Moment of Greatness
Adriana Munguia
English 12
28 September 2012
The Shape Issue
“I refused to accept it,” stated Adriana Munguia, the 42 year old, now retired, runway model as she makes a trip down memory line. Little did she or anyone know, she would rejuvenate the fashion industry like no one ever before. Now, besides being one of the most influential women in the fashion industry, she is the owner of the now high ranked fashion industry for petite woman.
“I was only ten when I first came to the U.S and everything around me was just too beautiful. ‘I’m in love’ I thought.” A smile filled with content was resembled on her faces as those words escaped. Adriana proceeded by telling she lived in New York in where she graduated from Central Islip Senior High school and continued her studies In John Jays School of Criminal Justice In NYC, from which she earned her masters on criminal justice. “I wasn’t satisfied,” Adriana blurred out, “So I decided I’d go for a degree in Forensic Science,” she continued. She claims she had, as she described it, a “passion” for crime scene investigation, “but there was something else” she quickly added, which she revealed to us as a “love” for fashion, modeling, and photography. “…and that same love had sparkled it all.” There was a sigh that continued that sentence. Of grief it was not, it was as if her saying that filled her inner self with peace and pride.
According to Adriana, her journey started way before she ever realized what her new achievement would be. “I was considered to be ‘pretty.’ At least that’s what I was told very often by friends and peers. That alone was a great encouragement to pursue modeling, which I somewhat tried… but quickly gave up,” Adriana said in a quite annoyed tone. During her years in high school she was highly interested in fashion, found beauty in expressing oneself through the use of clothing, and most important, believed that anyone should have the right and chance to be involved in the fashion industry.
English 12
28 September 2012
The Shape Issue
“I refused to accept it,” stated Adriana Munguia, the 42 year old, now retired, runway model as she makes a trip down memory line. Little did she or anyone know, she would rejuvenate the fashion industry like no one ever before. Now, besides being one of the most influential women in the fashion industry, she is the owner of the now high ranked fashion industry for petite woman.
“I was only ten when I first came to the U.S and everything around me was just too beautiful. ‘I’m in love’ I thought.” A smile filled with content was resembled on her faces as those words escaped. Adriana proceeded by telling she lived in New York in where she graduated from Central Islip Senior High school and continued her studies In John Jays School of Criminal Justice In NYC, from which she earned her masters on criminal justice. “I wasn’t satisfied,” Adriana blurred out, “So I decided I’d go for a degree in Forensic Science,” she continued. She claims she had, as she described it, a “passion” for crime scene investigation, “but there was something else” she quickly added, which she revealed to us as a “love” for fashion, modeling, and photography. “…and that same love had sparkled it all.” There was a sigh that continued that sentence. Of grief it was not, it was as if her saying that filled her inner self with peace and pride.
According to Adriana, her journey started way before she ever realized what her new achievement would be. “I was considered to be ‘pretty.’ At least that’s what I was told very often by friends and peers. That alone was a great encouragement to pursue modeling, which I somewhat tried… but quickly gave up,” Adriana said in a quite annoyed tone. During her years in high school she was highly interested in fashion, found beauty in expressing oneself through the use of clothing, and most important, believed that anyone should have the right and chance to be involved in the fashion industry.