We had to hit up the guys at Loma Azul Tequila who just dropped into SoCal. Not only is Loma Azul made with 100-percent agave using the traditional approach to producing premium tequila, we also found out that they're one of the few tequila distillers out there using models to promote their new products and increase sales. The boys at Loma Azul decided to hire some of the most beautiful models in the industry to hit their marketing campaign in full blast.
Loma Azul Tequila booked the one and only Daisy Montez, who was the centerfold girl in the November '06 issue of LRM. They also hired the exotic Erika Medina, who's the next hot model to blow up in SoCal with her killer body and seductive expressions. Last but not least, the tequila makers hooked up with the sexy Stephanie, who has an hypnotic effect on men with her curvaceous body and beautiful smile.
The Loma Azul Tequila advertising campaign is now in full swing, so the next time that you stop into your local liquor store, check out the Loma Azul posters featuring these lovely ladies. If their appearance here hasn't quenched your thirst, you can see more of these three beauties at www.amigosusa.com.

Hitting the charts hard with her debut sing "Stay Up" featuring Fat Joe, Miss Issa is definitely taking the airways by storm. With her sexy style and her catchy beats, Miss Issa has the potential to make all of her fantasy's come true. Born to a Filipino father and a Mexican mother in San Diego California, Miss Issa experienced many obstacles throughout her life. As the youngest of five, Issa has always dreamed of becoming a singer like her mother. "I grew up listening to Motown", says Issa. "While listening to these Motown records, I begin to develop my style, mixing it up with a Latin twist", she says. Miss Issa developed her love for music by growing up in a harmonious atmosphere. She was constantly surrounded by the beats of rhythm and blues, based upon the fact that her mother was a singer as well. "When I was young I would spend countless hours watching BET and MTV, wishing that I can someday display my talent", explains Issa. "Through my hard work and determination, I can say that I achieve a piece of my goal".Although Miss Issa had a chance to possibly join the chart topping group TLC on their show "R U That Girl" Issa suddenly had a change of heart. After she was chosen as a finalist to appear on the show, she refused to sign the contract that was sent to her. By receiving a finalist position, it proved to her that she has can pursue a solo career of her own. . She was introduced to Kairi Bown, who recognized the potential she had and quickly signed her to Sound on Sound Entertainment.

This issue's Model Search winner is Mariessa from the Bay Area in Northern California. This startlingly beautiful 22-year-old started modeling just a year or two ago and made her debut on the cover of a small-circulation automotive publication. She enjoyed the experience and exposure so much that she decided to pursue a more serious modeling career. Becoming our Model Search winner should help improve the profile of this part-time model (she also has a booming real estate career).

There's no shortage of beautiful women in the great state of Texas. That's what staff photographer and Tejano Edgar Hoill kept telling us. So we dispatched him to his home state with instructions to return with photos of some of those Lone Star State lovelies. Edgar didn't disappoint and neither did those torrid Texas Hotties.

Elle Navarro, Leilani Milan, and Vanessa Monique

Each month, we receive hundreds of modeling inquiries from potential models through e-mail and postal mail. Some girls are represented by modeling agencies and some are solo-professional, semi-professional or amateur models. We get photos from beautiful women around the world, of all ages and ethnicities! Unfortunately, we can't produce enough feature photo shoots with custom cars (complemented by these lovely ladies) to keep up with the number of inquiries. Here's just a sample of some of the pictures that have been sent in to us the past few months. Make sure to vote for your favorite lowrider "girl next door" using the official voting form found elsewhere in this issue.

Angelina Zamora was born and raised in Texas. Angelina has had dreams of moving to L.A. to pursue a career in modeling and acting since the early age of four. She finished her bachelor's degree in Business Management while in Texas, but immediately decided to followed her dreams to Southern California.
Angelina's love for lowriders sets her apart from many of the other models in her category. She religiously reads LRM and frequents car shows not only to meet fans, but also to admire the custom rides on display. Growing up, her walls were decorated with the centerfolds of LRM's "Lowrider of the Month." Her first car was a '68 Chevy Impala, not her dream car seeing as though it was a four-door sedan. She eventually sold the car and purchased another '68 Impala. This time a nice two-door fastback with a flaked-out candy apple red paint job! The aforementioned moved to L.A. forced her to sell the ride because there was only room for her 2000 Chevy Monte Carlo at her new place.
This girl actually gets her hands dirty and works on her cars herself! Angelina single-handedly changed the brakes on her Monte Carlo before making that 25-hour drive! She also did some mechanical work on her Impala when she still owned it.
Aside from the lowrider scene, Angelina is also a player for this year's Lingerie Football League for the Dallas Desire team. Look for an upcoming trading card distributed by Benchwarmer.com. She has appeared in many music videos for artists such as the Kottonmouth Kings with Cypress Hill, Stone Sour, and P. Diddy featuring Nicole just to name a few. Our Texas readers are sure to have seen her on a few of the local commercials running. Recently, her backside was prominently displayed all over the Los Angeles area on the 97.9 La Raza billboards for El Cuycuy de la Manana.


