 This show is sponsored to you by MtGox.com, and MezzyGrill.com, and CarPayVM.com. Hi guys, welcome to the P.Vas show. This is P.Vas, and this is my third episode. And today I have the wonderful Camille McDonnell from Cycle 2 of America's Next Top Model, and now recently from America's Next Top Model Cycle 17. How are you? I'm good. Thank you. Thanks for inviting me on this show. I appreciate it. I'm so glad you're here with me. This is amazing. I can't wait for the new season. I've been dying to see it. I saw the first one. And I have a few questions for you. Are you ready? You're surprised that I'm on America's Next Top Model All Stars? Are you surprised you didn't think that I would get invited back? Oh no, of course. I'm not surprised, but I'm sure you're going to get back on there. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Why wouldn't you look at you? You're so kind. You're so beautiful. Now, I wanted to ask you, on Cycle 2, how you were rocking the Jamaican flag, and I wanted to know where does that all fall into? Are you from Jamaica? What's going on? My family is from Jamaica, West Indies, and I was born here in New York. So I like to call myself a Jamaican as the term they call it, which just means born here. But first generation American, I feel very close to my roots and my heritage. And every summer as a young child, I used to go back. So I love Jamaica. It's sun and sand and water and amazing food and amazing people. So I represent as much as I can because I believe that's where my strength comes from. Because they always say you have to know where you're from to know where you're going. Exactly. It's like me, I'm from the island as well. I'm from Puerto Rico, so you know. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Now, how did you come about getting on America's next home model? Oh, wow. I want to hear it again. Because you know, there's a lot of models out there, so I don't know how you got into it. That's an interesting story. As you know, hundreds of thousands of girls dream of being on America's next home model. It's an amazing opportunity. As you know, a show produced by a supermodel, TV personality, Tyra Banks. And she holds auditions in different states or her casting directors go out and try to find who they think has potential to be the next America's next home model. So reality is that I did not want to be on the show. I was at Howard University studying to become a creative director at an advertising agency. And I was involved in fashion at Howard, and my friends were like, oh my God, you have to audition for America's next model. It's the best show. And I'm like, okay, I just want to get my degree. You know, I just start working by house. I was a Mr. Maker US. I was a Miss Florida teen. I worked the fashion industry in New York City College. You know, I want to move on. They're like, no, no, you have to audition. So at that time I had my own fashion styling company in school. And they were like, if you don't audition for America's next model with us as your friend, we're going to fill your voicemail to capacity and you won't be able to get any of your calls from your clients until you do it. So at Howard, there's a lot of beautiful girls and we have friends who are photography majors and everyone has a portfolio. Just have a portfolio because you're going to have to audition for the Howard Homecoming Fashion Show at one point. So we all felt like we were prepared. So they filled my voicemail and I decided to go. Went to the audition in Washington DC. They said they were full. They couldn't see any more girls. But of course my friends were like first in line and unfortunately none of them made it. So I said, okay, guys, I auditioned. They're not seeing anyone else. So, you know, stop filling my phone. And I had went to Miami to give Sean Paul, reggae artist, some clothes. And I heard one of the girls who were in the set of a Beyonce video shoot say that they were going to the mall because there was an America's next model audition. And I was like, wow, you know, this seems like something that's pretty big. I keep hearing this America's next model thing. And I've never been afraid of a challenge. So I decided to go and I said to myself, you know what? They're going to see me today and I'm going to get chosen. So I went and once again, the lady who was the gatekeeper said, we're full to capacity. We're not seeing anyone else. I'm sorry. So I thought on my toes and said to her, well, I'm not auditioning. My cousins upstairs have been outside in the car for three and a half hours. It's hot. I just want to know how far along she is in the line. And she was so overwhelmed with these women who are now on the floor crying and screaming, begging. She's pulling her hair out. And at the end of the day, she's done. So she's just like, whatever. Like if you want to go see, go see. Because I wasn't auditioning. Exactly. I go upstairs and I see like 100 girls sitting down like in a row. The bathroom is like full of women like fighting for mirror space, fixing their hair and all that other stuff. I'm like, what is going on here? It's a frenzy. Wow. So I realized that there was a young woman who was sitting in one of the chairs. She was the last person and her number was like, I don't know, 500 and something, 522. So I went to the bathroom and I looked around. It was too crowded. They had like a Manila envelope. Oh my God. So I went and I found a Burger King or a Burger King