Candace LeRae
We are so excited to have the talented and extremely sexy, Candace LeRae on the Tears of Crimson blog today. She was kind enough to sit down for an interview, and we hope you'll all show her some love by sharing.
Can you tell us a little bit more about how you originally got into
modelling?
Oh, wow. Where do I begin? It was
2006 and I was 18 and we had just moved to Tampa. I needed a job somewhere
close to my house at MacDill Air Force Base, somewhere I could work nights
while I went to school and make good money.
I got a job at Hooters. I cannot
tell you how nervous I was to start working there, but, hey, I needed a car! I
was tired of taking Tampa public transport to and from school. Well, as you can
imagine, pick-up lines came a dime a dozen. The most common was “you should be
a model". That is what put the original idea into my head. I did some
online searching for different talent agencies.
Most of it required head-shots for
any application submissions. So, I had my first task. I looked around for
photographers but everyone charge ridiculous amounts of money. I started
searching for cash and came across a few websites with up-to-date listings for
my area. I showed up to a few, got booked for runway shows, and the rest is
pretty much history.
We've heard you did an independent movie? Is that right? Could you tell us a little more about that?
Yes, I was involved, however, very
Minor, in a production called, " The Skyship Chronicles". Written
and directed by Jeff Zampino and Christian Cashmir of Litewave Media. www.skyshipchronicles.com
" Gustav, an evil scientist steals the inventions of a rival inventor.
Victory turns to defeat as Gustav learns the inventions are useless without the
power source, which the clever inventor has hidden.
30 years later, Adam, a young man
from rural Kansas finds the power source while working at a post office. Upon
opening the lead-lined box, two women appear from out of nowhere, and carry
Adam off, just as Gustav's skyship appears.
After 30 years of hunting, Gustav
is on the trail, and he will stop at nothing." I do believe it is still in
the production stage and I am not sure of the release date. I do, however, know
that it will be shown in Ybor City at a red carpet event when it is completed. You
can check them out on Facebook; Litewave Media - Video Production.
Is it true you’re also an artist?
I would like to think myself an
artist, albeit, an eccentric one. I love to work in pencil, acrylic, and clay
the most but I also write, collage, diorama, crochet, so, make jewelry, perform
alchemy, and the list could go on. I am very creative and tend to express it in
any way I am mused at the time.
I saw on facebook that you also own a health food store. How did that get started?
Yes, I opened a small home
business called, “The Gaia Syndicate ", in 2003. I specialize in exotic
fresh herbs, vegetables, and fruit. I also make organic teachers, oils, it
mixes, and garden kit. I started it because I was sending out so many cultivars
via various plant and seed swapping websites that I decided to centralize it.
I belong to quite a few online
forums for plant and seed exchange and it is there that my eyes were opened to
just how many people that do not have access to the "exotic" and
often medically beneficial cultivars that I have been blessed with living in
Central Florida. I decided to look online and see what was available so maybe I
could help. Put people in the right direction.
I was shocked at what I saw. Price gouging is
all I can say. I was immediately heartbroken at the amount of people who are
doing their best trying to live healthy by way of herbs and nutrition and were
getting completely ripped off. I am talking about 200% mark ups, sometimes more
depending on the cultivar. I opened a couple of quick online stores and began
offering my wares at affordable prices. I was surprised at how high of a demand
fresh fruit, vegetables, and herbs had online. The orders come in faster than I
can stalk some days! I wish I had more time to dedicate to working on my
website but I am in school 35+ hours a week until December 2014.
You’re a very busy lady! What
other projects do you have coming up in 2014?
Very busy indeed! 2014 is going to
bring some major life changes for me. I will be licensed at the end of the year
as a massage therapist. Hopefully my website will be up, running, and spreading
the love of Gaia around. I am also working on a few undisclosed projects with a
few photographers as well as a couple of art projects of my own.
If you had to choose just one goal that hasn’t yet come true for you
yet, what would it be?
One goal, that hasn't come true to
me yet is to become a holistic doctor. I finally decided to say, through it,
and go for it. No matter how much of a quack people may think I am.
Are you open to doing other modeling or acting projects? If so where do your interests lie in those fields?
I am absolutely open for other
modeling and acting projects. I am so all over the map that there are few
places my interests do not lie in those fields. I have to say, though, I am
much more confident as a model or spokeswoman than as an actress. I still have
that small self-conscious teenager part of me?
Where can we go to find out more about you?
To find out more about me, you can
check out the awesome, " Candace LeRae " fan page Michelle has put
together for all of you in till I can make an appearance back on Twitter.
Are there any words of encouragement you’d like to offer to people
considering a job in modeling, art, or acting?
The only thing I can say those
hoping to get into the field is ACTION!! Because, that is what it takes.
Success does not happen overnight and neither does an entertainment career or
hobby! There are many web sites out there where you can setup your own
portfolio and network with others in the industry; hair and makeup, designers,
photographers, artists, producers, etc. ModelMayhem.com
is an easy place to start. You do not need professional pictures to start, just
a few pictures that are an accurate representation of yourself in a good
biography.
Looks are awesome, but unless you're an
a-lister, your personality is what books you gigs. As with any online site with
ads and real people, be careful if you plan to meet. Always bring an escort I
cannot stress this enough even for you guys out there. Oh, and most important. Self-confidence,
it's the most attractive thing anyone can have. Don’t have any self-esteem? Fake
it until you make it. You create your own reality, if you can dream it, you can
have it.
Before you leave us, is there anything else you’d like people to know
about you?
Before I go, I would like people
to know that I am just like them, addicted to Tears of Crimson!
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