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| People have long cataloged the bizarre writing habits of authors, from P.G. Wodehouse pinning pages on his wall to Dan Brown timing his push-up and sit-up breaks with an hourglass. Now we can add the name Isobella Jade to that collection. —New York Post |
| As for Ms. Jade, whose modeling career is advancing, she has yet to buy a computer from the Apple store. But she is still welcome to check her e-mail — and stay as long as she likes. —New York Times |
| Model Life is a hard-edged look at a young girl struggling to make it in New York. This book shows just how dangerously seductive glamour can be. —Cheryl Diamond, author of Model: A Memoir |
| Isobella Jade may seem an unlikely graphic novel writer, coming from the modeling world. But then, she was an unlikely model. Jade, standing about 5 feet, 4 inches tall, calls herself the Seabiscuit of models, referring to the undersized thoroughbred that became a racing sensation. —Publishers Weekly | |
Model Life
Isobella Jade; illustrated by Jazmin Ruotolo
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| Paper | 8 x 6 | 112 pgs. | ISBN: 978-1-59376-255-1 | List: $16.95 | 10/1/2009 |
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About the book: Model Life is a graphic novel based on the modeling adventures of Isobella Jade.
Jade, a student at the New York Institute of Techology, begins exploring the possibility of working as a lingerie model—despite her nontraditional height of 5'4". A Google search leads her to ads posted on Craigslist, and soon Jade finds herself turning up at private apartments for model shoots that more often than not turn out to be seedy, disappointing, and sometimes downright dangerous.
After she is sliced across the eyebrow in a fight with a sleazy so-called fashion photographer who will not respect her boundaries in a photo shoot, Jade decides that's she's finished with answering ads on Craigslist. She determines to get professional, get an agent, and become a real model.
Model Life reveals the glamorous and not-so-glamorous on-the-job experiences of a working model in New York City. From her first photo shoot, to her close brushes with soft porn, to her appearances in ad campaigns for national retailers and magazines, this height-challenged model shares her past in an edgy, illustrated exposé. The original story of the ultimate underdog, Model Life is a celebration of the self-discovery that comes with being self-made and the triumph of beating the odds.
About the author: Author Isobella Jade is a model and author based in New York City. She is the host of Model Talk Radio, and she provides daily modeling tips on her blogs about the ins and outs of the modeling business from a shorter girl's perspective. She has been featured in the New York Times, Page Six, Media Bistro, Ad Age, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, Fashion Television, The Sydney Morning Herald, and many publications and forums worldwide. She has produced beauty tip videos for AOL’s Stylelist.com and, on Backstage.com, has published an assortment of short stories based on her modeling adventures. Ms. Jade has written small business marketing tips on Media Bistro and Mainstreet.com and strongly believes in the power of self promotion.
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