bag and I like ripped it open and went into my purse, got a black eyeliner and wrote like the next number, 523 or something. And I sat down. Oh my God. So as you're calling the girls like 10 by 10 to go into the room, I guess to have their audition, see the casting directors, the same woman who told me that I could go upstairs because I wasn't auditioning to find my cousin or whoever walks by and I'm like, I'll hide myself under some hair or something. And she's just like, what are you doing? I'm just like, oh, and I looked down the road to see if there's anyone that resembles me. So there's a girl like seven seats away. Like she's just right there. So I figured I might as well just wait, you know, by that time she's just like, okay, she was done. She just left. So I got to be one of the lucky women who got into the room and wow, the judges and that's how I got on the show. So sometimes, you know, you have to be creative and be persistent and never take no for an answer. Exactly. You hear that, ladies? Never take no for an answer. And gentlemen, too, actually. Now, what is this signature walk that everyone keeps talking about? Like, I mean, I saw it on the show, but you know. My signature walk is just that. It's a walk that I feel is unique to myself. And I pretty much branded it. I owned it and lived up to my walk. I mean, something as simple as that, I think it's important that we all have something signature about us. It might not be, your signature might not be your walk. It might be, you know, your voice. It might be your personality. It's how you, you know, do whatever. Someone could be a great writer. You know, that's their whole signature thing. So once again, you just have to own that and live it, breathe it, eat it. But the whole signature walk on Americans like Tama, I felt like it was such like a negative thing. Like it was taken as negative because Tyra like banged her head down on the table. It was like, I can't believe you said your signature walk is going to make you famous at a go-see. And I think it was just read wrong. It was misunderstood because at Howard University, once again, we have something called the Homecoming Fashion Show. And Howard's Homecoming Fashion Show is one of, if not the biggest fashion shows out of all colleges. It's almost on the level of a New York Fashion Week show where you have alumni such as Puffy, such as Debbie Allen, such as David Dinkins come and sit in the audience. Even people who haven't gone to Howard like Oprah. So students from other schools like University of Maryland and the surrounding areas would come to Howard to audition for a college fashion show. Like that doesn't happen anywhere. That just shows you the magnitude of the show. And yeah. And just because you're a student doesn't mean that you're going to have the opportunity to audition. There's a lot of politics that goes along. So you have to work your way up to that. Spending back yards, spending homecoming, what have you. So I auditioned. I got an audition spot. And I'm looking around. I'm like, wow, these women here are gorgeous. I mean, any hair color, any eye color measurements, they're at Howard University. So I had to say to myself, you know what? I want this part in the fashion show. What is signature about me? And I was like, it's my walk. I'm going to give them and serve them my signature walk and they're going to select me today. So you have to find that space of confidence. And every time I step on the runway, I say a prayer to myself. And I went out there and as soon as I turned that corner and they saw the tip of my shoe, you know, or my nose, I was on and I basically did my signature walk. And I booked the show. So that's how the word signature walk came about. So it came from a very positive place. Now, how do you feel like, like, how do you feel like there's any competition out there for you? Or do you ever feel like threatened when you're going out, you know, in any fashion show or anywhere that you go? There's definitely competition. The fashion industry is an extremely difficult and grueling one. And I always tell people that you have to know the business that you're getting into. We have to study it. And being a woman of color in the fashion industry, it's difficult. The reality is the majority of women that you see on the covers of the magazines or who are booked for the major campaigns and the layouts. Even a fashion week, 35, 40 girls, you might have one or two black women in the show. And it's disproportionate and it's unfortunate, but things are getting better. It's better now that it's ever been before. And it's hard because you want to make sure that your book, you might have friends who are black girls also. And you don't want it to seem like, OK, well, we're both going off with the same casting. You know, it's going to be me, not you or vice versa. Like there's room for everyone. But the reality is that you have to put your best foot forward and just pray and hope that you book the job and you book the campaign. So in that sense, you can feel threatened that there isn't room for all of us to have the same campaign, the same memory show, one actuality there is. But that just all depends on the powers that be. But I think now people are definitely seeing our talents, our skills and our walking and our beauty and what we're made up culturally, whether it's your cheekbone structure, you know, your eyes, your hair, your skin. So I'm very blessed to have been raised