Model of a Woman: Runway Modeling in 20 lessons (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781493722587)

MARTA MEIRA (1936-2012), was a professional Mannequin born in Argentina. She had extensive experience preparing young people who aspire to become "Mannequins Vivants" or who just want to improve their image and to enrich their personality. Marta Meira began her career when fate put her in front of Yves Saint Laurent, who was at the time an assistant to Christian Dior and was selecting models to become part of the group of mannequins of the famous House of Dior. Exhibiting for famous fashion designers, she conceived the idea of creating a school with a teaching level of the most renowned European institutes of refinement, adding the runway modeling technique. Therefore she imagined that the "perfect model" could be achieved, combining the grace of social behavior with the art of modeling, what would result in an expert model on the runways and a lady in social circles- This idea became a reality when she settled in the United States, where she founded the first School of Modeling and Good Manners that had her name, becoming a pioneer in this type of education. Since then, she was worthy of major awards and honors granted by recognized international organizations, which include the "WORLD MODELING ASSOCIATION", that chose her school several times as the best school in the world based on the level of education and the professional quality of its graduates. Also the HALL of Fame placed her in the first place because of the education and training of successful international models. She was also honored with the keys to the city of MIAMI in recognition of her educational work carried out for the benefit of society. In 1994 Marta Meira moved to Europe where she continued her work providing young women from around the world her knowledge in the Art of Modeling with "Model of a Woman" which is dedicated to all her students, who longed to own these teachings in book form to bequeath it to their daughters. Through this work, Marta wanted to send a message of thanks to all her students, because among all the honors received, the most valuable for Marta Meira was the testimony of hundreds of students who today are successful not only as models, but also as managers of companies, fashion designers, journalists, architects, diplomats, lawyers, doctors, singers, movie actress, and mothers or wives who guarantee that what they are now, is owed to have had the privilege to receive this course that transformed them nothing more and nothing less than Models of Woman.