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Vice President @modelsdot 30+ years in the fashion industry. Martial arts teacher, mom and yoga enthusiast.
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PEOPLE I ADMIRE IN THE BIZ: BETTY SZE @the.sze
Betty Sze’s name is synonymous with the meteoric rise of models.com becoming the IMDB of the fashion biz. I love her because she symbolizes the “It Word” we all covet – Balance.
If you want to be anyone, you will buddy up to Betty and adore her because models.com, with potentially more power than Vogue, can pivot your modeling career to A-list status. However, I’m dazzled by her openness to let us into some of the most vulnerable parts of her life while being an integral part of a company that raises the bar every year.
Betty began her career as a booker at Company Management and moved onto Marilyn Agency in perhaps its most kick ass era. She was so invested and involved; her whole world wrapped around the models. Betty points out, “If you don’t keep that balance, you’re going to lose yourself and your boundaries.” Balance.
Betty’s always been a maverick – nixing the ideas of what her Chinese culture believed a woman should do. Living by Carl Jung’s famous quote: “If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s,” Betty took a leap of faith and joined Stephan Moskovic and Wayne Sterling at models.com in June 2000. To think this team of three started what models.com is today. No financial model, nothing, just their dream.
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02 Apr 2024
As 2023 drew to a close, we said goodbye to Bob. If you visited Models.com anytime during 2014-2020, chances were you met Bob who belonged to @stevenyatsko but also belonged to the world as that’s how much people adored his super mellow energy and his tongue which comically lolled out all the time.
I met and fell in love with my first work place dog at Company Models in 1992- Max the big personality Jack Russell owned by Imed. When Steven started regularly bringing Bob in, I fell in love all over again with a furry coworker. He always seemed so world weary, like he had put in his time, maybe like a dog version of Ed Asner’s Lou Grant. That didn’t stop me from posing and taking pics of him which he kindly put up with.
Here’s to all our beloved furry loved friends who we’ve lost, who always made our day a little brighter and who got us through hard times. RIP Bob 2007-2023 Happy new year to all and for those of us who still have these furry friends and give them an extra belly rub today! #dogs #rip #pugs
01 Jan 2024
At the end of October, my industry lost one of its brightest stars, @ivanmbart
I couldn’t process Ivan’s death properly before but it’s finally time. You may have seen the news of his passing as NY Times, People, The Hollywood Reporter, wrote about the shockwave that went through the industry. It was astonishing how someone so generous and inspirational could be gone. I loved how many that worked with him- normally so quiet- shared on social media how much he had touched and changed their lives; what an incredible mentor, agent and friend that he was. I never knew him as well as they did but I’ll tell you that he treated me no differently from all the supermodels, famous designers, celebrities and world renowned photographers with whom he worked.
When I started talking to him in the mid 00’s, @modelsdot was much smaller. He never failed to treat me with the utmost kindness and respect, a sign of a true mensch, which in Yiddish means a person of integrity and honor (something I must continue to strive for every day). As busy as a person as he was, he always got back to me. I wanted to set up an interview with Wayne, my editor at the time who dealt with the women’s side and as you can see from Ivan’s email, he was as great hearted about his team as everyone talks about. We never could coordinate that interview, with his busy schedule, one of the few industry regrets that I have.
Over 500 people attended his memorial service, with Cynthia Erivo singing in his honor and tons of people sharing their love for him, including his long time husband @grntgrnbrg Grant Greenberg. What an incredible service honoring one of NYC’s own; Ivan was a force of nature and leaves behind a legacy that will most likely never be matched. He was so visionary and was behind much of the initiatives for racial and size diversity that exists today. He saw beauty in everyone and gave his life to the industry. May his memory be a blessing and may we all learn to be as kind and full of humanity (and fun) as Ivan Bart was ❤️ (All pics by me, I’ll post longer videos of photo montage and guests were only the ones I saw! There were many more) #ivanbart #models #supermodels
17 Dec 2023
I’ve been in the business for a verrrrrrry long time and @ezrapetronio ‘s legendary work has been at the forefront for these past three decades. Beyond excited to have @modelsdot Models.com’s the Art of Collaboration with him and his creative and life partner @lanapetrusevych . OF COURSE, they created just the coolest video ever. You will literally gasp at the body of work. Link in my bio. Grateful as always for the MDC team @themoskovic @iojofx @sashagrin @anire_ikomi @riverdemetri_ So much appreciation to @chrimichael for just taking it all to the next level 🙌 #modelsdot
07 Jun 2023
My dad was a hard working immigrant who came to the US and didn’t find much time to do anything else but work, 16-18 hours a day. One of the FEW things he delighted in, in the 1980’s (pop culturally that is) was watching Tina Turner strut across stage in concert on our small TV. This was very confusing to me as a shy and sheltered teen on how a huge black music female star like Tina could engender joy from her stern workaholic Chinese dad but of course as I got older, I totally got it. He loved her energy, her effervescence, her power, her talent, the sheer delight with which she lived and loved life and of course her beautiful legs bec he prided himself on staying fit and respected others who leaned into their physicality. Rereading her her story/biography (she was apparently a Buddhist btw) makes me love her even more, even after years of loving her for giving my dad those moments of forgetting himself and just reveling in music and joy. She transcended cultures and was a true legend. Image credit Rob Verhorst RIP #tinaturner
25 May 2023
