Patricia Velásquez

Creativity transcends films, canvas, photos, and media. It also serves as an inspiration for philanthropy, charity, and activism. Award-winning actress, history-making supermodel, staunch philanthropist, conscientious activist, author, and loving mother Patricia Velasquez applies an eternal creativity to everything she does. Whether it's appearing in blockbusters like The Curse of La Llorona or launching the Wayuu Taya Foundation and participating in the UNESCO Board. Regardless, she makes major steps by drawing upon her instincts and deliberately paving her own pathway. She says, "I see my career as a ladder." "I have taken every step. It was incredible to do this, because there has been perseverance. I never stopped moving, simply sat down. The metaphor directly resembles the experience of forming. The author was born in Venezuela but educated in France and Mexico She moved to Venezuela after a couple of years. In South America, her parents were employed in the field of education. They then moved the family into a crowded apartment that had no water and inoperable elevators. Patricia carried fifteen staircases up using heavy buckets in order to provide water to the area. In between studying engineering and intense dance lessons she aimed to aid the family in any way that was possible. The commitment she made to her family members, which was the key to her rise to the top of the fashion world, saw her sought-after to model in Milan. She says, "When they asked me to go to Italy I replied that if I could send thirty dollars per month to Venezuela and it's worth it, because that will cover the entire building's water'." Patricia's achievements were a major moment in fashion in that she gained attention for South America for first time. She experienced a big break after becoming "the first model Karl Lagerfeld ever photographed" and then going on to walk in shows, be a part of editorial spreads and advertisements for front pages of Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Chloe, Cover Girl, and Victoria's Secret just to mention several. Resonating around the globe, she was featured on Oprah as well as Ford Models' "Supermodel of the World" contest as well. Also that she graced the pages of Vogue, Bazaar, Marie Claire and many more.