Beyond The House

Featuring Reality TV Stars Celinee Santos @celineesantosfriass and Curvy Zelma, with Photographer Saul Silverio, Makeup Artist for Celinee Santos - Deborah Martinez, Makeup Artist for Curvy Zelma - Fernanda Cueto, Hairstylist for Celinee Santos - Elizabeth Rodriguez, Hairstylist for Curvy Zelma - Ana Enriquez, Wardrobe & Creative Direction Miguel Gonzalez, Project Coordinator Handz Dirty PR, Location Villa Encantadora in Dominican Republic

Accessories (Celinee Santos): Carolina Morillo, Accessories (Curvy Zelma): Bodied Bamboos, Dresses: Nayeli Lopez

Ambition. Confidence. Power.

For millions of viewers, Celinee Santos and Curvy Zelma became familiar faces through the highly scrutinized world of La Casa de los Famosos. Inside the House, identity is inevitably performed under pressure. Their reunion in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, offers a different kind of portrait. Removed from the cameras, the competition and the accelerated psychology of reality television, the two women meet again as artists, public figures and friends who have chartered a new chapter. Set against the Caribbean architecture, luminosity and unmistakable glamour of Puerto Plata, this fashion story considers what happens after visibility becomes part of a woman's life. It explores confidence, femininity, friendship and body diversity through a visual language rooted in luxury, individuality and contemporary Caribbean sophistication. The result is less a celebration of celebrity than an examination of presence. Celinee and Zelma represent two distinct expressions of modern femininity, each carrying her own history, ambitions and relationship with the public gaze. 

Reality television compresses experience. Weeks inside a highly observed environment can produce an intensity that takes months or years to fully process. For Celinee Santos and Curvy Zelma, life after La Casa de los Famosos becomes an opportunity to reclaim the narrative. The cameras may have introduced them to an enormous audience, but what follows is more personal. There is the question of who they are when there is no competition to win, no audience to impress and no house to define the boundaries of their world. This editorial begins there.

The Architecture of Ambition

Celinee Santos embodies a form of ambition that is both graceful and deliberate. Her trajectory moves across modeling, pageantry, television, education and advocacy, suggesting that contemporary beauty is no longer defined by a single discipline. Her story began with resourcefulness. At fourteen, she crafted and sold hair accessories to help finance her entry into modeling. That early instinct to create opportunity rather than wait for it remains central to her public identity. From international pageantry to Spanish-language television, Santos has developed a career built upon visibility, preparation and persistence. Her studies in law add another dimension to the portrait, positioning beauty not as an endpoint, but as one component of a broader intellectual and professional identity. Santos understands that representation carries responsibility. Her beauty may open the door, but her convictions determine what she does once inside.

Accessories: GONZ by Miguel Gonzalez, & Dresses: Nayeli Lopez

Two Women, One New Chapter 

Their reunion is compelling precisely because their stories are not identical. Santos represents a young Dominican woman whose ambitions have expanded across beauty, television, education and social advocacy. Zelma represents a Mexican entertainer whose career has unfolded across multiple forms of popular culture and whose public image has become closely associated with confidence and inclusivity. Together, they create a dialogue about contemporary femininity. Their friendship offers a counterpoint to the competitive premise that first introduced them to millions of viewers. What emerges is a portrait of women who understand that another person's visibility does not diminish their own.

Accessories: GONZ by Miguel Gonzalez, & Dresses: Nayeli Lopez

Confidence Without Permission 

Curvy Zelma has built her career through a quality that cannot be manufactured: presence. As a television host, actress, singer and model, the Mexico City native has developed a multifaceted identity within Hispanic entertainment. Her popularity across reality television has made her recognizable, but her broader significance lies in the way she occupies visibility. Zelma's career reflects an evolving understanding of who gets to embody glamour. Her presence challenges the notion that fashion must be confined to a singular silhouette, age, or prescribed physical ideal. Instead, she approaches style as an extension of personality and confidence. Her story is particularly resonant in an era when audiences increasingly seek authenticity from the personalities they follow. Curvy Zelma does not simply participate in the conversation around body diversity. She brings the conversation into the center of the frame.

