ASIA & OCEANIA
Nimue Smit by Txema Yeste for Numéro China 2012 | Source
By Natalia Zurowski
When you're in China, Japan, Korea, or Taiwan, your manager is the person who goes with you to castings, drives around with you all day, helps promote you to clients, and makes sure you're not hungry - or at least tries. Days spent in the casting van can be long and you and your manager - along with up to eight other models - will spend a lot of time together. As such, some models end up a bit cranky and their managers usually don't hear the end of it.
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Coco Rocha shot by Santiago Ruisenor for Elle Mexico June 2013. Styling by Natalie Joos, hair by Stefano Greco, manicure by Rachel Shim, produced by Mirham Ascencio | Source
By Natalia Zurowksi
Models could make fantastic interrogators. It's fair to say that we ask our bookers about a hundred questions per day minimum. In Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, or any market where we attend castings with managers, the following questions get asked so often, you begin to memorize them.
Read MoreA strong portfolio is a crucial component of a model's career. Your pictures help sell you to a client and showcase your potential when you're seeking agency representation. The stronger the book you have, the more likely you are to get those lucrative jobs or to get signed by that top agency. The Business Model regularly receives emails from readers asking, "Where can I build my portfolio?"
Asia is home to nine of these book-building markets. Read all about them here.
Original image by Onur Dag for Marie Claire Turkey
By Natalia Zurowski
If you plan on traveling to Asia during the summer months (June-August) you'll likely encounter a cockroach or two. Cockroaches can become a real nuisance, and nothing bonds an apartment full of models more than their synchronized shrieking over the spotting of a cockroach in their kitchen or bedroom.
At TBM, we've become experts when it comes to dealing with these pesky bugs and are here to help! We have compiled a list of useful suggestions to make sure your apartment stays cockroach free.
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