Booker Profiles: interviews with model bookers including Nicola Isaacs, Latoya Scott, Davita Williams, Jessica Rosenberg, and Christie Belfiore, circa 2010, 2010

The booker profile interviews in the Ford oral history series were recorded in New York. Each subject was interviewed separately:



Nicola Isaacs discusses her role as an agent for plus size models, the qualities and physical attributes that she looks for in potential models, the status and impact of plus size models on the overall industry and what working as a plus size model is like. This interview lacks a formal introduction and it appears that the camera starts rolling after the interview had already begun.



In her interview, Latoya Scott clearly articulates the roles and responsibilities of being a fit model, a model that is used for sizing and fitting garments before they are put into production. Scott discusses the qualities and requirements necessary for working as a fit model, and in the second half of the interview, she uses live models to demonstrate how to take proper measurements for potential models.



Davita Williams discusses the lifestyle division of Ford Models , how the division differs from others within the agency, the kinds of clients and types of bookings covered by the division, and the standards and requirements for modeling within the division. Williams explains that the lifestyle division deals mostly with commercial print advertising for beauty, hair, and most major commercial consumer products and brands. The division works with both male and female models of all ages and many models have long careers working within lifestyle.



he interview begins with Jessica Rosenberg explaining the foundation and function of the FM-2 division, a subsection of the main men’s division at Ford Models. Rosenberg explains that because the men’s division focuses on high fashion and major campaigns, FM-2 was founded to focus specifically on commercial catalogues and mainstream advertising. Rosenberg goes on to discuss the skills and physical qualities she seeks for models within the division, outlining ideal measurements and proportions for FM-2 models.



Christie Belfiore discusses how the children’s and teen division differs from other divisions within the agency, the age ranges covered within the division, the types of jobs booked by models in the division, what she looks for in potential models, and dealing with the parents of her models. Belfiore addresses topics such as salaries earned by child and teen models, the types of cilents that the division works with, and how her division works with and interacts with the rest of the agency as a whole.