I had the opportunity to meet Tuomas Holopainen, the founder of the Finnish Symphonic Metal Band, Nightwish before their show at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City. I wrote an article about it for The Network. You can read it here:
Below are some pictures from the show!
In addition to all the stuff I have going on in the entertainment world, I’m also a landlord in South Central. My husband and I own a 4-plex in one of the most notorious parts of town. The cops call it ‘Mogadishu.”
Tomi Hinkkanen, a journalist writing for the Finnish “Ilta-Sanomat” (and founder of finntimes.com) came by to check out our “pad” and write about it. It was published in the 1.21.2012 weekend edition.
Some new developments have happened since the article as written in the fall of 2011… one relating to my vanity: I have lost weight since then. 
It is in Finnish, so I have to find time to translate it… It’s quite long…!
So now, “Remodeled” has finally aired! I really enjoyed seeing all the peeps at the Network on the show! Everyone looks GREAT!!
I read some of the reviews and they were a mixed bag. Some loved the show (like I did), and others called it posed or fake. One of the things that I feel that people may not understand is how passionate Paul Fisher is. He really puts his heart into what he believes in. And what he is doing to change the lives of not just the agencies that he represents under “The Network,” but also the models, is truly significant!
I have seen firsthand how Paul F behaves, when he believes in a girl. My husband (also named Paul) and I have recently started managing Pia Pakarinen, the ex-Miss Finland. It all started with an interview my husband published at The Network about Pia just before the Miss Universe contest.
Original Pia-article On The Network
Pia subsequently gave up her crown, because ironically, the Miss Finland-organization is run like a disreputable Hollywood-agency – in fact, they, if anyone should get “remodeled!”. We were proud of Pia’s courage, and invited her over to LA to regroup and figure out what she should do after resigning her crown and title.
While in LA, we took Pia to meet Paul Fisher, who was truly taken by her beauty. Since, he has opened many doors for her, and played a vital role in giving Pia the opportunity for a new life in Hollywood. He has opened these doors without asking for anything in return. Yes, we plan to “give back” to Paul as well – as this is a theme that permeates through the Network, and something I too believe is of immense importance. But he hasn’t asked that of us first. Even though on the show he talks about the importance of i.e. “exclusivity.” He didn’t “have” to help. He did so anyway. That, in and of itself, like anyone living in Hollywood would know – is rare. People don’t “just help.”
I have attached Paul’s letter to everyone who contributes to The Network to give an idea about his world view.
So what you see in Remodeled may seem staged for TV, that Paul is “mean”, or whatever. The truth is that Paul is working to change an industry. And the modeling industry obviously has a lot of problems. It remains to be seen whether or not Americans want to see what REALLY happens behind the scenes in the modeling world, or if we should just watch another contest where girls are paraded around with numbers, and we can all mindlessly pass judgment on the contestants ourselves.
Happy New Year!
The craziness from the fall continued to the very end of the year 2011, and of course culminated in me getting sick now that I finally was able to rest LOL! Note to self – never get so busy that it affects your health/skin, right?!
Anyhoo, we had decided to go to Vegas for Christmas. Our traditional trip to Northern California (not San Francisco, twice that distance – all the way up to the Oregon border!) to a secluded ranch seemed like too much trouble.
After having been helping Pia Pakarinen, the ex-Miss Finland get started on a Hollywood career, we felt like we need to enjoy some of the fruits of all of our labor!
Paul Fisher, the founder of The Network, where my Paul, (heretofore mentioned as Paul K,) and I are experts/contributors, has been an incredibly supportive person not only with us, but with Pia as well. Paul F had arranged for all three of us to have dinner at The Sugar Factory at Paris, and continue on to the Chateau Night Club after dinner with the VIP treatment. Paul F’s good friend is the owner. So we were of course very happy about that! We hardly ever go out, so a night out like that was just awesome in every way. Pia had never been to Vegas prior, so she got to experience Vegas the “right way!”
This year 2012 in general is starting off with a lot of exciting things. The very first one in line is The Network’s TV show, Remodeled. It is airing on January 17th! It’s in prime time, and the episode will air several times during the week. So CW is really giving it a hard push. I can’t wait! We need to have some kind of Remodeled-party where everyone gets together to watch.
In the meantime, if you haven’t already, check out the trailer and show some love on Twitter/FB; you know the deal! 
http://www.cwtv.com/cw-video/remodeled
This Fall has been so crazy busy that at one point my face started getting sores from pure stress! The irony is that it hasn’t been because I have not enjoyed all the stuff going on – it’s just been a surplus of amazing events and things going on that all have compounded within a short period of time.
First we had FinnFest, a week of tremendous fun – but also an insane amount of work…
Then I became the Network Modeling Agency’s Music Expert, and have worked with new opportunities there…
Miss Finland came here, and I took her on a whirlwind tour of LA that scanned through the Network, meetings with Film people, red carpets, and more…
All the while I have been remodeling our new 4-plex deep in the throes of South Central LA and dealing with gang bangers, drug dealers, pimps and hos.
Today, I found out that I have been selected as the winner of the Finlandia Foundation’s Performer of the Year 2012 award! That will take me across the US next year. I can’t tell you how excited I am for all that is to come!
So let’s hope I learn to blog a little more often so that I can keep everything current and more detailed per event… especially now that my face has cleared up!
Below are some links to a couple of the things going on:
Miss Finland Pia Pakarinen’s blog on Finland’s most popular magazine 7 Paivaa about her trip here (in Finnish)
Her picture gallery on the same site