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The AM Podcast - A Podcast for Asian American Men

From Troublemaker To Established Male Model Working With The Most Recognizable Brands (How to become a model, a lack of Asian male models even in 2021, learning to embrace your culture & background & more) Ft. Dylan Yau (Model for Elite London & Modelwerk

Dec 1, 2021
40:19

For today's Spotlight episode, I'm excited to welcome model Dylan Yau to the show.

Dylan Yau is a UK-based model managed by Elite London, the world's leading model management company and an icon in the industry, and Modelwerk, Germany's leading international modeling agency.

Dylan has modeled for some of the most recognizable brands such as Louis Vuitton, Adidas, Super Dry, New Balance, off-white, to name a few. 

Today we're going to learn about how Dylan got into modeling, what life is like being a model and an Asian male model on top of that and just how different it is being British Asian vs. Asian American.

In this episode, we discuss:

- Attending a prestigious school as a kid

- Going from private school to public

- How he got into modeling

- There is still a lack of Asian models even in 2021

- Asians accounts for only 2% of the population in the UK

- What does the day-to-day look like for a male model?

- What's a myth about the modeling industry that people get wrong?

- The coolest modeling gig Dylan landed

- If you had to start all over again as a model, what would you do differently?

- Dylan offers his best piece of advice

- Where Dylan sees himself in the next five years

You can follow Dylan on Instagram at @dylanyau.

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