as a model in this generation. Exactly. Now, let's go back a little bit to the signature walk. I know that you have signature walk ink that you bought it. You bought the name and tell us a little bit more about that. Signature walk ink. Once again, I explained the story about how being signature is very important and you can say it in its literal and its figurative sense. So I started a company and it's a global fashion marketing company specializing in the business of beauty and fashion and modeling. And as I'm getting older in this industry, it's important to me to be able to give back and also profit off of what I've learned in the business and share that with others. Coming from the background of having a degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology, FIT and fashion design and also advertising from Howard University, it has now allowed me to expand my wings and help other people who are interested in those fields that I have worked in. Now, you finished school already? Yes. I've graduated and I'm actually thinking about going back to college to get my master's in business but it all depends on if time is allowed. But my schedule is just crazy. I can say that the best part of modeling is for me traveling and also with my company having the Signature Walk Ink Mentoring Program where I take one child every six months or two kids a year and I help them with their endeavors of being involved in the entertainment industry. For example, there's a young girl named Renee. She'll come with me to my red carpet events. She'll come with me to photo shoots. This summer I put her into a camp since I couldn't be with her. I was filming All-Star and coming up this week she has the finale for the camp where she has a red carpet. She gets a limo. She gets to walk the red carpet to her interview. The mayor will be there and a host of other celebrities so I try to keep them involved in extracurricular activities, exercise, diet is important. Having the environment of entertainment to hone in on whatever skills are whether it's singing or dancing, acting and also like the educational part of it and also community service. That's really good. I do a lot. You always got to give back because the more you give back, the more you'll receive. I'm a true believer in giving back to everybody. No matter what, that's what I live by every single day. You should too. Who is your favorite photographer? Your favorite makeup artist. Tough question. I hope I don't get hung when I leave here. Favorite photographer was a gentleman named Irving Penn and he passed away a few years ago but he's a world renowned photographer. You might be familiar with some of his work in Vogue whether it's a product like food or something of the sort. He was just amazing. He just paid such great attention to detail the artistic aspect of everything also in fashion too. If you were shot by Irving, your life and your career was made. And of course, he's an amazing photographer and I'm looking forward to our shoot. I'm keeping my friend's cross. I think it's going to be really amazing because you're actually me talented yourself and young in the business amongst all these photographer moguls. I know we're going to make the best of them. I'm going to shoot you now. I want to shoot you now before I can't afford you. No, I'm never going to charge you anything. I love you. You got that right. I've always admired you since American Next Top Model. That was my one number one show and that's where I got all my ideas. That's where I want to start shooting with people like models and different artists. Wow. I don't know, American Next Top Model just gave me a lot of inspiration especially seeing you on there and seeing all the other models. I don't know, it was just amazing. I just love that show. It's so proud that you're here with me. Because it's a privilege. That's great. Now, who's your favorite makeup artist? My favorite makeup artist right now is really a tie between a Sam Fine and Valente, which is also Tyra's makeup artist. Can I tell you I live for these two men in my life? Beat a face down, gorgeous out of this world, contouring just... If they were in a rapper, I would just eat them both. Tell them to contact you. Yeah, Sam Fine and Valente. Make sure you give me a call because this right here, I know you could just do wonders with it. What is your favorite running campaign? Or do you have any ads? Right now, currently, because they say that in my industry you're only good as the last drop that you did, I have a cosmetic campaign that's out by a company called Nika K. And the lipstick that I have one right now is by Nika K. I believe it's called Pink Lemonade. Nika K is one of those cosmetic lines that are really inexpensive. Sometimes you can get great products without having to spend a ridiculous amount of money. I encourage everyone to pick up Nika K. This lip gloss is only $2.99 in comparison to my YSLs or my Chanels or something like that. I'm really happy that Nika K picked me for their campaign because especially now in this tough economic time, everyone wants to look glamorous, but people are definitely on a budget and they have great eyeshadow colors as well. Besides Nika K, I also did a job for Lancome and L'Oreal this year. The one for L'Oreal, I was a stand-in for Beyonce. They get to put the makeup on me and test the lighting and do little great stuff and Beyonce comes on stage and she does her thing. Lancome was for their new eyeshadow. If you go onto their website, you can see me doing the tutorial on how to put on the eyeshadows. You can get five different looks from these five colors. I'm very blessed to have been chosen for beauty campaigns and ads and that makes me feel really good. You're a beautiful woman. Thank you. You're so beautiful. We're going to be right back and we're going to answer some fan questions. All right, bring them on. Let's do it. Omar? 