MARIA JUSTUS
PENNSYLVANIA
Maria Justus goes by her modeling/stage name- Rii.
Rii was born on August 17th 1996 in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania.
A fresh 2014 graduate from Emmaus High School, She never thought she would be where she is now. Growing up she was an all around sports jock, having played 8 sports during her childhood, narrowing it down to 3 during her high school years. She didn't necessarily focus on her schoolwork, sports were her life.
Growing up she also dabbled in acting, performing in a play Princess and the Pea, written by play-writing nomads. That was her first acting job, memorizing her lines in less than a week for one of the main parts as a leprechaun at the age of 11. During high school when she didn't do much other than sports, she realized college might not be for her, after many people had told her to try modeling.
She first modeled for a friend of her parents, Olaf Starorypinski when she was 13. A couple years later she signed up for modeling classes at Image International. Image International landed Rii her first modeling job for a "Love the Hair Shoot" in Lehigh Valley Style magazine, taking place on her final day as a senior.
After that shoot, she was convinced that the gap year she was going to take, was going to be working towards landing a contract at a major agency. She has befriended photographers that help her get the shots she needs. Rii Justus has done work with photographers David Sloan, Peter Italiano, and makeup artist/hair stylist Sam Vega. "Each shoot I learn something new, new poses, new faces, and new styles. I learn new aspects of myself on a daily basis.
Rii loves modeling more and more every day and couldn't be happier in her choice of how to send her time, building her portfolio! Rii has been contacted on her Facebook page by the magazine Six.One.Zero. to do a shoot which is now in progress.
Rii has also been contacted on the Model Mayhem site by an agency in NYC whom she will be meeting with. She also hasn't waved off acting, which she will pursue once she has a contract.
I just started, it won't stop here, I know there's much more waiting for me out there!
Whether it's the High Fashion Runway or major Editorial shoots, I want to do it all. I don't just want to be your average everyday model, I want to influence the fashion world, I want to be an influential model like Kate Moss in the fashion industry. I will be an international icon.
Owner/editor of the Magazine Six.One.Zero is Emily Bleasdale
Rii was born on August 17th 1996 in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania.
A fresh 2014 graduate from Emmaus High School, She never thought she would be where she is now. Growing up she was an all around sports jock, having played 8 sports during her childhood, narrowing it down to 3 during her high school years. She didn't necessarily focus on her schoolwork, sports were her life.
Growing up she also dabbled in acting, performing in a play Princess and the Pea, written by play-writing nomads. That was her first acting job, memorizing her lines in less than a week for one of the main parts as a leprechaun at the age of 11. During high school when she didn't do much other than sports, she realized college might not be for her, after many people had told her to try modeling.
She first modeled for a friend of her parents, Olaf Starorypinski when she was 13. A couple years later she signed up for modeling classes at Image International. Image International landed Rii her first modeling job for a "Love the Hair Shoot" in Lehigh Valley Style magazine, taking place on her final day as a senior.
After that shoot, she was convinced that the gap year she was going to take, was going to be working towards landing a contract at a major agency. She has befriended photographers that help her get the shots she needs. Rii Justus has done work with photographers David Sloan, Peter Italiano, and makeup artist/hair stylist Sam Vega. "Each shoot I learn something new, new poses, new faces, and new styles. I learn new aspects of myself on a daily basis.
Rii loves modeling more and more every day and couldn't be happier in her choice of how to send her time, building her portfolio! Rii has been contacted on her Facebook page by the magazine Six.One.Zero. to do a shoot which is now in progress.
Rii has also been contacted on the Model Mayhem site by an agency in NYC whom she will be meeting with. She also hasn't waved off acting, which she will pursue once she has a contract.
I just started, it won't stop here, I know there's much more waiting for me out there!
Whether it's the High Fashion Runway or major Editorial shoots, I want to do it all. I don't just want to be your average everyday model, I want to influence the fashion world, I want to be an influential model like Kate Moss in the fashion industry. I will be an international icon.
Owner/editor of the Magazine Six.One.Zero is Emily Bleasdale