Vol. 15 2010
Ingrid Ullrich: Ocean Dancer Bianca Gaudreault: Up And Coming
alina gorun: learning
Susan Apap: Fitness Model Leilani Jade: Teen Take
Cover Model Remy Bhatia
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Remy Bhatia
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From The Editor: What Is Model Venture Magazine? Model Venture Magazine is a new, international online and (limited) print magazine that showcases the experiences of real, everyday models from around the world. There are various levels of modeling, from “hometown” to “mid-town”. Our focus is on who models are, what they do in their lives, and what decisions they’ve made and why. For so long, the fashion industry has ignored the model behind the product being sold. Model Venture Magazine turns that paradigm upside down, understanding that there are millions of aspiring models who want to know ‘who’, ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ real models navigate the sometimes murky waters of the fashion business. Television shows depicting how models live are great. But it’s still mostly “glitz, glam and drama”. Model Venture Magazine is a grass-roots publication that focuses on a core reality in the modeling business, which is that in every little town, village and hamlet there is at least one. There is a beautiful lady or gent in every square mile of populated territory around the globe. We hope to find them and ask them to tell their story. A story the industry has always said wasn’t important. A story they said nobody wanted to hear. Wrong. Products and services are not sold without models. The economy relies on modeling and fashion to represent and promote it. Modeling is a critical component of the success of advertising, which in itself is one of the engines of commerce. Model Venture Magazine is searching for models’ stories. They are significant and worthy of being showcased. Read Model Venture Magazine and gain experience through others’ stories. Mark Twain once said, “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way” Model Venture Magazine wants to provide our readers with information about the people in the business, methods, failures and triumphs; so that they may pick up that cat by his tail fewer times... Enjoy and look for future issues!
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On The Cover
It’s not football, but if it were the score would be:
NYC 7; East India 0 Remy Bhatia is from East India. We don’t know why they let her go, but NYC is a better place for it. At 5’10” with hazel eyes, this lovely model is experienced and in demand. Her focuses: Acting Editorial Fashion Fit Modeling Glamour Lifestyle Promotional Modeling Runway Spokesperson/Host
Ocean Dancer
by Ingrid Ullrich This is my second time working as a professional dancer on a ship. Although I am a primary dancer, I also model, act, and sing as well. My life growing up has never been quite normal. I never had a group of girls to hang out with because I was too busy training for dance and building my career at a young age. It can get quite exhausting at times to tell you the truth. Don’t get me wrong, I love what I do but for me it is a continuous climb that never ends. I learn something new every day that can better my career and help me grow as a performer. I find myself always pushing for more which in many ways can be good but also bad because I sometimes forget to stop and enjoy all the great things in life I am blessed with. I got into modeling through dancing in college and have been doing it ever since. It is very time consuming doing both at the same time but I have managed quite well so far. I have done all my modeling on my own including building a portfolio, website, scheduling shoots, networking, making contacts, and booking jobs. It is becoming quite a task now that I am rehearsing in Miami for two months to dance on a ship that travels throughout Europe and the Caribbean for 6 months. On this particular ship I am learning three shows that are each approximately an hour long. My brain is filled with nothing but counts and dance steps that are playing over and over in my head. The shows will be complete by October in which I will fly to Spain to board my new home. Life on a ship is quite interesting and is definitely not for everyone. It takes a lot of adapting and getting use to. Dancing with four inch heels on while a ship is rocking back and forth isn’t the
easiest thing to do. On the other hand, I get to travel the world, do what I love, and get paid at the same time! It truly is an amazing experience. You work hard but you play even harder. The best part of living on a ship is meeting people from all over the world, different countries, cultures, lifestyles. I have met so many humble people and have made so many friends in the process. I also juggle my modeling while I am on the ship. I figure why not go to photo shoots while I am visiting all these beautiful places. When I have the time, I will get off the ship; shoot for three to four hours, and still have time to explore. It can be quite strenuous at times. I have actually thought about giving modeling up but it is too great of a passion in my life to let go. With only a three week vacation on land, I have been away from home for nearly a year now. A lot of people ask how I do it being away from my family for so long. I love my family and miss them every second I am away but they understand and support what I do and are my number one fans until the end. So let’s talk about the guests I deal with on a daily basis. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen a guest face plant on the dance floor. I mean they are on vacation so they drink from morning until….the next morning. I must say although my job is to entertain, the guests do a pretty good job on their own. As a crew member, we have our own crew area on the back deck where all the workers on the ship go for cheap drinks and music. Let’s just say I have had one too many great nights on the back deck! The worst part of living on a ship is that you live in a cabin the size of a closet. In the bathroom I can touch the sink, toilet, and shower at the same time. You can only imagine what it’s like to shave your legs! So yes it takes getting used to but you learn to adapt. Working on a ship is a whole new world from working on land and you realize that the second you return home. Some people make this a lifestyle and do it for years and years. For me, I feel it is an amazing journey to take while I am young and am grateful to share my experience through this article. Here are some of the beautiful places I have traveled to: Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Canary Islands, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Barbados St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, St.Kitts, Dominica, Grenada, the Bahamas, and many more yet to come during the next six months.
