GlamModel: Melanie Hernandez

GlamModelz Magazine is excited to introduce Fashion, Glamour, Beauty, Art Model; Melanie Hernandez, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Melanie‘s natural beauty drive and professionalism is matched by her creativity and true talent as a model. GlamModelz looks forward to seeing many great things from Melanie in the very near future.

GlamModelz Magazine: Welcome to GlamModelz Magazine Melanie!

GlamModelz Magazine: First off welcome to GlamModelz Magazine. Please tell us how you got started in modeling? Melanie: Well it actually started off as a family thing, my sisters were Miss Teen Kentucky, and Miss Teen Ohio but I never was interested in doing pageants. I don’t believe people should compete as to who looks better in a swimsuit or evening wear etc. So I decided to take a different approach to modeling. At first I was just finding random photographers to do studio work but then I met Steve Maisch who has been the best thing that’s ever happened to my modeling career, and it went uphill from there.

GlamModelz Magazine: Melanie, you have a very exotic look that has the viewer instantly captivated. Do you mind telling us your ethnicity? Melanie: Both my parents are Puerto Rican. They especially love when I do shoots to bring out our cultural background. I love how it keeps it interesting because in some of the shots that are in my portfolio I could look anywhere from African American to Asian.

GlamModelz Magazine: What is your favorite photoshoot you have been involved with to date? Melanie: Wow that’s an extremely hard question I have many favorite but overall it was a Native American shoot that was done with my best friend Steve Maisch. The pictures turned out phenomenal and held great emotion to one photo specifically, but not just the shoot itself was fantastic, it was also the difficulty to find a place to shoot, once we had found a place to shoot at we were getting ready to take some more shots and an old creepy farmer came out of nowhere and was starring at us. It was hilarious but freaky at the same time. That day it was heavily raining, cold and foggy yet we still managed to have a great time!

GlamModelz Magazine: Tell us the funniest story that has personally happened to you on a runway or photoshoot: Melanie: Well there was this one concept we did call “drowning in your sorrows” where I was shrunken into a glass pitcher as water was pouring onto me. The idea and the shot turned out great but to get that shot I had to sit on a cold concrete floor as my photographers daughter dumped gallons upon gallons of water onto my head. My expression apparently was great for the shot we wanted haha it was freezing but it was enormous fun.

GlamModelz Magazine: Do you have a style of modeling you really enjoy shooting over others? Melanie: I love doing conceptual pieces! To get into character and portray a story through a photo is remarkable. I’ve went from being a 1950’s housewife to being part of a Vampire Wedding Party. Steve takes a story and brings it over the top I’m just lucky that I get to experience it.

GlamModelz Magazine: Your complication always looks so flawless. Will you share the beauty secrets you use to keep it that way? Melanie: Thank you so much! I actually don’t do too much, I use Clearasil daily face cleanser and I also have a stainless steel blackhead removing tool. But that’s about it. Caution: If you use the tool too often you do end up damaging your skin and bruising if you press to hard. I learned that the hard way! But it goes away after a few days.

GlamModelz Magazine: The Modeling TV reality shows have created quit an interesting in modeling these days. Have you ever thought of trying out for a reality TV show or approached about it? Melanie: As a matter of fact for the longest time I was 5’6 and you have to be 5’7 to be on Americas Next Top Model One year I grew an inch and couldn’t have been happier because they were having casting calls within distance to where I live. But it was a week before my 18^th birthday so I wasn’t able to go to the casting since they only accept 18 years and up. But now I look at it as more of an educational show it shows me how to pose differently and gives me ideas for more of my modeling.

GlamModelz Magazine: What other hobbies or interests do you have that our readers might enjoy hearing about? Melanie: I love photography and have for many years but lately I’ve been trying to explore my talents. I started sewing my own pieces of clothing and home décor. I also play baseball and love four wheeling!

GlamModelz Magazine: Congratulations Melanie, your on-line portfolio is quite stunning and exhibits cutting edge styling, every single photograph is a work of art. Do you plan the shots that you are adding to your portfolio, rely mostly on the photographers you work with, or just shoot whatever you’re pitched at the time? Melanie: It’s a combination of the three, if I have an idea for a shoot I pitch it to my photographer and see if it gets his approval if so we figure out hair, wardrobe, and location and go from there. I also get a lot of the ideas pitched to me and if I feel I could be good for the shoot I usually don’t turn it down.

GlamModelz Magazine: Well one look at you and its obvious you were born for Glamour modeling for men’s magazines, being beautiful and curvaceous as you are. Is this something you would like to pursue in your modeling career? Melanie: Not so much, I love modeling. The people I get to work with are incredible and the photos always turn out fabulous but my real dream is to be a professional photographer. Put me on either side of the camera and I’m happy!

GlamModelz Magazine: Well Melanie, I would like to thank you for your time, and sharing your portfolio with us here at GlamModelz Magazine. Is there anything else you would like us to know, or anyone you would like to thank? Melanie: No problem what so ever thank you for having me! Yes there are many people I want to thank first and foremost I would love to thank Steve Maisch, he is my absolute best friend and an amazing photographer I could honestly say I wouldn’t be where I am now if it weren’t for him. Tanya Maisch for being an amazing hair stylist and an awesome friend “she always looks good from head to toe”. Also my friends and family because if weren’t for them I wouldn’t be here in the first place especially my sister Rachel she always had faith in me. Again Thank you so much for having me!

Major Campaigns: Save-a-lot Promotional Model (S.W.A.P campain)
Frank Pistachio Clothing (online campaign)
Rock the Runway
2010 Fatguysports.com bikini calendar cover girl

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The images of Melanie appearing in this interview were photographed by; Steve Maisch Photography To learn more about Glam Model Melanie, please visit her website: www.modelmayhem.com/melaniehernandez