The Heat just keeps on getting hotter! Look at who dropped in, “I was just in the neighborhood”, she tells Nik-O-Licious as she comes in sits down and starts to vibe with The Heat. Heck, I took the impromptu to mean it’s an opportunity. I mean, how often does, a “Supermodel” just drop by because she was in the neighborhood. ..Ummm, never! Check out what this beautiful, exquisite, talented Actress/Writer/Model Chantaille Elkerson had to share with your girl Nik-O-Licious at The Heat.
THE HEAT: So, Chantaille tell us where you pay homage to…
CHANTAILLE: I’m an ATL native…grew up in Metro Atlanta but spent most of my time in Adamsville…over on the Westside…
THE HEAT: Do you remember the day you looked in the mirror and said, “I need to be making money with these looks?”
CHANTAILLE: (she giggles with shyness). It wasn’t really like that. When I was a child I liked to read. I still love to read. My mom used to have all these coffee table magazines, a lot of fashion magazines and books. I’m a very visual kind of person. I started not wanting to be in the magazines but wanting to take the pictures to put in the magazines. I actually told my mom I wanted to be a photographer. I can remember telling her if it was going to be too expensive I would understand. But what she did was purchase me one of those Polaroid cameras, the one’s with the instant pictures and one day I saw how good I looked in the picture. So then I expressed that interest and she started taking me around to modeling schools and agencies and from there, here I am…I was around nine or ten.
THE HEAT: What was your first gig as a model?
CHANTAILLE: Like I said, I didn’t really pursue it early on but abou
t seventeen. It was a calendar spread for Glamour Girl. It was an urban magazine. I can remember at the time, I didn’t even know what they meant about Urban. (she laughs) I just remembered it as being one of those Eye Candy genre magazines. At that time, I didn’t have any images, professional images, or anything, but I got the job! After that I went on to do some promotional modeling and then I got into doing hair modeling. I did some stuff for Bonner Bros. and Pink Luster, she laughs hard, you remember them right…
THE HEAT: What are some of your greater accomplishments right now?
CHANTAILLE: I would have to say without a doubt being a face for Avlon. Avlon focuses on getting women to embrace their natural texture of their hair. (gently rubbing her bold and beautiful Tomboy hair cut) Then of course: Bobby V “Words”, Ludacris Conjure Cognac Commercial Short, Hamilton Park “Computer Love”, “The Invaders” minor role, just a “lil sumin sumin”. (she smiles proud of herself)
THE HEAT: Who would you say still gives you inspiration to keep doing what you’re doing?
CHANTAILLE: One of my number one protégés is Canadian model Linda Evangelista. In my book, she is a star commonality. She was and is what I would say a true model is. And of course Naomi Campbell, I love everything about her. Then there’s my girl, Grace Jones, her ferocious tenacity is awesome! You remember Strangé, her role in the movie Boomerang, I mean if you saw her in this movie, you can’t do anything but give her the props she Grace-ciously deserves…(she giggles) She loves herself, like I love myself. She never conformed into the commercialization of the modeling world. For real, Grace Jones was ahead of her time. Sexual but Powerful! Just like me!
THE HEAT: You got that right! Grace Jones was way before her time. What you got going on now?
CHANTAILLE: I’m working now more on choosing quality over quantity. I’m being kind of low-key right now, weighing my options. I’m blessed right now, I’m not one of the desperate ones that’s gonna just take any gig doing just anything. I’m much better than that. I’m a professional. I have to maintain that quality first and foremost. Just getting my portfolio tight and seeing what’s really out here for me to go after. The world is wide open for me. So I want to be ready for what comes my way, you know.
THE HEAT: Well, we found you from your cameo in S.B.B. (Sons of Bobby Brown) latest music video, hit single, “You Got Me”. How was it working with Jason Weaver and Sky?
CHANTAILLE: Are you kidding me, it was awesome! I got mad respect for both those guys. Actually, Sky and I have known each other from way back when. He’s more like a brother to me. And Jason, wow, he’s so down to earth and professional. I can see why they both are very successful in the industry.
THE HEAT: Looked like there was more to you just playing a part in that video, more like a very sensual love affair going on, is it?
CHANTAILLE: (she smiles hard and giggles out loud) No…it was shocking to me when I got the call from them to be a part of that project. I mean they could have gotten anyone, but they chose me, natural beauty. What more can I say…(she smiles a slight shyness)
THE HEAT: You are definitely a natural beauty. Guess they knew what was best for the visual. So what’s your plan in this ambitious career you’ve found yourself in?
CHANTAILLE: I would love to ultimately work with some actresses in film. I’m pursing opening my own business and having that business flourish. I already have the number one client, ME! I’m also interested in doing some writing and like I said acting in the film industry. Not to sound so cliché, but like the majority of people out here doing their thang, I wanna do it all! Then I have some film roles pending in: “Pulse of the Indigo”, “Sunny’s Reign”, and “Thicker than Water”… Key word, pending…
THE HEAT: Well, Chantaille I’m glad you were in the neighborhood and decided to swing by and holla at your girl. You The Heat hotter, girl!
The bold and beautiful, sophisticated, sensual, natural beauty ends our little girl session with:
CHANTAILLE: Nik, I thought you knew! The Heat’s got it going on! Ya’ll Hot!
Hats off to Chantaille Elkerson! Chantaille we know we’ll be seeing much, much more of you in the days to come! We got our eye on you Chantaille! Be Blessed Lady!
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