21/10/2014
Carbonneau chosen for Elite Model World Finals
MAHO--Sixteen-year-old Learning Unlimited (LU) preparatory school student Danielle Carbonneau will be the first girl to represent St. Maarten in the Elite Model World Finals in Shenzhen, China this December.
Elite Model officials announced Carbonneau as Elite Model Look winner for St. Maarten and the representative for the country at a press conference at Bamboo Bernies on Thursday evening. She was one of two finalists in the running for the opportunity.
The LU eleventh grader, who was born in St. Maarten, will join finalists from other countries for the World Final with hopes of following in the footsteps of Cindy Crawford, Stephanie Seymour and Gisele Bundchen who began their modelling careers thanks to the Elite Model Look contest.
The teenager is an aspiring businesswoman who wants to one day own her own spa. She plans to pursue her tertiary studies in Montreal, Canada following her education at LU. She loves physical therapy and healing through natural products.
“I am a big cosmetics fan and always have been. Therefore I would love to potentially own a spa or chain of spas. I also have developed a new passion for Pilates thanks to my trainer Patricia Robinson. I hope for a happy life and a successful career, whatever it may turn out to be,” she had said earlier.
Vice President of Elite International Jean Pierre Begon and Elite Latin and South America Director John Bilboa visited St. Maarten for Thursday’s announcement.
Elite is a major fashion agency in the world. LU student Dipti Budhrani (16) was the other teen in the running for the Elite opportunity.
In the meantime the fashion event that was scheduled to be held at Sky Beach immediately following Thursday’s press conference was postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Gonzalo which pummelled the island on Monday night. Coordinators said the new date of the event will be announced soon. Tickets that were already purchased will remain valid. Elite Model Look International