Bucket Babe: Astrid Aurora

Winter seems to have come early to the Southern parts of Africa this year as its icy chill has affected most of the country, we at the Bucket aim to help defrost the country with some heat this weekend thanks to the return of the Bucket Babe! Yes, its been a while since we featured a local beauty on the blog but like they say, good things come to those who wait and boy, today we have some thing more than good! Today's featured beauty is a multi-award winner and has spent most of her life behind the lens, be it photography or video, she was a former TV anchor/ journalist but now has stepped into the modeling world where she began to and continues to shine with her Lingerie and Swimwear work. We got to take a few minutes out of her busy schedule to chat about work, life and everything else, read more to see what she had to say. 

Astrid Aurora

BIO

Hi! My name is Astrid, I'm from Cape Town and a former Television Anchor and journalist, I know embrace my new career in modelling, doing both commercial and lingerie shoots. I am passionate about the beach and nature, I've taken on this new exciting venture which see's me travelling and exploring while taking my fans along the journey. If you would like to see where I go next, follow me on my Instagram page. 

LINKS

Q&A

1. Hot girls and hot cars go hand in hand, what ride would you like to  see yourself in?

• There are so many cars that I love, but I especially love the Pagani Hermes, Maybach 62 and the new Hybrid Ferrari SF90.  

2. What sandwich are you most likely to make for me? and will it be toasted or plain?

• I love making sandwiches! A sandwich that I enjoy making is a delicious oven toasted bun with butter, that is layered with rocket, tomato, mayo, lots of pastrami beef, mustard and a sunny side egg on top!

3. Everyone loves popcorn (well I think they do) what is your topping/ sprinkle of choice?

•  I definitely love butter salt!

4. Dream cover shoot?

• Maxim or GQ.

5. If given a choice, full time model or full time executive, what would you choose?

• I was a full time executive and worked in corporate for ten years, which was empowering but I can definitely say that being a full time model is a lot more fun!

6. Growing up you must have had someone you aspired to be, so who is your role model?

• I have so many role models. I enjoy the fact that women empowerment means women can be anything she desires! I admire both female leaders and glamour models alike! I especially love the Playboy Bunnies.

7. Anyone holding that hand yet? or is it available?

• There is a very special man in my life, so unfortunately for you gents, I'm not available.

8. Obviously being a female, fashion would be a big interest to you, do you have a favourite label/ designer?

•  I adore fashion, such as Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, Chanel and Gucci are my absolute favourites!

9. What type of music gets your booty shaking?

• I love house, deep house, EDM, reggae and R&B.

10. Which city is your dream party destination?

• Definitely Tulum!

Bucket Babe: Kayla Baker

We did it! After what seemed like an eternity, we've finally made it to the end of January and I think we deserve a pat on the back for that or some sort of celebration and we thought we'd kick things off with the years first installment of the Bucket Babe. This feature was started not to only showcase the beautiful woman that reside in our country but also celebrate their accomplishments or their passions. Today's featured model for example has a career in which she helps new mothers and mum's to be keep in shape during and after their pregnancy. She's an avid traveler and like most people who live inland, loves to spend time at the beach. She's got a good eye for cars and makes a mouth watering sandwich you can read up all about that a more with our interview with her below.

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Kayla Baker

BIO

Hi guys! My name is Kayla Baker and I'm a Pre and Post-Natal Fitness Instructor from Johannesburg, you can check our my Instagram page for what I do @mamavation_sa.

I have a passion for healthy living and helping ladies reach their goals, I love travelling and exploring different countries and cultures, I love anything beauty related.

My goals for 2020 is to expand my business, continuing to help woman with their fitness journeys and to keep travelling! 

LINKS

Q&A

1. Hot girls and hot cars go hand in hand, what ride would you like to  see yourself in?

• There are so many! One of them being the Lamborghini Urus.

2. What sandwich are you most likely to make for me? and will it be toasted or plain?

• Provolone cheese, prosciutto and pickled aubergine. Its amazing! And probably, plain for this one. 