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What? Marketing management. Okay, so let's see here. That's your marketing manager? OSOM, this is company. When you want to relax and have a destination to report, plan a birthday party. We need to do a commercial for you. Alright, so this is the first question that we had from the one of your fans. Her name is Tiffany Odo from Ohio. I want to know how they feel about being a powerful woman in the workplace. I'm sorry. What's her name again? Tiffany Odo. Hi Tiffany Odo from Ohio. So how do I feel about being a powerful woman in the workplace? I feel amazing that I can put on a skirt and wear the pants at the same time. It's very difficult because I'm very much so homemaker, so I like to cook and do all the domestic stuff. But it's a blessing and I think it's only fitting when you work hard and you reap the benefits. But my company is only a baby right now and they say once you're three years or four years into the business and you're still floating, then you're definitely successful. So please continue to support. Go to www.camillemcdonald.com the company is called signature walk Inc. If you want to be involved, but thanks for your question. Appreciate it. And then also, Hishi has another question. And it is, what are some of the obstacles you have faced in being a powerful woman in the fashion industry? Wow, some of the obstacles that I faced being a powerful woman in the fashion industry is just being able to get over rejection. Fashion and being a model is all about rejection, all about no, all about make your hair shorter, make your hair longer, you're too light, you're too dark, your hair is too small, lose 10 pounds, lose 5 pounds, gain 5 pounds, gain 10 pounds. So, you know, you're not right for this part or rejection, it's normal and that's why I always say, stay strong, stay positive and confident because what is for you is for you and when those doors open, they open and if they don't, you know what to do, you just kick them down. So that would be the hardest part. I would say for the majority of people, for me, I found a way to not make it affect me in a negative way. Good, I like that. Now we have Ricky Abbs from Bronx, from the Bronx, New York. How's your experience being on America's Next Top Model and now returning back for the All-Star C edition? Ricky Abbs from the Bronx, my hometown. From the Boogie Down Bronx. Is it abs because you have all this down here? Thanks for your question. Which was? I was thinking about abs, so who knows, I was a distracted. How was your experience being on America's Next Top Model and now returning back for the All-Star edition? My experience in America's Next Top Model was absolutely crazy. Honestly, it was one of the most stressful experiences of my whole entire life, hence the nature of competition and being crammed into a house with, you know, 13, 14, whatever, other women and it is what it is and some people were best under stress and pressure. So, going into the All-Star Cycle I pretty much knew what I would be encountering, so to say, but then again my cycle from Cycle 2 to All-Stars I think it was like, I don't know, 5, 6 years or something like that, so how much do you really remember when you're a working professional model traveling the world? It was a crazy experience and you're just going to have to watch and find out because we're all grown now and some of us know each other and some of us don't and it's interesting to see if those characters are still the same or if they've changed Tune in to September 14th on the CW Yes, in the arc. Thanks for the question. Actually, another question. Any hints on the new challenges that they needed to face in the photo shoots? Hints on new challenges I cannot talk about right now but let's just say it is a celebrity-studded addition definitely and it's All-Star so expect the unexpected. Exactly. Now we have Jordan Essay from Orlando, Florida from where I am from how has your success affected your family and personal life since becoming an amazing model in the public's eye? Hmm, that's a good question and the person's name was Jordan. Hi Jordan from Orlando how has the success affected my family and my friends? I'm just very blessed to have extremely surrounded parents and friends and they're my parents and my family they're in the entertainment industry so to speak so they're not super star-struck people unfamiliar to the world and everyone is human everyone believes everyone has to go to the bathroom and you take it for what it is and everything and they're happy for me and they're excited but they're not super zealous the most important thing for them is my security and being safe and having this experience work out to be something that's profitable in the long run that I can sustain myself as a young woman because I'm not a lawyer, I'm not a doctor I'm a professional model so with that being said my friends are and I invite them all to my event so they can have a taste of what it is, some understand what I do and