Bio & Press

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Stacey Gardin is an author, model and photographer. She’s been modeling since the age of 15 and has had her photography business, Smit’N Photography, since 2015.  She launched her first book, “Mandy: Tangled in a Web” in October 2020.  

Stacey was born in Yuma, Arizona.  She lived abroad in Trinidad and Tobago before moving to SC in the early 90s. 

Stacey attended Greenville County schools and received her high school diploma at Southside High School where she
participated in the International Studies Program.
She is a graduate of The University of South Carolina Upstate where she majored in Communications and studied Spanish as her cognate. She studied abroad for a semester in Spain at the University of Salamanca.

Stacey held the title of Miss Greenville USA 2013 in the Miss SC USA Pageant where she placed in the Top 15. 

She was featured on the cover of TOWN Magazine’s April 2015 Style issue and has been published several times since then in various other forms of media.

Her company, Smit’N Photography focuses on business headshots and corporate and/or private events. She also has a private studio in the country with several acres of land for outdoor photos.  There she operates under Stacey Gardin Portraits which focuses on Portraits.

Her book, “Mandy: Tangled in a Web”, is about a little girl who wants a pet but her mother tells her not yet.  Mandy tries to find a way to sneak a pet into her home only to find herself tangled in a web of lies.  The story is a fun way to teach kids the importance of telling the truth and waiting.  

Stacey looks forward to the opportunity to create a series based on the book and to continue her career as a photographer and model for years to come.