“Alex had a uniqueness in her exemplary face,” Madeleine Østlie, who cast the show along with stylist Joe McKenna and casting director Patrizia Pilotti, tells British“A shy character with big eyes and a startling profile. She reminded me of a timeless decade.” She praised Maelona’s strong jaw and cheek bones, which “matched the strength of the new era.
Alex was scouted at the age of 14, as she dashed to the Tube with her mum after a 5 Seconds of Summer concert at the Greenwich O2 stadium. “We were given a leaflet, went home and wondered, ‘Is this real?’” she laughs, adding, “Before that, I’d not even thought about it being a possibility. Now here we are!”For Maelona, it has been quite the whirlwind. She was scouted back in January after she submitted a few shots to different agencies.
The models were tasked with scaling an expansive industrial runway – twice – so both Alex and Maelona were relieved to learn that they would be wearing flats. “It was huge, such a long catwalk,” Maelona remarks. Practise walks up and down a hotel corridor primed the girls for their debut moments, although nothing could prepare them for the emotional experience of the IRL catwalk. Plans to celebrate? “A big meal and a relax,” laughs Alex.
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