You can find Angelina's official website at www.planetangelina.com. For all of you Myspace fans, visit www.myspace.com/planetangelina.

Ah yes, golden California. The north and south parts of the state both roll out their fair share of lowriders and the female bombshells who adorn every part of a car's chrome and paint. Recently, Lowrider took a photographic cruise through the less populous reaches of the Golden State looking for what's always on our primitive minds--hot cars and sexy ladies. It looks like we struck gold!So who's your favorite lowrider lovely? Tantalizing Tomasa, sultry Soli or the very erotic Crystal? Whoever it is, they're three charming girls in every way, so wipe off the cheese-puff powder and concentrate on your favorite girl. If these beautiful babes don't get your heart racing above 10,000 rpms, nothing can.

Bootyfull has to be your ultimate booty destination! Whether it's models, clothing or entertainment, Bootyfull's got your back! Alive with "bootylicious booties" and only the hottest females showing off their best assets, Bootyfull, which started out as a clothing line, now offers you the hottest models, always ready for your pleasure.

Have you've ever wondered if the girls who submit their pictures for the Girls of Lowrider Model Search ever actually get to work with the magazine? Well, here's your proof. Cindy Aguiar of Hilo, Hawaii, was the peoples' choice as our most recent Model Search winner when hundreds of votes (many from Hawaii) poured in in her support.As the winner, Cindy visited the San Bernardino, California, Lowrider Tour show, and also did a full-blown photo shoot modeling on the '64 Chevy Impala SS August '06 Lowrider of the Month owned by Marty Felix of Las Vegas, Nevada. Cindy clearly made the most of her exposure in the Girls of Lowrider.So if you're a girl, or you know of a girl who you think has what it takes to be featured on the pages of LRM, hit us up and send in your/her pictures. You never know, you might just be the next Lowrider cover girl. Also, be sure to vote for your favorite girl with the official Model Search form found elsewhere in this issue.

Each month, we receive hundreds of modeling inquiries from potential models through e-mail and postal mail. Some girls are represented by modeling agencies and some are solo-professional, semi-professional or amateur models. We get photos from beautiful women around the world, of all ages and ethnicities! Unfortunately, we can't produce enough feature photo shoots with custom cars(complemented by these lovely ladies) to keep up with the number of inquiries. Here's just a sample of some of the pictures that have been sent in to us the past few months. Make sure to vote for your favorite lowrider "girl next door" using the official voting form found elsewhere in this issue.

They say that beauty is only skin deep, but, c'mon, let's be real. My mom once told me that you have a choice when it comes to dating. You can either date a rubber tree or a rose. A rubber tree has strong roots and a strong foundation, though no one will ever really look at it and they usually walk on by because it's not appealing or sensual to the eye. A rose, on the other hand, is beautiful with shallow roots, and all the meanwhile, everyone wants to look at it, touch it, and go out of their way to pull it from its home.

They say that beauty is only skin deep, but, c'mon, let's be real. My mom once told me that you have a choice when it comes to dating. You can either date a rubber tree or a rose. A rubber tree has strong roots and a strong foundation, though no one will ever really look at it and they usually walk on by because it's not appealing or sensual to the eye. A rose, on the other hand, is beautiful with shallow roots, and all the meanwhile, everyone wants to look at it, touch it, and go out of their way to pull it from its home.
But you know what? Screw that. There's a certain amount of truth to what she said, but we'd rather hunt around for a rose with rubber tree roots and we're sure that you do to. Is there such a thing? They're few and far between, but Nina Mercedez is a perfect example of a woman with the beauty of a rose and the strong-rooted foundation of a rubber tree. She's as solid as they come, and when it comes to beauty, she's the Southern California Latin sensation who's taken over the World Wide Web as well as the publishing industry.Nina's voluptuous, charming, intellectual and surprisingly sincere. But beyond the superficial needs, we can already see from gawking at her pictures that she's a kind-hearted woman who deserves the success and fame that she's achieved. In this special issue, Nina already has an advice column, and she recently came out in our Best-Of Radicals issue. She graced the covers of more than a dozen titles and this is just the beginning.
Nina's an instant hit and there's no stopping her so indulge your mind with the responses in her column and feast your eyes on the beauty and feel the heat that this Latin doll brings. And be sure to point your cursor at www.ninamercedez.com for more of Nina.

