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And I did you change your name and then you'd come up with the internet. Maybe I was like, so tell us a little about yourself. You're a model. Mhm. So I model with Auntie agency and I've been doing that for about a year now just coming up to you and it's been going really well, but my main thing is I'm still a student at College in my first year, so I'm only 18 years old. I'm doing drama music and film and it's just yeah, it's going pretty well. You're only 17. Yeah wash. Yeah. Have you finished school? No, I haven't. No I first year. So I've got one more year left and then I'm feeling I'm God the English education system doesn't make sense to me. It's cool. Yeah, it's a bit. So you're not in like University. You're in college. Yeah. I'll say / College. Okay, so it's six year to us Irish people. So it's your last. Year, no. No, so so you do second Drew and you finish your 11? Okay, go to 12 and 13. And then after that you go to UNI or do whatever you want. That's what are you in 12 year 12, so I've got year 13 and then I'm done. Okay. Yeah Jesus they couldn't make it more complicated confusing ours is like you're in secondary school a year in primary school, and then you're inside the school and its first year second year third year and you have to do like you can't like pick. Can pick really nice shot subjects. Whereas we have to do eight subjects and we have to English Irish and maths and but you can do like hire ordinary level. When are you don't have to do eight subjects. People are gonna be like what to do. I had to do eight subjects because I had to do lower level. No, I'm not gonna lie. I didn't find ation level math and then lower level Irish you're going to why am I why is my podcast by the Irish education? Is is this in seconds? Yeah, okay. So when you do a year exams you basically to get like to be able to get the full point. But like only like two people get the full points you'd have to do six higher level subjects and those six subjects like yeah, so it's basically the only yeah, it's basically we do the gcses that the same time as you wish but it's called the junior sir, but then it's just the exact same but they're also good and do a levels. Yeah. Well it but there it's called. Believing search. Oh, yeah, but it's like a lot more as in the grading system. Not the actual exams with like a lot more like just easy to understand. Yeah. Well, it's me because I mean it's like it's just not anyways you guys this is my the secondary level education system in England versus - okay, so I completely cut you off when I asked what made you what else you do? I you're a musician as well. Um, yeah, I mean, I don't Don't do music. Like do it like play gigs and stuff. I'm hoping to I study music in college. And yeah, I was in a bag with my sister. Oh my God, and this guy could Jake and that isn't that was like the shortest thing ever. Like we played one gig and then my sister like ran off with her boyfriend and I was like, okay. Yeah, and I haven't been doing anything since but in college you have to play gigs for your grades what? Yeah, so it's very explain that us. Say like what one a unit and it's like pop music. Uh-huh. So we study pop music and then they're like, okay, so you're going to get graded. You have to like get a gig yourself bucket like talk to people get an audience and stuff and then like you get graded on that so it's cool. But I'm tryna I want to start doing more music. I kind of me and my boyfriend like I've always said no to like playing with him because when you like I just think about band had a couple in any just I just I just all I think about is beer. X Factor and I think that that was really creepy brother and sister but my seems like as in the old X Factor, I feel like I know who you're talking bear broke both blond and they were kinda like em and Ashley Tisdale on your man and I never got any way off topic keep going. So are you gonna pursue music would you ever yeah, I'm yeah, I think me and my boyfriend are going to try and do something together because he's really like he plays like Everything basically so I'm gonna try and do something with him. But I feel like I get really like I feel like kind of intimidated because he's really good and it's like, oh we can't be in a band together or there's gonna be some kind of like who's better competition agree, but you're probably not competitive if you're worried about that. Yeah. I feel like I'm really not. Yeah, I feel whenever I jam with someone who's really good at music that very light. Come on you me. So like loving this or like it gets really like too much pressure. Yeah. Yeah stuff and you're just like not confrontational. So yeah, so it's been like no. No, I'm not jamming with you ever and then like recently it's like yeah. Okay. Let's do some stuff. Okay? Oh my God, that would be sick dog is so cool. So in college what subjects do so I do music performance. Yeah drama and I do film studies. So who and then would you want to go to university to do I'm not sure I feel I don't feel Coming any person. I feel like you have to be like into hanging out with people and like getting to