Devon Interview
  
| Devon Interview Photographer: David LaChapelle By: Anita Sarko Hair: Renato Campora Makeup: Carolina Gonzalez Size: 612 x 833, 353K; 593 x 841, 343K Source: Interview Magazine Oct 99 Scanned by: Yee-Kei Anita Sarko: One thing that I laugh about is that nowadays every model calls themselves a supermodel. Devon: I think that people just add the "super" on there to put a little more life into the word. It sort of makes us superheroes, in fact! But I think it's kind of silly. Because it's not like we're curing cancer or doing anything difficult. I don't consider myself a supermodel. I'm just a young little model from nowhere. AN: Where were you born? D: I was born in New York and I lived there until I was nine. Then I moved to California, lived in Malibu for a few years, and I live in London now. AN: Kate has kind of adopted you, right? D: She's always been supersweet to me. She is one of the nicest people I've ever met in my life, and I'm not just saying that. When I first started modelling I felt kind of awkward. And she would always make me feel really comfortable. I couldn't say a bad word about her, because it wouldn't be true. AS: Being the face of Chanel was your big coming out, right? D: That was the first major thing that I did. I think Karl Lagerfeld picks his girls really well; we're all part of a new breed of models. Karl is partly responsible for making the fashion world more diversified, because he takes chances with models. When I first started I got shot down. I'm five foot and I'm quirky looking. I'm not stereotypically beautiful. My mom's half-German, half-English, and my dad is Japanese. People have this cookie-cutter image of what a model should be, and all these requirements - and I barely have any of them. [laughs] I guess people fear change. But people like Karl who weren't scared to move on gave me a chance. AN: So are you in the twelfth grade now? D: Yes. It's my senior year now, and I want to start the year off strong. Last year I missed 50 percent of the school year working. They were about ready to kill me. I have to make sure I don't neglect my schooling. [laughs] I have to be a good student. My main focus right now is to do well in school. Modelling has always been like a second job, almost like a hobby. AN: Do you think you want to go to college straight away? Or do you want to model as long as you can, and then go, like Christy Turlington? D: I always want to have school to fall back on, because I don't know how long I'm going to last as a model. No one ever really knows. |