Just read an excerpt from one of Betcee May's online modeling profiles (www.betcee.com): "Nekkid twirling, swirling daisy fairy girl skipping and tripping barefoot through mud, blue glass, hearts and chocolate... I am lazily eager, inspired and sleeping most of the time. I will eat anything. Play the guitar for me and I am yours. I come from wild hippie free-flowing, amazingly brilliant and wonderful parents. I was born in a barn on 80 acres of trees and daisies. Coming out, I was early, backwards and not breathing... I make up for it now."
"I have been everywhere and still nowhere somehow. Quiet. Analytical. Emotional. Passionate. Sensual. Raw. Alive. Bruised. Wanderer. Spontaneous. Maternal. Hungry. Dreamer. Playful. Tree-hugger. Tree-climber. Mud wrestler. I love my dog. I look like my mom. I moisturize with olive oil. I am secretly... Look me in the eyes and I will tell you anything. I fall in love every day. I am here to make magic, to find inspiration and create it... let's shoot!" Shoot we did, and Betcee May's magic can be felt all of the way through the camera lens to the printed page.

Brooke is a 23-year-old beauty who's on the fast track. L.A. born and raised, Brooke started her career as a video "ho," but has broken out of the ranks and is now snagging the crme de la crme of jobs. Beginning with VSOP commercials with Snoop and Archbishop Don "Magic" Juan, and recently the covers of Lowrider with Ice Cube, Brooke's million-mega-watt smile is doing big things.
Brooke's five years of hustle is finally paying dividends. With hobbies like shopping and fine dining, it's a good thing, since we know how much women love to spend. Brooke works off those calories by working out and getting her roll on roller-skating.When it comes to thrills, Brooke is an amusement park fiend and has been known to spend an entire day bouncing from ride to ride; certainly a sight to behold, we're sure. Look for Brooke to be around for quite a while, and we'll be photographing this beauty again for sure.

Ice LaFox returns to Lowrider Magazine where she poses with Mauro Cobain and his 1981 Buick Regal. You can download a wallpaper of her with this car in our Wallpaper Section

This month, our centerfold Lowrider calendar girl is Shae Norris, who appears along with Gilbert Casares' 1954 Chevy 3100 truck. You can see more of Shae on her web site at www.shaenorris.com

Miranda Martinez of Albuquerque, New Mexico graces the pages of Lowrider Magazine along with Marcos Herrera's 1966 Chevy Imapala SS Convertible. You can see her professional model profile at http://www.onemodelplace.com/model_list.cfm?ID=122742

Robyn Chance graces the pages of Lowrider Magazine along side Tom Scott Jr's 1939 Chevrolet Opera Lowrider. She can also be found in the pages of FHM Magazine, and on her web site planetrobyn.com. This photo gallery is exclusive to Lowrider Magazine.

Our centerfold model, Arekah C, is not only good lookin', she's also sharp as a tack. She graduated from high school at the age of 16, went to college and now models and owns her own business. You can find more about her on her web site at www.arekahc.com

Jamaica Queens resident Raakhee Gopaul is best known as an import model and fashion, but has crossed over to the Lowrider side and poses with Abraham Lopez's 1985 Olds Cutlass.

New York-born model/actress Lisa Morales can be found striking a pose with Vinnie Zarilla's 1964 Chevy Impala convertible, but she can also be found on television in Spanish-language soap operas, as well as in the pages of Lowrider, Seventeen and Dream World Magazine. This exclusive photo gallery can only be found here at lowridermagazine.com. You can visit her site at www.lisamorales.net

This month, our cover features the lovely Gloria Velez, an Elite model, Playboy girl, rapper and professional dancer. You can visit her site at www.gloriavelez.com or read her wikipedia bio

If you read FHM Magazine, listen to Howard Stern or Watch Univision television, our March 2006 cover model doesn't require any introduction. Cuban-born Mayra Veronica is a multi-talented model, actress, spokesperson and calendar girl is a recent transplant to Los Angeles, and we're proud to have her gracing our cover.

This month, Lowrider Magazine's centerfold tear-out poster features Carla Harvey, Playboy Magazine lingere model and Lowrider girl.