know people. I think I'm very like doing my own thing like me. I tried it. I tried so hard. I knew I knew like I could bear to go to school just regular school day my I'm not going to school so I don't know why I thought that when he was up to me to go in that I didn T go in and needless to say it just didn't work out but I'm doing my own thing so school, but I think that's like kind of a A new thing. We're not a new thing. Obviously everyone always had the choice. But only the last couple of years people have been like, okay, you can be like successful aspirational person without having to go to UNI. Hmm. And would you continue modeling or do you is that like part of your aspirations? I like modeling. It's really like, it's cool. It's like good to make money and like meet cool people and stuff, but I don't like half of me is like it's really good and then half is like it's a very superficial kind of thing, which I don't I think I'd want to do forever and I feel like modeling you can't cause like you have a look and then like you go out of style like no one really like after a while. They're like, oh well, we've done this already. So okay. I think it's it's nice to make connections from and then go from there. But if I could do it for I want to do it like obviously for quite a while more. Hmm But I don't think I ever do it like forever not like full-time like you are like a full-time model. I thought it'd be cool to be. Automotive, I think I would have to like do something else like yeah. I'm really my favorite subject at them in his film. Yeah always been film. So if I had to like choose something to do it probably like you to pursue film. Hmm. I'm in what way I'm kind of acting and film is cool. But I really like like writing scripts or like stories or directing or like just anything. I don't know just the whole thing like filming with a camera because I remember like in every school we had to like do a music video and it was just like it was my favorite thing because I could be behind the camera and like do this and it would just be my own thing. And yeah. Oh my God sake did you ever watch the old MTV behind the scenes? Like they have one for what did it it was called the making of and it was the making of different music videos, but of course, it was like done in the early 2000. So there's one on Britney Spears Toxic. Mmm, and it's like, oh my God, it's the best thing ever because it goes Here like the make them like the inspiration and then it goes to I just oh my God it honestly they're all on YouTube. Not the money sir. Y'all check it out. It's so it's like yeah and what we were talking about your modeling as we were walking up here and I feel like you're such a new type of girl to like see in like the modeling world because I was looking at your modeling Cardwell for a middle loads of reasons like this shouldn't like to find it and I was looking at you you're mopping car time and I saw five for it was like yeah. Yes because I am tempted and it just made me so so happy like do you feel like that is missing from the modeling world. Like do you think there is room for like small people? Yeah. No, I'm really glad that like modeling is kind of changing a lot how like a lot of people on my agency as well on super tall, but we still got really good jobs. I'm just yeah, that was my main concern when I joined I was like, well, I am really sure I thought I was five six as well. That's telling everyone like yeah, I'm five six people and then they measure me and I was like, oh my gosh, but yeah, no, it's good now. I think if I like small people modeling back, then it wouldn't really be a thing. But like now it's cool because your agency isn't really about it. Like okay. If you have this me look if you are this height we need these measurements your agency is just people with like where individuals feel and when they contacted you what like, how did how did you get scared at first? Of all um, well my book and nausea. She works for an time. She Scouts you Scouts like most people and she scared me through Instagram because she just fell upon my page because I think we had loads of mutual friends. Yeah, and she just was like Hey you sign. We really want to sign you. I was like, oh cool. So then I was like she done in the countryside at my Nan's on I got that message and then when I got back to London, I just like went in and Took quite a while to like happen because at the same time I got a contract from Revolt. Okay, which is another agency. It's more low-key. It's kind of like aunties Vibe and I was like, oh, I don't know which one to do but then I just like preferred and to okay kind of suited me mad kind of hard when you have two in front of you. You're probably getting pressure from both. Yeah, but the thing is with Revolt they were like, okay, like are you gonna sign you can assign I was like, I don't know and then Auntie was just more calm and when I went in there just like really cool people. Yeah. And what does what does Aunt I like how would you describe it? Because I've been on the page and it is I as I said, I was like going through like all the models that they have and I was like, oh my God, I follow all