some don't and that's fine so when they are a part of my world it's love and it's fun and it's happiness and they invite me to their world as well which I can actually vouch to that but I think they all hate me because I'm never around they're like why don't you call me, why don't you Facebook me why don't you text me on Facebook or Facebook is on a plane to somewhere I don't care about you guys, I don't love you I'm working, I'm trying to get this money exactly I'm always trying to get in touch with her, if I don't get in touch with her I'm like where is she and I have to go on Facebook and I'm like oh okay so Jordan has another question he said how has your success been generated from America's Accepted Model to form a career that includes your own clothing line and what are your next steps in your career I want to say when it comes to America's Accepted Model and a successful career, America's Accepted Model definitely helped when it came to branding yourself hosting events if you want to get back into television so forth and so on but as far as my career in fashion one way, I left the United States and I went to Milan where I got my agency and no one knew I was on America's Accepted Model I really wanted to test the market for what it was to see if I had what it took to be a professional model and I signed with Major Model Management in Milan and worked incredibly and stayed there for quite some time and then came back to their sister agency in New York Major Model Management in New York and on the show allowed me to raise a lot of money for causes that I am adamant about HIV AIDS awareness, hurricane relief children's education so forth and so on so it's like a catch-22 if I had stayed in the United States a little longer maybe I would have signed some of those contracts with television deals that were offered to me post top model but my thing was the love for the runway and I really wanted to do that which is why I left the States and went overseas so your success really depends on what you do with it because once you're kicked off the show you don't have your manager, your publicist, your agent your accountant, your lawyer like all these ten different things if not more that go into making someone a celebrity and successful so I thank America's Accepted Model for giving me the platform to work with but at the end of the day it's about you it's about your grind, it's about your hunger and your ambition and I was going to do it for you by yourself exactly, very nice okay now we have another question and this one is by Roberto Negrin from Manhattan, New York and he says what advice do you give to the girls to follow you and want to have a successful career as you wow study, study, study, study study your business, study your craft study what it is that you want to do know everyone's name, know every place so that you can be the best that you can be and you don't fall into those pit holes that those models or people in the business have before you that's really important and never take no for an answer and stay strong and positive don't fall for the gimmicks don't ever sell yourself short don't ever feel that you have to do something that morally you're not comfortable with because it will come your way at some point in time and just know that if this field of work is for you it will happen and sometimes a race is not for the swift but those who endure it very cool now we also have another question and this one is by Emmanuel Mansfield do you think you and Tyra Sanchez from RuPaul's Drag Race were depicted similarly on reality TV that's a cute question Tyra Sanchez, I mean like she is fierce in her own right and she was a little misunderstood and I felt that I was a little misunderstood too but the girl had undeniable talent and just gorgeous and fierce and creative in her own right and RuPaul gave her a platform to shine and that's what she did sometimes you don't necessarily have to win a show to be a winner hence Jennifer Hudson so it's really what she put into it so maybe now I'm going to add Tyra to my twitter now I also have another one and this one is again by Ricky Abst this one is actually a really good question if you could choose any fashion brand to model for the rest of your career what would it be and why if I could use any fashion brand to model for the rest of my career that's kind of hard because I expect my career to be pretty long maybe until I decide to retire who knows when that is, 65 so I would say Versace I love Versace but then again at 65 I'm not sure if Versace would be appropriate but I love Versace I love Diane LaFersenberg her classic wrap dresses are amazing I love Roberto Cavalli you know YSL it really just depends on how I'm feeling at the moment but yeah I'm going to try to stay in stilettos as long as I can and he also has a really good question how do you stay so fit and beautiful wow thank you staying fit is definitely it's not an easy thing but it's something that you have to incorporate in your life as your lifestyle you can't think about getting up and going to the gym as a chore it's something that you have to do because you want this result it's something that you have to incorporate like you incorporate using the bathroom or just drinking water to stay alive so I'm in the gym at least five days a week I know it sounds like a lot but my body and I have two favorite classes right now and it's called Kettle Bells and TRX so if you don't know what those two things