FEEDING THE BEAST

Pageantry is fortunate to have had two of the most promising new models discovered at July?s Barbizon competition involved in the photo shoot for its 2006 Social Occasion Fashion Showcase, shot entirely on location in North Charleston, South Carolina, this past September. For Lisa Gomez, a 21-year-old model from Barbizon of Arizona, and Juan Navarro, a 19-year-old model from Barbizon of South Florida, the Pageantry photo shoot was the icing on the cake that followed their healthy bites of "The Big Apple."

Fortunately for Lisa and Juan, not only did they stand themselves in good stead on the runways of New York City, they also garnered the top recognition as Miss and Mr. Barbizon, titles that gave them the inside track to earn the pair of newly created Pageantry Magazine Photo Shoot Winner trophies, which were bestowed for the first time in Barbizon history in 2005. With their training at Barbizon Modeling and Acting Centers, combined with the experience they received while modeling the social occasion fashions that will appear in Pageantry's Spring 2006 annual photo shoot edition, Lisa and Juan are already far ahead of many aspiring singers, actors, dancers, and models out to make a name for themselves.

 But it wasn't easy for either of them, especially when you consider how far both of them had to travel since growing up in relatively small towns ? Lisa in Benson, a suburb of Tucson, Arizona, and Juan in Belle Glade, a sugar-farming town in South Florida.

Courtesy of www.pageantrymagazine.com