these people I didn't even really know any of these people were like models per se, you know what I mean? And that's a nice thing. Yeah to come upon and and there no, none of them are like Influencer types, I like yeah, it's like fucking people purely because they're like different and they have a certain look and it's it's just so refreshing. Yeah, I think everyone answers really individual like it's about I know it's like people who it's like look weird, but it's a good weird. Yeah. It's really it's like an interesting group of people and also Auntie like they don't just focus on like you're modeling they focus on like, okay, so you Given to film like we can like help you like do this or do that so they concentrate on like the person as a whole not just like how you look unless it's a really good agency. Yeah. No, it's incredible. And honestly, I was like look, don't you and I was like what the hell like and you're just telling me some of the people that are like about to be signed. I was just like, oh my God because honestly is Aina and is we're just talked about if you don't follow. What is it Larry David to for her for 20, I feel like it. I'm obviously no 420 but like I always say two forwarding because I feel like I really feel like I know she wouldn't just say like food ready. I don't know why but like honestly she is if you don't follow her you're missing age. She's so she's super cool. Yeah so fucking funny and who would be the people that you look up to in terms of film in terms of modeling and like aesthetic and things like that. Um, that's so hot. It's all question my my like, in terms of film I feel like I can't pick out like some directors and stuff. I really like I don't want to go into like directing music videos and photography but we were talking about now ideally like her style. I just really like it. It's really cool. Yeah. It's kind of like Wes Anderson with the colors, which I really liked his work too. Yeah. I just kind of yeah, I like a bit of directors like here and there like that different stuff like picking out stuff from them. Like I just want to watch us by Jordan Peele. I saw that for my birthday. It's my boyfriend's trying first. Hmm. What did you think hot? Like for the beginning that I was like, what am I won't yeah, this is so random and then like it started to like. Oh, okay. Yeah and then I watch get out yesterday night. I okay. So you hadn't seen Gonna Hate noise birds singing is just like kind of bored. I'm going to watch a film that was like 12 a.m. And I was like, I'm not tired. So I just watched that and I liked his starters in like things he liked it. Dresses like political like low key messages and like his like I feel like I'm getting so much like a film student - his cinematographer know but when you do study film because I still need films out. You can't help but say that maybe like such a knob you're like episode around with my boyfriend's family and they're like, hang on. I think I just heard my camera two seconds. Sorry just completely interrupted aren't top because I'm pyro and yeah, like, I'm at the cinema with my boyfriend's around. Ali and they're just like, oh that movies contract and I'm like, well actually who is like you see the symbolism here. There's like when we went to watch us I was telling my boyfriend and my best friend and me and my best friend both do you film studies and I was like, yo, I just need to tell you Freddy like he like he likes what I think I feel like 2qq and I'm talking to him about film but when I'm like I'm like to do this short is so beautiful. I know right the Well, what did you think of us? It was? Um, it was good. There were a lot of like plot holes towards yeah, or it was like, oh like I was happy but then I was like sad at the end. Yeah, is it I don't want to spoil it. Yeah. Yeah. Oh my God cheering. I don't think I've ever laughs I watched during us because so like I would hate like scary movies that I could deal with that guy because it's on like a hard of hearing but then I'm we like last-minute on my boyfriend's 21st birthday. I was with him and his mom and she's like poker movie in the Stella which is like this really nice Cinema an island. We don't have any boutiques in on it's like the first one so it's like oh my God, I'm such a nerd and so he's like, oh like this Jordan Peele whenever it will go see that and then I looked up housing for idiots a heart like what are you doing and only and his mom and all her sisters were so nervous going into it and they're like the first like, you know, when the following right side that's not a spoiler look. You know what's gonna happen and I'm here just like fuck it was like it was like like yeah, and then you're just like well, it's like I have no later. It's not scary anymore. Yeah, so like cruel and I like 45 minutes into the film when you're just like what's going on. There was a silence. I'm that like obviously this isn't Dublin as out some just goes Jesus Christ after that. Like no one could keep it in like everyone was laughing so hard maybe like I wasn't concentrating like I'm a movie I was like pissing myself laughing. Anyway, that's our critical analysis of that. But I want