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Ms. Bianca
I'm 19 years old, 5’8 half Bermudian and half Swedish. I competed in Miss Universe Canada for 2010 and placed in the top 25. I was selected to represent my province (Quebec) along with 6 other girls. It was a year-long process that involved fundraising, rehearsals, choreography, etc. I've been modeling since I was about 16. I've modeled for companies such as Browns Shoes, MAC Cosmetics and Michael Kors. Upcoming projects include a Wonder-bra campaign and a 3 month contract in New Delhi, followed by Shanghai. I love writing and that's my first passion actually, mostly songs since I sing. I've been singing since I was 5 and originally wanted to be a singer. I haven't done much of it recently because I've been so busy. I never get to breathe. I hate the pressure to stay extremely thin because I feel my happiest when I have a shape to me. There are some days where I wake up and I hate everything about my life and
myself, but realize that I am extremely blessed to be given such an amazing opportunity and that every job has it's pressures - mine just happen to be physical, which can mess with you a bit because your performance isn't being evaluated like other jobs, YOU are. Accepting big contracts and projects that involve traveling is hard because I feel disconnected from the rest of my friends/peers and my parents don't always agree with my lifestyle choices. Both of them are immigrants, so they like to play things safe and emphasize education. I seek/ chase thrill, so conventionality doesn't necessarily appeal to me. I get pegged as a bimbo often times, but I'm actually very intelligent and "wise beyond my years". But being underestimated somehow works in my favor, as it's easier to impress people when their standards are lower for you. The future looks bright. I will keep you posted ;-) -Bianca Gaudreault
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Alina IRINA MALIK PHOTOGRAPHY
My name is Alina and I am a model. I
moved to USA 4 years ago from a small country in Eastern Europe to pursue my modeling career. I thought the life of a model is really easy and normal. But when I started to look for agencies, I realized that the fabulous life of a model is not as easy and amazing as it looks. I made a lot of mistakes and met a lot of weird people. First, I signed with an agency that charged me money for a contract, which I realized later that the agencies don't operate like this. In modeling industry, scams are a really big thing, and a lot of girls that wanna become models, are caught really fast. Its hard to know everything about the industry. In my case i learned on my
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own mistakes, but if you can take all the advices possible. Second, I found out about craigslist were you can find modeling/promotional jobs. I was really excited, and then I learned that a lot of things on craigslist are scams just to get your pictures on email, sell them or just use them . Also other thing is there asking models, which in reality they meant prostitutes or escorts. It was a really confusing time, but i learned and went forward. Nobody could ruin my goals. And i kept going, so i moved to Los Angeles, and looking for a big agency to be signed with. Dream because your dreams make you stronger and make you do more. -alina gorun
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Susan Apap Fitness Model
I guess my life in fitness really started when I was little. I come from a large Irish/Italian/ Maltese family, being second to youngest out of seven and the last daughter. My athletic ability, love and passion for sports comes from my dad as he was a very athletic guy growing up. I've been told that he played high school football until I believe his senior year. As the story goes he got tackled very hard during his last game and broke his back. Needless to say he's had a weak back ever since. As far back as I can remember I was always active in sports and anything else that was available. I've always played basketball, although when I was little I was involved in gymnastics and soccer until I grew too old and couldn't find another team. Basketball was always a constant, especially during the summer. Aside from sports, I was lucky enough to be able to take piano and guitar lessons; was constantly riding a hammy down ten speed bike with a basket on the front to ride by library books back and forth and eventually turning into a spot for my basketball as well. I was also constantly reading books. Straight "A" student up until high school. For some reason I loved the books in which you could choose the endings. I pretty was your standard geek: very short hair, similar to a business man's haircut, the space between the bucked teeth to boot and freckles as I do today. Total geek! My parents never really liked us watching the "boob tube" and so we were always told to read a book, play the piano or guitar upstairs, help clean the house or go outside. Not all of us were into sports. Two out of my three sisters and a little bit from one brother. The older of the two sisters was all about track and the hurdles so I was exposed to that when having to go watch her compete. The other sister was the one who always out shined me and beat my butt in absolutely every single thing: read more books than me, was better at just about every sport, was even far more physically dominating that I was. Gosh, the amount of times I would get so mad at her and frustrated because I could never ever win. I guess that was really the beginning of my addiction to always wanting to win. Â The one brother would sometimes frustrate me as
