Name: Vicky Dan

Best bodily feature: I absolutely adore my face with its distinctive East African features……

Age: 25

Motto in life: let peace reign within me; for everything I do for myself as well as for others….and I do live by it.

Modeling career: 2001 - 2008

Modeling accomplishments: I have modeled for almost every designer in Namibia; from Sweetness Mubita, Melanie Harteveld Becker, Jaques Van Vurren, Ina Marie, Chakkirra Classen, Geraldo Fashions, Emporio Jaya, Lizel Louw the list goes on…I have done a couple of ad`s for high profile companies like NHP, Old Mutual, Standard Bank, I have appeared in several music videos…..I have done a few television appearances as well as Radio, I also did a lot of promotions. My most memorable was working with Shell Namibia promoting Ferrari.

Education/Training/Career: I completed my high school at Concordia College, then did further studies at the university of Namibia and did a double major in Media studies and Industrial Psychology I completed my degree in 2007 and graduated in 2008.

Beauty Tips: A smile on your face creates wonders to oneself…both inside and out…Smile a lot more…the results are priceless.

Beauty Secrets: Just like you apply eyeliner below your lower lid do the same and apply it on the inside of your upper lid…It gives the eyes so much character.

Modeling Highlights: There were so many ups and downs in the industry…From personal encounters to body weight issues, from design and show organizer issues to on stage mess ups…But one is never gon get less than that in the modeling industries…But my highlights would be every survival tactics with the group I started with, it was hard but much more fun, it was tough but the experience and lessons were immense, I met so many wonderful people and we created lasting friendships.

Favorite Fashion clothing item: I love my dresses…every one of them.

What can you say about Namibia`s Fashion Industry: Well, our fashion industry is still far from maturity level. It have significantly improved from when we started but more can still happen to benefit both models and designers. Designers are recognized more and earn more than our local models, the amount of attention and compensation models get amounts to almost nothing. I would say the modeling industry can only accommodate a business for designers and a hobby for models.

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