Model, Project Runway Canada

Shandel Chakalall, 24, is currently a student at the University of Toronto. She is represented by Velocci Model Management.

Vices:
I’m spoiled and used to having things my way.

Pet Peeves:
People who talk while brushing their teeth.

Most embarrassing moment:
Getting an ice cream cake at Dairy Queen and asking the girl to write “Maybe I Love You” on it so I could give it to my honey and let him know that I was falling for him. The girl gave me a very strange look and laughed.

Favourite role model:
My mother. She is a rock, and my rock. And when she wants something she gets it.

First crush:
We were young and he was my friend.

What songs you’re listening to right now:
Say It Right, Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland, and The Way I Are, Timbaland.

Dream job:
The one that requires me to wear expensive suits, have a power walk, and drive a Vanquish.

Favourite model icon:
Giselle Jeanne-Marie Laronde. She won Miss World on behalf of Trinidad and Tobago when I was very young. I saw her win and told my mom that one day I would be Miss World too.

Best makeup look:
Simple, clean, and elegant.

Worst makeup look:
Fashion Cares 2001. I looked like a bird.

Favourite chick flick:
Love Story.

I can’t leave the house without:
Keys.

Guilty pleasure food:
Anything sweet, oysters and expensive beer.

One makeup item you can’t live without:
Black eyeliner. I know it’s probably wrong – c’est la vie.

Best exercise tip:
Have a steady breathing pattern.

Your motto:
Live with rapture and dance like a dervish. Be deliriously happy.