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thinks modelling is "rockin." Dressed
in a black jacket, torn shirt and thick black leggings,
North is the antithesis of a supermodel. As a lanky,
17-year-old from Dallas, the dark-haired, blue-eyed
Chandra would hit the underground clubs while her
classmates went to school dances. Every other spare
moment was spent studying ballet.
Discovery arrived while she was on summer vacation--sitting
poolside at Southern Methodist University. A male
model approached her about modelling herself--and
he was for real. He helped her get jobs in department-store
catalogue's and newspapers.
In 1991, she headed to New York City, where she
hoped to audition for the NYC Ballet. She began
modelling to pay the rent and, after just a few
days, was sent to Paris. But the jobs didn't come,
and she returned, frustrated. The upside: She ran
smack into the most important event of her life--her
future husband, Daniel, a bicycle messenger.
With his encouragement, North tackled modelling
again, and it took. In 1995, she donned the lines
of Isaac Mizrazi and Richard Tyler for their Paris
and Milan shows. And the 1996 Sports Illustrated
swimsuit issue featured a memorable two-page layout
of North stretched out in a string bikini made of
grass.
Long-term goals: She toggles between wanting a Texas
ranch filled with kids and animals and staying in
the limelight as one of the world's top supermodels.
If her appearance on the cover of Bazaar this spring
(her first major cover) is any indication, the ranch
will have to wait.
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