-In terms of scouting a girl, you can be walking
down the street. I found someone
at Coney Island when I was just out
with my friends. I found someone at CVS when I
was just out shopping by myself. I've scouted someone
at a Taylor Swift concert. The next step is just getting,
like, very basic pictures. So we'll get, like, a few
head shots, full-body shots. I'll submit those to agencies
in New York City or in L.A., depending on their look. And we try to, like, fly them
out here pretty quickly. Hi. My name is Jasmine Dwyer, and I scout models worldwide
for a living. ♪♪ So, tomorrow, you guys
have the beauty casting. I know it's, like,
very specific posing, so I want to prep for that, make sure you guys know
how to pose. Plus, it's the first time
you guys are casting together. So that's, like, different. You're going to be able to have
to pose, like, as a couple. So I want to just practice
a little bit, all right? And if you feel your partner is
doing this, you can't do that. -Okay.
-So you need to be feeling what she's doing. Okay. Gorge. Okay,
now look at the camera, Kat. Gorge. Okay. This is very nice, see? -Yes. Oh, yeah, that's better. -Look at us!
-Yeah. -I've been modeling
since I was 14. I learned about the industry
through that. My work as a model informs
my work as a manager because I've actually lived it. I've been in, like,
every situation. So, for me, I come from, like,
a lot more empathy, and, like, I think
that helps my girls. Your hands, like,
have to always be -- they're either, like,
actually there or they have, like, intention. -Okay.
-All right? So you can always, like --
-Have intention. -You can grab that little skirt, you know, like,
"I'm holding it." -Yeah, holding it. Okay.
-Hold it up. Okay, see here? You went back
to your Instagram face. -I did?
-Right? So look at this. And then the difference here,
where you're just like, you know that you're beautiful
and you're relaxed and pretty. Like, you don't need to be,
like, showing yourself. This is social media. This is
you're a beautiful model. -Okay.
-Right? See the difference? -Yes, I do.
-I love that. Even that. Beautiful. After I scout someone, there's a lot of different
things that I do to manage them. I'm CC'd on everything
as the manager who's making sure they're showing up on time,
who's making sure they, like, know how to pose
for the castings, doing their hair right. So, when we're prepping
for castings, a lot of these new faces
don't realize, like, what specific brands want what, so just making sure
they don't go in, like, completely unprepared. I'm going to stop here, right? I'm going to make sure
I see the cameras. I'm going to make sure
I get my shot, which is going to go on
Vogue Runway. I'm going to see them,
and I'm going to turn. Okay. Clementine,
you come out here as well. Beautiful. Remember, you're
holding, like, heavy something. Stunning. Stop there. Nice. Okay.
Now you turn around. Gorge.
Do a little longer strides. A little longer. Yeah. There you go.
Beautiful. And stop. Now look here.
You're looking in the camera. And then turn. Okay. Long stride.
Long stride. So, with scouting,
I like to use social media. I initially started
with social media. I used TikTok,
had my little hashtag, #scoutedbyJasmine, and I asked
people to post on it. Other than that,
street scouting. I'll hit up the malls.
I'll hit up the subway stations. And you kind of
just have to wait it out. It's like a waiting game. So, sometimes you'll just be
walking down the street and usually go up to them. I'll be like,
"Hey, I love your outfit," just to, like,
kind of break the ice. I'll compliment them and then
I'll say, "My name's Jasmine. I'm a mother agency. Have you ever thought
about modeling?" And I'll give them
my business card. If we have time,
we'll chat. Otherwise, usually they go back,
they research my agency, and then we set up meetings
from that. So, when I'm scouting people
in public, there's a few categories
that I'm scouting for. There's your general,
like, a fashion girl. And that, I'm looking
for high bone structure, something that's
very charismatic. Then for, like, the more
commercial beauty girls, things like strong eyes, an eyebrow that's maybe,
like, really straight across, like, freckles
or a gap tooth. Something that's like,
when you look at a girl, you're going to recognize her. And then that can then
connect to a brand, and that's a girl who will
make it very far as a model. For people
interested in modeling, my suggestion to stand out
or get noticed is, first, you've really got
to take some good digitals. They can be simple.
You don't need to pay anyone. You don't need to do anything. You just take a little selfie -- full-body, head shot. And if you submit them
to agencies -- you can find, like, good ones
on models.com -- you will get noticed
if you have potential. So, the rates for
a model manager, a mother agent, my models don't pay the manager,
AKA me. It's once they get signed
to a booking agency, then the booking agency takes
a 20% commission from the girl, in America.
