. I'm too busy.Since Letty is just starting out and has yet to form a professional team of her own, Martin now handles everything alone, including dealing with the media, dealing with brands and magazines, and weighing which jobs to take and which not to take.

There were several newspapers on his desk, all of which mentioned Letty's reports, "You should have read all these reports. In general, you have received constant praise, and you have washed away your previous arrogant image. In addition , the well-known fashion blogger Brian praised you in his blog, saying that you are "the most anticipated newcomer this year. Although there are some elements of hype, she really lives up to what she said", "International Herald Forum Susie Menkes of The Daily News also mentioned you by name in her blog, describing you as "excellent talent, stable mentality, and undoubtedly supermodel-level steps."

The corners of Letty's mouth turned up a little, and she asked again, "What shall we do next?"

"Don't do anything." Martin's eyes were serious, "Let them look for you like crazy, trying to dig up your information. The deeper we collect them, the more anxious they will be, and then—"

Letty answered: "Everyone knows that I will walk in the autumn and winter fashion show, and then I will be able to gain the attention of the whole fashion industry."

Martin nodded in satisfaction.

"Also, congratulations, you have received several jobs." He said in a good mood again, "—the print advertisement of Versace, and Mark asked you to open his brand's autumn and winter fashion show by name."

The brunette's eyes lit up, Versace?God!There is also Mark's brand, which is LV and his personal brand MarcJacobs. The former is one of the six blue blood brands, so think about it, how rare is the opportunity to open for LV?

"You have impressed the company, and the company has won a 'benefit' for you." Martin took out a magazine from the drawer and put it on the table. It was the February issue of "Harper's Bazaar", with Carmen Keith on the cover. Then when Letty thought he was going to open it to show her his inside pages, he turned the magazine upside down.

Letty's eyes widened as she saw her own face on it.

"Your inside pages have been replaced by front pages—the back ones."