Theodora: young lady with success in her wings!

Early in 2007 Theodora Karkavilas tried her chance at the competition Model Talent Search Canada which is held once a year across the country. The first phase involved auditions in February at the Hilton Hotel in Dorval. She was given a script to memorise. She had to recite her lines while modeling and was judged on the basis of her appearance, her presentation, and her manner of expressing herself, etc. She made it to the top 12 candidates who were selected to compete in the finals in Toronto.

The final competition brought together 200 young people from the country who converged in the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto on April 13, 2007. An intimidating challenge for a young girl of 13 who had to model in front of modeling and casting agencies from all over North America.

In October 2007, the firm Sybille Sasse offered her an auditioning opportunity for the Point Zero clothing chain. Theodora went to the company on Chabanel Street, wore some clothes and modeled. She signed a contract and was sent to a studio, where she had a photo session; they took 500 shots of her for the Spring-Summer Collection for Kids 2008 brochure published in January and available in Canada, in the US and in Europe. She was also recruited by Zellers to pose for photos that should be published in April.

Theodora Karkavilas is in secondary school 1 at Verdun’s Beurling Academy. Her father Kosta, who is more than proud of his daughter, said: “She keeps both feet on the ground and certainly doesn’t act like a princess. Her biggest dream is to become a veterinarian. We have fish, a frog, a black rabbit, a turtle, a bird and a dog. For my wife and I, she is a source of great pride. We have two wonderful and incredible children.”