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In Conversation - Ubooker founder Claudia Wagner + The Bloom Twins
Early in February, we had the pleasure to work closely with the Bloom Twins. The girls have taken both the music and fashion scenes by storm. Since their arrival in London from the Ukraine, the girls have been writing music, producing videos, and shooting magazine editorials and covers. The moment the Twins signed up to our platform, we knew we had to sit down and talk to them, and learn more about their story.
During our conversation on set, the girls shed some light on the level of engagement they have in their work. “We like to be involved in the whole process”, the Twins explained. The girls love to work with creative teams, but are firm to choose the inspiration and help build the look and feel, because it’s “important for you to love it 360 degrees”.
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In conversation with Ubooker models Pauline and Sophie
During our recent shoot in Mauritius, we found some downtime and caught up with the girls on a range of interesting topics. Believing that there is no better way to spread awareness of what it takes to be a model and things we would all like to see change in the industry, we thought we’d film this conversation between Pauline and Sophie and share it with you all. Topics covered included the loss of power they both feel from having no control over what goes up on their online portfolio, or onto comp cards.
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Meet MaryAnn Elizabeth
MaryAnn was first scouted at the age of 14 in the 80’s by Elite Model Management. At that time, her parents would not allow her to become a model - but the oft-said phrase, “If it’s meant to be, it will be” couldn’t be more relevant than in MaryAnn’s case.
Fast-forward 33 years, and MaryAnn finally began her modelling journey at age 47. She now can claim jobs for clients including AVEDA and Numero Russia Magazine, as well as modelling for numerous designers including Deveaux New York.
“I am not sure I would have had the confidence at 14, or even 20 for that matter, to be a successful model. As a young person, I struggled with a lot of self-doubt regarding body image.”
MaryAnn discusses what it’s like to be a model at her age, and the life mottos she likes to live by.
Meet Sophie Totzauer
The volcanic island of lagoons and palm-fringed beaches that is Mauritius provided the perfect backdrop for a stunning bikini shoot.
Meet Maria Matakova
“So far, I’ve been to many places where I’ve not only been a tourist, but I’ve kind of lived there - it’s a different experience, and is so bold for me.” - Maria Matakova
How Ubooker helps prevent late payments
One of the most common topics of conversation when models get together is that of late payments. It’s a recurring theme and ongoing issue these days. As models themselves, the founders of Ubooker understand these issues, as they have experienced it all themselves. It is to address this very issue that Ubooker has developed a cohesive platform that streamlines and digitalises these processes - meaning that receiving payments becomes a much faster and almost seamless system. Watch Claudia’s interview on this subject for more insight.
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Claudia Wagner talks about how Ubooker was set up to empower models.
One of the biggest challenges we constantly hear models talk about is the lack of information given to them by their agencies.
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Happy Holidays From Ubooker!
From all of us at Ubooker, we want to wish you Happy Holidays!
We are so proud of each and everyone one of you and we appreciate your patience, hard work, and commitment towards what we are doing. As you know, everything you do with us is directly contributing to a larger cause - to make the modelling industry a better, more transparent place for all of us involved in it.
Disrupting age-old industries
Traditionally, designers and brands produced bi-annual collections - Spring and Fall. These brands produced campaigns, which often featured the most well-known, A-list models in the world.