Patricia Velásquez

Creativity isn't limited to the canvas, photographs, film and media. It also acts as the catalyst for philanthropy, charity, and activism. Patricia Velasquez is an award-winning supermodel and actress with a long history. She is also a staunch patron of charity. Author, activist, author and a loving mother. She is a strong believer in intuition , and a pioneer of her own way. "I look at my career as a huge staircase," she says. "I did every step up. It was amazing to accomplish this because it is a sense of determination. I simply lay my head on the floor and moved one step at a time. Then it was done. The imagery closely resembles an event that was a turning point. The author was born in Venezuela but growing up in France and Mexico She moved to Venezuela after a handful of years. Her parents, who were employed as teachers in South America, moved her family to a cramped house without water and elevators. Patricia often carried large buckets of water over 15 flights of stairs in order to provide water. Between her studies in engineering as well as dance training, she did her best to assist the family by any means she could. The pledge she made to her family, which was the main reason she made it to the top of the fashion industry, saw her sought-after to model in Milan. She remembers, "When they asked me to travel to Italy, I said"If I can send 30 dollars per month back to Venezuela that's enough since that would provide the entire building's water'." Patricia's triumph was an important moment in fashion, as she attracted media attention to South America for the first time. In the wake of becoming "the first Karl Lagerfeld model ever photographed" after which she proceeded to appear in editorial spreads as well as advertisements for the front of Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana. The world was abuzz with her presence, she was featured on Oprah as well as Ford Models' "Supermodel of the World" contest as well. She was also featured on the front covers of Marie Claire, Bazaar and Vogue.