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casting: scene four

there is nothing more awkward than being stared (and ignored) by a panel of grey japanese suits….

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the casting: scene three

ken, the manager, briefs us on the casting details (this one for a poster and tv commercial) in the last few moments before we’re ‘on’….

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the casting: scene two

this is our manager, ken.  he’s camera shy–kind of ironic for someone in the modeling industry!

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the casting: scene one

most days our castings (model speak for auditions) would run late into the night…this vid will take you into the first few seconds of one of those castings, where we encounter a manager and model from another agency.  the other … Continue reading

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these aren’t my lips

     you can see in this close up that the make-up artist painted my upper lip way bigger than it is in real life. i’m not proud of it, but i will admit it here that ever since an … Continue reading

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hair show

no, this photo was not taken at an elaborate Halloween party (though i swear they used cobwebbing on the girl’s hair, far left).  actually, this was a hair show (and my first sort-of- real runway experience–but more on that later).  the … Continue reading

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skinny jeans and a kimono

because what trip to japan is complete without a photo of you and a lady in a kimono (and a sumo wrestler but i already took care of that)? actually, what stands out for me most from this pic is … Continue reading

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japanese graffiti

i have no idea what the graffiti in this vid says, but it looks cool, anyway–and is a lot better than the stuff sprayed on the abandoned gas station in my home town.

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i’ve never even gone snorkling

for the record (since the number one question people ask me when they find out about my modeling is whether i get to keep the clothes) i’ve only ever once been given a freebie (okay, besides g-strings because thankfully they … Continue reading

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do you have that in polka dot?

move over tinkerbell, the must-have pet accessory isn’t a chihuahua anymore.    but seriously, i saw these monkey’s for sale at a back alley market in Tokyo and it totally broke my heart.  i don’t know why because we keep kittens … Continue reading

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