Playing Veronica Lodge on the CW's Riverdale has made Camila Mendes appreciate technology. The stunning actress films in Vancouver 10 months a year; without FaceTime, she says, she’d feel isolated from family and friends. She also uses apps like Headspace and Nike Training Club to stay fit mentally and physically. That's why we asked the tech-savvy 23-year-old Mendes to be our featured model in our December gift guide. Here's what she had to say about her favorite apps and tech tools and how she stays in such flawless shape.

Camila on fitness: "Invest in a trainer. You see the progress so quickly, and you push yourself in new ways.”

Camila on her "happy place": “The sauna at my gym. I’ll meditate in there for about 20 minutes.”

Camila on her favorite tech tools: "Evernote, Tumblr, and Spotify. I love bossa nova. It’s the most beautiful genre of music in the world.”

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