{"id":89966,"date":"2015-05-23T15:33:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/89966\/local-model-donates-blankets\/"},"modified":"2015-05-23T15:40:28","modified_gmt":"2015-05-23T13:40:28","slug":"local-model-donates-blankets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/05\/23\/local-model-donates-blankets\/","title":{"rendered":"Local model donates blankets"},"content":{"rendered":"

The residents at the Avril Elizabeth Home were thrilled to receive a visit from Lambton beauty, Gabriella Ferreira, recently.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGabriella is a model at Figures Models Alberton and at the moment she and 12 other models from Figures Models franchises across South Africa are competing to go to International Modelling Talent Association (IMTA) in New York,\u201d said Gabriella\u2019s mother, Natalie Ferreira.<\/p>

<\/div>\n

\u201cAs part of the things they are meant to do for the competition, they have to do charity work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gabriella donated 40 blankets to the residents at the Avril Elizabeth Home.<\/p>

<\/div>\n

\u201cGabriella just loves giving and this task was just a bonus as she gets to do what she enjoys.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe always gives and has been giving even before the competition,\u201d said Natalie.<\/p>\n

The winner will be announced on June 6.<\/p>\n

Natalie also said her daughter\u2019s charity work will not end at the Avril Elizabeth Home.<\/p>\n

\u201cGabriella is going to donate pet food to the Germiston SPCA, more blankets to the Germiston Red Cross, visit Epworth Children\u2019s Village and also possibly visit Arbor Village,\u201d said Natalie.<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old said she enjoys modelling.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been modelling since I was five.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love it, it is my passion and I also love working with children,\u201d said Gabriella.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmong other things, I won Miss Personality and the best dressed at a competition in April. I was Miss Colin Mann when I was in Grade Four, in 2006, and I was a top scorer at the 2013\/2014 Model of the Year,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In other news, Gabriella will be receiving her modelling certificate in a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe, at the modelling academy, have been doing a course since last year and we will be graduating in a few weeks,\u201d said Gabriella.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were given classes to teach as part of the practical work of the course, I am happy that I will be getting a chance to share my knowledge and experience with others.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am still young but I believe the experience that I have accumulated will help groom others.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGabriella will also be representing Germiston as a whole, at the current competition, and we hope for the best,\u201d concluded Natalie.<\/p>\n