Joan Smalls as the July Model of the Month

Born on the island of Puerto Rico Joan Smalls is 22 years old and has already did so much in the world of fashion.  She was signed with elite Model Management in 2007 and had worked with Nordstrom and Liz Claiborne.  In 2008 she became the face of Ports, walks in DVF runway for, appear in V and Cosmopolitan magazine.

 In 2009 she left Elite and signed with IMG. 2010 she had a breakthrough, walking in the Givenchy Couture Paris show.  She also appeared in German and Italian Vogue in that year. 2010 she became one of the faces of Gucci.  

In 2011 she is the face of Roberto Cavalli and Stella McCartney.  Had a editorial spread in American Vogue alongside Bruno Mars.  

Joan Smalls has fulfilled a lot in her time of model and I hope she continues to succeed and fill our pages with beauty.

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