Erin Wasson, 30, also features in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, out June 22

Breathing: Miss Carron, the yin to Miss Wasson's yang in a black Jason Wu gown takes a breath and the necklace is pulled from her throat

After a series of winded pumps, and elaborate passes at what appears to be mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, Miss Wasson pulls out a long piece of jewellery from the woman’s well-rounded mouth.

Silver screen debut: Erin Wasson, 30, also features in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, out June 22

Directed by Jenna Elizabeth, a filmmaker who routinely casts models like Chanel Iman and Andrej Pejic, the short movie was shot in The Club Room at New York's SoHo Grand hotel, and styled by Vs. magazine's fashion director Vibe Dabelsteen.
The multifaceted model, no stranger to combining film and fashion, also stared alongside Justin Timberlake in a 2008 William Rast ad campaign which was filmed to convey the sense of a movie-trailer.
The Texan model, who since 2002 has been the face of Maybelline, Clinique and Max Factor, has also starred in cam,campaigns for Michael Kors, Tiffany & Co., J.Crew, and H&M.