Accessories: GONZ by Miguel Gonzalez, & Dresses: Nayeli Lopez

The New Language of Femininity

There is no single way to be feminine. For one woman, femininity may be expressed through discipline, intellectual ambition and purpose. For another, it may emerge through humor, sensuality, performance and unapologetic confidence. Santos and Zelma offer both possibilities while resisting the need to choose between them. Their reunion suggests that modern femininity is less about conforming to an ideal than developing an individual relationship with visibility, beauty and self-definition.

Accessories (Celinee Santos): Carolina Morillo, Accessories (Curvy Zelma): GONZ by Miguel Gonzalez, Dress & Pant Suit: Eva Diaz

Accessories (Celinee Santos): Carolina Morillo, Accessories (Curvy Zelma): GONZ by Miguel Gonzalez, Dress & Pant Suit: Eva Diaz

The Women Who Own The Frame

Competition may have brought them into the same story, but friendship gives that story its second act. Their reunion reflects a more generous understanding of visibility, one in which two women can occupy the same frame without competing for its meaning.

Accessories (Celinee Santos): Carolina Morillo, Accessories (Curvy Zelma): GONZ by Miguel Gonzalez, Dress & Pant Suit: Eva Diaz

Accessories (Celinee Santos): Carolina Morillo, Accessories (Curvy Zelma): GONZ by Miguel Gonzalez, Dress & Pant Suit: Eva Diaz

For more, follow reality TV stars Celinee Santos @celineesantosfriass and Curvy Zelma @curvyzelma, with Photographer Saul Silverio @saulsilvphoto, Makeup Artist for Celinee Santos - Deborah Martinez @deborahmuaa, Makeup Artist for Curvy Zelma - Fernanda Cueto @fernandacuetomakeup, Hairstylist for Celinee Santos - Elizabeth Rodriguez @elyhairstylist_, Hairstylist for Curvy Zelma - Ana Enriquez @anasbeautycenter_, Wardrobe & Creative Direction Miguel Gonzalez @miguelgonzalezoficial, Project Coordinator Handz Dirty PR @handzdirtypr, Location Villa Encantadora in Dominican Republic @villa.encatadora

The Boy In Blue

Photographer Rafael Gonzalez + Model Nemo Chen @EMG MODELS

For more, follow Photographer Rafael Gonzalez @kosinski.photography + Model Nemo Chen @EMG MODELS @2nemo4

Tactile Elegance

Photographer Nataly Agaev + Makeup Artist Yarin Shahaf

For more, follow Photographer Nataly Agaev @natalyagaev + Makeup Artist Yarin Shahaf @yarin_shahaf

The Silent Power

Photographer & Creative Director Michal Lepore, Models Alamo + Brittany Cho

For more, follow Photographer & Creative Director Michal Lepore @Brightshotstudios, Models Alamo @alamo_mora + Brittany Cho @brittanycho

Drive Me Glamour

Photographer Mirko Zuccarello, Model Jessica Dunder, Makeup Artist Giulia Bisello + Wardrobe Stylist Lucia Ciumacenco

Dress: Stylist’s Own, Shoes: Luca Valentini, Headscarf: Vintage, Sunglasses: Gucci

Dress: Stylist’s Own, Shoes: Luca Valentini, Headscarf: Vintage, Sunglasses: Gucci

Suit: Dolce & Gabbana, Shoes: Prada, Hat: Stylist’s Own, Gloves: Stylist’s Own

Suit: Dolce & Gabbana, Shoes: Prada, Hat: Stylist’s Own, Gloves: Stylist’s Own

Dress: Jay Godfrey, Bolero: Stylist’s Own, Shoes: Stylist’s Own, Earrings: Vintage

Dress: Jay Godfrey, Bolero: Stylist’s Own, Shoes: Stylist’s Own, Earrings: Vintage

Dress: Stylist’s Own, Shoes: Luca Valentini, Headscarf: Vintage, Sunglasses: Gucci

Dress: Stylist’s Own, Shoes: Luca Valentini, Headscarf: Vintage, Sunglasses: Gucci

Dress: Stylist’s Own, Shoes: Luca Valentini, Headscarf: Vintage, Sunglasses: Gucci

Timeless. Unapologetic. Iconic.

