WEST COAST JOSIE

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Josie Ratan
Words by: Josie Ratan
Photos by: Rsellos Photography
Vehicle: Alex Ross’ Audi TT

My friend and I posted some snapshots on a model networking site as a joke (I am from a small town in California where modeling doesn’t exist). Next thing you know about a week later I have a photographer email me telling me he is coming to town from Los Angeles to photograph a wedding and would love to help me build my portfolio. After I posted his pictures it just kinda took off from there and kept going

The coals areo going about to chop up the fixins for a bomb salad and grill up a couple burgers…

There was one time at HIN Pleasanton. I was in the PHM booth, photographers came up, they knew my name and wanted to take pictures of me, I thought wow this is amazing! So I stood up and took a bunch of pictures (little did I know while I was standing someone had accidentally moved my chair.) I went to sit down and landed flat on my butt on the ground in a WHITE dress! and the photographers kept snapping My friend Jasmin yelled at them to stop). I realized after that I had a HUGE black stain on my butt from landing on the ground… SO i was known as the dirty butt girl all day!

I drive a Lexus IS-F… or at least in my dreams i do!

I want to finish school, and recently i was bitten by the acting bug and am going to be looking at modeling and acting agencies this coming summer!

Are California girls the best!? ooooh,. I don’t want to offend, but of course we’re the best! laid back, fun loving and tan… could you ask for more?

- Josie Ratan