Philipsburg:--- The Tallahassee-St. Maarten Foundation Inc. under the directorship of Arthur Lugisse is very pleased with Model Yulanda Gentle's performance at U.S. Virgin Islands Fashion Week. Gentle won Direct Music TV America' s 2011 Caribbean Model & Bikini Event that was held on August 27.
Gentle said she made many contacts in Miami, Africa, St. Kitts and New York and has been asked to participate in multiple fashion week events and photo shoots in the near future. The young model is working with Arthur Lugisse and the Chief Executive Officer/Founder of St. Thomas Fashion Week to bring Fashion Week to St. Maarten.
The 24-year-old model will be following up with contacts she made out of New York where she would like to promote the island besides pursuing her career with one of the top agencies such as Ford Models or Elite Models. Her dream is to adorn one day the products of Victoria Secret as a super model from country St. Maarten.
The Fashion Week took place from October 4-9 in St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., at Frenchman's Reef Marriott & Morning Star Resort and is one of the premiere fashion events in the Caribbean. The event, considered a unique platform seeks to unite established and up-and-coming local, regional and international fashion designers, accessory designers, models, photographers, stylists and media houses.
Yulanda Gentle; the 5'9, dark skinned beauty winner of the Direct Music TV America's 2011 Caribbean Model Search; as the winner, her prize was to represent her beautiful island at the Virgin Island Fashion Week.
"The Fashion Week in St Thomas was a great experience, so many photographers, models, designers from all over the Caribbean and the USA, which gave me a great opportunity as the winner of the Direct Music TV America Caribbean Model Search to represent St Maarten to the fullest of my ability.
"I had the pleasure to meet and learn from different entities and individuals about modeling in particular and the fashion industry in general, at the same token it gave me the honor to promote St Maarten and our other local models and to promote St Maarten as a tourist and shopping destination," Yulanda Gentle said about her experience.
During the event, Gentle met several important and quite famous people in the fashion industry such as Viva Davanna and well known designer John Ashford. One of the highlights of the show was when Gentle was approached by designer Sonia Noel to wear her signature piece and portray as an African Queen.
