The Girl Behind the Blog

I became a model for the beauty…and fell in love with the art.

I am primarily a high fashion runway model from the Twin Cities.  I have been modeling since I was a young teen, starting with swimwear and lingerie lines.  I was that one youngin’ that no one knew was underage!  Talk about long discussions with venue owners just to get me in some of the spots!  This is where I planted my modeling seed and saw some promising buds spring to life!  I had a small following of fans coming to my bimonthly shows and showing support!  Thanks to everyone who saw me take my first step (literally) onto the runway!  Nothing but love for my TC fans and fam!

I have lots of anatomical knowledge from a lifetime of playing every sport imaginable, and excelling greatly in those that I am passionate about.  I have been holding a basketball since it would fit in my little hands, and grew to love baseball, also.  However, my true passion is volleyball, which I continued to play at the college level and against D1 teams.  I attended Emory University, notorious for its pre-med program, where taking extensive health and nutrition classes are a requirement.  Furthermore, I have crossed the paths of countless models and actors, from legends like Morgan Freeman to those appearing in their first show/film.

After I moved to Atlanta and attended college, I chose to jump back into the industry of beauty and art without regrets!  I have been doing every kind of modeling in Atlanta, from hair shows to runway, to promotional and print work.  I have become an actress, as well, and have been featured in many TV shows and films.  For a partial actor’s resume, see my profile on www.exploretalent.com/ktred.  I have done a VERY large handful of music videos and expect to go international very shortly.  I am also skilled in hair and make-up and I have an intense creative eye.  I am able to assist with directing, styling, and coordinating almost any type of modeling event or video.  For a glimpse at a small collection of my modeling work, see my rough portfolio at www.modelmayhem.com/1025696.

I have strong beliefs and ethics, and am consistently fueled with inspiration, motivation, and passion.  I love to love and be happy =) and I can turn anyone into an optimist in a matter of moments!  I love to create art that inspires.  I strongly believe in energy; that you reap what you sow and the power of positive vibes should never be underestimated!  I like to send out the most inspiring texts to my closest friends, hoping they keep up all their hard work and dedication.  Teamwork and collaboration are extremely important in this industry because it is so easy to become disheartened.  Showing support is a requirement!  Anything more you would like to know that was not included in this overly brief synopsis, just ask!  Thank you to all my gorgeous readers =)

Some artists and actors I have previously worked with:

Morgan Freeman

Robert “Bobby” DeNiro

Kevin Kline

Michael Douglas

Romany Malco

Michael Ealy

50 Cent

Sean Paul

Arash

Tyler Perry

Chad Michael Murray

Gary Weeks

Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s newly signed Fast Life

Lester Shaw aka L2

Oso Krispie from TLC

Timbaland’s newly signed Brasco

Diggy Simmons

Brea Murphy

Teyana Taylor

Damien Dante Wayans

Craig Wayans

Kevin Hart

Ice Cube

Gabrielle Union

Lisa Vidal

Agnes Bruckner

Jenna Dewan Tatum

Julia Ormond

Kellee Stewart

Shawty Lo

Youngest 1s

Tatyana Ali

……….And more of course!!

Beauty Pioneer: Pharaoh of the Nile

Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator

In a time and world where men ruled and it was possible to get slaughtered just by irritating the wrong man, a woman of gold was born and brought to rule through her own seduction, wit, beauty, zeal, and charm.  At the time, all thrones were being handed to blood that flowed through men of the royal families.  However, the royal women of Egypt were of a different breed. 

Cleo IV had an extremely theatrical lifestyle, described as a “mistress of disguise and costume.”  She was known for her ornate and exquisite shows of splendor, many of which add to the myths we hear today.  She kept constant the mystique and illusion her entire reign over Egypt.  She strongly likened herself to the goddess Isis, and retained the nickname “New Isis” by her people.  Her appearance was so entrancing, like that of a siren, that her only possible relation could be supernatural.  When she was given the power of dominant rule at 18 and chased away by her own kin not long after, her comeback was so dramatic, it goes hand-in-hand with her depictions today.  She raised an entire army of mercenaries and returned to Alexandria a year later, snuck into her own palace, and was rolled out secretly in front of Julius Caesar, current ruler of the Roman Empire. 

“For she was a woman of surpassing beauty, and at the same time, when she was in the prime of her youth, she was most striking; she also possessed a most charming voice and knowledge of how to make herself agreeable to everyone.  Being brilliant to look upon and to listen to, with the power to subjugate everyone, even a love-sated man already past his prime, she thought that it would be in keeping with her role to meet Caesar, and she reposed in her beauty all her claims to the throne.”

It was here that she captivated Caesar for life, taking ownership of his heart and protection for the rest of his life.  Her son, Cessarion, was declared sole heir to his throne until disputed and claimed by Caesar’s other son and general.

This general, Mark Antony, fell in love with Cleopatra VI, as well.  She snared his heart when she arrived on the shores of Tarsus with the robes of Isis billowing in the ocean breeze.  It was rumored by many that she was a sorcerous, and cast spells and held men under her control.  After she stole Mark Antony from his wife and lover, he then rejected them in public in order to be with her and wage war on Rome.  They were then defeated and became the last and richest independent state to fall to the Roman Empire.

The queen did everything she could to keep her country prosperous, happy, and sovereign.  She fought bravely for it like no man would.  She used everything she was given in order to remain in power.  Many describe her as able to appear likeable to anyone, with a “sweetness in the tones of her voice” and intelligent wisdom in her words of counsel.  She was ethnically Greek, as was the majority of the people in Alexandria, who descended from Alexander the Great’s general Ptolemy I.  Those who sat on the throne before always chose to “isolate” themselves from the remainder of Egypt.  However, Cleopatra had portraits depicting her as traditionally Egyptian made for her Egyptian audience.  She knew multiple languages, unheard of by her predecessors.  She had all of the tools to be the greatness she was, and she used them.

Appears in hieroglyphs as:             

The great Lady of perfection, excellent in counsel

The great one, sacred image of her father

The goddess Cleopatra who is beloved by her father