Every once in while a model will come along who is so outstandingly unique that her very career is like a miracle. Kristen McMenamy makes you question your ideals of beauty in a way no other model does. She is beautiful, no question, but she is not afraid to look unconventional. Not many models would ever allow themselves to be seen looking bad, or to be photographed in an unflattering way. For most models, even being seen without makeup is an act of courage. Kristen, white-skinned,androgynous, bare faced, a little scary, and insanely compelling. She never had the name recognition that some of her contemporaries enjoyed, but few models have a body of work so vivid and artistic. She’s had a particularly rewarding collaboration with Jeurgen Teller, a photographer singularly uninterested in making people look good. I cannot post enough pictures of Kristen. Her capacity for chameleonlike transformation whithout ever losing her personality, her flair for drama, her charisma, her vanity-free dedication to her art; she is model as more than muse, she is model as an artist in her own right. She is really one of the greatest. She rivals Linda Evangelista in all but fame.
with Nadja Auermann
with Nadja Auermann
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