Patricia Velásquez
Creativity transcends images, canvas,
film and other media. It also stimulates charity as well as philanthropy and
activism. Award-winning actress, history-making supermodel, staunch
philanthropist, conscientious activist as well as a writer and loving mother
Patricia Velasquez applies an eternal imaginative spirit to everything she
does, whether it's starring in blockbusters a la The Curse of La Llorona or
launching the Wayuu Taya Foundation and participating in the UNESCO Board. No
matter what, she achieves major leaps by drawing from her intuition and
consciously paving her own route. She states, "I see my career as a
ladder." "I took every single step up. It was amazing to accomplish
that, given that there was a long-term vigor. I just lay my head on the floor
and moved one step at the time. Then it was over. The imagery is directly
similar to the experience of forming. The author was born in Venezuela but
growing up in France and Mexico, she relocated to Venezuela after a few years.
In South America, her parents worked in education before moving the family into
a crowded apartment with no water and inoperable elevators. Patricia often
carried buckets of water up 15 steps to provide water. Between her dance and
engineering training, Patricia tried to help the family by any means she could.
The commitment she made to her family was the key to her rise to the top in the
fashion industry, got her sought-after to model in Milan. She relates,
"When they asked me to travel to Italy I told them, 'If can send thirty
dollars per month to Venezuela and it's worth it as it will be enough to cover
the whole building's water'." Patricia's achievements marked a turning
point for fashion as she was the first to draw the attention of the industry to
South America. The "first model Karl Lagerfeld photographed" was an
incredible breakthrough. Her next step was to be featured in shows and front
editorial spreads and even in commercials for Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana
and Fendi. With her worldwide fame, she was a part of Oprah as well as Ford
Models' "Supermodel of the World" contests as well. Not to mention,
she graced the covers of Vogue, Bazaar, Marie Claire and many more.
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