Beyonce and Jay-Z may be getting all of the attention with the birth of little miss Blue Ivy, but Solange, Beyonce’s younger sister, is making moves in all of the right directions. The mommy of one, and new auntie has signed with the world-renowned Next Models Management, and released the following statement:

“Artistic expression is invaluable to me in all walks of my career and I am so excited to continue to develop this path along with such an amazing team at Next Model Management. I feel right at home working with people who have worked beside such creative forces in the world.”

Solange has modeled for a handful of designers prior to landing this gig, including Armani, House of Dereon, Rimmel.

With this major step, it looks like Solange might step out of big sis’s shadow after all.