INTERVIEW MICHELLI PROVENSI

Michelli Provensi at bestmodelsagency.com, who has graced ZOOT’s cover #6  in December 2006, was in town and kindly slipped into two outfits.

Photos by Thomas Probosch

Black jumpsuit by YVES SAINT LAURENT Edition 24; green and black full length tull dress by ELIE SAAB, both availabe at STIVALI in Lisbon.

How long have you been modeling for?

Since nine years.

Latest campaigns, editorials or shows?

My last jobs were for London Fashion week, campaign for a sports line and some editorials in Brazil.

Where are you from?

I’m a Brazilian girl from Maravilha close to the boarder of Argentina.

Where are you based?

Now based in London that I call Fundon

Who is your agent/booker?

Best models in Lisbon.

Your most surprising photo shoot?

I loved a shoot I did for British Vogue with Juergen Teller in a football field (I am a big football fan).

What is your current state of mind?

Obamaish, “Yes i can”.

What is playing on your headphones?

The Foals and the single from Duck sauce “Barbra Streisand”.

Who is your favourite superhero?

“The Blacksad”

What is your most treasured possession?

I think a ring that was from my mother.

What is the quality you most admire in a woman?

A woman that feels powerful as a woman.

What is the quality you most admire in a man?

A man that knows how to act like a man.

Which words or phrase do you most overuse?

“What one don’t want, two they don’t do”

What is on your reading list?

Right now I am reading “Just kids” from Paty Smith and my favourite book is “The Master and the Margarita” by Bulgakov.

What is your hidden talent?

Kung Fu kicks.

What inspires you?

Random people.