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Bjorksdattir returns to Xsampa
While modelling Dah Swimwear, she said she would like to learn to surf
Gramdkarpo, Xsampa
April 30, 5694


Alice Bjorksdatir, on break from Del Valle before the Fall Shows, modelling Dah Swimwear in Xsampa

Kalistani supermodel Alice Bjorksdattir flew to Xsampa this month for a 10-day shoot for Dah Surf Company. The country's It Girl, who recently signed a three year contract with Del Valle to model their clothes, also continues her work for the Dahriel-based surf and beach fashion company, which produces 85% of all surfboards used by Kalistanis, and it is assumed, by nearly all surfers worldwide, as well as deck shorts, wetsuits and swimwear. Dah Surf Co is a ₭130 million a year company, and is one of the largest apparel companies in Kalistan.

"Well, this is my second visit to Xsampa," said Bjorksdattir. "Last time I was here with a bunch of young models, but this time, it was just me. I got to do the entire shoot myself. This place is a total paradise: It's such a beautiful location, and we actually got to talk to Xsampan surfers who are really getting into the sport." Asked if she did any surfing herself, she just laughed. "No, I don't know how to surf. I barely know how to swim. But I would love to learn how to surf. I think when the season starts in Kalistan next month, I'll spend some time in Luxon to watch them surf and maybe take some lessons. It's definitely on my bucket list."

Bjorksdattir said she spent all week in the water. "My poor toes are pruned!" she said. "It's gonna take me a month to get all this sand washed off!" She and the crew rented cabanas near the beach where they were shooting for the 5695 Calendar, and woke up very early to get Bjorksdattir into makeup and get her clothes for the day laid out. "My pictures are really good, but I gotta tell you: It was a lot of work to look like I put no work at all into it. All those beachy hairstyles, they weren't gonna just let me go dunk my head in the ocean: First, that would mess up the metric ton of makeup I was wearing so I didn't look like I was sweating my ass off, and second, my hair gets a little frizzy, it's naturally got some curl to it, so if I put it into the ocean, just like dunked it, it would be super flat and then would poof up like I got a perm. No, it takes a lot of work to look like a beach bum."

Throughout the session, she wore more than 25 Dah Swimsuits. "They wanted to try all these different looks on me," she said. "Some were too revealing. I'm a big girl, and I got hit by one of the waves, and there was a wardrobe malfunction. I'm sure the crowd that were standing around didn't mind, but, that would never make the Dah calendar... you know, because the strap broke, and trying to keep my top up, I had the brand logo covered, so... Yeah, that might make the outtakes, but I don't think that one will see the light of day... too spicy..." She did have a suggestion for her employer however. "Dah tends to make black and white suits, that is their trademark colors. Black is good for a wetsuit, but people like color too, Dah, you hear me? Can you imagine me in a orange two piece suit? See, that would look tight as hell."

Back in Kaliburg, Bjorksdattir's modelling is not going unnoticed. No less than Her Highness, the Princess Regent Nicolette Ananto-Collins had words of congratulations for the young model. The Princess Regent, herself a former Dah model, was asked in an interview about what she thought of Bjorksdattir taking the Dah contract, and she said she was proud of her. "That girl is hot," said the Princess Regent. "It's undeniable. You'd have to be blind to think otherwise. So good for her and good for Dah for getting her." She did have some words of encouragement for Bjorksdattir. "Look: Surfing is easy, All she has to do is just go with what the sea wants her to, balance over the center of the board, and just ride. The board wants to stay on the surface. You have to work to get it to go under. But keep trying, Ms. Bjorksdattir, you got this, and maybe I'll see you in Luxon this summer."

Bjorksdattir is in country for another two days before she returns to Kalistan via Metz-Leonid. The 5695 Dah Surf Co. Calendar, featuring Alice Bjorksdattir, will be available in retail stores at the beginning of December, and is expected to sell out very quickly. The announcement that Bjorksdattir is modelling for the surf company actually sent Dah Surf Co.'s stock (DSC) soaring in the KalSiE, where they are up 23% month over month. "Yeah, she's gonna sell a lot of surfboards," said the Princess Regent.

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