TOP MODEL on the Body Image, Pressure of Industry and How She is Dealing with Hate | Coco Rocha — Silicon Valley Girl Podcast

Coco Rocha April 18, 2025 34 MIN
Coco Rocha, Supermodel, Founder of Coco Rocha Model Camp, Co-owner of Nomad Management, interviewed by Marina Mogilko on the Silicon Valley Girl Podcast

About the Guest

Coco Rocha
Supermodel, Founder of Coco Rocha Model Camp, Co-owner of Nomad Management

Coco Rocha is a Canadian supermodel with over two decades of experience working with iconic brands such as Chanel and Vogue. Beyond modeling, she is an entrepreneur who founded the Coco Rocha Model Camp and co-owns Nomad Management, where she mentors emerging talent. She is also a prominent industry advocate, having championed labor law reforms to better protect underage models.

In this episode of the Silicon Valley Girl Podcast, Marina Mogilko interviews Coco Rocha, Supermodel, Founder of Coco Rocha Model Camp, Co-owner of Nomad Management. Marina Mogilko sits down with supermodel Coco Rocha to discuss her two-decade career in fashion, the pressures and body image challenges of the modeling industry, and how she navigates online hate. Coco also opens up about losing contracts due to pregnancy, her advocacy for labor laws protecting underage models, and her entrepreneurial ventures mentoring the next generation of talent.

Key Takeaways

  • Coco Rocha has worked with top-tier brands including Chanel and Vogue across a career spanning over 20 years in the fashion industry.
  • She lost modeling contracts as a direct consequence of her pregnancies, highlighting the persistent lack of protections for mothers in the fashion world.
  • Coco became a key advocate for labor laws specifically designed to protect underage models from exploitation within the industry.
  • She founded the Coco Rocha Model Camp and co-owns Nomad Management, through which she actively mentors and shapes emerging modeling talent.
  • Despite facing significant backlash over her TikTok presence, Coco developed strategies for dealing with online hate and maintaining a positive public presence.
00:00 Teaser 00:42 How she manages it all: the real support behind Coco 03:00 The reality of working with her husband 06:15 How to stay relevant for 20+ years in fashion 08:02 People gravitate toward how you work, not how you look 08:26 Will AI models replace humans? 09:10 The skills AI can't replicate — how human models stay irreplaceable 10:47 Models should learn from content creators 11:54 'There’s no traditional path anymore' — why aspiring models need to throw out the rulebook 13:21 The backlash from the fashion industry over her TikToks 15:18 The confession: "I’m actually a stay-at-home mom most of the time" 18:00 "If you see me on an airplane, I’m crying" 19:33 Why she chose to have 3 kids while still modeling 21:35 She lost contracts because she got pregnant — the industry's brutal response to motherhood 22:23 The law she helped pass that changed fashion forever 23:00 The unexpected backlash that followed 24:08 How she deals with hate and negativity 26:20 The power of not responding right away 27:28 Coco’s beauty & travel survival tips 29:25 The craziest thing that happened to her on set 30:42 What she’d tell her 15-year-old self 32:05 'Here’s where I see myself in 5 years'

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