Like, that's the standard. And, from that,
they pay me a commission. So they pay me 10%.
If a girl books a $100,000 job, the booking agency will take
$20,000 from the talent. Then they'll also take
$15,000 or $20,000 from the client's side. Out of that, they will give me
$10,000 from their cut. I think model management is
definitely -- In terms of income, it would be secondary
to modeling, just for me, because I have
built, like, a nice career. But, yeah, I do it
because I love it, because I see, like,
this new generation of girls who don't really have someone
looking out for them. You make money. It's been great,
but it's not like -- I don't think that's
the reason to do it. So, Genevieve,
what's your dream job? -I would say, I want to do
a really big beauty campaign. -Oh, yeah. I see that. -I would love to do,
like, Maybelline. -Yeah, totally.
-Or, like, Milk Makeup. -Milk would be so cute.
-Something a little edgier. -Yeah.
-Yeah. -If we're talking beauty jobs,
Glossier. -Oh, yeah.
-It would be so cool. -I could see you doing that.
Glossier is cool. -Overall, either, like,
Miu Miu or Prada. -Nice. -That would definitely
be the dream. -I think Chanel Beauty too.
-Oh, Chanel is gorgeous. -I think my agency,
Bamby Management, is very unique
because of the community we've created within the girls. It's never been a business. It became a business,
like, accidentally. At the start, it was, like -- it was me just helping
these girls out. -It was October of 2021. -Aww.
-I remember. And I know, like, my entire
life, I've been like the -- like, I've always been tall. Like five feet in third grade
kind of tall. And it's always like, "Oh, you should model.
You should do this." But I'm from, like, a really,
really small town in Michigan. And it was always like -- like, I never had any idea
how to get into this industry. I didn't know where to go,
how to apply. And I get Jasmine's TikTok
on my For You page, and she's like,
"Hey, I'm a scouting agent, and you should submit to me." And, like, literally
just sent me -- like, this was before, like,
Bamby was even a thing. I was such a little baby
back then. -You were.
-And I submitted, and I think, within the day,
you got back to me. -I was very excited.
-And were like, "Hey! Like, New York
wants to sign you. Like, let's get on a Zoom call
tomorrow, or, like,
within the next two days." And then I was like,
"Do I tell my parents?" That was the biggest thing.
And I was like -- I was on the same page as Leah.
I was like, "Are you real?" -I think the modeling industry
has definitely changed. When I started 15 years ago, I was too short
to model overseas. Like, I was too short at 5'8". Now, I have girls
from size 0 to size 22. Our shortest girl is 5'4". So we've got it all,
and they're all working. -Well, I think with curve,
like, I don't know. I had always heard
so many horror stories about the modeling industry and how you're held
to really extreme standards and how people will always
be telling you what's wrong with you. And with curve modeling,
like, I just feel like it's a very actually genuinely
healthy part of the industry. Like, for my first meeting
with my agents, they were like, "We don't care
what size you are. We don't care what
your measurements are. Like, we need you to" --
like, come in and keep them updated.
-That's good. -"But, like,
whatever is healthiest for you, that's, like, great for us." I thought my only option
was to, like, lose weight in an unhealthy way. Like, I just didn't think
I would ever become a model. So, yeah, I don't know. It's been, like,
super positive for me. -I would say Jasmine's
really helped me with, like, staying levelheaded and being sure of myself. Because I have some trouble
with that, as you know. -I do.
[ Chuckles ] -So, I know we talk
just about every day about knowing
what's meant for me and then allowing it to happen and not worrying about the when. -Yeah. -When things are
going to happen. Just knowing that
it's going to come, I guess. -For me, I love when
I'll get, like, a text being like, "Oh, my God. Like, I wore my miniskirt,
and they said I was ugly," and, like, these little things
where I'm like, "There's no way I could have
ever said that to my agent." So, I appreciate that you guys
kind of like trust me so much. -Yeah.
-You know that, like, you can come to me
with anything. -We went from thinking
you were AI... -Right? -...to being, like,
the closest friend in New York. -I know too much about you guys. -Oh, God!
[ Laughs ] -I don't know if I need
to know all this, but I know it all. ♪♪ I hope that my agency can set
a new standard in the industry. I hope that other agencies
can look at my agency and say, "Hey, she has a girl who doesn't
fit the traditional size, but she's working." I really want my models
to feel empowered. I want them to know that,
everything they're doing, they are in control of. I want them to know I have
their best interest at heart. ♪♪
