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It all started on MySpace.
Gia began putting up photos of herself on the social networking Website and within a short amount of time she was approached by a publication about modeling. “They said they would use me but I needed professional pictures,” she said. So Gia rang up NY Photo by Nick and scheduled a session. “I knew I needed to get some shots,” she said. “If I wanted to go for a job, they would always pick the girl with professional photos over me.” Since working with Nick and another photographer, Gia said the offers steadily have been coming in. But she’s remaining skeptical of them. “I want that offer that you get and then you’re off,” she said. For the most part, the offers have not been stellar but Gia remains hopeful that her modeling career will grow soon enough. When she’s not working on her budding career, the Ozone Park resident likes to work; work out, work on her tan and work on her May 2009 wedding. “I’ve been doing a lot with my wedding,” Gia, who was just recently engaged, said. As a Queens girl growing up, she said she bounced around south Queens from Woodhaven to Howard Beach and now, Ozone Park. “It’s changed a lot since I grew up,” she said. “Howard Beach is probably the nicest place down there now.” Gia Home: Ozone Park Age: 29 Height: 5’4" Weight: 116 lbs. Stats: 34-25-34 Photo By Nick |
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| Gunz For Primetime Win
Heavyweight Queens resident Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett will face off against Tye Fields at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas in a 10-round slugfest on Saturday.
The 37-year-old boxer goes into the fight an underdog, with 43 wins and 12 losses. Fields comes in with a record of 41 wins and 1 loss. Barret won his previous fight through a knockout on Feb. 2, defeating Damon Reed. The fight will be televised on Pay-Per-View after the World Boxing Council Lightweight Championship match. The live-fighting event begins at 8:30 p.m. |
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| Queens Got Talent
Have you ever heard the cry of a violin? Not just the potent strings of Tchaikovsky and Vivaldi, but the ones put forth by Tourie and Damien Escobar. You probably are asking, “Who are they?”
The duo comprises Nuttin But Stringz and they repped Queens to the fullest on America’s Got Talent. The brothers fuse hip hop with classical bringing about the best of both worlds. Their sound is so intoxicating that they were guests at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. And the president did the two step. |
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| Mets Can Willie
Well at least the Mets didn’t fire Willie Randolph on Father’s Day.
After Randolph first met with Owner Fred Wilpon and general manager Omar Minaya on Memorial Day to discuss his job status, the now deposed manager seemed safe at home, but trouble was brewing. Minaya, raised in Elmhusrt since the age of 8, was a star baseball player for local Newtown High School. He explained the sacking three weeks later, saying there was no way to avoid firing him on the west coast, on the first day of a six-game trip, because of “logistics.” Widely criticized for the handling of the dismissal, Mets management seems to have made their bed with Minaya and now must live with him and his roster until the GM’s contract expires in 2009. Unless the Wilpons have designs on firing him before then, the pressure to win will fall squarely on his shoulders for the next two seasons. |
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| Get Smart
James Caan may have been born in the Bronx, but he quickly reinvented himself as a Queens guy upon moving to Sunnyside. Now he appears in the film-makeover of the 1960’s television series “Get Smart.”
The spy –thriller parody, which stars Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway and opens this weekend, features Caan as the President of the United States. It marks Caan’s first return to comedy since his role in the 2003 film “Elf,” directed by another Queens-raised talent, Jon Favreau. But of course Caan is best known for his work in The Godfather movies, which were directed by Francis Ford Coppola who, yes, grew up in Queens. Although “Get Smart” serves as yet another example of Hollywood playing it safe, it reveals that Caan, now 68, might be willing to branch out a bit by working with a director with no connection to the borough. |
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