Jamaican Top Model: Fallon Harris Tells All

I-F: What would you say has changed the most about your life over the past three years?

FH: [T]he fact that I have become more of a people's person, I have more tact and of course my social network is bigger [so] when I am ready to branch out on my own I will be able to pull a few strings...I hope. LOL!

I-F: Is the fashion industry anything like what you thought it would be?

FH: [E]xactly what I thought it would be. You have to be strong, patient and fierce. There are nice people in the industry and also what some call b-----s! You have to hold your own and know who you are for the most part or you might end up being tossed around like a rag doll. I do feel for those girls who don't have a strong support base at home or financial base because sometimes the industry asks you to go out of your way.

I-F: What was your first major photo shoot after CMS?

FH: My first major photo shoot and first job ever after CMS 07' was for Ocean Style Magazine. It was shot at Rose Hall and I modelled Movado watches and Honora Pearls. I felt odd, the photographer and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine saw it. How I had to hold a pose at a point tested me. And I also disliked how my skin looked. From then on I knew I would never make the mistake of not exfoliating before an assignment.

I-F: What kind of projects would you ideally like to work on in the future?

FH: Wow!... well actually I am not signed to an overseas agent yet and I realize school has mostly got in the way of that. However, as soon as the time is there I am going to fly out and try to market myself overseas while representing Pulse of course. Apart from wanting to work on campaigns internationally, I am looking to go into television, to some extent, even though my area of study at university is International Relations.

I-F: When you’re not too busy what helps you to kick back and relax?

FH: I am usually just surfing channels or the internet for some amusing or otherwise entertaining reality tv show I missed out on or never saw before. My fav' shows are Amazing Race, America's Next Top Model, Real Housewives of Atlanta/New York on Bravo....love it!!! Otherwise I am surfing for health articles and blogs that tell you how to take care of your body the natural way. If I were into sciences, I'd be a Naturopath.

I-F: You were featured in Caribbean Fashion Week 2009, looking as sharp as ever, how do you continue to stay in such great shape?

FH: It's funny...during a fitting with a designer who had two lines on one evening, I was told that I should leave the yam to Usain lol! I sharply responded that I don't partake in that ground provision lol!. I could have been in better shape. Next year if I make it on the show, I'll be a real feline!