Popular Post Barb_ Posted January 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) The morning of the election, my 15yo woke up crying--I thought she'd been upset by the news, but she cried, "I'm not upset because of the election right now, I'm crying because I have to go to Californiaaaaa!!!!" I was so confused, but when she calmed down she explained that she had entered an Instagram contest. She didn't tell me because she didn't want to stress me out what with the house stuff and the election and everything that had been happening, and she said she didn't think anything would come of it anyway, but she was wrong. Love Magazine emailed her that morning with the news that she was one of the 20 finalists and was invited to fly to California for a photo shoot with Kendall Jenner. Our lives became seriously surreal after that. At the shoot, Kendall's agent asked to represent Mia out of NYC. Guys, she has already been working in Paris, and we just got word this morning that she got the magazine cover from the contest. My head is spinning. We're trying to keep perspective and take this a month at a time but it's moving faster than I thought it would. This is nuts. Edited January 26, 2017 by Barb_ 99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Wow! That is awesome! I want to see! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Congratulations!!!🎉🎉🎉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Barb_ Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Wow! That is awesome! I want to see! I can't link the post, but her cover is on their instagram page. Mia is the one in the middle with her head in her hands. https://www.instagram.com/thelovemagazine/?hl=en I'm so proud of her for going for it like this. She is so shy and had terrible anxiety and self confidence issues and panic attacks last year. She decided she was going to spend the year putting herself out there and doing things that scare her to try and overcome her worries. She did it. None of us had any idea she had it in her to do something like this. Edited January 25, 2017 by Barb_ 41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyforlatin Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 She's beautiful! Congratulations! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 That is awesome. Congrats 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 That is amazing, so happy to celebrate with you!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryJen Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Wow, Wow!! She is lovely and courageous. Amazing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 That's wonderful! How exciting! I'd throw a party for her! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Wow, Wow!! She is lovely and courageous. Amazing! Deleting now for privacy, lol Edited January 25, 2017 by Barb_ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Lovely! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Congratulations to Mia! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CT Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I can't link the post, but her cover is on their instagram page. Mia is the one in the middle with her head in her hands. https://www.instagram.com/thelovemagazine/?hl=en I'm so proud of her for going for it like this. She is so shy and had terrible anxiety and self confidence issues and panic attacks last year. She decided she was going to spend the year putting herself out there and doing things that scare her to try and overcome her worries. She did it. None of us had any idea she had it in her to do something like this. Oh my word she is just beautiful. And how brave of her to do that all on her own!! You could knock me over with a feather if a kid of mine held a secret like that together! She and your older daughter must have had an amazing time in Paris. I'm so glad for all of you! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 How exciting! Congratulations! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 That's fantastic! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 That is so very cool! Congrats! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 That's amazing! She's so brave to put herself put there like that. Sent from my HTCD160LVW using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innisfree Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 She's lovely, and you must be so proud of her courage. What wonderful news! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Congratulations! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Wow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Congrats. That is amazing. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Wow, she is brave and beautiful and I'm sure she will have an amazing career! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 So cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 How awesome! She's a beautiful girl and I'm so excited for her. Paris is such a fun city at any age. <3 How neat that her sister could go with her! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lakeside Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 I can't link the post, but her cover is on their instagram page. Mia is the one in the middle with her head in her hands. https://www.instagram.com/thelovemagazine/?hl=en I'm so proud of her for going for it like this. She is so shy and had terrible anxiety and self confidence issues and panic attacks last year. She decided she was going to spend the year putting herself out there and doing things that scare her to try and overcome her worries. She did it. None of us had any idea she had it in her to do something like this. What a courageous and beautiful young woman! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 The little girl from the school uniform picture!! What an exciting, fun opportunity for her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Yay! I can't imagine overcoming my panic attacks. What an amazing accomplishment to put herself out there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 So cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Lovely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 Wow, she is brave and beautiful and I'm sure she will have an amazing career! Thank you :) I'm hoping this is more of an extracurricular thing she does for college money. She is only 5-2, so she'll be more of a petite niche model if anything, although she met a girl at the Paris shoot who is also just 5-2 and just did a runway show. It seems like the definition of "beauty" is expanding to include lots of looks. The contest winners we met in LA were all shapes, sizes, colors and styles and from all over the world. Everyone was so kind, warm and welcoming. I assumed people would be stuck up and would sort of ignore us, but they were all really nice! Kendall treated Mia like she was her younger sister and gave her a lot of tips and guidance when she was shooting with her. We met Kaia Gerber (Cindy Crawford's daughter) and she seemed shy but she and Mia talked for a little while in the makeup trailer. She said she felt like Kaia was naturally pretty quiet and she made her feel comfortable. We still keep in touch with a lot of the contest models we met out there. Katie Grand is the editor of the magazine. She seems to like to find and mentor young talent. She noticed one of the models filming on her phone the day we were there and asked to see her stuff. She liked it so much she asked her to stay on for a couple of days and do some filming. Then she asked her to go to London with them, and then she asked her to quit college and work for her full time. Her name is Belle and she's only 19 years old. What a Cinderella story :) Mia and Belle have become friends over text and social media and were happy to find out Belle would be doing some of the filming on the Paris trip. I was a little worried about where this was all going because I remember how bad the modeling industry was back in the 80s and early 90s, but it's not like that at all anymore. I've been pleasantly surprised so far. