MONROE-LAND INTERVIEW WITH MODEL TOSH YANEZ
Justin Monroe: Describe yourself in three words?
Tosh Yanez: Enthusiastic, Boyish and Creative

JM: What has been your most memorable photo shoot to date?
TY: My most memorable shoot was a Donna Karen Campaign; which was professionally and personally ful-fulling. It was the shot that changed the direction of my career and life.
JM: What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever been asked to do and did?
TY: The craziest thing I’ve done on a shoot, was dressing up as a werewolf and peeing on Little Red Riding Hood; which was for your book! I love the picture of “Grandma” (Ester Goldberg) blowing me away with machine guns.

JM: What was your experience like shooting with Mert and Marcus?
TY: Shooting with Mert and Marcus was an honor! I had been a fan of their work for years prior to the shoot. Not only are they brilliant artists, but they also have a great sense of humor and a unique way of making their set feel like family environment.
JM: You have modeled along side some iconic people (Kate Moss, Pam Anderson). Who was your favorite person to work with on a photo shoot?
TY: Kate Moss was one of my favorite model counterparts. She is one of the most iconic supermodels in history. I had a great time working with her. She would crack jokes with the crew all day and dance to ’80 music! She’s a huge Madonna fan and after the shoot she asked me to sing “Borderline” to her. I suck at singing but she still loved it!
JM: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
TY: If I could change one thing about myself, it be my trait of being too nice to the wrong people.
JM: How did you get involved with the world of male modeling? Were you discovered and if so by whom?
TY: I was discovered by the editor of Teen Magazine. She would often put me in her magazine’s editorials. She was the one that first encouraged me to go in and get an agent.
JM: What goes through your mind when you see these big advertisements with your image on them?
TY: Its’ still very exciting for me. Whenever I see a billboard or magazine of myself I immediately want to show it to my parents! They love it. My mom has a whole collection of my magazines at home.
JM: What are your beauty secrets to keep up with your appearance?
TY: My beauty secret??? Dirty Martinis. haha, NO! I eat healthy and basically live at the gym. I’d like to get more sleep than I do though.
JM: If you could have a dinner party with any three people dead or alive who would it be and why?
TY: At my fantasy dinner party I’d invite Mozart, Marilyn Monroe and the Dali Lama. I’d like to think I have a bit of each one of them living in me.
JM: What is the one thing you cannot live without?
TY: The one thing I can’t live without, besides my Ipod, would be my parents! I have latino/Italian roots! We are all about Familia!

JM: What kind of legacy would you like to leave behind?
TY: I love the art and work that I have been a part of. I take pride in every image and project I’m a part of. I enjoy creating beautiful images with talented people. I love knowing that I can be a part of something that inspires people or even just help them escape from reality some times.
JM: Favorite quote of all time?
TY: “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss
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