International model Cristina Perez Galcenco, the 21-year-old daughter of former soccer pro Nacho Perez, was found dead of apparently natural causes, according to Spanish media. Perez Galcenco was discovered deceased Tuesday at her residence in Spain's Malaga province, where she moved for a training course, according to a translated report from El Mundo. The young woman is believed to have died from natural causes, and foul play is not suspected.
As a little girl in Slovenia, I had the same dreams as any child: to immigrate to America on a bogus "genius visa," to model acrylic sweaters in a catalogue, and to meet a rich man almost twice my age and enter into a financially advantageous marriage with as little physical contact as possible. I'd have my Barbie doll flirt with a small boulder, asking the boulder, "So, you're separated?" People would warn me, "Dreams don't always come true," to which I'd reply,
I started modeling when I was 19. I was hanging out with what I considered to be some of the most beautiful people in the world. What I realized really quickly was that everybody had an insecurity. Everybody. You look in the mirror long enough, you'll find something you don't like, or that you think could be better, or you think could be different.
"As a model in this industry for over 14 years, testing has been, and will forever be a huge component of a model's career. "Yet the frustration has always been the same with it. This is why I have created the Testing Network. In my 14 years, I have found that when a shoot is curated with a full team of creatives, these shoots are some of the most inspiring, influential and fulfilling experiences I've had of my career. But those tests are a rarity, and they shouldn't have to be."
One of his goals for the series, he says, is that what I was wearing would get progressively more interesting, which is ridiculous because in the very first episode he's wearing a vivid, asymmetrical shawl that in some places reaches the floor, and he looks like a wizard who might seem chaotic but is actually very powerful. Sheila [Greenwell, one of two judges, along with Di Gilpin] made that for La Fetiche, he says, referring to the avant garde house of knitwear.
There isn't a soul on the streets of Chelsea on a Sunday in summer. The residents of this New York neighborhood once an industrial area in lower Manhattan, now transformed into a haven for bohemian bourgeois have abandoned their luxurious lofts overlooking the High Line to retreat to their beach houses in the Hamptons.
Her next outfit, also part of the brand's gender-inclusive Empower collection, was a floral suit co-ord with a matching tie. Her final look was a T-shirt bearing the slogan "Existing shouldn't be revolutionary," which she co-designed, paired with lilac trousers.
"Over the years, especially being in the modeling world, I've learned that less is often more. You start to value a clean, radiant base and products that elevate your skin without masking it."