{"id":62129,"date":"2019-02-18T10:26:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T15:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/?p=62129"},"modified":"2022-10-22T09:55:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T13:55:18","slug":"maria-miguel-is-the-portuguese-skateboarder-conquering-the-catwalks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/newfaces\/modeloftheweek\/62129","title":{"rendered":"Maria Miguel is the Portuguese skateboarder conquering the catwalks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-62129 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote><p>Maria was shot exclusively for MODELS.com by <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/mitch-ryan\">Mitch Ryan<\/a>. Maria wears model&#8217;s own clothing and K-Mart. Thanks to Jos\u00e9 Morais.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-62129 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence2_web-1600_02.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence2_web-1600_02-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence2_web-1600_02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence2_web-1600_02-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence2_web-1600_02-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MariaHair1.gif' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MariaHair1-300x300.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MariaHair1-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MariaHair1-50x50.gif 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence4_web-1600_04.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence4_web-1600_04-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence4_web-1600_04-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence4_web-1600_04-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence4_web-1600_04-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/Maria_StandingWithHair.gif' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/Maria_StandingWithHair-300x300.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/Maria_StandingWithHair-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/Maria_StandingWithHair-50x50.gif 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence7_web-1600_07.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence7_web-1600_07-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence7_web-1600_07-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence7_web-1600_07-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence7_web-1600_07-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence8_web-1600_08.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence8_web-1600_08-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence8_web-1600_08-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence8_web-1600_08-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence8_web-1600_08-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence5_web-1600_05.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence5_web-1600_05-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence5_web-1600_05-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence5_web-1600_05-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence5_web-1600_05-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MariaHatBW1.gif' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MariaHatBW1-300x300.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MariaHatBW1-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MariaHatBW1-50x50.gif 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-62129 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence9_web-1600_09.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence9_web-1600_09-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence9_web-1600_09-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence9_web-1600_09-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/newfaces\/i\/2019\/02\/MOTW_MariaMiguel_LAgence9_web-1600_09-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"writeup\">\n<h2>interview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/maria-miguel\">Maria Miguel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Agency:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/lagence\">L&#8217;Agence (Lisboa &#8211; mother agency)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/Next-Models-NY\">Next New York<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/Next-Paris\">Next Paris<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/Next-London\">Next London<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/Next-Milan\">Next Milan<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/uno\">Uno Models (Barcelona)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Age:<\/strong><br \/>\n18 years<\/p>\n<p><strong>Height:<\/strong><br \/>\n180cm (5&#8217;11&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mariamiguel.a\">@mariamiguel.a<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Place of Origin:<\/strong><br \/>\nBraga, Portugal<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ethnic Origin:<\/strong><br \/>\n100% Portuguese :)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Birthsign:<\/strong><br \/>\nLibra<\/p>\n<p><strong>How discovered:<\/strong><br \/>\nI would get scouted a lot before I started modeling but I wasn\u2019t sure if it was really something I wanted to do until, one day, I met up with L\u2019Agence and signed with them (after winning the agency\u2019s contest, L\u2019Agence Go Top Model).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What was your first modeling job?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt was a shoot. I was so nervous and had no idea what to do. The photographer did help out but it was just something completely different for me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite things:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy favorite thing, when I have some time to be at home, is, probably, just to chill with my family and friends, in general, playing and watching football (soccer). Football in general is something that I\u2019ve really enjoyed ever since I was about three and haven\u2019t stopped liking it since then. I also really like wakeboarding, skateboarding and snowboarding!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you listening to at the moment?<\/strong><br \/>\nI feel like this is an answer anyone would give but I\u2019m gonna give it anyways. Right now Billie Eilish is my go-to but I\u2019ve also been listening to Queen non-stop because I just watched the movie and it\u2019s refreshed my mind on how good their music is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite movie, tv show:<\/strong><br \/>\nMy favorite movie is &quot;Beautiful Boy,\u201d or any Jennifer Lawrence one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite designer, fragrance or beauty product:<\/strong><br \/>\nFavorite designer I really don\u2019t know. There are so many good designers that I honestly don\u2019t think I could pick just one. I\u2019m terms of fragrance, I have had the same perfume for a while, but I have no idea what it\u2019s called or what brand it is, I just know the package and that it\u2019s overpriced, but it smells so so good! Beautiful products is a weird one for me because I\u2019m really careless with those things (I know I shouldn\u2019t be) so the only thing I really use is micellar water to wash my face.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What were you doing before modeling?<\/strong><br \/>\nI am still in school right now, so before modeling I was still in school. I know what your thinking: \u201cso funnnn\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would you be doing if you weren&#8217;t modeling?<\/strong><br \/>\nI would be in school full time looking to get a degree in business!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s something uncool that you love anyway?<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen I skateboard my friends tell me I\u2019m weird.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Favorite modeling experience so far?<\/strong><br \/>\nI would say fashion month in general because it\u2019s crazy but it was also such a different experience!! I got to see my friends be as exhausted as me everyday so we just bonded over how tired we were!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s the best thing about your hometown\/country?<\/strong><br \/>\nApart from my friends and family it\u2019s THE FOOD!! I\u2019ve traveled to a lot of places and I still haven\u2019t found a place with food as good as Portugal (maybe I\u2019m biased but try to eat in Portugal and you\u2019ll see)!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which brand would you really love to model for?<\/strong><br \/>\nI never set goals. I feel like it puts pressure on myself because if I don\u2019t achieve those goals I will be disappointed. So I prefer to just let things flow and just be thankful for what comes along.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place you would love to visit:<\/strong><br \/>\nI really want to go to Mexico. Everyone I know that has been to Mexico tells me it has been the best holidays of their life, so I\u2019m intrigued.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Currently you&#8217;re obsessed with\/about:<\/strong><br \/>\nMARIO KART! Believe it or not, I had never played Mario Kart until about two weeks ago. I played once at work with my friend&#8217;s Switch and I got obsessed, bought a Switch and I\u2019ve just been playing it every day! The thing is, I normally hate games other than board games, but Mario Kart is THE ONE!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the best piece of advice you\u2019ve ever been given?<\/strong><br \/>\nAlways be thankful for everything! I think in life we have a lot of things that we take for granted. Recently I\u2019ve started to take time out of my day to appreciate how lucky I am, form the people around me to the opportunities I\u2019ve had, and I\u2019ve just learned to be thankful because nothing lasts forever!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria, 18, from Braga, loves Jennifer Lawrence movies, Mario Kart, and Billie Eilish. 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