University of Alabama - Corolla Yearbook (Tuscaloosa, AL)

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14 Student Life: Seventeen Magazine

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Attempting to land in the sand- pit. Mike Meyers touches the ground a little sooner than he had planned. Eutaw provides plenty of open space for the Sunday Sky divers. Student Life: Skydivers 13

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b The model student Locals become models for Seventeen ' s fall issue t could have been Vander bilt. oi the University of INorth Carolina at Chapel Hill, or the University of Vir ginia. Instead, it was Ala- bama. When spring brought Sev- enteen magazine looking tor a campus to use as a loca tion to shoot its backto- school issue. Alabama was chosen above the other three colleges because the University had the prettiest campus. And in April the campus was invaded by New Erkers — photographers, ikeup artists, and model p. For four days they Bd. and when they left, ■teen had finished the Kt project of the year August issue. ' During the first day. the »of Seventeen toured impus on the lookout r about 10 student models, iodel editor Robin Jewel aid they were not looking Ieal model types, but ig for attractive, bright. ctive girls. m the 200 women that out at Tutwiler Dorm from the Seventeen staff ' s scouting around cam- pus. I 1 students were cho- sen — four men and seven women. The nationally pub licized students included four seniors. F d Hansen. Jessie Whelan. Mac Holly and Russell Wood; one ju- nior. Ginny Dawson: two sophomores. Julie .Andrew and Terri Carter; and four freshmen, Holly Whidby. Jennifer Bearden. Marjorie Rogers and .Michael McKee. Whidby was asked to have her polaroid ' taken when Seventeen spotted her in a dance class. I ' m not the type that is usually inter- ested in that sort of thing. 1 was so surprised when they asked me because modeling has never entered my roind. she said. It was a great exper- ience. Whidby continued, but it hasn ' t affected my life at all. In fact, most peo- ple didn ' t even recognize me. But for Bearden, who was chosen from 200 applicants, it was a different story. I ' m doing some modeling jobs because of it. she said. An agency in Birmingham called me. and I did a fashion show at Parisian and I am now working with their fash- ion coordinator. , s for future modeling. Bearden said. I ' ll probably do some modeling after school. It ' s good money and a lot of fun. Right now though. Ill just do jobs on the weekends and keep do- ing it as long as 1 can. Hansen, unlike Whidby or Bearden. had his own unique way of getting cho- sen by Seventeen. I met them Sunday when they came down. he said. A cousin of mine in Mew York called and told me they were coming so I met them and showed them around the campus. A van was ordered for the Seventeen staff to tour the campus in, but when it nev- er materialized, Hansen took them around in his own car. Afterwards, he was asked to pose. The August issue high- lighted campus life and fash- ion at Alabama. Shots were taken at Bidgood. the Law School, Bryant-Denny stadi- night scene was shot at Holi- day Inn on McFarland Boule- vard. For three days, the mo dels worked hard. They told us we had to be there at 7 a.m. in the morning with no makeup and wet hair. Bearden said. But it was all just a lot of fun. And that fun showed through in the magazine. Is- sues went fast as students came back to school for the fall semester. Many were impressed with the spread, but others had less favorable impres- sions. It was good, but I had to wonder if all the hoopla was deserved. Christine Sparks, a junior in psychology, said. ' However, it did give the campus nationa l recognition and may have helped some of the students further their modeling careers. That was a definite advantage. Maybe we ' ll have someone become really successful as a result of all the exposure. That would certainly justify all the attention. I guess. and bright yellow lights. Jii- turc vibrant fall colois mo- lie Andrew exhibits Seventeen deled by U of A students, as the magajinc s interpretation of fall students descend the law school fashions. steps. Student Life: Seventeen Magazine 15