Joan Smalls: 'I like to mess with the other girls. We stare each other out as we walk' World's number one model reveals secrets to catwalk success
Cara Delevingne might be racking up
the showbusiness column inches but in the fashion industry there's only
one contender for the title of the world's top model and her name is
Joan Smalls.
The Puerto Rican is ranked number one in the models.com industry hot list of best models thanks to the constant demand for her from leading photographers and fashion editors, global brands, magazines and fashion show producers.
And her latest job, which sees her smouldering in a shoot for this week's edition of net-a-porter's digital magazine, The Edit, proves why she still holds the prestigious top spot.
Under the creative direction
of Editor-in-Chief Lucy Yeomans and shot by industry heavyweight Mario
Testino, Joan models the famed photographer's exclusive MATE clothing
and accessories collection.
Speaking about working with friend and fellow Latin American, Mario Testino, Joan said: 'It is always such an honor to work with Mario, so I love that he mentioned me in connection to this collection.
'He always creates such a beautiful story that embraces you and takes you on a ride.
'He loves what he does so much. Whenever we shoot with him, we have to travel the day before just to do fittings.
'Mario will sit down with the
stylist and he will go through every single look. He has an opinion and
feels very strongly about what he shoots, and he says the fitting is the
best part of the process.
'He is as much a stylist as a photographer, and is involved in every stage,' she said.
But Joan doesn't just show her strength in editorial shoots.
The 25-year-old has walked for the likes of Givenchy, John Paul Gaultier and Stella McCartney, and she also appeared on the runway during H&M's inaugural show.
In Milan this season she appeared
at Balmain, walked for Gucci, Fendi and Versace and she was the star of
Tom Ford's London show - that's 13 shows in total in under three weeks.
And now the famed model has revealed her secrets to having fun on the runway.
She said: 'I like to mess with the other girls.
'We stare each other out as we walk past and try to make the other girl smile. I play with Karlie [Kloss], but she has her game face on and never cracks, but on Karmen [Pedaru] and Abbey Lee [Kershaw] it works.
The Puerto Rican is ranked number one in the models.com industry hot list of best models thanks to the constant demand for her from leading photographers and fashion editors, global brands, magazines and fashion show producers.
And her latest job, which sees her smouldering in a shoot for this week's edition of net-a-porter's digital magazine, The Edit, proves why she still holds the prestigious top spot.
Smouldering: Joan Smalls, who is ranked number one on models.com's hot list, poses for net-a-porter this week
Speaking about working with friend and fellow Latin American, Mario Testino, Joan said: 'It is always such an honor to work with Mario, so I love that he mentioned me in connection to this collection.
'He always creates such a beautiful story that embraces you and takes you on a ride.
'He loves what he does so much. Whenever we shoot with him, we have to travel the day before just to do fittings.
Dream team: Shot by industry heavyweight Mario Testino, Joan models the photographer's exclusive MATE collection
'He is as much a stylist as a photographer, and is involved in every stage,' she said.
But Joan doesn't just show her strength in editorial shoots.
The 25-year-old has walked for the likes of Givenchy, John Paul Gaultier and Stella McCartney, and she also appeared on the runway during H&M's inaugural show.
Colourful: The exclusive capsule collection includes silk and cotton blend kaftans, silk scarves, tote bags and clutches
And now the famed model has revealed her secrets to having fun on the runway.
She said: 'I like to mess with the other girls.
'We stare each other out as we walk past and try to make the other girl smile. I play with Karlie [Kloss], but she has her game face on and never cracks, but on Karmen [Pedaru] and Abbey Lee [Kershaw] it works.
Seasoned pro: The 25-year-old has walked for the
likes of Givenchy, John Paul Gaultier and Stella McCartney, and she
also appeared on the runway during H&M's inaugural show
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