well, especially when playing basketball on our driveway which was literally as wide and big as a real court. (We had a three car garage in part due to the family painting contracting business so the driveway accommodated the width. This is fairly common in upstate NY). Of course he was that much taller than me and when he played defense all I could see was really the sky. It seemed forever to me that I stuck at 4'11" and around 80 pounds. I laugh now thinking about the daily summertime home made ice cream sundays, burgers, bags of Oreo's I would eat, home made chocolate chip cookies, and also gallons of milk I used to drink. I loved my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with my High-C drinks for lunch. Of course this was during the time when I would eat fresh city bread delivered by my Uncle every Sunday evening by the loaves with butter and boy did it taste like candy! So soft and just so good. Baked potatoes, bread every night, pizza every Friday night, pasta during the week. We ate "healthy", which I know was high carb, starchy, over portion size with everything and Cheerios or some type of cereal w/2% milk for breakfast. Sunday morning eggs, steak, potatoes, bacon, kosher rolls, donuts of course. We ate what we considered to be healthy, but then again, not a weekend went by that I or my sister(s) didn't have some sort of sporting event to play and practice every night of the week. That lifestyle has been the key to keeping myself going. However, since being an adult means working, exercise now turns into lifting weights at the gym and making myself put the time in on the cardio machines. I actually use that time to charge my Ipod, ensuring the cardio gets done. So having a "superstar" sister in basketball, volleyball, baseball, and track (these were the seasonal sports that our school offered), I was the much more petite very shy sister. To this day, she still holds the record for the 100 yard sprint and also has the signed basketball in the glass shelves for records of scoring 1000 points. She was even asked to try out for the WNBA, during the birth of it; which she denied. Heck, she even got the full athletic basketball scholarship to a division I school, and had the better grades in high school; where as mine weren't as good and because I wasn't as aggressive or quite as fast as she was. I was only awarded a partial scholarship to a Division II junior college. That is when things would change and I started my own path. After graduating from the two year school, I was given the opportunity to go to a Division II school for a fully awarded basketball scholarship in the south, which I was so psyched for. That, however, would not be my destiny. My dad's mind was heavily influenced and I was going to head upstate for the remaining college years. I had no desire to go there, but had I chosen otherwise, I never would have discovered my love and serious passion for the sport of rugby. So I started my first year at the SUNY school with the intention of playing basketball but I found that I didn't really click with the team, as I was a transfer and just lost the love for the game. I remember seeing a sign for rugby, a non try out just show up and play sport. I called my dad and asked if he knew what it was about and he chuckled and said, "Kiddo, it's definitely not basketball. It's kind of like football except I don't think they use any padding." I decided to
go for it and really never looked back. I remember never being so sore in my life after that first practice but was immediately addicted, quite the feeling I'll never forget. I still laugh thinking about my roommate's facial expressions when she would see the bruises on my arms and legs from practice. If she didn't know any better, she would think that I was being abused! Not funny, but you get the point. After finally graduating, jumping around a little bit, I finally landed in Brooklyn. I was let go from an entry level finance job (I graduated with a degree to teach Elementary Ed, which to this day I have yet to even really want to do) very close to 9/11. Funny memory: I remember getting ready for work and having my favorite black skirt on. Being that I was eating "healthy" but not working out, how quickly you lose muscle tone! I bent over to pick something up and ripped the inner slip right up the butt! I'll never forget being horrified with myself and fully acknowledging that it was time to join a gym! I was actually becoming, or became pudgy! I ended up joining a local Dolphin gym near me for a year and a half, talking the guy into paying $200. City life's much different from upstate and after researching a rugby team, I found that they practiced over an hour from me. I did practiced with them once or twice but the real world of work was much more important, unfortunately. That would basically be the end of my rugby days, aka "the glory days". Memories! For