Bucket Babe: Dominique Wagner

Many have decided to just write the year 2020 off and for most parts I don't blame them, its been one hell of a shit show but it's what we make from it that matters I suppose. Some are using the extra time to better themselves, others see the lockdown as a blessing in disguise which is helping them save but there's no doubt its having a major effect on everyone's mental health which is why we're taking a breather today on the blog by giving you, the readers something refreshing to read. The Bucket Babe returns with another beauty from Mzanzi who has a passion for cars and knows how to make a great sandwich, meet this months featured model.

Dominique Wagner

BIO

LI'm Dominique Wagner, I am 21 years old and I have been with MMM Agency for more than a year now and I have been given opportunities and learning experiences I never would have if they did not sign me. I am your typica Aquarius, I struggle with anxiety and depression, it is something I am trying to overcome. F1 on a Sunday seems to be my new thing! I love kicking my feet up and falling asleep during the race. I am currently working on my BCom Law degree which I will complete by this year November and thereafter looking to immigrate to Dubai next year. I do not have other hobbies besides modeling, which has now picked up as a career... I should probably find one soon. 

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Q&A

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

• It would depend on the drive... either an Audi R8 or a Chevrolet Bel Air if we are doing a sunset drive.

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

• I love me a good toasted cheese, toasted the traditional way. Butter on the outside of two fresh slices of white bread, with gouda cheese which will be fried in a pan. 

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

• I am a ride or die salt and vinegar fan... sometimes I burn my taste buds alive at the cinema.

4. Dream cover shoot?

• VOGUE. 

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

• Full time model, it is a passion of mine, it would be a privilege to have to have that type of opportunity as most people are extremely unhappy with their jobs. Modeling is also hard work do no get me wrong, most people think it' just standing around looking pretty but those people can come chat to me about their energy levels after a three hour shoot.  

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

• Marilyn Manroe, my mom always had her face all around the house. Recently I was given a vintage magazine from Canada, that my Grandad gave my mom as a souvenir from his visit there. It contains so many unpublished images of Marilyn.

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

• It's complicated, hahaha!.

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

• I do not have the most expensive taste (yet) but I am loving Pretty Little Thing, Fashon Nova and our very own The Lot. 

9. What type of music gets your booty shaking?

• Hip Hop... anything with or by Nicki Minaj.

10. Which city is your dream party destination?

• It;s a tie between Bali and Ibiza. 

Bucket Babe: Terushka Venkatsamy

As Winter strengthens its grip around the nation with its icy claws, its time for us to warm things up on the blog with another installment of the Bucket Babe. This month's featured beauty hails from the warm waters of the East Coast and coincidentally grew up in my neighborhood and schooled at the same school as me. She went on to complete her studies in Fashion design and upon a work trip was scouted and trusted into the modeling world. Since then she's been featured in a number of publications, local and abroad and has even dabbled in a bit of acting which she looks to further her career in. She's got a great taste in cars, fashion, music and food, especially when it comes to sandwiches, anyway that's enough from me, I'll let her take it from here. 

Terushka Venketsamy

Bio

My name is Terushka Venkatsamy, born in Durban, based in Cape Town most of the year and travel for work. I studied a BA in Fashion and design, it was for women-wear design, I got scouted in India whilst on a trip to buy textiles, to a model and did a random casting and there-after was selected for a reality TV show called 'The Hunt For the Kingfisher Calendar Girl', then the rest as they say is history. I studied acting in Cape Town for 2 years and it is a huge passion of mine. I have signed with international agencies, modeled in Turkey, Mumbai, Hong Kong and Prague for magazines, catalogue, lingerie, commercials for several brands including EY, Merrel, Triumph, Kellogs, Castle Lite, Carling, BMW and many stills.

I love to run, do yoga, boxing, hiking, adventure related activities such as road trips, I also love to cook, watch movies and series, Some of my other passions are writing, reading, travel, cultures, fine dining and cuisine, humanitarian work, fashion, design, architecture, interiors...all things design orientated regarding line, texture, colour and form. 

I'm a foreign English language teacher, a beautiful way to get involved in community work/ humanitarian work and I love working with kids. I also run shot rentals and involved in  property in Cape Town. Future goals would be to start another business, to teach English in Panama, live in LA, climb Machu Picchu and have a girls Europe trip with my sister Himarsha Venkatsamy and my two best friends, Lauren and Sulshine...probably to Ibiza and Barcelona!

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Q&A

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

• 1971 Jaguar XKE.

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

• Toasted steak, chips, chill, cheese sandwich OR do they make a mutton bunny sandwich ;). 

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

• Butter and salt.

4. Dream cover shoot?

• W Mag, I.D or the face of some fabulous fragrance band ;)

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

• Full time executive in sexy suits and Louboutins.

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

• My parents...dynamic, humble and open minded .

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

• Available with a dash of romance.

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

• Balmain, D&G.

9. What type of music gets your booty shaking?

• Hip Hop and R&B from the 90's.

10. Which city is your dream party destination?

• Ibiza.

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: Alessya Brookes

It's almost the end of September, before people start repeating that lame joke about waking up Greenday, let's end off the final week in style with another drop dead gorgeous beauty that resides on the southern side of Africa. Today's featured beauty first caught my eye when she did a shoot for our good friends Locally Whipped Magazine in Johannesburg, since then she's just catapulted in the industry with her biggest achievement to date being Miss June Playmate for Playboy SA. I am going to be honest, it was the first time I paid to download the mag, just to see her shoot and boy was it worth it! She's mesmerizing in every angle she's photographed and you wouldn't believe it if I told you she's a mom! She has a really good singing voice (if this instagram video is anything to go by) and she has been craving her MANwich, which you'll find about further down, I know you can't wait to meet her, so here she is!

Alessya Brookes

Bio

I grew up in Botswana where I was privileged to enjoy a sun-drenched, free-spirited childhood which I believe shaped me into who I am today. I simply love being outdoors, surrounded by nature (and in a bikini where possible). I was raised amongst humble, down to earth people and today I choose only to surround myself with people of that nature. The only thing I turn down is my collar!

My greatest life accomplishment is my beautiful daughter. She keeps me young and connected to the simplicity of childhood. I have been modelling for about a year now and have been incredibly lucky with the opportunities which have come my way during this short period. This year I have been featured in various online SA magazines (Locally Whipped, My City By Night, Sexy South African Hunnies) and I was Playboy SA's June 2015 playmate. I was also chosen as one of fourteen SA girls to appear in the international Liqui Moly 2016 calendar. Modelling was never something that I imagined myself being involved with so I'm really just enjoying each and every opportunity that comes my way and counting my blessings as I go.  

Links

Facebook: Alessya Brookes
Twitter: @AlessyaBrookes
Instagram: alessy_b

Q&A

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

• Ferrari Enzo FXX.

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

• A sandwich is a sandwich, but a MANwich is a meal! Open sandwich on toasted Ciabata with cream cheese, cajun chicken, bacon, avocado, rocket and sun-dried tomatoes.

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

• White cheddar, hands down. (I eat popcorn regularly)

4. Dream cover shoot?

• Maxim Magazine

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

• Full time model

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

• Although it is a cliche, definitely my mother

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

• I have my eye on someone....

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

• DVF

9. What type of music gets your booty shaking?

• Drum & Bass and Trap

10. Which city is your dream party destination?

• Kingston Town, Jamaica.