About Us

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Mrs. Carrión, formerly Miss Latina Puerto Rico 2008, founder and director of Pazarela Modeling Academy is a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, with a degree in education and completed additional courses at the University of Central Florida for her career in teacher developmental growth. She holds two current teacher certificates in the state of Florida. Aside from modeling, and obtaining pageant titles since the age of 8, Alynnel has been a grade school teacher for 15+ years. She is a happy wife and mother of a little princess. 

 In addition to her education and experience with children, Mrs. Carrión represented the beautiful city of Trujillo Alto, when she was 17 years old, in the Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant. In 2007, representing the capital of the Island, San Juan, she won the title of 'Miss Latina Puerto Rico', leading her to represent Puerto Rico in the international pageant. The international pageant was held in San Antonio, Texas. 'Miss Latina Puerto Rico' was titled the first runner up after Mexico won the title that year. 

Mrs. Carrión's modeling passion started at the young age of 8 by being a student and actively participating in several children's fashion shows. One of her biggest influencers, teachers and mentors was the respected Grace Fontecha. Carrión also worked as a mentor and teacher for several modeling schools in Puerto Rico, including Galeria de Modelos by the amazing Annette Matos. She also directly worked with a respected team of promoters and professionals in Puerto Rico, some of these were the talented Edwin Lander and Luis M. better known on social media as "Shakk Askani".

After many beautiful experiences in the pageant world, she also represented many brands and designers. She participated in many runway events in different cities and with several popular designers including Ruben Dario, Carlos Alberto, Jairo Erasmus, Bligi, David Antonio, Gustavo Arango, Lisa Thon, Diany Mota, Nailuj Villarroel and many more. Additionally, she worked for Telemundo as a model, promoter, host and recruiter. 

After founding the successful Pazarela Modeling Academy brand in Puerto Rico, Mrs Carrión made the move to the United States to pursue her career in education. The re-opening of Pazarela Modeling Academy brand in Central FL is the passion project she has been waiting for to utilize her abilities, skills, experiences, and education to train the next generation of strong, confident women. Alynnel believes that every student should feel beautiful and should be taught how to be a leader and have the courage to succeed, not only in the modeling industry but in their life as women. 

We embrace a learning environment that prepares young ladies aged 12 to 21 to be confident and feel beautiful. Our classes incorporate traditional learning styles as well as hands-on experiences. Become a member and enjoy runway training, photography sessions, etiquette lessons, and much more! Join our amazing community of models and become part of an additional family. 

Audition today to join #TEAMPAZARELA!

Our mission is your success in life. We want to create a safe space for all of our students. We want all to understand that beauty comes in different forms, colors, styles, languages and cultures... diversity is our keyword! The modeling industry changes everyday and there is an opportunity around every corner for those that never give up. As part of our mission, we will make sure we give every student the skills, tools and knowledge to succeed in the modeling industry as well as in life. We want to promote good values and guide every single one of you to a bright future.