where deadly meets fabulous
The night before I left for Tokyo, one of my friends, Andrea, burst into tears. I was 16 years old and was moving by myself to one of the world’s biggest cities to work as a fashion model. I don’t know what horror story was running through her mind at the time, she only told me she […]
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Because nothing says fabulous like strutting the runway in a remote desert compound where the armed guards are so FREAKING terrifying that you’d rather pee in a bottle than ask to use the loo. Enter the The Stories Models Never Tell, a memoir written and published by former model Christine Hart. The book follows Hart’s career in […]
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A lot of people have asked me if the face on the cover of my book, The Tokyo Cover Girls belongs to me. I get it. With my youthful skin and sleek physique, I basically look like I’m still a teenager. Alas, I thought I should probably give credit to my cover model and introduce […]
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Forget the boogey man. Though the real threats lurking in your bedroom closet or bathroom cabinet may be a lot cuter than the fat green monster that terrorized your childhood, they are also a lot deadlier. From foot ware to cosmetics, check out these 5 things you use everyday that are way more lethal than you could imagine. 1. […]
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A killer smile can only get a girl so far. These five fashionistas are not only amazingly gorgeous but possess very unique and potentially lethal skills. Let’s just should I ever need to put together an Ocean’s 11 style celebrity/assassination team (which I kind of hope I don’t because I don’t deal well with those kind of […]
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Help me celebrate the release of The Tokyo Cover Girls! When: September 15, 2016, 7 pm Where: Christianne’s Lyceum of Literature and Art , 3696 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC. Why: Delicious (but deadly) treats provided. About the Book When three teens are offered the chance to compete for a high-profile clothing campaign, their dreams of becoming the […]
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Shooting a Vogue cover sounds like a glamorous job but what happened to these girls was more horror show than haute couture! In a weird twist, #4 is almost the exact same thing that happened in one of the scenes in my novel, The Tokyo Cover Girls! Either that is some weird coincidence or I’m starting to […]
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Decided to take a shot at making book teasers. The first two pics are from my own collection (shot during the production of the cover images) and the last one is from Flickr. What do you guys think? Did I make them titallating enough? Did they make you want to read more? And most importantly, […]
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Think the Wizard of Oz, but with an orange cat instead of a little black dog…and more eating disorders. Cheryl Diamond is an aspiring model facing the world on her own for the first time…in stillettos. Having landed a contract with a New York agency, this plucky teen packs up her cat and heads for […]
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So I was at my local thrift store when I stumbled upon this 80’s-era knitting magazine featuring a 19-year old version of one of the fashion world’s most iconic fashion models. But the really surprising part? Despite being totally dated, these styles are still pretty awesome–YES THOSE ARE ORANGE FISHNET GLOVES!! Is she going to […]
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