There's Something About Mimi

There’s Something About MiMi

Words Paul Johnson Jr./ Protraits Chris Fox

As she gets dressed, or undressed rather, she’s pulling out all different kinds of ideas: “Yo P, maybe we can do this with that? Or that—with this? Or maybe you can put me on top of this, leaning over this way…” I then begin to question our own expertise. Our idea was to get her on a plain backdrop and offset it with the colors of her outfit, not to mention, her body period. Blah, blah, blah… the pre-game plans always tend to fade at the start of tip-off.

We normally stick to our agendas and go through with the game plans no matter whom the model is. Clearly, she doesn’t know us too well. We’re like, “MiMi, you’re gonna sit this way and do that!” She, however, had other thoughts. Clearly, we didn’t know her too well either.

Manuela Middleton, a Queensboro Community College graduate stands 5-foot 3, with STOOOOPIT measurements of 34C-28-40! She’s bangin’ like Lil’ Kim in 98. So for the remainder of the shoot, all we did was snap the photos. We let her make her own magic. Every so often I’d chime in with a pose or two and she’d look at me and say—“We did that already…” So now I guess I have to wait for her to say when it’s okay for me to punch out.