Comments on: Beauty Holding: Investing in Models?

By: trying to get rich

trying to get rich — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:33:44 +0000

Well, read your story but when I go to their webpage I see that they alreayd paid out for the first time. So, it could be worse, maybe it’s worth to invest in models!

By: Nizza

Nizza — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:29:53 +0000

Just to add: Beauty Holding also gets money from the transaction costs. There’s a certain percentage added on the amount of money from a credit card or PayPal you transfer to your beauty holding account. And of course advertisement on their website is a source of income. Let’s see what will happen – the first golden beauty has yet to be launched.

By: Dividend Growth Investor

Dividend Growth Investor — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:58:40 +0000

I would say that if this was an asset class it would be riskier than small-cap stocks, but with a lower expected return.
Has Beauty Holdings ever been successfull in launching the careers of any models? Or are they simply taking people’s money away for a promise of someone’s earnings. It’s easy to trick someone into buying shares of a model’s next year worth of earnings, and then make the model work a normal job.

Actually I am tempted to list myself as a model, and then work as a blogger for one year ( assuming I gain at least $20K form than). What will stop me from doing this? ( I am not saying I am going to do it, I am just saying it could be done like that)

By: deepali

deepali — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:57:12 +0000

Like modeling VC? :) I’m intrigued enough to possibly try it.

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:55:30 +0000

Good eye, WiseClerk. I think I was thrown off by the line:

“During that year, her net modeling income will be shared in equal parts (50-50) between her on the one hand, and all her Sponsors on the other.”

I see that the net modeling income is after Beauty Holdings “10% fee from your gross earnings.”

By: P2P-Banking.com

P2P-Banking.com — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:26:47 +0000

Beauty Holding get 10%

plus the right to say what happens in the model’s career (in fact they decide how and for what the $10,000 are invested :-) )

Wiseclerk

By: Lazy Man

Lazy Man — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:23:45 +0000

Jeremy, plenty of pics on the link. I’m surprised you made it down to the comment box to be honest :D.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:10:28 +0000

This post is worthless without pics :D

By: irina

irina — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:35:39 +0000

I used to be a model. I don’t think money (or lack of money) is an important factor for an aspiring model.

If I would have a daughter who wanted to be a successful model, I would advise her to study marketing, online marketing in particular, public relations and business in general.

Modeling is like a small business. You don’t need a lot money to start a successful business now, all you need a good idea and some hard work. Same goes for success in modeling. You don’t need much money to be a successful model, if you really, really want it. But you do need to be focused, you need willingness to learn and work very, very hard.

If you really want to be a successful model, you will have to work so hard, that the return on your time and efforts will be almost non-existent at first. It will make the whole idea of modeling ridiculous. If you sill want it and continue working just as hard, there is no way you will not succeed. With the drive like that you will and, I say it again, you will guarantee to become a model or some other re-incarnation of it, a TV-personality or whatever.

But most people can’t be that focused and work that hard… Plus, other things come into play.. marriage, babies, self-doubt..etc.. etc.. etc…

Lack of money is a lame excuse for not being able to succeed. A talent needs to be hungry! LOL

By: JustGuy

JustGuy — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:33:29 +0000

Actually, yoru comment about Randy Newsom (baseball player) is incorrect. He gave all the money back from his “IPO” due to SEC concerns. If you read the article you linked to, you’ll see the update at the end. For now, you *cannot* buy shares in a US pro ball player.

[Editor's note: Thanks, tense is fixed.]