Amber! Tonne! What a joy to listen to these 2 literal legends in the fashion industry talk about their 30 year friendship and a subject that’s so close to their hearts, sustainability in fashion. Only with these conversations and action will change actually come. Link in my bio or on our site this week. 📸 and film by @robert_nethery_studio for @modelsdot 🙏 @chrimichael @iojofx @themoskovic and to the rest of the amazing MDC team! #supermodel #fashion #sustainability #earthmonth #model #modelsdot #ambervalletta #tonnegoodman
04 Apr 2023
After 6 months of incredibly hard work by our amazing team, we’ve relaunched Models.com with a new look, direction and vision. It’s hard to even imagine how much dedication goes on behind the scenes for massive changes like this. It’s non stop conversations and hours to make projects happen like our supermodel @ashleygraham video and world renowned hairstylist @jawaraw mini documentary as well as changing how the site looks/functions. The redesign is modern and sleek and to me- a visual delight. We have turned, from a small site in 2000 with a tiny team, into a portal that the modeling and fashion industry is obsessed with and considers a daily must stop destination. Our team is still not big but I consider them all magicians with the amount of creativity, hard work and devotion that goes into our site every day. I’m so grateful I’ve been able to have worked with (in the past) and work with (today) just unbelievable humans. You know who you all are. 🙌❤️ #gratitude #lovemyjob #models #supermodels #modelsdot #modelsdotcom
26 Mar 2023
As 2022 comes to a close I will remember it as a year that I will never forget. I celebrated 30 years in the fashion industry, 25 years in martial arts and lost both mom and my mother in law within 2 days of each other. The losses of the two women were profound. They were both extraordinary in their intelligence, wit and were so beloved in their respective communities. With the passage of these decades in MY respective arenas, I hope that I can add joy and presence to your life in the same ways that these two women added to mine. May 2023 be a year where your dreams big and little come true. May you also live as if tomorrow could be your last day. The sooner we come to that realization that death come for all of us, the less time we waste on matters of small importance. Happy new year!! #2023
(View from the Q Train earlier this week)
31 Dec 2022
Right after my mom passed away in August, I was able to give away 3 big bags of her clothes to a homeless shelter that focused on domestic violence victims. Today, I was able to give away 4 more. You can’t tell but they’re huge bags. My mom was a bit of a clotheshorse, too frugal to buy designer or high end brands but loved clothes enough to have a LOT in each category (I counted 15 pairs of just jeans!). I put aside a few pieces that were meaningful to us but the rest- very wearable, practical and in great condition- are going to people who really need them. Would it have been easier to toss them? Absolutely. But don’t most of us create enough waste in the world? My mom, who was super beloved in Chinatown for her generosity (time, money, help) would be so happy to know that her clothes were going to such a great cause. If you’re in Manhattan Brooklyn area, they actually do pickups too, which is useful for those of us without cars. Tis the holiday season, share what you can with those less fortunate. #givingthanks #gratitude #chinatown #chinatownnyc
28 Nov 2022
Louder for the people in the back! Thank you @jamespscully Actions (or inaction in this case) have huge consequences. Because, as the ones who predicted THIS are saying, prepare for gay marriage and other consequential rights to fall next. Expand the courts and wrest control from the GOP. I really can’t understand people who say, “government” needs to get their act together, it is the GOP who has played the long game and who is destroying our democracy. Democrats try to please everyone and end up pleasing no one. The days of centrist Democrats are coming to an end I’m afraid. #roevwade #pissed
25 Jun 2022
At the press preview @metmuseum waiting for @flotus to arrive. It’s the most diverse crowd ever at this event and I’m loving it.
1- Waiting (somewhat) patiently
2- Filled to the rafters in the American wing
3-The directors did “fictional vignettes” for the exhibit
4-Ms Wintour’s famous bob
5-@evachen representing Instagram who is the sponsor
6-the lovely and beautiful Dr Biden
7-Director @autumndewilde
8-Director @dash_julie with her team
9-Director Radha Blank
10-The Met’s in house security dog the famous @allhailqueenvail who walked last year’s red carpet. #metball #metgala #fashion #modelsdot
02 May 2022
I know so many of us feel helpless at what's happening in the Ukraine, especially with the recent emergence of photos of the dead bodies in Bucha. We at @modelsdot couldn't even imagine what it must be like to be Ukrainian and to be witness to the destruction of their homeland from afar. If you missed our article with many Ukrainian models writing about processing their anger/fear/outrage and what they are doing, I've linked it in my profile, including answers from a male model, Lev Uliesov, who is directly fighting on the Ukrainian front.
While that piece was written commentary from the models, we also got the great opportunity to speak with @tarasvromanov, a Ukrainian model based here in the States. As video is such an important medium, we had Taras film himself sharing (on our stories) what it was like being so far away and worrying about his loved ones, especially his babushka (grandmother) who helped raise him when he was little. So much gratitude for Taras for taking the time and giving voice to the pain of those Ukrainians who are thousands of miles away from their families and their war torn country.
Though the stories is no longer on our IG, Taras linked to parts of it on his IG so check his feed to hear him speak. (All images here by me)
The final image is Taras' ring which he told me is the trident, the Ukrainian coat of arms, and is one of the symbols for Ukraine. From this link (https://ukraine.ua/stories/trident-tryzub/): "the trident (tryzub) has become an important symbol for those who fought for Ukraine’s independence 100 years ago and those who protect it now." #ukraine #supportukraine 🇺🇦✊🏼
06 Apr 2022
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