”I was a baby when the arson happened. I don’t remember fighting for my life. All i know is that i’m the only survivor. Leaving the hospital was not the end, from that moment the fight for full fitness began. White walls, white coats, home rehab and those damn silicone clothes. I remember screams, tears and pain. I remember insults, provocations, exclusions. However, as a girl who was shown specific values and role models, i knew how to defend myself and be above it. Many times strangers hurt me, which probably made me feel inferior, but after talking to my parents, i understood who really should feel ashamed. I knew I was different. However, they (my parents) taught me to perceive otherness as uniqueness, that it’s good to stand out, that it’s good to step out of the pattern, that it’s good not to be common, that it’s worth being yourself. It is to them that i owe the most. Now, as a 21-year-old woman, I am aware of the past and accept it. I feel beautiful and good about myself. I know that i carry images of my family’s suffering, hurt and struggle. Images that sometimes slap them in the face, other times they squeeze their throats and twist their guts. I know that for my family these are images that are hard to look at and even harder to talk about. Not because of the fucking idea of beauty, but because of unimaginable pain, helplessness and flashbacks to the most difficult moments in our life. I don’t blame them, i know they were going through the biggest nightmare. I just feel grateful. I am also glad that 2 years ago i could join bibi. The call from Madzia was unexpected. I was convinced that my scars and height just ruled me out. Now I belong to an agency that does not see this as an obstacle to being a model. During this time, I managed to gain experience, meet amazing people and places, and above all, increase my self-confidence. I made sure that nothing is impossible, and my scars are no longer a sign of shame, but a reason to be proud.”
BIBIMODELS* X NAWARA.CO
BIBIMODELS* launched its first clothing collection in collaboration with Nawara.co.
”For half of my life I was hiding my asymmetrical, crooked body with a hump in oversized clothes or asymmetrical dresses. A bathing suit was just out of the question. For a long time i was tired of thinking – why me? I felt beautiful, but it often took all the joy out of being myself. When i joined BIBIMODELS*, I was still afraid, I’ve been hiding this all my life, and here I actually got a chance to expose it. I started to see that people were more interested, sometimes even inspired, rather than disgusted, as I saw in my head. During the two years of working with BIBIMODELS*, I finally accepted myself, and I was certainly very lucky to meet the people there, who created a space, where you can be yourself and feel special, a space to disenchant complexes and turn them into beauty. Nothing was a more beautiful breakthrough for me than just casually lying on the sand in the sun in a costume with a giant cutout on the back in which nothing could be hidden. That’s when I felt truly free. Even though it hurts sometimes – I love myself this way.”
Symbiosis campaign
Klaudia Kucharska featured in Symbiosis campaign [digital signage in retail spaces]
Exhibition in New York
BIBIMODELS* made a bold move to promote Running Files internationally by organizing an art exhibition in Soho, New York. The exhibition created a sensation, attracting interest, establishing new collaborations, and significantly boosting the sale of our popular posters. This successful venture showcased our unique artistic vision and solidified our position as a prominent force in the industry.
“Cooperation with BIBIMODELS* gave us a lot of possibilities and develops us to this day. We started working with this agency somewhere at the beginning of our Instagram. We realized that we don’t have to work only on our faces and bodies. While this is probably the main theme of our work to this day, using photos of other people was a big step for us. We use BIBIMODELS* services to this day, and their founder – Magdalena Wdziekowska, became our manager, and above all, a person close to our hearts. We would like to thank her from this place for the work she put into our development, for her dedication and professionalism. It is mainly thanks to her that we are here today and we can show ourselves to the world more widely, apart from Instagram.”
Kinga Kamińska talks about her experiences and the consequences of belonging to her previous modeling agency.
Video by Jakub Nędza
”Kobieta kreatywna” podcast
The guest of the podcast interview was Magdalena Wdziękowska, the CEO of BIBIMODELS* – an agency for models that is changing the representation and understanding of the beauty canon. We talked about why imperfections are a positive value for models, why the term “family” rather than “agency” better influences the creative work of the team, and of course, how one can recruit to BIBIMODELS*.
