When you ask certain models what other lines of work they would like to add to their model work, they never really stray away from modeling. It’s almost as if they choose a fixed selection of alternative jobs available to models. They either want to become an actor or become a fashion designer. Paige Jimenez doesn’t fit that mold.
The Hawaiian model began to build a brand of success for herself as a chef. She works with such zeal and commitment that one would think she was born if they only knew one aspect of her professional career. The cum model chef is still young and has a lot to give to both careers, although she admitted that she will eventually focus all of her attention on her job as a chef. Martha Stewart and Chrissy Teigen are among her main inspirations.
Paige Jimenez Biography
The model was born on April 4, 1998. She was raised in Hawaii, where she started cooking at an early age. At the time, she just knew that she loved to cook and try new dishes, but she never thought of turning her passion into a profession.
Her story reads as if she’s always been on a quest to find out where she truly belongs. Paige graduated from high school a year earlier than her classmates and enrolled at the University of Hawaii. His time at the University only lasted the first semester of his freshman year before he dropped out.
The chance to be featured on MasterChef came looking for her. At the time, she had moved to Los Angeles after attending college. Since she couldn’t own a house yet, being under 18, Paige booked an Airbnb apartment and lived there. She was out walking one day when she was approached by scouts from the MasterChef show. They asked her if she could cook. She replied that she could but that she was not a professional.
Paige Jimenez was invited to audition for the After three months of auditioning, she reached the last 80. The casting team then narrowed the number down to 40 and then to the final 20 and Paige was still in the running. She remembers the show being one of the hardest things she had to do, but it reignited her desire and belief that she could pursue a career as a chef.
Professional Achievements
Soon after, Paige Jimenez moved to Brooklyn, New York City. Even though she had to deal with the cultural change, she is grateful to him for making this decision. According to the chef, she thinks New York is probably the only place in the country where she can fully express herself as a role model and a chef and be appreciated on both sides.
Following his move and in an effort to hone his culinary skills and master his craft, Jimenez decided to enroll in the International Culinary Center. After a year of intensive training at the institution, she graduated in September 2018.
The modeling side of her career has been just as eventful as her pursuit of culinary excellence. It is not known when she started modeling. However, Paige Jimenez has started working on some campaigns with well-known fashion brands. Some of them include Forever 21 and Fila. She has also shown on the likes pages of Glitter Magazine and Japan Travel Shows.
Paige Jimenez’s family
The model leader played her close family cards to her chest. The only member of his family that the public knows is his grandmother. This is because she learned almost everything she knows about cooking before her culinary training from the wife. She also forced her stepfather to film her during his cooking shows.
Immediately she was done with her time at the International Culinary Center, one of the first things Paige did was go home to Hawaii and cook for her whole family. It was the first time she had managed on her own and she had decided to welcome them all to her grandmother’s house.
His grandmother was also the one who came with part of his lessons to enroll in the culinary school. The rest was obtained on partial scholarship after receiving a glowing recommendation from one of MasterChef’s judges, Christina Tosi.
Model and Chef Facts
1. After graduating from cooking school, Paige Jimenez started making and selling her own brand of vintage t-shirts.
2. The cooking enthusiast buys only seasonally appropriate cookbooks. She plans to have her own cookbook in the future, as well as her own brand of cookware like Chrissy Teigen.
3. Paige has huge respect for celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. She admitted that she would have liked to cook for him
4. His magazine of choice to appear on Bon appétit. She believes it’s the only publication that can perfectly represent both sides of her career.