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WATCH: Backstage with Joan Smalls at New York Fashion Week

By Latina Staff | 09/19/2012 - 16:30 | 0 Comments

Puerto Rican model Joan Smalls shares how she started modeling and her favorite things about her career. "There's not a routine," she says. "You go to different parts of the world and experience different things." Sounds like a sweet gig! Get more backstage scoop (including what she thinks being Latina means!) by watching the video below.
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Joan Smalls at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin in July 2012

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Model Joan Smalls Reveals Her Summer Must-Haves & Shopping Tips

By Verky Arcos | 07/06/2012 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

Model Joan Smalls is surrounded by clothing every day (obviously). Thankfully for us, she's decided to impart her fashion wisdom so that we can all look a bit more put together. Read about her summer must-haves and shopping tips below!

What's your favorite season in terms of fashion?

"Spring/Summer, because it reminds...

Model Joan Smalls at the HSN Special Screening of Snow White & the Huntsman

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Model Joan Smalls on Growing Up: “I Had Skinny Legs. In Puerto Rico That is Not a Good Look.”

By Verky Arcos | 06/07/2012 - 15:53 | 0 Comments

Model Joan Smalls left Puerto Rico to move in with her aunt in Queens, New York and become a model -- but she still has Puerto Rican pride. Here we chat with her about her homeland, growing up, and her “skinny legs.”

Were you into fashion growing up?

“A little. I was kind of a tomboy growing up and I went to public school, so...