LESLIE FANG illuminates photos, runways, and sidewalks!

From a distance, on that cool day on Melrose, came a vision, strutting her stuff on the sidewalk, with her tall frame, blunt bangs, adorable face (even behind the chunky sunglasses), holding a NEXT book. Our amazing investigative skills hypothesized that the Leslie Fang, the woman we were about to randomly meet, was a model. Duh. We stopped her after one of her castings and so glad that we did. Leslie answered a few questions for us including some about her blog where you can peek into her modeling life and her self inspired fashion trends. 

I remember from being a little girl in Taiwan, I was always fascinated by fashion and beauty. Having been approached at a early age of 13 by scouts but also coming from a traditional asian family. Education was above all else and I was required to finish my college degree than pursue my own area of interest. With that mindset, during the end of college, I got scouted again and that's how it all started. 

I distinctly remember my first shoot, I thought to myself this is surreal and I am finally doing it. It felt like second nature and surprisingly very comfortable being on set and in front of the camera. Given the fact I've learned a lot of tips and tricks along the way. Like the saying, being pretty is one thing, but camera presence is another. As a child, I loved making my mom and my sister victims of my makeup and hair experiments. It was nice to finally have makeup and hair done on me. 

I love fashion and modeling made me fall in love with fashion more. You should wear the clothes and not let the label wear you. I base my styling on my mood which varies from day to day. One day I can be wearing gothic chic and the next I am sporting the Lolita attire. I like making the unworkable work and create individualism. Of course, I do make sure the color match, pattern, or material will match in an off beat way. 

Leslie has worked a few things including Paul Mitchell, Microsoft, Teen Vogue, and walked for the Art of Elysium charity. 


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Leslie's Blog: museelle.blogspot.com

Julie Meise is one Cool Chick!

Baltimore native, Julie Meise, began modeling when she was 17 in Baltimore and NY. She made her way to CESD in L.A. to pursue acting and modeling simultaneously. Her Ukrainian, German, and Cherokee roots landed her several campaigns including Saks Fifth Avenue Kass Collections and runways for Nicole Miller and True Religion. Julie also got parts in NCIS:L.A., CSI, and a feature film coming out next year called "Swallow".

We sat with her over coffee and the first thing we noticed is that Julie is pretty darn cool...emphasis on the "pretty". What made us want to meet her was how funny she was in her hosting reel where she interviews on red carpets for several events in L.A. (look for her interviews from the LA Comedy Shorts Festival). She's uses that same humor when she volunteers with a great charity performing for kids in local hospitals (see below). 

While we were sipping our coffee laughing our butts off, it all came to a halt when Julie eyed Javier Bardem in motorcycle gear walking in to grab some coffee. She fantasized about jumping on the back of his motorcycle and then laughed it off. We believe if it wasn't for Penelope, Julie's cool attitude and stunning apperance would have been able to get away with it! 

Check out Julie's interviews and Art of Elysium Charity information:

Interviews

http://vodpod.com/realtvfilms/tag/julie+meise

*SOMW CHARITY WATCH*

Art of Elysium

http://www.theartofelysium.org/

Mission: The Art of Elysium, a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization founded in 1997, encourages working actors, artists and musicians to voluntarily dedicate their time and talent to children who are battling serious medical conditions. We provide artistic workshops in the following disciplines: acting, art, comedy, fashion, music, radio, songwriting and creative writing.