Can I load a model in my controllers constructor.....

[eluser]mabright[/eluser]
If I want to use a a model in all my controller functions, do I need to load the model in each function or can I load in the constructor or index function?

I do not want to autoload the model.

[eluser]JanDoToDo[/eluser]
load it in the constructor

[eluser]mabright[/eluser]
gracias