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et e M Jessica Stam While on set for her cover shoot, the Canadian supermodel shared what she is listening to, reading and which designers have caught her eye this Spring. Tell us how you got into modeling? I was scouted in a Canadian Tim Hortons, and then moved to New York soon after. What has surprised you most about the fashion industry? The ability of designers to reinvent themselves so many times, and the amount of work that goes into designing each collection. Things you miss most from your home town? Lake Huron and my brothers. Your go-to Spring look? Dresses, or a skirt and T-shirt with sandals. Last book you read and loved? One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garc��a M��rquez. Describe your typical Sunday? Football and sushi. Favorite movie of all time? True Romance. What is on your playlist? Grimes, Dolly Parton, The Black Keys, TLC, The Kills, The Mamas & the Papas, The Roots, The xx. Favorite restaurants in NYC? Frank in the East Village and Dos Toros. Who is your current style icon? Jane Birkin. Most prized possession? My dog. Young designer you are most excited about? Honor, Marissa Webb, Wes Gordon. Your best vintage find? A Norma Kamali leopard jump suit; I wear it every Halloween. How do you stay fit? I run. Who has influenced you most in the fashion world? Steven Meisel and Pat McGrath Most memorable shoot? I once got to shoot with an entire cast of Photographer David zoo animals in Joshua Tree, California. That was so much fun! Roemer captures the ���doll-faced��� model on What magazines do you read on a monthly basis? set in New York for Vice, Teen Vogue, Nylon. Bal Harbour Magazine. Favorite juice spot? Liquiteria in the East Village. Favorite international city? Paris. MODEL WITH A MISSION Jessica Stam shares what inspired her to become an ambassador for the Many Hopes charity. ���I had been searching for a charity that really spoke to my heart for a long time, and then about a year ago a friend introduced me to the founders of Many Hopes. Their mission is to provide some of the poorest children in Kenya with a loving family and quality education. They rescue girls from abuse, abandonment and the street and provide them with the tools they need to become empowered women. They believe that through love and education, we can change the lives of children who have endured the worst poverty and exploitation, and eventually eliminate the causes of the injustice they have suffered. Many Hopes believes in tackling the causes of injustice, not just housing the victims of it. I was so moved by the efforts of the charity that I decided to come on board as an ambassador. Last December I visited the girls��� home in Kenya so that I could learn how to fundraiser for them. While I was there I became even more inspired by these young girls as I got to know them, their house mothers and the local staff. We are currently planning a spring gala in New York.��� 48 BAL HARBOUR