Career
Krissy stood back and watched from the sidelines at first, wondering what it was all about.
Uncertain about a lifestyle where people are always in your hair and in your face. Always touching you and telling you to smile, pout, turn around, sit down, bend over, or stand straight. Early wake-up calls, lots of traveling and schlepping around. Being pinned and tucked, powdered and blushed, teased and sprayed....
Didn’t sound like much fun to her.
But, wow! they sure paid well! ...hmmm.... She did have her eye on that full-sized pickup truck....
At eleven, Krissy did her first shoot with sister Niki for SEVENTEEN magazine. The entire crew thought she was adorable. Being sisters, the magazine knew it would make a cute and interesting story. Shortly thereafter, she signed with a local agency, Irene Marie-Miami. For awhile, at the awkward age of 11-12, she was too tall for the “kids division”, and not “sophisticated” enough for older audiences.
Krissy then signed with Niki’s new agency in New York, IMG Models (International Management Group). She did some test shoots with Niki, for fun. Finally, when she turned 14, the fashion world took notice and she was pulled from the sidelines and into the spotlight.
It was at Milan, Italy. Niki was booked to do the runway shows for the Fall collections and the whole family went along. Niki wound up dragging Krissy along to her fittings to keep her company. After about an hour, calls started coming in for Niki’s agent. He told us, “They want to fit Krissy, too! Is it alright if she does the show?”
Before long, another call came in, and then another...and another—five designers wanted her to do their shows that season! Giatiano Navarro, Fendi, Blue Marine, and two others.
So, there she was! Walking with Naomi, Christy, Claudia and Niki—quite a bit of a “jump start!”
When she got back from Milan, she did some more shoots with Niki for Vogue, Elle, Mademoiselle, Glamour, and Cover Girl. Then she started getting booked solo for fashion magazines such as Seventeen, YM, and Cosmopolitan.
Soon, television discovered her and did some specials on her with Niki. She wouldn’t do them unless Niki was there. By herself, Krissy was very shy of the television camera. But together, there was nothing they couldn’t conquer.
Fittingly, one of the last shoots Krissy did was with Niki for the July/August 1995 cover of Ocean Drive magazine.
