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ALL ABOUT EMELINA
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all about EMELINA
If you haven’t already, you’ll soon spot
Vegas’ rising it girl, Emelina Adams headlining your favorite fashion magazine and lighting up your nearest marquee.
At first glance, the model/actress is striking, with a glaring penchant for the glamorous. Still, you’ll find a dedicated, cerebral, and entrepreneurial core behind the dazzling exterior that sets this ingenue apart from others in a highly competitive entertainment industry. Emelina has proven herself in both careers early on, splitting her time between modeling and acting, which is no easy feat. Her enviable ascension to the top has culminated as a featured model for Guess and acting in her biggest and latest film to date, Bullet Train, alongside Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Michael Shannon, among other megastars, which premiers sometime next year.
Where did she make her break?
Emelina credits that to pageantry, namely being crowned Miss Nevada in 2016, which she paired with book smarts in the form of a degree in pre-law and psychology after graduating from U of A. She has been committed to refining her craft for the last few years while attending Graham Shiel’s acting school. Today she is absolutely relentless. Wake up calls at 6 A.M. means early focus and organization of all her collaborations, content, castings, and auditions; keeping the opportunities in front of her bountiful. Of those opportunities she’s earned, the actress has been in a handful of prominent projects, the most notable being the last season of Netflix 13 Reasons Why, where she played the character Priscilla.
Her thirst to be an on-screen star stemmed from her early vocation,
“The ultimate goal for me was to be an accomplished actress, I always knew anything I did should help me reach my goals in my acting career.” She’s just getting started but has another feature film starring Kevin Hart due out next year as well. Her fashion prowess also began at an early age with a childhood dream of becoming a Guess Girl. Having been inspired by the likes of famous icons who started their career in modeling and made the transition to acting like Halle Berry, Emelina took advantage of taking any break she could, “I started small with conventions, promos, and print shoots.” She then manifested her own destiny and applied to work for her dream brand, Guess, only to be accepted without any help from an outside agency after some persistence. She puts it simply, “I make things happen for myself. I told agents for years, I’m a perfect Guess girl, I had the Guess girl look. I had to be proactive and go after it. I ended up shooting with a Guess photographer, and he sent my photos and booked me right there on the spot. It was a dream.” Well, her dream has come to life where she currently represents the Guess brand each month with multiple lines. When both types of cameras are not rolling, you might be surprised to find Emelina with a bow and arrow in hand practicing archery as a hobby she’s had for years now. More likely, though, she’s sun tanning on the beach or traveling. On most days, she lives a normal life like the down-to-earth hubris she embodies: staying in with her Pomerania and watching Netflix just like the rest of us. The bottom line for the entrepreneurial go-getter Emelina Adams is that the rumors are true, “I’ve earned everything for myself in my career”. She is as sophisticated as she is beautiful, as intelligent as she is fashionable, and as hardworking as she is humble. She has all the right qualities to make for a scripted Hollywood ending. Following her career will be a fun ride to the top where you will see an American girl’s dreams come true, and a success story unfold. — By Tyler Robertson
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THE ART OF SNEAKERS WITH SHYON KEOPPEL
Sneaker Garden LA launched earlier this year in a prime location off of Cahuenga Boulevard. Now Sneaker Garden LV attracts locals and visitors from all over the world with their Las Vegas Boulevard location inside Resorts World. The Vegas location celebrated their grand opening launch this summer. With heavy foot traffic through the store and an abundant amount of customers, the launch was a success. Owner, Shyon Keoppel, expects steady growth and exposure as he expands the brand’s presence from Los Angeles to include the Las Vegas market as well. Keoppel mentions the appeal to customers and spectators, “For people who can afford them, they buy. Even for those who cannot afford them, they come to see the shoes and take pictures.” He continues to explain that the venue offers, “highly sought after shoes that can’t be found in any retail stores, but typically only online…which can take up to two weeks [for shipping].” With Sneaker Garden, customers can obtain their exclusive and rare sneaker finds there, in-store, with the ability to try them on and purchase them without delay.
After learning more of the nature of Sneaker Garden, it seems to serve equally as a retail destination for shoppers and a museum of rare finds for spectators. With a wide selection of both men’s and women’s shoes, every sneakerhead can find a pair that will boost their collection to the next level. Buyers can set themselves apart from the crowd with oneof-a-kind shoes. Whether they are bought with the intent to wear, to display as art, or to add to a vast collection, the sneakers at Sneaker Garden are sure to catch eyes and attention.
With most of his investments ranging from restaurants to hospitality and real estate, Keoppel is excited to have stepped into the field of retail investment.
With the successes of his previous investments, the friendly and helpful Sneaker Garden staff, prime locations, and high-quality products, all signs point to a beneficial and promising start to the Sneaker Garden brand. Shyon Keoppel intends to spend more of his time in Las Vegas to ensure that Sneaker Garden LV has a steady and stable climb.
– By Danica Serena Stockton
To learn more, visit www.sneakergarden.com and @sneakergardenofficial on IG.