the couple of months I tried to figure out what it was that I was meant to do. While still being in close contact with my college roommates, it was suggested that I become a personal trainer. My next step was to call my infamous older sister because she was a GM and would know best if I would be good fit for training. I'll never forget her remark. "Sue, I'm going to tell you right now. It's your own business and you need to treat it as such. You need to live, eat, and breathe it. You need to know your anatomy, biomechanics, everything better than you know your own name. She was telling all this to someone who preferred languages, definitely not sciences. However, a life long lesson: when your livelihood depends on learning something and learning it well, it's either sink or swim and it's entirely up to you. Next thing you know I was enrolled in the East Coast Instructor Training School via Body for Life, which really led me to the Equinox by Grand Central. I never thought I'd make it through that course! Talk about mind blowing! I had always avoided taking anything past the state mandated sciences courses and so this was a huge wake up call. Good thing I wasn't working because all I did was study. This was the beginning of my ten year journey and body transformation. The more I studied the more I became interested in physique itself. The Body for life program taught me a lot, but still, I was a size 6/8 ish, and a solid/compact 145 lbs (which I think I still am actually). I remember seeing a picture of Janet Jackson's Velvet Rope and just wanting that body!! Little did I know that I was a protein addict and sugar queen. Fast forward I'd say three or four years and have excelled phenomenally through the training rankings, and inhaling all of the certifications, specializations and classes on everything that a person could possibly desire to do for a work out. I figured the more I knew, the more marketable I'd be. The membership consults took note as to how I went from the rookie struggling for three months to becoming one of the top selling
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trainers in the gym as well as really loosing weight, and I guess more bodyfat than anything else. This is where my lasting friendship/business relationship with a woman named Colette Nelson began. The membership consults asked me to be the "trainer" for a media company's fitness challenge and that I would work with a nutritionist. What a small world it turns out to be! Turns out I had trained a now very well television personality in the DC area and through this gentleman I knew of Colette. So finally we meet and realize that the we were "that person" that our mutual friend had talked about. Not realizing it, I had started to master the method of making contacts and really business development 101. After talking, Colette and I decided to start a working relationship. I would recommend my clients go to her for nutritional advice and in exchange she'd create a dietary plan for me. Talk about an all around win win win situation! My clients' body's transformed immensely, I dropped to a size 4 within a month and Colette had picked up numerous clients from me. I think my transformation, really within a month's time was the most drastic. Simply cutting out sugar, only a limited amount of protein per meal, no more fruits, Greek yogurt only and up the water intake. I loved my new body and was gaining more clients because of it. . I leaned out so much that for the first time ever my bulky muscular legs actually fit into a size 4 jeans and I needed a belt for the waist. We would work out 5 times together, putting together a program that would help me isolate the muscles, perfecting my form and I was off and running. It wasn't until years of Colette's nagging, actually I should say persuasion of getting my butt on a stage did I finally give in. I would wake up at 3:45 am and put in 90 minutes of walking then head to the gym to start training clients by 5:45/6 am. I would put in another hour or so of cardio, get the strength training in, make all of my meals at home and just go for it. I loved training and having my own business. I'm an extreme person and went all out for years. Really ever since then, and despite my six knee surgeries, as a result from rugby, basketball and lifting, and I think 5 concussions within my 2 years of rugby, I've been seriously lifting and at this point just trying to maintain. It's one of those things: the longer you stay with it and maintain with occasional splurges, the better and better you look! My first competition was purposely in Miami Beach, Florida because I didn't want anyone to see me on stage. I had done 1 serious photo shoot and other "fun shoots" through which I discovered that I love being in front of the camera. However, little did I know that doing a show would be little bit different. It's the endless hours of waiting, not really eating and definitely not drinking any water for a whole 30 seconds on stage. So fifteen weeks of dieting, some mood swinging, and just no social life literally comes down to at most a total of 5 minutes on stage. I've only competed a couple of times, really just because of the extreme expense that it takes to prepare properly 110%. I do prefer doing photo shoots instead