Anthony Lara and Rayne Usher In a New Era

As a lawyer with twenty-two years of practice experience who is developing an online magazine for 3.5 years and running, I have seen some sustained talent but plenty of "one offs" among promotional models under contract. Each is special in his or her own way. Some make more of a splash when published regularly. Some, such as Dakota Luna of Hazel Green, Alabama, have assisted in a big way with more than just modeling.

When I run ads for models on Facebook, I am always prepared to hear from the contenders and pretenders alike. Some are marginally interested, and I am often surprised by who actually interviews and signs on for a photo shoot.

I was pleased to interview Anthony Lara and Rayne, both of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on February 1, 2023 and to photograph them on February 28 at Public Square Park and The Stahlman. Both of these models bring talent and diversity to my online magazine brand.

Anthony is part Mexican and part African American.  Rayne is part Caucasian and part African American.

Anthony is recently and honorably discharged from the United States Army and employed by the United States Postal Service. He is experienced as a model and was creative and fun to work with on his debut photo shoot.

Rayne is a mother of five children and, as you might imagine, spends a great deal of time and energy as a mother with support from family and friends. For the studio lingerie portion of the shoot, she wore perhaps the most elaborate outfit I have seen in the history of my magazine. She is the first Cloud Nine Higher model to wear pasties. 

These models blended well for the casual nighttime portion of the photo shoot in the park in front of the Historic Metropolitan Nashville Courthouse, 3rd Avenue North at Union Street and known as "1 Public Square". 

The park includes fountains (some of which have not been activated since the beginning of the pandemic), an observation deck, and monuments marking historic moments in the history of our city. Some of it was destroyed by violence in 2020 when others were marching and protesting appropriately during the "Black Lives Matter" movement. Sadly and ironically, a marker commemorating a major civil rights event in Nashville was destroyed during this terrible vandalism.

The rebuild has happened since, and we have a public park to be proud of.

I have two new models to be proud of, and Rayne is scheduled to pose again on April 25. Hopefully, we haven't seen the last of Anthony and Rayne in Cloud Nine Higher social media and OnlyFans.

With a major brand affiliation, Facebook Stars status, and an email list, Cloud Nine Higher is moving on to the "next level"

Anthony and Rayne are perfect fits for this new era.

James A. Rose

Publisher