Brittany Burke – A Diamond in Detroit

Brittany Burke's classical beauty is bringing her to the attention of the world's top fashion houses

- By Brandon Friederich. Photography by Antoine Verglas

The road to success is paved with failure... for some. Others. like Brittany Burke, seem born to hit it big from the jump. The Detroit native's mother, whose own journey culminated in spokesmodel work for Ford, had clearly seen something special in her daughter before she secretly submitted photos to Chicago's venerated Select Model Management. Burke was signed by the agency the day she made an in-person appearance.