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Photography Marco Roso
Casting Preston Chaunsumlit
Models Johanna, Kremi, Charlene, and Anni at Ford, Emily at Marilyn, Iana at Supreme, Serena at Women Direct, Varsha, Jlynn, and Anna Z. at Wilhelmina.

DIS met all the guidelines as recommended by the CFDA as issued for the season of Fall/Winter 2011:

• models at least 16 years old
• limited working hours and frequent and sufficient breaks and time for rest; work not extended to after midnight for those under 18
• nutritious snacks and non-alcoholic beverages provided
• a non-smoking set/backstage

Misfit wears sweater,shorts, and necklace by Patricia Field; bag by Nasir Mazhar.

Yaya wears Hood by Air button down, Nasir Mazhar hood.

Akeem wears shirt by TELFAR.

Trina wears shirt by Telfar.

Dot’s dress custom made.

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Concept and Styling Akeem Smith
Photography Lyndsy Welgos
Hair Celebrity Seaborn
Hair Assistants Yaya and Misfits
Featuring Misfit, Yaya, Akeem, Trina, and Pastor Dot
Special Thanks Jeffrey Loyal, Frank Delessio, and David Toro

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Starring Jennifer Fain, Ana Nekozyreva, Elssie Montero, Leslie Montero, Yvette Candy Candelario, Metisha Larocca, Jennifer Lopez, Dove Alexandria, Julianna, Asia Arias, Alexia Tel, Priscilla Branc, Valerie Urbina, and Paulina Cossio.

Makeup Paola Orlando at Timothy Priano and Daniela at Atomic Assistants Agency.

Special Thanks Ryan Trecartin, Lizzie Fitch, Eliza Ryan, Raul Lopez, Maria Cueva, Ashland Mines, Daniel Fisher, Telfar Clemens, Klaus Bisenbach, and The Mondrian South Beach.

What made me start working out is I wanted to look good naked. Now I look good naked. What makes you think that I’m gonna put clothes on it so that you can’t tell that I look good naked?
Are you insane?

At Project No. 8 Roxanne wears Emilio Cavallini arm band and Adidas Slvr wedge pumps.

Victoria's Secret Pink tank and Faux/Real necklace.

How is that possible that everyone thinks I’m great except the people who should think I’m great?

Norma Kamali bathing suit with Ed Hardy tattoo sleeve.

So you’re not going to be stronger because you use a steroid. You were already strong before you started. A steroid just allows you to do it for a longer time so you’re able to create more muscle. Now in terms of myself, yeah I have, and the ones that I’ve used were to make me harder on stage. Twwiiice as hard!—so where I’m just gonna be see through; you’re looking at my lungs on stage.

VPL dress worn with Faux/Real body bracelet and matching wrist bracelet.

Roxanne wears her own competition suit and boots at BOSIDAMJANOVIC Gallery.

All I am is muscle and eyes and teeth and some abs. That’s it!

American Apparel crop top, Chinatown thong, Dries Van Noten belt and vintage briefs.

Peeled is when you look at me and you can see right through me. You can look at stuff on me and see the fibers in the muscle moving underneath my skin.

You have those who absolutely adore what I do and like who I am and like what I embody. Then you have the other side of the public, which can’t wrap their thoughts around it at all.

Dress by American Apparel, bra and panties by Victoria's Secret Pink.

I’m not putting a handcuff on your potential. The only person doing that is you. I just chose to unshackle mine.

Norma Kamali bathing suit with Cesare Paciotti shoes.

I know some very unique looking women, all across the spectrum, and when I say unique looking women I mean unique women period. Drag queens, transvestites, body builders, you name it, the whole gamut and they are quite elegant and just amazingly feminine without having to have not one breast amongst them.

2XU compression top, Y3 bathing suit and Z-CoiL shock-absorbing footwear.

2XU compression top, Y3 bathing suit and Z-CoiL shock-absorbing footwear.

In terms of superhuman, not so much. I’m just a more open version of human.

Ports 1961 top with American Apparel leggings and counterfeit Chanel underwear.

Vintage Steven Sprouse for Target miniskirt with vintage Narciso Rodriguez sports bra and Patricia von Musulin ring.

You’re gonna be a magnificent human being!

Under Armour turtleneck with American Apparel underwear, Mended Veil necklace, and Sock Man socks.

Vintage Narciso Rodriguez sports bra.

The world is set up to tell you what you can’t do, who you can’t be, and what you can’t look like. Your job on this planet is to tell them who you are, why you’re here, and what you’re capable of doing.

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Photography Jason Nocito
Styling Avena Gallagher

Interview and Audio Production S. Adrian Massey III
Special Thanks to Bidoun, Project No.8, and BOSIDAMJANOVIC Gallery.

Music
Mary J Blige - Just Fine
S. Adrian - Alpha
Noisia - Diplodocus
Ssion - Nothing Happens at Nite
Cliff Richards - Mistletoe and Wine
Alireza Eftekhari - Ghalandarvar
Mims - This Is Why I'm Hot
Tweet - Oops (Oh My)
Swans - A Screw
Masters at Work - Ha Dance
Armand Van Helden - Witch Doctor
Bambabounce - All Eyez on Me Ha Vocal
Cheryl Lynn - Got to Be Real
SWV - Anything

DIS Magazine and Paul Greenhouse traveled to Glenpointe, New Jersey to cover the Team Universe National Figure Competition and follow Kelly Keiser during her final hours before the show. After months of preparation, training, and stacking proteins, Kelly’s extensions are clipped, her makeup is set, her tan is impressive, and her physical transformation is complete.