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 The little girl from the school uniform picture!! What an exciting, fun opportunity for her! HAHA! Yes! That's her, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 Thanks, all! I don't have Facebook, so I can't really do a share with all my old friends from back home. Instead this is the place I think of when I've got news. I've been holding back from sharing my excitement here since October, but we weren't allowed to post it anywhere until they they did. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 Yay! I can't imagine overcoming my panic attacks. What an amazing accomplishment to put herself out there! THIS is her big accomplishment, I think. She started small, walking to the store to buy milk. Then she started going for runs by herself. Then walking through the city to the library and then to the YMCA to work out by herself. By the end of the summer she was taking the train into the city with the 17yo to shop downtown Chicago for afternoons. She was determined not to let it ruin her life because she really wants to move to Japan to teach English one day and she wanted to be able to do it without curling up into a ball. She's a determined, determined young woman. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 That is fantastic! You must be SO excited and proud and I'm sure Mia is bursting at the seams with nerves and joy too. What a huge jump! Where's that party emoticon when you need it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 That is a mind-blowing story! Congratulations to her!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 That is fantastic! You must be SO excited and proud and I'm sure Mia is bursting at the seams with nerves and joy too. What a huge jump! Where's that party emoticon when you need it?! Heh, probably on your laptop where mine always is when I need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 The morning of the election, my 15yo woke up crying--I thought she'd been upset by the news, but she cried, "I'm not upset because of the election right now, I'm crying because I have to go to Californiaaaaa!!!!" I was so confused, but when she calmed down she explained that she had entered an Instagram contest. She didn't tell me because she didn't want to stress me out what with the house stuff and the election and everything that had been happening, and she said she didn't think anything would come of it anyway, but she was wrong. Love Magazine emailed her that morning with the news that she was one of the 20 finalists and was invited to fly to California for a photo shoot with Kendall Jenner. Our lives became seriously surreal after that. At the shoot, Kendall's agent asked to represent Mia out of NYC. Guys, she has already been working in Paris, and we just got word this morning that she got the magazine cover from the contest. My head is spinning. We're trying to keep perspective and take this a month at a time but it's moving faster than I thought it would. This is nuts. What?? Wow! Would love to see it! Congratulations!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted January 25, 2017 Author Share Posted January 25, 2017 What?? Wow! Would love to see it! Congratulations!!! Thanks! I thought the photo I linked was the cover but apparently it was an outtake? I didn't notice. So I guess I'll post the magazine cover the first week of Feb when it comes out. I'd never heard of this magazine before all of this, so I didn't know it was a big deal until we got to LA in November. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RioSamba Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 THIS is her big accomplishment, I think. She started small, walking to the store to buy milk. Then she started going for runs by herself. Then walking through the city to the library and then to the YMCA to work out by herself. By the end of the summer she was taking the train into the city with the 17yo to shop downtown Chicago for afternoons. She was determined not to let it ruin her life because she really wants to move to Japan to teach English one day and she wanted to be able to do it without curling up into a ball. She's a determined, determined young woman.That's inspiring, good for her! Congratulations, Mia! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendy not in HI Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Wowza! That is awesome! Way to go!! I love that she is taking those small steps to change herself - she is inspiring!! And what a pay off!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) That is awesome. Kudos to her Edited January 25, 2017 by Lilaclady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Wow! Congratulations to Mia! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 That's wonderful! Congratulations Mia! :hurray: :party: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I am so happy for both of you. Every victory for a dd is a victory for a mom! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyH in NC Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Barb, Congrats to Mia!!!! It is such an accomplishment to overcome or work through anxiety, and what a way to do it! :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: She is lovely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CadenceSophia Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Wow that is wonderful! And so terribly cute that she was crying over going to California in the beginning. Such a genuinely honest reaction. How proud you must be that she's able to reach out and try new experiences. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mominco Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 :hurray: Yay!Congratulations!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 :hurray: :hurray: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Wow! She is gorgeous!!! Congratulations! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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