3. Everyone loves popcorn (well I think they do) what is your topping/ sprinkle of choice?

• Lightly salted, topped with Astros, for sure.

4. Dream cover shoot?

• Anything fitness related or swimsuit/ beach related.

5. If given a choice, full time model or full time executive, what would you choose?

• Depends what the executive is for? I enjoy modeling, so that would be my first choice.  

6. Growing up you must have had someone you aspired to be, so who is your role model?

• Honestly, I never had anyone I wanted to be like. i was just learning to grow and enjoy myself.

7. Anyone holding that hand yet? or is it available?

• It's being held, Married.

8. Obviously being a female you would love fashion. Favourite label/ designer?

• We travel to the states for this exact reason! LOL. Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger are some of my best. 

9. What type of music gets your booty shaking?

• Anything really, depends on my mood.

10. Which city is your dream party destination?

• Ibiza. 

Photography by Epix Shoots & Embers & Envelopes

Bucket Babe: Candice Boucher

Greetings, and welcome to the first edition of the Bucket Babe for 2016! Now for us living in South Africa, 2016 hasn't been the greatest so far with the on going racial debacles plaguing the country, the ever weakening Rand and the political shambles we find our Parliament in. Fortunately we do have a lot of positives as well, our country is one of the most scenic in the world with breathtaking landscapes and it's home to some of the most beautiful woman in the world, like our featured model today. She's no stranger to magazine covers and has made a name for herself on the global stage, like many of South Africa's fine wines, she just gets better with age and it is an honor and a privilege to feature her today.

Candice Boucher

Born and raised in Durban, Candice shot to fame in local magazines such as SA Sports Illustrated and FHM. She was quite a regular in the swimsuit edition as well as making an annual appearance in the FHM Top 100 sexiest woman list with good reasoning too. She was a firm favourite in the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated and I for one always used to look out for her in the TV segments on Supersport. 

 Her beauty holds no bounds, whether she's shooting lingerie, swimsuits, fashion or nothing at all. She still remains one of SA's sort out model and was also featured as a Guess model in many of their campaigns and one her biggest achievements has been being featured in Playboy Magazine, in a shoot done in Kenya along side animals in the wild.

Her talents don't lie only in her beauty as she also pursued roles in motion pictures, as she stared as the female lead in the Bollywood movie Azaan as well as featured in Bollywood superstar singer, Himesh Rashammiya's music video to Aap Kaa Surroor. She has a busy schedule, travelling the world and we wish her all the best and hope to see her featured more in the printed as well as on screen

  

Links

Twitter: @candyboucher
Instagram: candiceboucher

Q&A

1. We know you used to own  a GTI, so we know you like fast cars (Durban influence showing) but if you could chose to have any car, what would it be?

• I still have my GTI, living on a smallholding makes it a little tricky though. I used to own an old 3 door Rav 4, I loved her, if I could have her back with a brand new engine I would be happy.

2. What sandwich are you most likely to make for me? and will it be toasted or plain?

• Aahh I used to make amazing sandwiches... it would be toasted with bacon, Camembert cheese, a little cranberry sauce and rocket. Toast that and then add some avo!

3. Everyone loves popcorn (well I think they do) what is your topping/ sprinkle of choice?

• Popcorn favourite...salt & vinegar

4. Being a Durban girk, what do you miss the most about your home town?

• I do miss the warm ocean and the incredible sunrises over the ocean.

5. You've graced the covers of many magazines, which one was the highlight for you?

• South African Sports Illustrated

6. Being an international model, you've shot in various scenic locations, which is your favourite?

• Kenya was my favourite! I had so many magical moments there.

7. One of your most popular features was with Playboy Magazine, what was it like shooting with Lions, baring in mind you were wearing little to nothing at all?

