The aftermath of Sandy: Cleaning up the devastation

By: Tracy Mignone The pictures say a thousand words, and draw a thousand gasps… the WOO team gets down and dirty to help dig out of the devastation 1 mud flooded structure at a time. Homes, lives and businesses destroyed. The boardwalk is gone. The streets are sand roads but we are NY and the […]

I found my Christmas spirit! The Rockaways – Breakfast w/ Santa

By: Tracy Mignone This is what’s it’s all about. The children, their smiles that for a time were taken away by Sandy but given back by Santa. This event would not have been possible without so many key people in place, starting w/ Val Jenter, a brave and beautiful soul who put every beat of […]

Agency for young models has auditions in Forest Hills

By Rebecca Henely Times Ledger Young women leave Shortstack modeling with the ability to pound the runway, but it starts with walking the auditorium stage at JHS 190 in Forest Hills. The modeling agency held its second week of auditions Saturday at the school, at 68-17 Austin St., seeing about 15 contestants who could become […]

Taking It To The Max

Name: Sofy Maxman Home: Bayside Age 18 Height 5’2 Weight 106 Stats: 31-28-32 Sofy Maxman has been modeling through Shortstack, an agency for petite models, for about three years. So far, she says it’s been an amazing time for her in every way. “The general experience of being in Shortstack was so fantastic all around,” […]

Musical Model

Name: Olympia Zipitas Home: Flushing Age: 19 Height: 5’3″ Weight: 105 Stats: 31-29-35 Olympia Zipitas has been modeling through Shortstack, an agency for petite models, for about two years. It’s where she has made some great friends and even pitched in when school work arises. “I have helped a few of my friends who are […]

Young Ambition

Name: Jordyn Morschhauser Home: Bayside Age: 19 Height: 5’4″ Weight: 115 Stats: 33-29-39 When Jordyn Morschhauser first moved to New York from Kentucky, she came to the area with big hopes and aspirations. On top of modeling with Shortstack, the ambitious 19-year-old also manages to balance a schedule of working at a local Friendly’s and […]

Trying New Things

Name: Ashley Garcia Home: Ozone Park Age: 17 Height: 5’5″ Weight: 140 lbs. Stats: 32.5, 29.5, 40 “Mother knows best” sums up Ashley’s modeling beginnings. Growing up in a house of three girls, Ashley’s mother suggested they all try new things. She was attracted to the “good posture” of modeling, and Ashley has run with […]

Newfound Passion

Name: Cassandra Del Percio-Evans Home: Flushing Age: 16 Height: 5’4″ Weight: 107lbs. Stats: 30-24.5-37 Modeling for Shortstack is the latest achievement Cassandra can add to her growing repertoire. The high school junior and newbie to the modeling world began her run with the agency in October 2011, and has been on a roll with their […]