In an effort to expand its base and market to the mainstream, bodybuilding has recently evolved to include a larger spectrum of body types, particularly in the women’s division. Below the proper Bodybuilding class are Physique, Figure, and Bikini. Each of these has different requirements and ideals, in terms of muscle mass and bodyfat. In 2010, the National Physique Committee (NPC) expanded men’s bodybuilding to include a new Physique division. Extreme muscularity is marked down, while presence and personality are marked up. The men wear board shorts that must be just above the knee and up to one inch below the navel. They are asked merely to walk to the center of the stage perform quarter turns with an optional pose of hand on the hip or in the pocket. It is because of the body type, outfit requirement, and catalog-ready presentation that this new category is often referred to as the “Abercrombie” division.

We also learned that Jan Tana is the premiere tanning lotion, sparkly tans are grounds for disqualification, Swarovski crystals are a must, and pushing a dehydration too far can make a contestant very, very shaky.

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Starring Kelly Keiser
Direction and Editing Paul Greenhouse
Video Paul Greenhouse and Marco Roso
Photography Marco Roso
Production Lauren Boyle

“您好！很高兴认识你。我有工作签证.”

Wang Xiao @ Wilhelmina
CHINA

Preston: How old are you?
Wang: I come from China. Are you a Japanese?
Preston: No, my father is Chinese. [points to the hair and makeup team] They are Japanese.
Wang: [smiles enthusiastically and begins speaking Mandarin that no one understands]
Preston: … [silence]
Wang: Beijing!
Preston: Sure.

“Hola, encatada de conocerte. Tengo una visa de trabajo.”

Magda Laguinge @ Next
ARGENTINA

Preston: Do you speak English?
Magda: … [silence]
Preston: No? Hola! ¿Hablas inglés?
Magda: [smiles enthusiastically and begins speaking Spanish that no one understands except the photographer]
Preston: … [silence]

“Hola, encatada de conocerte. Tengo una visa de trabajo.”

Marihenny Passible @ NYM
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Preston: So do you feel like home here in New York with all the Dominicans that live in the area?
Marihenny: No. I see many Dominicans. They do not know I am Dominican. I can understand them in the street when they talk.
Preston: Really?
Marihenny: I was walking and in Spanish they say about me, “Look at her. Look what she is wearing. She looks stupid!”
Preston: Oh, no.
Marihenny: It is ok.
Preston: Why are there so many Dominican women with very red or orange hair in the Lower East Side?
Marihenny: No, not Dominicans. Puerto Ricans like the orange hair.

“Olá. Prazer em conhecê lo. Eu tenho um visto de trabalho.”

Vanusa Savaris @ NYM
BRAZIL

Preston: How were you discovered?
Vanusa: I was never discovered.
Preston: Oh.
Vanusa: [smiles]
Preston: [smiles back]

“…”

Cris Urena @ NYM
USA

Preston: Your agency tells me you are from the Dominican Republic, too. Do you speak English?
Cris: I am from Boston.
Preston: So you understand everything we are saying about you.
Cris: Yes.
Preston: Oh.

“Hujambo! Nafurahi kukuona. Mimi kibali cha kufanya kazi.”

Flaviana Matata @ Next
TANZANIA

Preston: So you were a Miss Tanzania. Did you meet Donald Trump from being in the Miss Universe pageant?
Flaviana: Yes! That is how I started modeling. I came to New York as Miss Tanzania and met an agent.
Preston: Which do you prefer: modeling or pageants?
Flaviana: Modeling. In pageants you win, then what? Modeling is work. You can work everyday; something different.
Preston: How old are you?
Flaviana: My model age or my real age?
Preston: Hmmm. Want some coffee?

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Photography Marco Roso
Casting Preston Chaunsumlit
Styling Lauren Boyle
Makeup Chichi Saito at B Agency NY for Dior Beauty
Hair Chelsey Pickthorn and Shinya Fukami
Models Wang Xiao at Wilhelmina, Magda and Flaviana at Next, Marihenny, Vanussa and Cris at New York Models
All clothes Under Armour

DIS met all the guidelines as recommended by the CFDA as issued for the season of Fall/Winter 2011:

• models at least 16 years old
• limited working hours and frequent and sufficient breaks and time for rest; work not extended to after midnight for those under 18
• nutritious snacks and non-alcoholic beverages provided
• a non-smoking set/backstage

Whether employed in ANTM-earnestness (often exemplified by the ever-anorexic Glee performer, Leah Michele), total mockery (Nicki Minaj’s self-aware mugging, instantaneously turned on for cameras like a “Barbie bitch” light switch), or somewhere in between (perhaps Lady Gaga is a little insecure and doesn’t know how else to stand sometimes), the pose has hit beyond mainstream. It can be seen everywhere from ads for Lifetime network flicks to personal Facebook profile pics.

Remember when tweens were taught to smile and say cheese? Remember when Lindsay and Miley made it cool to flash “peace”? Of course, Tyra’s smize will survive past her shelf life, and the Olsen Twins’ “prune” gave us a new tune to croon. But can you imagine a world in which all of the above are replaced by the slouching, couture, “broken doll” front? There is no need to, it’s already begun.

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Photography David Toro
Text Patrik Sandberg
Featuring Katana, Hayden, Chelsea, Adriana, Allison Paul, Jessenta, Milo, Player, Daniele, Chase, Denisa, Madison, Omar, Taylor, Meagen, Skyler, Natalia, Ashley, and Justin

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