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Q&A with The Fabulous Baker Twins
The V list got a chance to catch up with ever-busy international models,
the Baker twins. Shannon and Shauna Baker, who hail from Stellat’en First
Nation reserve in Northern BC, have been casuing a stir in the modeling,
acting and business worlds, breaking racial barriers and forging the way
for other First Nations men and women who look to them for inspiration.
V: Where are you two from and how did you get into modeling?
Shauna: We are from the Stellat’en First Nation reserve in Northern
BC near a small town called Fraser Lake. Photographers and modeling
agencies would always approach us and we always thought they were
predators or phony! We would throw away business cards given to us
thinking they were scammers and fi nally we fi gured that not all of these
people are dangerous people so we research one of the photographers
and did a photo shoot with him and have been modeling since!
V: Rumour has it that Playboy approached you to do a spread. Why did
you turn them down?
Shauna: We have gone this far keeping a clean image, why throw
that out the window now? We want to show young ladies that you
can be a good girl and still make it in this industry. There are enough
half naked girls shown on television and music videos already,
I wouldn’t want to blend in with them. Plus, I would be horrifi ed if my
little sister and little cousins saw me nude in a magazine. *Shudder*
Shannon: We do not need Playboy to pioneer our careers. We will make
it without being in Playboy. The industry is changing, and our generation
will be the ones that pioneer that change. We want to work harder and so,
we aren’t going to take our clothes off just to boost our careers. We would
rather take a route with obstacles rather than what many deem to be the
‘easy’ path.
V: Sibling rivalry is a pretty common occurrence. How do you fi nd working
together all the time?
Shannon: Of course we get in a squabble here and there. That is a part of
being a sibling. We are always best friends a few minutes after a little tiff.
Shauna: We live and work together, share the same friends and share
similar hobbies. If it wasn’t for our boyfriends we would probably be
hanging out almost 24 hours a day. Not to sound cheesy but not only is
Shannon my twin sister but she’s my best friend.
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“We are from the Stellat’en First Nation
reserve in Northern BC near a small town
called Fraser Lake.”