Next Big Thing - Chellss

Every once in awhile, I want to highlight an up-and-coming or relatively unknown competitor that I feel that will be making waves in the industry in the not so distant future — so Next Big Thing will be that. I'd like to kick off the inaugural entry with a European competitor I got the chance to work with during her trip to the states; a competitor known simply as "Chellss".

With an exotic look and a physique that is worthy of her 2006 Dutch Figure Champ title, Chellss has the ability to bring a variety of looks to a photoshoot. With one pose, she looks like someone who could grace the pages of Maxim or FHM, but then give her a chance to flex and tighten up, and definition and contours and peaks pop up out of nowhere. This ability has not gone unnoticed, because during her trip to the States, Chellss has used her mainstream look to get gigs in music videos and sneakerhead shoots, as well as work with muscular physique proponent Bill Dobbins.

Combine that chameleon-like physique with a good natured, down to earth personality as well as a bit of a Southern twang that she picked up while at a university in the ATL (I kept on having to remind myself that she was Dutch), and Chellss has all the ingredients needed to be the Next Big Thing.