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| Haitian Hottie
Ostine is fairly new to modeling, but has already started to develop a good portfolio. “I had my first shoot in August, just taking some basic pictures to start,” she said.
Though modeling was not something her parents really supported, “after I moved out I decided to give it a shot. Since then I’ve been doing several shoots, trying to build my portfolio.” Focusing on commercial and print work, Ostine just had her comp cards printed and is about to begin shopping herself around to different modeling agencies throughout the city. When not trying to hustle her way into modeling, this finance major who spent a few years at St. John’s University is working on her degree online – to give more time for work and modeling. “My hope was to work on Wall Street and retire early,” she said with a laugh. “I plan to go for my Master’s after I work for a couple of years. Hopefully by then the economy will be better.” In her downtime, Ostine enjoys playing tennis, at local courts near her parents’ home, and spends a lot of time exercising and being active. “I love to do stuff,” she said. “I don’t like to just sit around.” This multilingual gal, who speaks French and Creole from growing up in Haiti and has since learned English and Spanish, is sure to make a splash. We look forward to seeing her in a catalogue some day. Ostine Dieujuste Age: 20 Home: St. Albans Height: 5’ 5" Weight: 115 lbs Stats: 32-25-35 |
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| Loki’s Locket
Forget the diamonds and the gold, nothing is more precious than a loyal dog. That’s what Queens native Betina Wassermann learned when she suddenly saw her necklace charm around the neck of Mickey Rourke at the Oscars.
The glass and silver pendant had a picture of Loki, Rourke’s recently deceased 17-year-old Chihuahua, and Wassermann had no idea he’d actually wear it on the red carpet. She sent him the memento after making it on a lark, after her own dog, Igor, passed away. “He [called] and said that was such a kind gesture and then he says, “I got it on and I ain’t takin’ it off,” said Wassermann. Now this sentimental gesture has become a fashion hit, with Wassermann selling necklaces as fast as she can make them. “It’s ridiculous,” she said. |
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| Money Well Spent
Rosario Cisleros, 48, of Jamaica, got her bailout.
At a time when the banking industry and auto makers are flexing their fists, palms open wide and asking the federal government for precious bailout funds, we often wonder “What about the average person? Where is our bailout?” Well, if you were like Cisleros and happened to be in Times Square a few weeks ago, you too could have walked away with a little rescue bill of your own. A publicity stunt for a video classifieds Web site dubbed bailoutbooth.com featured Bailout Bill, who stood in a booth and listened to New Yorkers’ sob stories and gave out $50,000 in cold hard cash. Cisleros, lucky enough to get a $100 bill from Bill, said she will use her bailout money to do laundry. |
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| Classics & Jazz
While so much attention at the Grammy Awards goes to the rock and hip-hop acts that came from Queens, there is a whole other world of award winners who have their roots in our borough – specifically, at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College.
Pianist, bandleader and composer Arturo O’Farrill, a Jazz Masters candidate in 2000, received the Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year for Song for Chico, which he performed with the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. Conrad Herwig, a 2005 MA graduate of the school’s Jazz program, was also recognized in this category. Both a bandleader and composer, Herwig was nominated for his album The Latin Side of Wayne Shorter, which he performed with the Latin Side Band. JoAnn Falletta, MA ‘78, founder of the Queens Philharmonic, presently conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, which performed Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan, a work that was awarded a Grammy for Best New Classical Composition. Copland School of Music alumnus George Tsontakis (‘83-’84) was nominated in the Best New Classical Composition category for his Violin Concerto No. 2 Uh… keep on rocking! |
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| Queens Shoe Thrower
The Queens man who would toss his shoe at MTA officials was walking tall last Monday after a judge tossed charges against him.
Stephen Millies, an Amtrak employee who threatened to throw a shoe at MTA director Elliot Sander in December, was acquitted of disorderly conduct charges brought against him. Millies made headlines when he excoriated MTA officials during a public hearing, then shouted, “This shoe’s for you,” while reaching for his feet. But Millies was subdued by police before he could get his hands on the podiatric-projectile and arrested. The incident occurred only three days after an Iraqi journalist tossed his shoes at former President George W. Bush. Millies’ charges were dropped on a technicality. Millies lawyers claimed he never intended to throw his shoes and it was just a symbolic gesture. |
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