Issue 92 - february 2023

Model Mara Linde van Ouwerkerk
(The Netherlands)
Can you tell us a little about you? My name is Mara Linde van Ouwerkerk. I was born on the
4th of November 1992 in Haarlem, the Netherlands. In 2022 I set up my own company:
Photography by Maralinde, and also participated in 2022 at Mrs. Netherlands Universe and I
can proudly say that I became 2nd Runner Up. In this process I also made 2 special videos
showing how important it is to put yourself in place number 1! the name of the videos is: My
story translated into images. The showbiz world is something that plays a lot in my family.
My grandfather used to be a lighting man in the city theater the Haarlem and my father's
uncle was a stage manager, my brother Tim William van Ouwerkerk graduated from the
conservatory as a guitarist / session musician and plays with Rob Dekay and Rilan & the Bombardiers,
where their song: walking on fire has been used at the film festival in New York and
also different Netflix series. Back to Mara Linde; besides being both in front of and behind
the camera, I am now developing myself as an actress.
If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be? If i could change something
about myself i would like to be a little more patient. With me it's always everything from
nothing and dearest as soon as possible. I would also like to be 10 centimeters longer because
I don't have the right height for the catwalk right now.
What are your personal qualities? My good qualities are that i am a go-getter, perfectionist
and goal oriented. If you look purely photo focused then I am always very powerful with my
eyes. So my personal quote is: "It's true about the eyes being the window to the soul . Your
face can be etched with worry, and twisted by ageing, but the eyes tell the true story of who
you are.
How did you start as a model? My father used to take me to casting agencies when I was a
little girl. I always loved being in front of the camera. I was always busy with photography,
grooming and styling. Composition played a major role.
What do you think of the work as a model? I think you should realize that you are beautiful
the way you look, everyone is unique in their own way and there is no such thing as 100
percent perfection. In addition, it is of course super fun to be made even more beautiful by a
make-up artist, to have beautiful styling of the hair and to be able to stand in the spotlights
for the camera. Resulting in a satisfied end result for the photographer and for yourself,
which of course gives a huge kick.
What is your beauty regimen? My mother always told me when i was little; if you want to
stay beautiful and young you have to sleep enough, clean your face every night drink enough
water and eat healthy. This has always stayed with me and we still do.
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