Interview with Brooke Erin — Astonishingly interesting
Brooke Erin is a 22-year old model residing in Fort Myers, Florida.
How would you introduce yourself to our readers?
My name is Brooke Erin, I’m 22 years old and I am a model currently new to South Florida! With stretched ears, tattoos, and “resting-bitch-face” eyebrows my looks are as fierce as my brain! Born alongside a twin brother in Western Massachusetts I love sports and video games as much as I love Dunkin’ Donuts iced coffee no matter what the time of year! I graduated from high school about a year and a half early and went on to Cosmetology school. I am currently working on honing my make up artistry skills, as well as figuring out exactly what I want to do when I grow up!
When, how and why did you first get involved in the modeling industry?
I got involved in modeling a little over six years ago when I attended a photo shoot with a friend of mine to do her make up and ended up spending a lot of the time in front of the camera myself, I enjoyed the fact that I could take ideas and concepts I had in my mind for make up so much further when being able to be the subject of a photo that I just kinda hopped on Facebook and found some photographers that I liked! After my first real photo shoot and quite
a bit of direction with Joe Harary photography I absolutely fell in love with every single part of being able to model and so here we are today!
What are your personal and professional goals? Where do you see yourself in five to ten years?
As of right now I am involved with so many projects and activities it’s hard to narrow down just a couple of goals that I have. Being new to South Florida I really want to find some places that I can volunteer with animals or some kind of social work with underprivileged children. I think I would really just like to continue to learn and create and further my education perhaps with a degree in psychology, continuing to appear in ads, magazines and catwalks for sure! And I would most definitely like to get another cover or two or a hundred… hahaha.
How often are you modeling and what does it usually consist of?
I primarily walk runway and shoot in studio; my main focuses are glamour, pinup, and fine art, however I have some interesting “fantasy” projects that I would really like to get going and get creating on! I try to shoot at least once a week and I enjoy walking in runway shows a few times a month as well when I can. Although it really depends on my location and how many photographers I have on my team to work with!
Please tell us about the best and/or worst experiences you’ve had so far in modeling.
I can honestly say that I have had no bad experiences as a model, but that’s probably because I always do my homework on the people I’m about to work with. I always check references, portfolios, websites, social media outlets, and reviews as well as speaking with the photographer once or twice on the phone before the initial shoot if we haven’t met before. Between all of that and being a generally good judge of character I’ve never had any problems and I strongly urge all models to make sure that they do their research as well in order to stay out of any unnecessarily sticky situations.
The best experience I’ve had shooting by far is definitely this Christmas themed photo shoot I did with Hellcat a go go studios, a team of hair, makeup artists, and people to throw things. As well as my partner in crime, my best friend Haley Moriah not only was it a great day filled with fun, laughs, good people and great photos but at the end of it we are all lucky enough to score a future and a cover I’m so proud of us!
Have you had anything funny, embarrassing or completely out of the ordinary happen during your modeling career?
I’m not exactly sure how funny this is but it is pretty embarrassing. every time I shoot in an abandoned building I always end up falling through the floor somewhere, it’s just really bad luck I suppose.
Is there anything you would change about the modeling industry if you could?
I would change the amount of GWC’s -guys with cameras- and the way things with scam artists are dealt with… Can you tell I grew up in a house full of boys? Haha
Do you practice any sports and what do you typically eat? Please elaborate on the importance of nutrition and exercise in your life.
I no longer practice any sports although I did used to play the keeper position for my high school lacrosse and hockey teams -back on my glory days- My eating is pretty healthy: high protein, low to no fat, gluten, nut and dairy free, unless you put some sort of sugar or monster in front of me in which case it will be done pretty quickly. However I do go to the gym every day and I make it a goal in my daily life to eat better and keep exercising in hopes that one day it will help me overcome my Crohn’s disease.
Please share something people don’t know about you.
I’m a pretty open book, I guess an interesting fact about me would be that I’m 22 and I still carry a crimson red blanket with me everywhere I go… yes, even to photoshoots. I have a ton of blankets…
Would you change anything about yourself?
I’m probably going to get shit for this but I would totally and completely get fake breasts given the choice. I went through a dramatic weight loss this last year, and the only thing I haven’t gotten back in my journey to gain some weight is my boobs. I miss my boobs. A lot.
What superpower do you wish you had? Why?
I wish I could teleport like in jumper, that would be so cool, just getting to wake up one day and decide you wanna have lunch on the other side of the world and poof! there you are sipping some tea in fucking France! then lunch back in Boston or something, and major plus, I could shoot anywhere I wanted, whenever I wanted. Like if a photographer in Germany or Mexico wanted to shoot right now I could respond with “I’m based in Florida although it doesn’t even matter if it’s an island across the world, I’ll be there” like how cool would that be?
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