LIFE STORY: WINDY CITY LIVE

(Photo c/o Windy City Live)

Happy Monday! First, I want to thank you all for the birthday love last week! And second, I need to tell you how appreciative I am for all of your support. It means so much to me that you all were celebrating with me this past Friday for the Windy City Live segment. I had an amazing time on the show and want to share my experience with you. Since I know you may not want to read an essay, I'll be telling this story mostly in pictures.

I got to ABC Studios and was ushered into our conference room where our looks from Forever 21 and Macy's were waiting for us. I was looking forward to working with Jackie again (she's the fashion reporter for Crain's Chicago who selected me to be one of the Crain's Chicago Business Models this summer) and was so glad she chose me to be one of her models for the show. I finally got to meet the other girls who were modeling with me, Nicole, Samantha & Tanya. They are such beautiful people, inside and out, and so much fun! I knew we were going to have a great day together!

Then we were led to the show's set for a quick run through. This was when reality hit and the butterflies started. The seats in the audience were empty, but they would soon be filled. And then the giant cameras were everywhere, catching my every move. I just started praying that I wouldn't trip and fall on my face or forget how to walk in heels. But after the run through I was more excited than nervous.

After our run through, Val, one of the show's hosts, made her appearance and just blew me away with how down to earth she is. She is such a character, super sweet and so much fun! I would love to just hang out with her for a day.

(Photo c/o Windy City Live)

After our run through, we were rushed into the green room for touch ups for our hair and makeup. All 4 walls were covered in signatures of people who have been on the show. And of course we had to take a green room selfie! Since Larry King was arriving for hair and makeup, we were herded back to our room. We were hoping to get him to be the fifth model or to ask him to stay and do commentary on our looks, but we didn't get a chance to ask! How hilarious would that be?

We watched a bit of Larry King doing his thing, and then it was showtime! We all got a bit nervous, but it was so fun and flew by! It really made us appreciate how much work goes into a 6 minute segment.

(Photo c/o Windy City Live)

1. Fall floralsHow amazing do my fellow models look? Jackie did an amazing job talking about the four trends we were wearing:
2. Emerald green
3. Fall pastels
4. Tailoring/Snake print

If you missed the segment or don't live in Chicago, no worries! You can check it out here!

You'll definitely see me wearing these trends this season! Will you be trying out these trends this Fall? The best part of my look was that it was entirely from Forever 21, which means that it's cute but affordable!

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