A Belizean residing in Punta Gorda has made it to the cover of the United Kingdom’s popular, “Love” magazine.
Her name is Joyjah Estrada and she was photographed by Kendall Jenner, an American fashion model and television personality, originally known for appearing in the E! reality television show, “Keeping up with the Kardashians.”
This is what Jenner had to say about the young woman who had studied at the Toledo Community College: “I loved how committed Joyjah was to the project. She flew in from Belize, had all these visa problems and then was a dream to shoot. She has that amazing face, all those freckles, and she seemed so genuinely excited to be there. She got the best time of day, the golden hour just as the sun was setting, and she brought along a Kylie Lip Care, which is my little sister’s line. She was really, really sweet.”
Joyjah who has more than 130, 000 followers on Instagram, which is almost half the population of Belize, posted to Facebook, “This entire experience has been more than amazing from the day I posted my application for #loveme17 to now..”
She continued, “I’ve been blessed with so many amazing hearts across the globe supporting me and my big dreams, my Belizean family was especially a HUGE part of this journey.”
“I cried happy tears every day before I even knew I was one of the top 20 finalists be photographed by Kendall. I already felt like a winner,” she posted.
Source: Breaking Belize News
replaced by the far faster, catchier and younger Soca rhythms. And that might have been it for Rose, a former star who appeared every now and then on retirement tours – because, who even listens to Calypso anymore, right? Well, try ALL OF EUROPE! That’s right, Calypso Rose has made a commanding and certified comeback with the number one world music album in France this summer. In fact, Her new release, recorded in Belize at Benque’s Stonetree records is the first international gold album coming from Trinidad and Tobago. And yes that does mean she is bigger in Europe than Machel Montano. It’s incredible and unexpected – and the man behind the music is Ivan Duran who produced the album with Belizean musicians. He spoke to us via Skype from Montreal today – where he told us why Belizeans should embrace the album:.
“Well, first of all I grew up listening to Rose, like many Belizeans my age, we all remember that, all those national celebrations and so on. So, on the other hand even though nobody has been paying much attention to Calypso music and everyone has basically gone Soca in the Caribbean, I always thought that this music was not only timeless, but actually there was something in the music that I always thought would be appealing to a wider audience, outside of the carnival season. We’ve always thought out of the box. We never go like ‘oh everybody’s doing Soca, let’s do Soca, oh everybody’s listening to this on the radio, let’s do this’. I’ve always found a way how to come up with something unexpected, and I think this is the case. Nobody thought that a 76-year-old artist like Calypso Rose who many might have thought of her as being retired, could come out with a record that has gone gold in France. She has sold out shows just last week in Paris she sold out a very respectable venue and there was a line of people outside angry because they couldn’t get a ticket.”
Ivan Duran, Producer – “Far From Home”
“Far From Home” was certified Gold in France in August and expected to reach Platinum status by the end of this month. Platinum means one million copies sold; gold means five hundred thousand. A Belizean concert for Rose is in the works. In the meantime, you can the album is now available at Brodies, The Image Factory, Teddy’s Music, Venus Photos and Records and other gift shops.