because it's only me. No waiting endless hours and making sure that you pose correctly, the politics, etc. When it's me and the photographer, it's like a constant adrenaline rush of energy and maybe even more empowering than being on stage. All eyes on me and me only. I can move my body in any way appropriate for the shoot and it's just pure fun! I'm told that I have tons of energy and I just try and make that resonate in the pictures. I have done more beach shoots than anything else, and am trying to broaden my style. Considering my physique and since I'm not the tallest female out there, I really am limited to commercial and fitness shoots, which I love anyway! At this point, I only train privately, and only for individuals who really want to change their look. Otherwise I still and always will hit the weights although I wouldn't mind incorporating other exercise techniques. I do have to admit that yoga and pilates literally put me to sleep. Maybe I need to explore more challenging methods? I'm up for anything! I don't understand why women are so terrified of lifting a heavy weight. I find it comical that people who spin think they'll be lean from it. It's great for cardio but won't give you that cut look that everyone wants. I'm usually the only female lifting the weights right next to the men and doing my reps of full body pull ups, and I'm more than fine that! At this point, I'm just optimistically eager to see what the future holds and am psyched to embrace new opportunities that are coming me my way. -Susan Apap
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Leilani Jade
My modeling name is Leilani Jade and I live in a very small town in Alabama called Hartselle. I am a very driven and determined teenager ready to work as hard as possible to make all my dreams come true. I have been modeling for about 2 years and got my start by winning a small photo contest. From there it is the history I am writing as I go. I have had the pleasure to work with some of the best people in the modeling industry in my area. To begin my story to finding the profession of my choice I will tell you some things about me. I am the second child to a middle income family residing in Hartselle, AL. I have an older brother, Nick who is a college studentat the University of Alabama Huntsville. My Father passed away in a fatal motorcycle accident on Christmas Eve in 2007. Being a single parent family has been a huge blow on our family and in many ways for my Mom. My brother and I would both like to do very well in our careers so we are able to be a help to my Mom instead of a burden. I was left with such a big emptiness from losing my Father at a young age. At my first ever shoot I found modeling for this particular photogapher gave me an escape, even if just for a little while. I could focus on the task at hand which was to give him the best possible usable photos. As a model I can allow myself to go somewhere else in my mind and it is all about producing the best images and doing the best job possible. I have modeled for several
small clothing companies, photographers websites, Couture lines such as Elleira Couture, a swimwear designer located in Australia with the name Boobah Swimwear, walked in shows for such designers as Greco & Fiore an Italian designer, and Smith & Yorgure whos line is dedicated to the origin of known human existance which is Africa and the upholding of all her different cultures, and have been featured on several online sites. I have been told by many I have a very diverse look and the ability to look well advanced for my age. I would like to in the future be able to move and work in a much larger place with more opportunities like Miami, LA, or New York. I think people in society not connected to the profession don't realize that modeling can be done aas a beautiful artform. I would like to add that I think people don't realize at all that modeling is such hard work. The days can be grueling and I have shot in swimwear on a 17 story building when it was 20 degrees and have shot coats and long sleeves when it is 100 degrees. We are expected to look great even when shooting sick or in pain. People seem to only see the glamorous side and although I do love it alot of work goes into it. My favorite designers are Anna Sui, Betsy Johnson, and Vera Wang for her beautiful dresses. So far my favorite photographers as far as famous ones are Markus Klinko & Indrani and I also love the work of Marc Vallee. I like Magazines such as Vogue but I love Model Venture magazine because it gives some of the power to the models and allows us to have a part in changing our own lives and giving a beginning to our own destiny. I would like to give many thanks to my Mom who works countless hours helping further my career, my brother Nick who reminds me of what I have to be thankful of , Paul Carlisle who took me under his wing and has taught me so much, along with seeing me as one of his children, Rick Taylor who I have not only done more shoots with than I can count but who has also become a good friend. All the photographers and companies who have taken their time and put investments into helping me. And lastly my very cute, supportive boyfriend Tyler who is very proud of me.
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