to talk a little bit about like the bronze that you have model for. So one of the first ones and I think this is how I like find your page in the first I suppose I'm a bruin. So if you don't follow Anna Bruin like And Stephanie for it's the best page like obviously it's a brand but like amateur but it's honestly just the best page even for it because people who wear her hats always cool. So it's just like a good place for inspiration, but she does like for kind of hats she does scarf. She doesn't she'll scoffs and like earrings. Yeah. She's just basically a slick designer and you are her basically like one of the only models like there's the major photo shoot is with you. And whenever like whenever she's spotlighted because like she's in like Vogue. She's in every single magazine at the moment. It's always picture of you. What's that been like seeing your picture and Vogue and every like it's um, it's I like I get my really hives when I see myself like I was in bizarre. Yeah, like evening standard and I was like, oh my gosh, it's like my first magazine thing ever, but but I'm more like so happy it was with Emma Brewing because I've just been following her for so long and she's just so nice and so cool. And to be honest. I was like one they've been like a few really good photo. She's I've had but that's one of my favorite because it was like an all-female crew and it was just really nice and everyone that was super nice and just like her products. I just I'm just so in love with like her whole brand and her and it's just it was just like is it unusual for all the crew to be female? When your shoes sometimes like yeah, but I kind of prefer definitely with the Emigrant thing because I was I was topless in it and I had like little nipple sticker things but I wasn't like I was so glad she told me how it was going to be and she was like, yeah, so it's all female. So if you're like uncomfortable with this like you didn't have to do it. Yeah just really cool and it was just it was nice when it's all female because sometimes I'll be with her mouth photographer and I'll be like Event like oh this is getting a bit like yeah, you know, you never know see what I find hard with male photographer is not that I do is my issue to me. But like is that you you obviously aren't going to presume that all of them are creeps. But like you just it's always on your radar because your girl you just kind of has to be yeah, so it's just like you're more hyper aware instead of just like get it done and because I've heard It's so like so much is coming out now about like photographers and directors and stuff that I just so dodgy is just like in the back like I was literally talking to my boyfriend my friend like it's so hard being a girl sometimes like I feel so uncomfortable like walking home in the dark now like it's just even like just walking from the train station here. Obviously, this is a really nice area that were in but it's really rare that I'm like by myself even just during the day like, I'm always stuck with friends. Boyfriend or like my family? I'm never just because I'm always like surrounded by people have never just like alone. So I was like, this is a really fucking weird and you're so much more self-aware, you know, you like aware of how your hobbies and your like 11 in your life is like so awkward. I felt like that again. I was like, oh my God, who am I like what is going on? And it's so true and then when you're in front of a camera, yeah with yeah, then it's definitely like I've been at some shoes where it's just like to like like we want you to take this off and do this and I'm like, oh, please I don't like it's really yeah. It's been like it's like there was once you like didn't it was like all guys and I was the last Model to get like photographs, even though I was like the first one to turn out. Okay, it's just like it just got a bit like like it was calm because some of the guys that actual guy who is leading the shoe is really calm, but then like it just kind of turned into like I'm getting a bit nervous. Yeah. No, that wasn't really anything to be worried about in your in like myself. I was like, okay, I just need to be like on the bullying like yeah even just being like that. It's not necessarily that you're even like attracted to them or do you think they're creeps? It's just like there is like more pressure but for note for no reason that you can like put your finger on mmm. It's just if it's just yeah that it feels like you need to be more professional. Yeah, and then I saw saw your little mug on unit when I was like going through so I'm like this because I'm like on my phone and I was like, oh my God like that is that makes me so happy because you and Dana are both on there. I'm talking about her. Like I know her I just don't and but it may be so happy because I feel like UNIF represents. Oh, I like it's so much more than just a brand guys, but you know mean like represents something different. It's like the alternative girls I don't know what you mean. I guess it's hard to it's hard to put a finger on but it's like a cool for someone like you. I feel like that's like almost like the Pinnacles like yeah