Follow the Model: Miss J's Guide to Unleashing Presence, Poise, and Power

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AN EMPOWERING, NO-NONSENSE GUIDE TO LIVING THE MISS J WAYFULLY AND FABULOUSLY!

HOW does a six-foot-four, Bronx-born black gay male become Queen of the Catwalk In one word: attitude. Beloved by millions of fans for his outrageous wit and irrepressible flair, J. Alexander has primed hundreds of wannabe models on Americas Next Top Model and coached such supermodels as Tyra Banks, Naomi Campbell, and Kimora Lee with inspiring advice that applies far beyond the catwalk.

AS witheringly funny in print as he is in person, Miss J recounts a remarkable career in high fashion that began with creating couture knockoffs on his grandmothers sewing machine. He reveals his secrets to succeeding at what you love most, shares life lessons and colorful (to say the least) anecdotes, provides a multitude of invaluable grooming and style tips, dishes on the celebrities hes worked with so intimately, and offers a glimpse into the world of ANTM. Not everyone is born to be a supermodel, but every woman can acquire confidence, self-esteem, and the determination to realize her dreams. Youve got to want it, work it, and walk itand Miss J will show you how.

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Born in the Bronx, J. Alexander (known also as Miss J) originally trained to become an accountant. But a chance encounter at sixteenwhile dressed in dragwith the impressed President of Elite Model Management got him signed to the agency and off to walk runway for designer Jean Paul Gaultier.There he met fresh model Tyra Banks and began to give her walking lessons.Banks coined his title Queen of theCatwalk.Hisaccidental career as a backstage runway coach took offcoaching such future supermodels as Naomi Campbell and Kimora Lee (Simmons)and led him around the world casting and coaching models for countless top-name designers.NowJ. Alexanderis atelevision personality,well known for his work as the runway coach and a judge on Americas Next Top Model.He currently lives in Paris.