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As a woman, you don’t feel empowered. You don’t have financial stability and you become susceptible to other grievances. Because you can’t protect yourself financially in a very large city where you’d like to have that protection for yourself. It sorts of initiates other toxins that models encounter in the industry. Unfortunately they go hand in hand,” said Aptekman…
The daily front row
How did your own experience as a model inform or inspire your work on The Model’s Bill of Rights?When I started modeling in New York, I was disappointed by the lack of financial transparency in the industry. You’d get a paycheck, but there would be no invoice or ledger of what the payment was for, so it became impossible to bookkeep. Also, payments are extremely delayed. I once did a job and had to wait 250 days, at which point [the payment] was whittled down from $2,000 to $400. That’s not a good situation. Especially in a city like New York. It leaves models incredibly vulnerable, in dire financial situations…
BABSON MAGAZINE ENTREPRENEURS IN THE NEWS
A Model Life
The life of a model may seem like nonstop glamour, but Simone Aptekman ’15, MBA’16 knows there’s another side. Aptekman, a working model, spoke with TheFashionSpot.com about co-creating the Model’s Bill of Rights to protect models’ legal rights regarding contracts, payment, and work environment. “I believe it is a very timely and relevant movement,” she said in the article…
THRIVE GLOBAL
What are your “5 things I wish someone told me when I first started” and why? Please share a story or example for each.
Dieting does not mean suppressing food intake!
Unfortunately, I think many models implement diets and workout regiments that are not sustainable. The word ‘diet’ is totally tainted. People have misconstrued diet to mean suppression of food when in reality diet is nutritious consumption. Relating to nutrition, my motto is: just as quickly as you lose, is just as quickly as you’ll gain. If you are starving and working out intensely to look good for those swim digitals coming up, you may very well shed weight and look the way you want for those snaps. BUT, you will quickly bloat and gain back even more…your body will punish you! TRUST ME, I’ve been there. Instead, you want to change the composition of your body over time by implementing realistic and healthy measures that work for YOU. It’s not a one size fits all and it really is all about being consistent.
THE FASHION SPOT NEWS & RUNWAY
tFS: What would people be surprised about when it comes to the modeling industry?
SA: How entrepreneurial models have to be to set themselves apart and develop their own unique brand. My business acumen is interwoven in my approach to my modeling career and that is what makes me unique. That is what fuels my tenacity every day to work hard and be accountable. That is what fuels my professionalism. That is what keeps me grounded and rational and what enables me to realize that modeling is a job — there are ups and downs and the rejections should in no way tarnish your self-esteem…
NALUDA MAGAZINE
Interview with stunning model, and artist Simone Aptekman who is also the co-founder of the Model’s Bill of Rights Movement. In 2016, Simone was the youngest female to attain her master’s degree from The F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business and was Valedictorian of her graduating class. Shortly thereafter, Simone relocated to New York where she was scouted for a month-long fashion editorial in Vietnam, China, Cambodia, and Laos. Simone is working on her first manuscript “daytime fantasies with night vision;” writing on a vintage 1954 Royal Quiet Deluxe Typewriter, which was Ernest Hemingway’s typewriter of choice…
MEDIUM MAGAZINE
As a part of my series about social media stars making a social impact, I had the pleasure to interview Simone Aptekman. Simone is a Model, Artist, Writer, Business Owner and co-founder of the Model’s Bill of Rights Movement. In 2016, Simone was the youngest female to attain her master’s degree from The F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business and was Valedictorian of her graduating class. Shortly thereafter, Simone relocated to New York, and her journey as a multifaceted entrepreneur, model, activist, writer, and artist began…
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HOSTED BY HANEEN ARAFAT
The proposed Model's Bill of Rights is designed to protect the women and men posing for the camera, and set a professional standard for the modeling industry. Professional Model Simone Aptekman gives us an insight into the industry and it's challenges, including late payments--or no payment at all--threats of deportation and unsafe working environments. For more, visit modelsbillofrights.com.
Babson Magazine SMall Talk with simone aptekman
Simone Aptekman ’15 seems an unlikely source for information about the aftermarket auto-care industry. But she knows it well. In 1991, her parents, both Russian immigrants, founded Hi-Gear Products, which manufactures auto-care products developed by her father. When Aptekman was 14, tragedy struck her family when her father died suddenly. But her mother kept on with the company, which continues to thrive. Feeling strong bonds to the business, Aptekman and her brother, Daniel, MSM’16, plan to join Hi-Gear soon.
ELLE RUSSIA by Timur Emek
НЬЮ-ЙОРК | Симон АптекмаH | Модель
Jacket: Christian Dior
Shoes: Rene Caovilla
Sunglasses/Gloves/Handbag: Louis Vuitton
Photo: Timur Emek | Getty Images
GQ Women We Love This Week
Oh, New York. The city famous for the countless classic films and TV shows set there and the songs that sing its praise, claiming there’s no place on earth quite like it. It’s also a city where you’ll find some of the most beautiful women, all rocking that effortlessly cool street style now synonymous with the “Concrete Jungle”. From Bella Hadid in a white ensemble to Jessica Goicoechea stepping out for New York Fashion Week, GQ takes you on a tour of the streets of New York and all the great women that populate it. “I wanna wake up in a city that doesn’t sleep,” Frank Sinatra once sang about NYC. After a browse through this gallery, you will too.