{"id":2150,"date":"2014-10-29T19:58:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T19:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.ampsmagazine.com\/?p=71"},"modified":"2025-10-29T05:52:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T05:52:59","slug":"markiara-mcdonald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ampsmagazine.com\/?p=2150","title":{"rendered":"Markiara McDonald"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I am<\/strong> Markiara McDonald<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

AMPS: Tell me a little bit about where you\u2019re from, where you grew up?<\/strong>
\nMK: I am from Indianapolis, IN. I grew up on the east side of town with my grandparents mother and siblings . My brothers and sisters<\/p>\n

AMPS: And you\u2019ve got brothers and sisters?<\/strong>
\nMK: Yeah I have a Twin brother , a middle brother , also two identical twinsm sisters<\/p>\n

AMPS: Tell me a little bit about your background as far as education wise, where you went to school?<\/strong>
\nMK: I went to Thomas Carr Howe Community Highschool<\/p>\n

AMPS: What do you want to do?<\/strong>
\nMK: I use to want to be a vetenarian but I am just passionate about modeling right now just going to focus on that for now<\/p>\n

AMPS: How did you get into modeling and why did you get in to modeling?<\/strong>
\nMK: I’ve always wanted to model it started when I was 5 yrs old my uncle always told me I was very gorgeous and told me I would be a model 1 day and he was right so last year in August I took the step and stepped out on faith and went for it now I am very passionate about it<\/p>\n

AMPS: Do you have anyone you look up to in the modeling industry?<\/strong>
\nMK: I look up to Tyra Banks , Adriana Lima and last but not least Tyrie Rudolph<\/p>\n

AMPS: If you\u2019re looking at yourself 5 or 10 years from now, what do you see yourself, if you could do anything, what do you see yourself doing?<\/strong>
\nMK: 5,10 years I see myself still modeling maybe getting into acting, move out of Indianapolis<\/p>\n

AMPS: Any particular state?<\/strong>
\nMK: L.A. or Miami<\/p>\n

AMPS: Okay that\u2019s where you hear all about it. Is there a reason why you pick those?<\/strong>
\nMK: I pick LA because of Holly wood and like I said before I want to get into acting and Miami has more of urban modeling not as much requirements as La and NewYork .<\/p>\n

AMPS: I want you to tell me 5 things, and take your time, that people may not know about you that they\u2019d be overwhelmed if they heard that it was you.<\/strong>
\nMK: I read my Bible, I am only 20 years old, I dance and sing, and I am a twin.<\/p>\n

AMPS: What kind of dance?<\/strong>
\nMK: I like different dancing<\/p>\n

AMPS: What religion are you?<\/strong>
\nMK: New Birth Fellowship<\/p>\n

AMPS: How old is your kid? Name?<\/strong>
\nMK: She’s 2 about to be 3, A’mia<\/p>\n

AMPS: Are you in a relationship now?<\/strong>
\nMK: No, I am just basically Dating.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>AMPS: Words of Encouragement?<\/strong>
\nMK: I would say once you start don\u2019t quit, be passionate about it, come out of yourself because the job that you\u2019re doing is very hard.<\/p>\n

AMPS: When do you think like, I know you want to get your career and everything?<\/strong>
\nMK: I don’t know when I will be ready<\/p>\n

AMPS: Favorite memory and photo shoot?<\/strong>
\nMK: I would say the one I did at the Arts Institute. There were 6 photographers. They did different things and was very creative I was a new model and they were new photographers so we all were learning from each other.<\/p>\n

Modeling Agency?<\/strong>
\nMK: Lmodelz, Lesliet@lmodelz.com That is Lmodelz L-m-o-d-e-l-z<\/p>\n

AMPS: What are your Dimensions?<\/strong>
\nMK: I am 5″4 , My measurements are 32-25-38.<\/p>\n

AMPS: Is there any particular type of modeling that not necessarily you want to do, but that you like the most? Like do you prefer more runway?<\/strong>
\nMK: I like commercial.<\/p>\n

AMPS: And why commercial stands out?<\/strong>
\nMK: I don\u2019t know, in between shots I like to talk and it\u2019s more because you don\u2019t have to be a certain height in commercial.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>AMPS: So if you got on America\u2019s Next Top Model would you say I am a model now? I mean I know you probably say it now, but in your head because everybody sees this?<\/strong>
\nMK: Reality would hit in.<\/p>\n

AMPS: So, as far as all of the shows that are out there what would you say is kind of like the top one? There\u2019s a lot of them.<\/strong>
\nMK: Tyra’s Next Top Model.<\/p>\n

AMPS: What feature about you is the most noticeable that people comment about?<\/strong>
\nMK: My eyes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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