Patricia Velásquez

Creativity goes beyond images, canvas, film, and media. It could also serve as a catalyst to philanthropy and charity as well as activism. Award-winning actress, a history-making supermodel, staunch philanthropist, conscientious activist writer, author, and mother of two. Patricia Velasquez applies an eternal imaginative spirit to everything she does, whether it's starring in blockbuster films like The Curse of La Llorona or launching the Wayuu Taya Foundation and participating in the UNESCO Board. No matter what, she achieves major advancements through drawing on her intuition and deliberately paving her own pathway. "I view my career like the length of a staircase," she said. "I have taken every step. It was amazing to be able to do so, because there was a long-term effect. I wasn't able to stop moving. simply sat down. This analogy is reminiscent of a formative experience. After a few years she relocated to Venezuela. She was born in Venezuela and grew up in France and Mexico. In South America, her parents were employed in the field of education. They then moved the family into a crowded apartment that had no water and inoperable elevators. To supply water for the entire unit, Patricia often carried heavy buckets of water up 15 flights of stairs. She tried to assist her family in any way she could despite her studies in engineering and intense dance classes. Being scouted for modeling in Milan, the multi talented model's rise to the top of fashion rested on a promise she made to those she loved. She recalls that she was asked to travel to Italy by the fashion industry. "If I could pay thirty dollars per month to Venezuela the cost would be worth it since that would cover every single drop of water in the structure." Patricia's achievement was a major moment in fashion as she brought attention to South America for first time. Her "first model Karl Lagerfeld photographed" was an incredible breakthrough. Her next step was to appear in shows, front editorial spreads, and to be featured in advertisements for Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana and Fendi. Her appearances on Oprah's Supermodel of the World contest and Ford Models’ "Supermodel of the World” contest resonated across the globe. In addition she appeared on the covers of Vogue, Bazaar, Marie Claire, and many others.