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“Greetings from
the entire House of
Top Models team! I
am happy to have the opportunity for all ‘House
of Lafrance’ readers to know
a little more about me, my academy, and the model agency.
My name is Leonela Gonzalez,
Venezuelan Model & Actress, currently
residing in Miami’s sunny city. I have
been living in the United States for 8
years. I have always dreamed of having my
own business from a very young age. That
dream was nothing more than the possibility,
and having my own modeling school and teaching
young people with the same goals and illusions as
me to achieve great things in any modeling area, have
been my focus ever since. I am not a tall model like most runway models. However, despite not having the stature to reach tremendous European catwalks, I have had significant achievements in my career as a model. What I have learned over the years is what I now share with my students daily at House of Top Models.
House of Top Models was born in Venezuela solely as an online agency by the great Venezuelan photographer Antonio Iannello, with whom I am associated today. He continued to lead the part of the agency in Madrid - Spain, and I made my dream come true in 2019 by turning House of Top Models into an Academy to train comprehensive & professional models in Miami. 2019 was a year of many challenges for my partner and me here in Miami (my husband, Segundo Gil). Starting
a business is not an easy task, especially when it comes to a new name and not a franchise. There were so many doubts, will it work? Are we going to have students? How long will it take for people to recognize
“The Magazine for the Emerging by the Emerging”
Photo by: Luis Feliz - @LouieFeliz
Styling: Wilfred Marrero - @Style_Clinic_Series Location: HTM Studio - @HouseOfTopModels
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