Maranda Hollifield

May 2008, Update on Maranda:

Hi!
Here they are again! Maranda had a 9 look test yesterday in Singapore, booked an Editorial, a Beauty and two shows so far.

Maranda cringes at the pink jogging suit pictures but the experience was priceless! And she said they made her cheeks full in the first one. She looks so young!

Can’t wait to see you all!

xo
Amanda

Maranda Hollifield, a home school student with an interest in acting, enrolled at Amanda’s Modeling and Talent in Valdosta, Georgia in the fall of 2006. After her first photo shoot, it was evident that Maranda should also consider modeling. Photographer, Glynis Arban, spotted Maranda on Amanda’s myspace page and gave some helpful suggestions for styling and posing for her next photo shoot. Next, Maranda decided to enroll in the Summer AMTC 2007. After her week of competition and attending every single workshop available, she received several callbacks, in addition to also being a finalist for Overall Female Fashion Teen.

Two weeks after AMTC, Maranda turned 14 and took her first plane ride to New York City with her mother and AMTC Director, Amanda. There, the trio met with New York Model Management, Elite, Next, Women, Trump, DNA, Marilyn, 1 Model Management and Wilhelmina. Says Amanda, “We had a prayer chain from South GA to NYC, and much help from the Arban family and Marion Webb.”

After a long week and so many excellent choices, Maranda signed with New York Model Management. She booked a show for designer Brian Reyes for New York Fashion Week, and worked with celebrity makeup artist, Bobbi Brown. Maranda and her mother stayed in NYC for three additional weeks which consisted of numerous test shoots and castings. In November 2007, she left for Asia for a two month contract with Jennfer Agency.

Since arriving, she has booked 23 print jobs (both editorial and commercial), and one TV commercial for Motorola. She will return on January 27th and is scheduled to be in NYC on the 29th for a casting with Prada. She is on option for this season’s shows.

Maranda is extremely grounded and firmly believes when God closes one door, he opens a window! Her acting skills are helping her in modeling so she has the best of both worlds! As Glynis says in her workshop…. modeling is acting. Models act for the photographer. Maranda is enjoying every single minute of this wonderful experience.

Maranda is also signed with Elite Paris, Independent: London and Mannequin Singapore.

A Note from Maranda’s AMTC Director, Amanda Kirk, “Maranda studies modeling and fashion like it is a school subject. She studies photographers, their style, posing in the mirror, experimenting with fashion, etc. etc!! She tries to research before she attends a casting so she will know about the product or company or magazine. That way, she has something to say when given the opportunity. When we met with the above agents, she knew almost everything about each agency. She is a little sponge!! Before attending AMTC, she applied for her passport…just in case! It really helped with the last minute travel arrangements for Asia!!”