are you definitely have to look it up I have an amazing trainer, her name is Pat and also Sean at New York Sports Club and I mean the adrenaline rushes you get from working out is amazing you actually have way more energy and it's not just exercise it's also diet you can eat what you put in your body if you had a really expensive car Ricky, I don't know, Ferraria are you going to the gas station and are you putting in regular gas I don't think so you're going to put premium gasoline in your car so consider your body as the one only that you have and it's all this is luxury so make sure you're eating foods that are giving you the maximum amount of nutrition wake up in the morning, have a protein shake and make sure you're having enough vegetables and nuts and all that stuff no one's saying you can't eat pizza and hamburgers and potato chips you can and if you know that bag of potato chips is 175 calories when you're on the bike in the gym make sure you see how long it takes you to burn off the 175 calories if you want to stay at your same weight but you don't seem like you have a problem because you got abs so you're probably doing something right so exercise, diet and sleep now that's a great way of looking at it though really, premium I didn't think about that I need to get on a diet myself now we have the last question it is by Pearl Running Deer and it is will you be at fashion week oh my god yes I will definitely be at fashion week castings are coming up shortly so I'm praying we talked about those fears before that God willing for some shows during New York fashion week definitely New York fashion week is extremely special unfortunately it's not in Bryan Park anymore I think it's the second year out wherever there is a runway whether I'm sitting in the audience and watching whether I'm on the floor and making the magic happen and selling the garment it's all just I just think of it like confetti and glitter I love it definitely so we'll see come cover fashion week well thank you guys for asking the questions because you guys had some really good questions I was like surprised you guys don't worry about everything that I know so I wanted to ask you now this is my question what are you wearing because this outfit is looking hotness right now and I love the color well I'm wearing a dress by a new Italian designer just introduced the American market in the past I believe year and a half and it's called Lapati robe giada boning and Lapati robe means the small the little dress this is a fabric never seen before here in the states it's called sensitive the fabric is called sensitive and it comes in a lightweight a heavy weight and a medium weight sounds like a jersey material and the fabulous thing about Lapati robe is that you don't have to iron it all you do is step into all of their garments you fold it in a very cute bag that comes with each dress and you pull out your suitcase and you wear something like this I believe retails for maybe about $780 like you can pick it up at Neiman Marcus one of my favorite stores Nordstroms or Amy's of Rye and you should definitely be seeing Lapati robe giada boning in stores this fall I love it and for women who are concerned about their body shape or any of those body shapers when you wear something like this because it holds you in and it feels amazing and it's not even sewn on the sleeves it's all laser cut talk about innovation in technology and something for every woman of all ages that takes minimal care you just wear it, you throw in a washing machine and you're gone who wants to wake up in the morning and have to worry about something being crushed or ironing it and I'm fortunate enough to be their fit model now tell us about your shoes because everybody can see your shoes these all things these are just a pair of Christians Christians of the taunts I love these shoes because they have an incredibly tall heel and they're famous for the red bottoms of course but did you know Pedro that Christian just lost in court with YSL wanted to come out with shoes and have the bottom be red as well and Christian was trying to hold on to it because that's their signature look of their shoe and they lost so YSL I believe is going to come out with the red bottoms also and it's kind of like what I did not know that at all actually amazing craftsmanship and the bottoms are painted red in the beginning just to draw some amazing attention and I love them they're comfortable and these are like I don't know what is this like five inch five and a half inch well my little fingers oh my god what is this over here on my shoe shoes are a girl's best friend I think I have maybe about a mini pair I'm sure you have like freaking 20 million I think I have like maybe like 250 pairs of stilettos right now but you know it's okay I justify by saying I'm not a smoker I'm not a you know big drinker I have my you know little fetishes but the money that people would spend on cigarettes or something like that that's going to harm them or it's not good for them you know I spent on shoes well isn't that what all your girls do anyway thank you we spend money on well we spend money on shoes too yeah so I like this I like these shoes they're one of my favorite outfits that you had was the pink dress for your birthday and then you rolled up with the pink limo I was like oh my god I'm a big Hello Kitty fanatic fan she's a big Hello Kitty fan if you ever want to buy her anything go to the Hello Kitty