By Alan Ince
George Mason University, junior, Catharina Lee has had to miss over a month of school in the past two semesters to work as a model. You may remember hearing about her on the Victoria’s Secret Model Boot Camp help in the latter half of 2009. The work load in college is rather intensive and to miss over a month of school, while remaining an honor student, seems impossible. Or is it, how does she do it?
Catharina, or Cat as she prefers, always felt she would get into modeling. At a young age she felt that she had about two options for her future career. “I’ve always thought that, well this is dumb but when you are tall and skinny your only purpose is to play basketball or model.” When she started modeling at 17, she was “freakishly skinny and tall”, but now she is more comfortable in her skin than ever before.
“It’s hard to make it as a model because I’m different. If an African American or Asian was the make it big it would give us so many more opportunities.” Cat uses current model superstar, Chanel Iman, as motivation. Iman is a mix of African American and Korean, and bridges the gap.
Her Korean background comes along with strict and supportive parents. Her parents are her biggest support system, while requiring studies to be priority. It came as a shock to her when her family approved of her missing a month of school for the Victoria’s Secret Boot Camp. A month back when she needed to miss classes again to participate in Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week 2010, her family knew she had what it took to balance work and school.“My family pushes me and wants me to succeed. They are happy for me and know that I have to make school a priority.”
Cat is a public relations student and says she loves the Communication Department at Mason. She talks of caliber of professors she gets to be instructed by, along with their understanding. Since Cat has to travel, she finds herself working ahead of the syllabus, so when the impromptu opportunities come about, she is prepared and has a plan worked out with her professors.
Being in the fashion industry and a public relations student, she sees a relation. They are both cut throat and truthful. “You have to expect the unexpected. In the last hour before the runway show at Fashion Week, my schedule changed 4 times. In the last hour! Its chaos, good chaos, but chaos “, she laughs.
When Cat graduates she plans on moving to New York to model along with public relations. Fashion PR would be ideal.
Cat isn’t signed to an agency as of yet. “You get 100 no’s, before your first yes”.
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