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enough to know you can achieve greatness, then you have the power to do so. A
quote I like to live by: “Let your faith be bigger than your fear.” As far as building
a portfolio, as an artist, choose wisely on who you want to work with and what
kind of material you want to have in your model book, but definitely show a
range of pictures from sweet and girly to hard and edgy and all in between.
Lastly, always network yourself with smiles and positive energy because likability
counts just as much as looks do when meeting with industry professionals.
Nobody wants to work with someone who complains a lot or has negative
energy to bring to the table.
FXM: What advice would you give your younger self about preparing for
what’s comes with the territory of modeling?
NB: The advice I would give my younger self would be two things - it gets
better and if you didn’t book a gig, it just meant that God has something better
planned for you. There were so many times I would think of all the things I did
wrong for me to not book a specific gig, but I just picked myself back up with
reassurance that God is saving me for something better. With the opportunities I
have been given, it’s a sure fact that God is working out his plans for me.
FXM: Any additional key preparatory / maintenance advice you can share
with our readers? We’re all ears for your insight!
NB: With 2 years of modeling experience, I have people come up to me with the
sweetest comments and the area I would mostly receive compliments on is my
runway walk, in which I give my gratitude to Charleston Pierce, Arcadia Maximo
and Colton Dowling who have trained me in that area. To have a good runway
walk, you have to have presence; it comes from within. Colton’s advice would
be to have a thought or a song in your head. It could be from thinking, “I’m the
baddest girl on this runway!” to playing a Beyonce verse in your head. Whatever
makes you feel something, commit to it 100% and it will show in your walk.
Ms.Bonifacio is signed
with three agencies, MMG
in New York, ITA in Los
Angeles and Quickbook in
Seattle. Follow her on her
incredibly inspiring journey
through the modeling
world on Instagram @
Nikkibon_
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