The local aspiring model struck the winning pose at Willow Grove Park’s casting call  at the age of 17 year old. When  Shakia Anderson’s father passed away in 2009, She considered abandoning her dreams of becoming a model. However, after hearing of Garage’s “Model Search in 2009 — It Could Be You” casting call at Willow Grove Park in April, she decided to try for her dad. “I always knew he wanted me to follow my dreams,” said Anderson in a statement released.

Anderson’s father would have been proud, as the lucky Mt. Airy teen at the time was chosen out of 1,000 girls across six states to be featured in the glamorous model 2009 holiday advertising campaign for Garage, a popular clothing retailer for fashion-conscious teenage girls. She was whisked away on an all-expenses-paid trip to the glitz and glam of the Garage holiday photo shoot , received a $1,500 Garage wardrobe featuring their signature trendy celeb-casual looks.

At the Willow Grove Park casting call, Garage judges were impressed by Anderson’s charming and outgoing personality, confidence and comfort in front of the camera, still photographs, and passion for fashion. She was initially selected as one of 10 finalists — one from each U.S. Garage location — and then declared the national model search winner after an in-store vote from peers, Garage shoppers and the Garage Selection Committee.

“Modeling has been my number one goal in life since I was younger,” Anderson said during her casting call interview.

She has walked the runway in a handful of local fashion shows, and graduated from Acerella Studio’s Youth model and fashion Program. She hopes to follow in Tyra Banks’ footsteps, by becoming a high fashion modelp.

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