Dade Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 NAME: Paulina Porizkova PROFESSION: Supermodel PARTNER: Alec Mazo BACKGROUND: As the former face of Estee Lauder, Porizkova was once the highest paid supermodel in the world of fashion. She was featured on the cover of several magazines, including the Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Issue for two consecutive years. This spring Porizkova releases her first work of fiction, A Model Summer. NAME: Alec Mazo ACHIEVEMENTS: Emerald Ball Latin Amateur Champion 1st Place - 2001 International Grand Ball (San Francisco) 1st Place - 2001 Holiday Ball (Las Vegas, Nevada) Six-time U.S. National Finalist CELEBRITY PARTNER: Paulina Porizkova STATS: Style: Latin Nationality: American Based in: Los Angeles Status: Currently dancing with Edyta Sliwinska BACKGROUND: Alec has been dancing since he was five years old. Alec moved to America from Russia with his family when he was 12. His mother ran a dance studio, and today Alec runs two ballroom dance schools, one in San Francisco Bay Area and another in Los Angeles. Alec and his partner Edyta only turned Professional in 2005, having been successful amateur Latin competitors for the previous five years. Alec has also studied acting at Playhouse West. He has appeared in the Vanessa Williams movie Dance With Me as well as numerous commercials. He has a BA in Cognitive Science from UC Berkeley. ABC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califcyclone Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 First Dance Opinion: Moose and Squirrel Must Dance! She is funny and beautiful. I look forward to seeing her evolve as a dancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Califcyclone Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 2nd Dance Opinion: I think Paulina found her inner latina or at least her tourist to Havana...I really like this couple but fear that she could be one of the 1st to go based on voting blocks. She is not the best of the dancers, but I think she will continue to grow if given time in the competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeCiMom Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I really like Paulina, she reminds me of a the "everyday" person who would go out and try to ballroom. We would be a bit awkward most of the time, moments of pizzazz, and most of all doing it for the fun and exercise of it all. Love her sense of humor and being as beautiful as she is... not a stuck up biatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jersey721 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 For personality, Paulina is my favorite. The girl cracked me up with that line last night about not finding her inner latina but "channeling an American tourist in Havana who had one mojito too many". Who knew how funny she was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I like her. What a funny girl. She needs to step it up a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jersey721 Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Unfortunately, personality trumps ability only for the men in this competition . I agree Paulina will have to raise her level of dance if she is to survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 She was better then several other dancers but she did not have the FAN BASE that they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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