• That shoot contributed to my love of Kenya. There were wild lions, buffalo, giraffe, rhinos, elephants to name a few. At times I would be on the ground with just a car between myself and a lion (car pulled back for the shot) running up to a wild heard of buffalo. It was liberating and humbling to be amongst those incredible animals in the birthday suit. I had a wonderful team with me and amazing guide (John) who knew the animals very well. So I always felt safe. It was definitely the most insane, adrenaline fueled adventure of my life thus far.

8. Growing up, did you always dream of becoming a model or was it something that just happened?

• I didn't even know what modelling was growing up. It kind of happened by accident, I always wanted to work with animals or young kids... I have been fortunate enough thought to have worked with some amazing animals...thought not in the way I initially intended.

9. Anyone holding that hand yet? Or is it available?

• Nosy!! There is someone holding my heart...

10. What type of music gets your booty shaking?

• I am an 80's child s there is nothing that gets me in a good and festive mood quite like the oldies.. (I have to add that I am not really a refined booty shaker.. I have 2 left feet to say the least) Roxette, Talking Heads, White Snake, Dave Matthews Band, Alanis Morisette, Bruce Springsteen and good ol Bob Marley are some of my good time favourites.

11. Which city is your dream party destination?

• New York is quite a party city, but I have found that it doesn't really matter where you party, it's the people that are with you that make a party unforgettable or not. I have a small close group of friends and wherever we are or whatever we do, we have the best time together.

Bucket Babe: Anika Laubscher

It's almost the end of August and summer is getting ever so closer for us in South Africa, but its time to turn up the heat with this months bucket babe as we go off shore to find this local lass doing great things in Europe. Our featured model has lived in a number of countries on our beautiful continent and has now relocated to Europe to show them a thing or two, she's currently studying but has been in the modelling world for a while now and I can honestly say she is another one of our hot exports. She's been flying relatively low under the radar but we've managed to track her down on instagram and boy is it a must to follow! Her friendly nature is just one of the characteristics that adds to her charm and after reading what sandwich she would make for me, I almost went down on one knee. We'd like to wish her all the best for whatever life has in store for, hopefully it is big things and maybe one day we would get to share that sandwich. ;)

Anika Laubscher

Bio

Growing up I lived in 3 different African countries, South Africa (where I was born), Tanzania and Namibia until I decied to take on Europe for good. I packed up my bags, kissed family and friends goodbye and now I live in the beautiful region of Marche, Italy...studying and collecting memories wherever life lets me go. (I'll go anywhere, why stay in one place? ;)

I love unplanned adventures, proving fortune cookies (and people) wrong and the company of eccentric people.

 I try not to break my head on the future so much anymore, the present is pretty awesome if you know how to live it.

Link

Instagram: anika1936

Q&A

1. Hot girls and hot cars go hand in hand, what ride would you like to see yourself in?

• Anything classic really, but oh my a Shelby Cobra Super Snake definitely wins.

2. What sandwich are you most likely to make for me? and will it be toasted or plain?

• Who eats plain bread anyways? TOASTED for sure! Your sandwich will contrain, Avocado, cheddar cheese, bacon, tomato, olive oil, cream cheese, *toasted* with an egg on top. You'll onlu get half though, way too much effort to make one for both of us ;)

3. Everyone loves popcorn (well I think they do) what is your topping/ sprinkle of choice?

• I think you thought wrong....I hate popcorn. I'll trade for a salt and vinegar potato chips.

4. Dream cover shoot?

• Vogue, Italy 

5. If given a choice, full time model or full time executive, what would you choose?

• I've already done the full time model thing, let's give bossing around a try :D

6. Growing up you must have had someone you aspired to be, so who is your role model?

• There's not one specific person but a few traits of specific people that I deeply admire, two of those people are my aunt Liza Dempers  and my dad, Hentie Laubscher.

7. Anyone holding that hand yet? or is it available?

• undisclosed.

8. Obviously being a female you would love fashion. Favourite label/ designer?

• Oscar de la Renta, he did it all and I want it all.

9. What type of music gets your booty shaking?

• When it comes to music, anything will do but blues, classical and rock will do better:)

10. Which city is your dream party destination?

• Macau again for sure.