EPISODE 65: SUPER MODEL + BAD B KARI CALHOUN ON HOW TO BE YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF AND CHANGE INDUSTRY STANDARD

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Oh, this episode is just a couple of models just having a discussion about models doing model things. JUST KIDDING. But, what a discussion that would be … On the real tho, Krista and Linds sat down this week with a #reallifemodel KARI CALHOUN, one of the most popular names in America’s Next Top Model history (Season 21, what uppppp!). And we get to all the details, from start to finish on her model journey.

We talk about her story, moving from Dallas to Iowa to Los Angeles, and why she fell in love with the city full of so many opportunities. (She literally hopped off the plane at LAX) Although at first she never took her modeling career seriously, she got signed to a boutique agency and started going to auditions, which were as intense as people say they are. There was a long period where Kari’s lack of confidence was showing through the camera & kept her asking “Why am I not getting it?” or “What am I doing wrong?” So how did she get her groove back? Soul searching, not giving a f*ck, letting go, taking everything step-by-step, & realizing the auditions that best fit HER.

Kari also lays down the law when it comes to #INSTAMODELS & why they shouldn’t be honored or idolized. “What goes viral about you should be your character and how you live your life, ” she explains. MIC FRICKEN DROP. And in addition, she touches on how gratitude can get lost during the hustle. SUCH A GOOD POINT!

But we all know you want to hear about Kari’s ANTM career started, which by the way, was when Kari was holding a plank at the gym while a casting director approached her! From the drama to the producers egging things on, Kari TELLS ALL & she learned more than she could have imagined from it. But you’ll have to hear for yourself now on #iTunes!

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