Coco Rocha

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"Today I'm known for posing — I would definitely say that came from Taipei. At castings there, the client sits there at a table with about 10 people and says things like, 'Our catalogue today is Hello Kitty' or 'sexy' or 'cutesy.' And you have a minute to give them all your poses, almost like a dance-off — but a pose-off." Coco Rocha talks about getting scouted and working in Asia as a teen, her big break with Steven Meisel, and more in this endearing summary of her modeling career so far. She also shared these truly wonderful photos from some of her first jobs. [Buzzfeed]