By Laura Medina
The tough but kind Kelly Cutrone-People's Revolution's founder & CEO, star of Bravo's "Kell on Earth," and the current judge on CW's "America's Next Top Model," was stoic and considerate enough to take the time to do conduct a rare, conference phone interview with a round table of fashion journalists, despite spending the first thing this morning (prior to this interview) dealing with the estate of her first husband, who died the night before.
She saw this rare window of time to dispense candid advice and observations of how a model's hometown can make her or him unique in the standardized world of modeling...and how there is room for some.
Following in the footsteps of Miami Fashion Week, which is all about swimwear, the mostly South Floridian journalist panel asked why the majority of model contests hail from South Florida?
Basing on her wise observation and first-hand interaction, South Florida's warm climate and being away from the industry-capitals of New York and Los Angeles imbues the girls with being comfortable with one's body and having a sweet disposition.
Due to the humidity, the heat, and the sun, one cannot help but be comfortable in one's own body and skin because one has to be scantily clad and the weather does encourage physical activities. Being at ease with one's body does make a huge difference on the modeling set, compared to someone growing up in a colder climate, who doesn't grow up scantily clad. Those type of girls tend to be awkward and rigid on set...and that's something Ms. Cutrone said that you do not want at all because a model has to be easy-going enough to adapt to any scenario.
Growing up away from industry-capitals of fashion/arts/culture New York and entertainment "Hollywood' Los Angeles, Florida girls tend to have a sweeter personality which makes it easier to deal with on set.
Not trying to sound mean but truthfully honest based on running a major bi-coastal fashion public relations agency, Ms. Cutrone quickly added that LA Girls are not "mean" nor is "LA Style" sloppy.
More than anything, Kelly can't help but notice that the LA Girl is the living embodiment of "Details can make it or break it." Despite the overall casual easy appearance of tank top and jeans, she noticed that the LA Girl gets blow-outs, polished manicures and pedicures (far better to show "clean" in open-toe sandals, heels, and flip-flips), and nearly cellulite-free.
This is why people love Kelly Cutrone. She is not afraid to explain why, going in-depth on Los Angeles' "Calculated Cool." The majority of models are also actors as well or they're already established actors who happened to be modeling approachable tops and jeans for their fans scouring the magazines. Regardless, the LA Girl has to be ready, whether it is for the paparazzi or just bumping into the casting director or talent manager or agent or producer. These girls are always "on."
With all this consciousness attention to detail, Kelly hopes that these girls will get their big break.
Sure, Kelly does say if you're over the age of 26 or 28 and a size 6, don't bother being a runway model. Then again, she's not afraid that rail-thin runway model look terrible in a bikini.
The Floridian style journalists were relieved that a healthy curvy girl can make it as a swimwear model with a bust and a curve to full out a bikini and a bathing suit. This scribe is cheered up when Kelly there is a room for short but cleared skin girls as beauty models.
As this former model who modeled in college while first her first Bachelor Degree, Kelly added that ages 18 to 24 is the best time to enter modeling. Why? Girls who enter too soon at age 14, going to go-sees with her mom, is going to be burnt-out by age 19; and industry people have seen her all too often, not fresh anymore.
Plus, college-aged people are better equipped to handle the real duties of modeling while fresh, yet will have that degree when the modeling ends.
By the way, one of the reasons why Kelly decided to join "America's Next Top Model." She wants to dispel the myth that male models are gay. She quickly quipped that the majority of male models are straight.
Hope and words from the wise, Kelly Cutrone.
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