store and get her everything that you drink jewelry collection Morley Simmons jewelry collection of Hello Kitty you know that was my 32nd my 32nd birthday party I just wanted to be such a girl you know the pink and like the crystals and all that stuff happening and the cake was amazing all my friends came out so I really appreciate it speaking about age you know I've been reading a lot of my America's Next Top Model All-Star tweets and you know facebook entries and just things that are on the blogs everyone is just like so down on like you know my age my age my age and you know I just wanted to say that I'm here like I was considered for All-Star and I made it and sometimes it's not about your biological age and your genealogical age meaning if you did a test or study how young your body actually is like you could put me up to a 25 year old who drinks and smokes or doesn't go to the gym and it's not taking care of themselves and actuality you know I'm younger because I'm healthier I spent a lot of time in the gym you know and eating healthy so can I get some credit out there somebody called me somebody called me a grandma I don't think so I mean you have women like Naomi Campbell who's like 46 and she's still working open any magazine she's on the cover she's on you know the back she's in her spreads for amazing companies like YSL like the generation now models are definitely getting older and they're getting better at time I would trade nothing to go back to being something like when you reached the age of you know you're in your 30s you definitely have way more knowledge than you did when you were younger and it's just amazing to be in the space that I am and now and all those girls who are younger they're definitely going to have to be where I am now so take notes exactly I know I mean that's like a really tough like environment really it is I mean compared to you know photography like yeah we have competition but it's not the same competition that you know you will get as a model I mean I'm 33 right now and everyone's like hair blowing back like you're 33 yeah and I have current you know campaigns going on and I'm working I have my agency right now other models of color who are 33 are Alec Weck you have Lily Kabeke Yasmin we have Naomi Lenore I mean the list basically goes on you know and I look forward to being just as profitable in terms of success and finances as you know a Veronica Web you know Tyra Banks who's 38 and Platt Cleveland she's 59 years old and she is like killing it so you know I definitely give props to women like Slady Banks and Jessica White who are in their late 20s but they're still grinding and they're still working and we are women of color so at times we can appear younger than we really are so I'm just blessed to still be in the game and still be grinding I've been doing this since I was 15 years old you know so there's way more things to come in my future so well congratulations to everything you've done thank you I am very proud of you and so are all the fans out there you're an amazing woman and just keep doing you and don't worry about nobody else and don't worry about a girl because you're going to be successful no matter what keep that smile going and I wanted to ask you one more question so what do you have coming up for us in the future other than America's top model I have a lot coming up like I said I look up to these icons of models and I just name for you from you know Beverly Peel, Beverly Johnson all the pioneers who came before me Aman and they've all transitioned their careers from modeling some still are modeling to having their own lines of product and even Cindy Crawford I mean it's amazing so God willing hopefully I'm thinking of coming out with the shoe line signature walk why not stilettos so you can do your own signature walk and also a cookbook like the questions we received today from all of you wonderful Facebook and Twitter fans I just want to share with the world my diet plan what it is that I eat because like I said my family is from the Caribbean so I have a lot of exotic stuff that you would think there's no way that you know I'm eating it and I'm staying so slim and so skinny but it's amazing so I hope that my venture and those two things will definitely take off so I can share with you guys yay oh I'm looking forward to this cookbook cookbook and also has some lifestyle things that you can do to stay in shape as well like small hints about exercise so forth and so on and it's really simple and it's nothing better than eating healthy and working out and having an amazing pair of stilettos well maybe I can give you a couple of tips on how to cook some Spanish that's right come on bring it on some gandules or something okay okay some platanos alright well thank you for coming on my show and I want you to tell everybody how they can find you on Facebook and Twitter and everything give them all your information because I'm pretty sure everybody wants to get in touch definitely well this is Camille McDonald and you've been watching the PVAS show contact with me simply go to my Twitter which is at Camille McDonald or my Facebook which is Camille McDonald as well but make sure you hit me up on my fan page on Facebook or you can check out and follow my current career at www.camillemcdonald.com and I will see you for America's next top model all stars September 14th 2011 see you then there you go thank you guys for watching and see you next time bye bye