Patricia Velásquez

Creativity goes beyond film, pictures, or canvas. It also spurs charitable or philanthropy as well as activism. Patricia Velasquez is an award-winning actress and a history-making supermodel. Also, she is a committed and generous philanthropist. Author activist, activist, author, and a loving mother. She relies on her intuition and creates her own path with great success, making significant strides. "I consider my professional life as a lengthy staircase," she says. "I have taken every step up. It was remarkable to do this, since it was an ongoing process. I was never able to stop moving, just kept my head down. The imagery closely resembles the beginning of a new phase. The author was born in Venezuela but educated in France and Mexico She moved to Venezuela after just a few years. In South America, her parents worked in education and moved their family into an overcrowded apartment without plumbing and no elevators. In order to supply water for the entire unit, Patricia often carried heavy buckets of water up 15 steps. In between studying engineering and intense dance classes she aimed to aid the family however possible. The pledge she made to her family was the key to her rise to the top of the fashion industry, led to her sought-after to model in Milan. She says, "When they asked me to travel to Italy, I said"If I can send 30 dollars a month back to Venezuela the cost is worth it since that would cover the entire building's water'." Patricia's accomplishment was an important moment in fashion when she first brought the attention of the fashion industry to South America. After becoming "the first Karl Lagerfeld model ever photographed" She went on to feature in editorial spreads and front ads for Chanel as well as Dolce & Gabbana. Her appearances on Oprah's Supermodel of the World contest as well as Ford Models’ "Supermodel of the World" contest had a ripple effect around the world. Elle also graced the covers for Vogue, Bazaar, Marie Claire and many other publications.