that will unify. Well looks like it's so crazy because you know, if I've literally been following them forever and like my favorite people like I don't know if you know who Devon Carlson. Yeah, she's I really love her style and she's like connected to UNIF. And yeah Sydney he works there as like her best friend and they all like do stuff for UNIF and I just Like the thing is they messaged me. So they sent me some stuff through Instagram and this is just through like looking at my Instagram page. Yeah, um, and then they were like you take some pictures in the clothes and I was like, yeah cool tiger package. I didn't end up taking the pictures because I was just like super it was like college busy busy also super nervous when you receive something from like a company like that. It's almost like too much. Yeah. I was like, oh my gosh. Yeah, that's Brian. And then yeah and then they just messaged me saying oh we Wanna meet like do you want a model for us? And I was like, oh my gosh. Yes, and then it went through auntie and then it went through them the first time and then it didn't happen Okay, and then the second time and went through that hard. Yeah. I was like, oh my gosh. No Andy, I really like it was like, okay, we're going to book you a flight and I was like, oh you're too young. But then yeah, but then like a cut like a month later they decided I wasn't okay was just a very strange one and then yeah, and then I flew out. For just it was a super quick just for a day like it was the quickest I've ever like don't anything. Yeah, but yeah, I just like met all these people in the girl. I was modeling with Maria she isn't signed but she's like some big like singer. Yeah, so she's really like talented. So I'm she was really cool. Just everyone that was cool and they're like dogs on the set as well and we were just having such a cool time and then they gave me some more clothes and my God, which is honestly. Yeah. I hate you for that as well. We were saying before is that like I I constantly have like a list of things that I'm going to get eventually offer universe, but that I never got I can never like afford it and I was looking I like I love it so much. So I was just so happy. I was like, this is all I really want. Yeah anything like fuck the world and then the new clothes came out and then yeah, they message me again like oh, do you want any of the new stuff? And I was like yes this yeah. It's super cool like it was just a Says time that was like one of my favorite things I've ever done to you. It was the best and you were talking about being like too young to go over the first time. Do you feel like that does hold you back? Because I definitely thought you were Elder just because of the way you carry yourself because of your Instagram because your taste it's like more established I suppose and that new like expect. Hmm But I'm so patronising know. I know what I mean. A lot of people are like, oh you must be like 22 or like 21, and I'm like, no, I'm still 17. Yeah, no, it's these. I think the the assumed my age and then they were like, uh, because their clothing they described it as like, I don't know when I went over there like, oh, it's like baby ho clothing. It's like Googling I was like, yeah and then like then Yen and the next month. They're like, oh no like it's fine. Yeah. She just want you to come over here. Yeah. That was cool. Yeah. I had actually see their clothing is like like a lot of it. You're quite like coverage I'd say yeah, that's very good thinking. Yeah. It's kind of going towards a goal. But not too much. Yeah, it's like it's cute. I just oh my God the brand I could talk about. It's honestly the best. Okay, we're going to take a quick break and then we're going to come by. Yeah, it's crazy. I am okay. We're back. Hello. Sorry. Yeah just to finish and I wanted to and it might be a bit cringe task, but I it's really nice to see like a different type of girl like modeling and like a different type unlike not even just like you just like, Auntie. The agency and everything it represents and there's actually an agency in Ireland called not another agency, which is like it's like even has a similar kind of name. It's a similar kind of vibe. So I've heard yeah, they are really successful like all the especially their male models like model. It's I think it's because like Irish models are really in as in men with like big ears. Mmm shaved heads, you know, and and yeah, I feel like it's so important for like a different to obviously and Like time of like people well people trying to be more diverse whether that's like tokenism actually like actually drying but I'm to have a different type of girl in every single way not just like the color of people's skin or whatever but like actually representing like people from who are just in two different things. Do you feel like that's kind of what Aunty is about or what you were right? Like why you have work because you obviously are so different looking and you five four and your mom notary. Well, I think that is what and she's all about like different people who are like I didn't it just like cool and just completely different to what you usually get to for