Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat

Recently we’ve had a lot of photo shoots on location at gyms… So Paul’s shooting away; and I usually chill out on a random piece of gym equipment and stay out of the way. On this particular day, I found myself straddling this whatever-you-call-it machine…. and as Paul is bending over adjusting his lights (and [...]

Monica Brandt – For Real?

Monica Brandt and Valeria Nova

Monice Brandt is a fitness pro…a ‘veteran’, if you will…. She is one of the first female fitness models and one of the original faces to graze the pages of Oxygen. Not to mention her physique….whew! Needless to say, I looked up to her for years and even had her pic on my kitchen cupboard [...]

UFC 100

Val at UFC 100

I LOVE UFC! There is something about the raw, gladiator-like fighting that I can’t resist…. So this Saturday I asked Paul what he was doing for ufc 100. He wasn’t sure, but said if you follow ufc at all, this event is not to be missed. Right there I decided to go out and watch [...]

If You Don’t Know Now You Know

Valeria Nova

I recently made the decision to challenge myself…. I asked my friend Cindy van Empel, a fitness competitor, to come up with a diet and exercise plan for me. Within days, she provided me with a six week diet outline and hardcore training routine. Today was day one for me. We were shooting on location  [...]

The Red Bike

Paul and the red bike

While assisting a lifestyle shoot at Robert Kennedy and Tosca Reno’s home, I was asked to grab a bike from the garage… Now you gotta understand, getting something from the garage to bring down to the pool at Bob Kennedy’s requires a 5km hike uphill! I’m pretty fit so I made it…but naturally decided to [...]

Holy Mansion!

Tosca's Pad

Today we shot at Robert Kennedy and Tosca Reno’s wicked huge mansion of a house… Their home is massive and beautiful and I was beyond impressed. I’m talking indoor pool, outdoor pool, a pond, guest cottages, a movie theatre and all the toys you can imagine (x2!). Here’s a pic of me at the outdoor [...]

I Got Mad Skills

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Ok. I’m totally bragging here but I think you would too… I LOVE doing glamour make-up! There’s nothing more fun for me than making hot girls hotter! So…I totally scored my first cover of American Curves…thank you Mr. editor-in-chief-Rico! You rock! and two photo spreads inside! Know what I call that?  Skills Extraordinaire. Wha-what!! Share

Alicia Marie Oxygen Shoot

Alicia Marie, Valeria Nova, Paul Buceta

One of Valeria’s fitness role models is Alicia Marie – So you can imagine how excited she was to hear we were scheduled to shoot her for Oxygen. Val was so cute saying, “You don’t understand Paul, I’ve had her picture on my fridge for a year now!” What Valeria didn’t realize was just how [...]