She doesn't drive to escape—she drives with purpose. Behind the wheel, confidence becomes effortless. The car is her sanctuary, where elegance, freedom, and glamour exist without explanation. For more, follow Photographer Mirko Zuccarello @mirko_clicks, Model Jessica Dunder @jessica.dunder, Makeup Artist Giulia Bisello @giuliabisellomakeup + Wardrobe Stylist Lucia Ciumacenco @lucia_ciumacenco

Flesh & Velvet

Photographer José Neto @joseneto.ph, Model Thai Pazetto @Mega Model Brasil @thaipazetto, Makeup Artist Gabriel Vianna Stabelini @gabrielviannastabelini, Styling @igo.stylist + Retoucher @luismgueel

For more, follow Photographer José Neto @joseneto.ph, Model Thai Pazetto @Mega Model Brasil @thaipazetto, Makeup Artist Gabriel Vianna Stabelini @gabrielviannastabelini, Styling @igo.stylist + Retoucher @luismgueel

Threads Of Light

Photographer Sushobhan Sarker, Model and Wardrobe Stylist Svenja Hofe, Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Tamara Semilet + Retoucher Alika Kutyreva

Dress: Paula Votteler @paula_votteler

Dress: Paula Votteler @paula_votteler

Details: Paula Votteler @paula_votteler

Dress: Paula Votteler @paula_votteler

Coat: Paula Votteler @paula_votteler

Coat: Paula Votteler @paula_votteler

Jewelry: Magata @magata.world + Dress: Paula Votteler @paula_votteler

Threads Of Light

Threads of Light explores contemporary craftsmanship through entirely handmade garments and jewelry and collected keepsakes. Moving from play of light and sculptural silhouettes to quiet refinement, the story celebrates fashion as an expression of artistry and slow creation. For more, follow Photographer Sushobhan Sarker @sushobhan.sarker, Model and Wardrobe Stylist Svenja Hofe @svenja.hofe, Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Tamara Semilet @tamarasemilet, Retoucher Alika Kutyreva @alika.retouch

Becoming

Photographer Sofia Martianova @sofianovaphoto, Creative Director and Wardrobe Stylist Elen Martianova @thisisbyelen, Model Evie, Earrings - Vintage + Black Dress by BCBGMAXAZRIA

For more, follow Photographer Sofia Martianova @sofianovaphoto, Creative Director and Wardrobe Stylist Elen Martianova @thisisbyelen + Model Evie

The Alchemy of Light

Photographer Tenzin Wangchuk, Model Ellie Skinner + Makeup Artist Marina Yvette Marklew

For more, follow Photographer Tenzin Wangchuk @wangchukphotography, Model Ellie Skinner @ellie_skinner01 + Makeup Artist Marina Yvette Marklew @marinayvettte

Texas Summer

Photographer Mad Dad Inside + Model Chrissy Hatley @Mazaria

For more, follow Photographer Mad Dad Inside @photo_ralli + Model Chrissy Hatley @Mazaria @chrissyhatley

Golden Goddess

Photographer Irina Neva, Model Vladyslava Kurilenko, Makeup Artist Svetlana Trotskaya, Hair Stylist Oleksandra Babenko + Wardrobe Stylist Evgeniia Chaika

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For more, follow Photographer Irina Neva @irinaneva, Model Vladyslava Kurilenko @vladyslava111, Makeup Artist Svetlana Trotskaya @svetlanatrotskaya_mua, Hair Stylist Oleksandra Babenko @mua.babenko, Wardrobe Stylist Evgeniia Chaika @jen_chaika

Roofline Aviary

Photographer Charles Benoit, Model & Wardrobe Stylist Ashley BeLoat @Liz J Models + Showroom PR Solo

