Congrats to Allyson who is newly signed with New York Models' NY2 division!
We caught up with her as she took a break from castings!
WHEN DID YOU SIGN WITH NY MODELS?I signed with NY Models in May. My reaction was of course excitement! They are a great, great agency to be with, and since I'm with their sister agency, LA Models, i knew they would be just as good.
RECENT FUN JOBS AND ENCOUNTERS?I landed a job with Ferrari for an event. It was actually pretty cool, and i'm not into cars! They created this $250,000 book filled with unpublished photos and on the front they had the Ferrari emblem made out of diamonds. But the coolest thing was that they only sold one per country and i got to be there for the unveiling. I ran into Neiman Marcus' Ken Downing when going to a casting! I miss seeing him from when I used to work in Dallas so it was nice to chat with him.
ANY CELEB SPOTTING?Fave celeb sighting would probably be Dave Chappelle last Friday! (Fellow Page Model) Ashley Lacamp was with me when that happened! But i also saw Henry Winkler this morning durning my run!
HOW HAS PAGE PARKES PREPARED YOU FOR NY?Page Parkes has done countless things preparing me for NY. They've taught me how to pose during polaroids, the importance of testing, and how to present myself to clients and my agency. Ill always remember what Page told me at one of our meetings "You're very humble. That's a great quality. Don't ever lose it." and because of that I've found that of course how you treat your co-workers and clients will reflect your career in a huge way.
WHAT'S NEXT ON YOUR PLATE?My long time boyfriend and I are moving to California this July for both of our careers. While i will miss the sweet family through Page that I've gained these past 4 years, I'm also looking forward to what my future holds for me in LA. Next gig? I believe the Seattle Nordstrom Designer Preview is on July 21st, and I am super excited for it. i started working with Nordstrom this spring and have loved working with Keith on the West Coast and Greg on the East coast ever since. Because they have been sending me to all different states i have started a shotglass collection of all the states. My future plans with NY Models is to hopefully come back during September. They have been so sweet and have pushed me so far these past 3 weeks. New York City is a blast, but of course i don't have to tell you guys that!