me. I'm still like I think I I'm still a very insecure person. So are you yeah, I'm super like like I'm looking at you and being like I wish I had you know what? I mean? I don't know if I'm comfortable with someone but like on a lot of shoots like I'll just be so like I don't look like this and I'm so like when I do get jobs, I'm like why like did they choose me over like this person or this person know maybe you're here cos I'm here. Literally. Yeah. Well most beautiful people I've ever met in real life. You probably are but I don't offend who is like a massive compliment as well. Like oh, yeah, and I think I do fit the home at like different kind of I don't think I would consider myself as like a basic kind of now, too. Yeah, I think Think it's just like how I think I was brought up and like the people I hang around and stuff. Yeah, and it would have been nice to you think if you were younger that if you're like going through a magazine and or I suppose now you're like on Instagram or whatever anywhere. I like British Vogue or toddler or something like that and you saw a girl that like represented more your aesthetic than like more basic or even just like more and marketable. If you got me would it be like to feel like that's important to be able See girls who like represent a more different aesthetic. Yeah. I think I think you have to there definitely has to be a mixture of people that model because some brands have to have like the same kind of thing every time that's why some I know so many people who like have a different look but they're just not modeling because Brands don't like want that look which is a shame because I think they could be doing so much work but a lot of people push like big Doors or yeah end of I don't know what commercial models that kind of just look the same. I think that's just the thing that's always gonna be there. But it's nice to see like different people modeling. I think that's how the group I fit in is like the kind of odd. Yeah. Well, I think that you're going to do amazing things like you're such an intelligent girl, you're an all rounder and your agency science. Fantastic. So shout out to them. Shout out to them guys. That's one place. I created myself like a shout-out to anti-aging so you never met you before but yeah, thank you so much for coming out. And that was a really really nice little chat. I think I hope you enjoyed your tea. And did I do? Okay guys? So Mimi is also a big default from Mmm Yeah. What do you got on depop that you're wearing right now my new rocks my new rap beats. Yeah. They're the best day. So cool, and they're random things that you wear every single day. Day, like I wear my buffaloes that I got like two years ago all the time and they look like they don't need to look new because no buffaloes. If you get me in there like so comfy. I don't think people did these are super comfy too, but people like they don't look comfortable but the dri just love default so much. It's so good. Yeah, and it's so good for shoes as I was talking about this the other day on my Instagram and like so many people didn't understand what I was talking about. So I just deleted all of it and but That like it's because people pushed like vegan shoes. I feel like now on ads and stuff but like the industries are just popped plastic. So even though I am vegan by leather shoes on deep up and just give them a new life because we can choose our plastic. No. Yeah. We're like, I just like, I don't know. It's just if you can because I feel like that isn't people think they're being like if you're not vegan and you actually just want a pair of shoes. Just go that route. Hmm instead of Buying be countries, and that's my podcast guide and download the app on iOS or Android or had to do pop Darkon together day, bye-bye.
Today I chat with one of my biggest inspirations and major girl crush Mimi Mcvey , also known as @internet_baby . I first saw Mimi’s uniquely beautiful face on (designer) Emma Brewin’s instagram. I was so fascinated with how different she looked to anyone I’d ever seen, with confidence and style. Mimi also models for Unif. This is a girly chat with the most chilled out girl in the world. We talk about school, college, and modeling. Mimi is signed to Anti-Agency, the agency that has individually incredible faces such as Tia Jonsson, Zaina Miuccia and Tin Gao. The agency represents, as they state on their website (antiagency.co.uk) ‘We focus on hand selecting the most iconic internationally based guys and girls with personality, individual style and talent. The agency is for people with real lives on the verge of exploding in music, fashion, art, illustration & the creative industries‘. The collection of faces, shapes, sizes and talents they represent is easily seen in this podcast with Mimi, it is high time we see a different type of girls in our magazines, campaigns and media. Mimi, who is 17..(what!?) speaks so eloquently about being herself and her own person in 2019. Thank you Mimi for being such a legend. Thank you to Depop for sponsoring this podcast. I asked Mimi for her favorite Depop shop (because to be honest she’s so much cooler than me) and it’s @internetgirl . 