Look I

Dress: Elisabetta Rogiani, @elisabettarogiani + Earrings: Astor & Orion, @astor_orion

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Look II

Dress: Opificio Modenese, @opificiomodenese + Earrings: Astor & Orion, @astor_orion

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Look III

Pants: Opificio Modenese, @opificiomodenese

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Look IV

Earrings: Veronica Tharmalingam, @veronicatharmalingam + Top: Opificio Modenese, @opificiomodenese

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For more, follow Photographer Charles Benoit @cbenoitphoto, Model & Wardrobe Stylist Ashley BeLoat @Liz J Models @ashleybeloat + Showroom PR Solo @pr_solo

Blue Dreams

Photographer Drake Hackney, Model Raynah Hudson, Makeup Artist Diana, Hair Stylist Cassandra, Wardrobe Stylist Joaquin Aristides Flores, Dress Vungoc & Son + Earrings Kyle Chan

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Photographer Drake Hackney @drakehackney, Model Raynah Hudson @raynah21, Makeup Artist Diana @hairbydianaa, Hair Stylist Cassandra @cassdoesit, Wardrobe Stylist Joaquin Aristides Flores @aristidesfashion, Dress Vungoc & Son + Earrings Kyle Chan

Scarlet Summer

Photographer Milos Rajkovic + Model Dorotea Lucic

For more, follow Photographer Milos Rajkovic @milosrajkovicc + Model Dorotea Lucic @dorotealuu

Presence

Photographer, Retoucher Dimitra Tarouna Huck, Brand Les Herbes Folles + Fashion Designer, Wardrobe Stylist, Model, Makeup Artist Sekhamet

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For more, follow Photographer, Retoucher Dimitra Tarouna Huck @dimitra_tarouna_huck, Brand Les Herbes Folles @boutiquelesherbesfolles + Fashion Designer, Wardrobe Stylist, Model, Makeup Artist Sekhamet @sekhametmodel

Wild Mountain

Wardrobe Stylist, Creative Director, Photographer & Fashion Designer Franchely Figueroa, Actor Fernanda Casanova + Corset by Franchely Figueroa

For more, follow Wardrobe Stylist, Creative Director, Photographer & Fashion Designer Franchely Figueroa @franchely_photographer, Actor Fernanda Casanova @fern_irene + Corset by Franchely Figueroa

Seen, Not Her

Photographer Maria Bernhardt, Model Silvia Maria Schwarz, Look One: Wardrobe: Vintage + Look Two: Dress: NA-KD, Veil: Vintage

For more, follow Photographer Maria Bernhardt @bernohardo, Model Silvia Maria Schwarz @silvia.maria.schwarz, Look One: Wardrobe: Vintage + Look Two: Dress: NA-KD, Veil: Vintage

Untamed Opulence

Photographer Davide Anderson, Wardrobe Stylist Marv Neal + Model Zahraatou

Look I

Blazer: Pretty Little Things, Heart Tube Top: Pjazz Official, Shoe: Spanish Leather

Look II

Body Suit: Zara, Skirt: Siana Treece, Boots: Gomez Rivas, Belt: Chloe, Cuffs: Kitty Kandy

Look III

Blazer: Creo By Kenyatta Caldwell, Leather Trouser: Micheal Kors, Boot: Carlos Santana, Earrings: Kitty Kandy

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For more, follow Photographer Davide Anderson @davidefoto, Wardrobe Stylist Marv Neal @marvneal + Model Zahraatou @zahraatou

Urban Noir: LA

Photographer Viktoriia Shishko + Model & Wardrobe Elma Malagic @Modelscout

For. more, follow Photographer Viktoriia Shishko @victoriashishko + Model & Wardrobe Elma Malagic @Modelscout @malagicellma

LA, Off Duty

Photographer Viktoriia Shishko + Model & Wardrobe Elma Malagic @Modelscout

For. more, follow Photographer Viktoriia Shishko @victoriashishko + Model & Wardrobe Elma Malagic @Modelscout @malagicellma