Patricia Velásquez
Creativity is more than just canvas,
photos and film. It can also be a catalyst for philanthropy, charity, and
activism. Patricia Velasquez, an award-winning actress, history-making model as
well as a committed philanthropist and activist as well as an adoring mother,
brings an insatiable creative energy in everything she does whether that's
appearing in blockbusters like The Curse of La Llorona or launching Wayuu Taya
Foundation, and being as a member of the UNESCO Board. She relies on her
intuition and develops her own path taking huge leaps. "I view my career
like an escalator," she said. "I made every step to the top. It was
quite amazing to accomplish this because it was perseverance. I wasn't able to
stop moving. just kept my head down. The analogy closely resembles the
beginning of a new phase. She was born in Venezuela, but she was raised in
France or Mexico. After only a few years she decided to relocate to Venezuela.
Her parents, who worked as teachers in South America, moved her family to a cramped
apartment without running water or elevators. Patricia often carried large
buckets of water up 15 flights of stairs in order to provide water. She tried
to assist her family as much as she could despite her studies in engineering
and intensive dance training. The pledge she made to her family, which was the
key to her rise to the top of the fashion industry, led to her sought-after to
model in Milan. She recalls saying, "When they asked me whether I wanted
to travel to Italy, my answer was"If you could send thirty bucks per month
back home to Venezuela the cost will be worth it, since that will cover the
entire cost of the water used in the building's." Patricia's achievements
were a major event in fashion because she brought attention to South America for
first time. The "first model Karl Lagerfeld photographed" was an
enormous breakthrough. Her next step was to be featured in fashion shows and
front editorial spreads and was featured in advertisements for Chanel, Dolce
& Gabbana and Fendi. 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. Additionally she appeared on the covers of
Vogue, Bazaar, Marie Claire and many others.




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