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Project Breakout is proud to present the following panel of industry insiders who will be judging both the semifinals and finals as we search for the next Breakout Calendar Girls!
Vanessa Hall - Chief Designer & CEO, Sugar Free
After spending her early years at the beaches of Sao Paulo's North Shore, Vanessa Hall came to view the beach as a social space and as an extension of a cosmopolitan lifestyle which quickly became a cornerstone of her designs. Today, her designs incorporate the influences of Sao Paulo, Europe, Miami and New York.
Ms. Hall's designs are carried in finer boutiques and specialty retailers in more than a dozen countries on four continents, and appear in fashion magazines such as Elle, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Shape, Fitness, Sports Illustrated among others.
Fiona Ellis - Director of Scouting, Independent Models (UK)
Ellis, Independent Models' Director of Scouting, is a woman who over
the past 20 years has discovered some of the world's leading models. A key player in redefining the conventional notions of beauty in the industry, Ellis scouted supermodels Erin O'Conner and Alex Wek.
Elle Magazine named Ellis one of their Hottest 100 Names in Fashion and Observer Magazine described her as 'an industry celebrity with a reputation for subverting traditional notions of loveliness by creating mighty careers for character models like Karen Elson'.
Independent Models, under Ellis' direction, represents some of the biggest names in fashion including Helena Christensen, Erin O'Conner, Natalia Vodianova and Iman.
Danny Steyn - Professional Photographer
Danny is an accomplished professional photographer with over 25 years of experience. Starting out as a freelance photojournalist in South Africa, Danny supplied the national magazines and journals with his photos in the early 80's. Danny moved to the USA in 1993 and picked up where he left off, immediately opening a photographic studio and supplying his photographic services to both retail and commercial clients in South Florida.
With more than 5,000 published images, Danny's photos have appeared in many of the worlds leading magazines, PLAYBOY, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, PENTHOUSE, SCOPE, PICTURE, ESCALA, SO FLA, STYLE, STAR, SATYR, SQUIRE, and a host of other well known publications.
With his trademark high-end glamour style, Danny has helped jump start hundreds of modeling careers, and loves to transform everyday girls into super models. Danny can always be found photographing beautiful women, taking headshots of actors and models, photographing fast cars and bikes, active extreme sports, and fitness models. |
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