Issue 92 - february 2023

Model Shariza Tamara (Netherlands)
Can you tell us something about you? My name is Shariza, in the modeling world I'm known
to some as Shariza Tamara. I'm 40 years old, half Antillean, living in the Netherlands and I
work in care for the disabled. In addition, I love to travel far and express my creativity
through (TFP) shoots, making my own (models) websites and (digital) models business cards.
If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be? To be honest, I'm quite
happy with myself. I went through some beautiful personal developments. In my opinion as
a human being you are always evolving. For example, I used to be very insecure; I grew up
having pimples and weighing 25 kilos heavier then I do now; I didn't feel comfortable in my
own body. Entirely on my own strength I created a different lifestyle for myself, which made
me lose weight. Discipline and hope for the better had set me on the right track. As a positive
result, I was also able to advise many people in my social network about this, which I
found very valuable.
What are your good qualities, and your less good ones? I often hear from friends that I can
express myself well on an emotional level and I'm also very empathetic to others.
The lesser ones… well I can be quite forgetful. I'm very organizational, so I have ideas all the
time (light bulbs I call them). I don't want to forget any of them so always write them down
for convenience.
How did you get started as a model? Because I had lost 25 kilos, I wanted to have the results
recorded. Through a friend I experienced my first TFP shoot in 2009, which made me delve
into the TFP world, built up a network, after which many other fun shoots followed. The nice
thing about that was that I contributed the concept myself, put together teams and often
took care of my own styling and make-up. Because of this I have met many new people and
experienced a diversity of special experiences for which I want to thank everyone. I get a lot
of pleasure & enthusiasm from modeling so I don't consider it to be work. The preparatory
work, expressing creativity & everything coming together as I had planned, makes it a passion
for me! My slogans: Loving the camera; Step inn a different world, Expressing creativity,
Amaze yourself.
What do you think of working as a model? I've done mostly TFP shoots and a few commercials
through casting agencies. I notice that it is quite difficult to get a good paid assignment
since the competition is quite large. In addition is it difficult to combine my permanent job in
care. You must be able to be flexible for modeling work. Because of this I unfortunately had
to let go of many paid assignments, so I wasn't able to show enough of myself.
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What is your beauty regimen? I drink a lot of natural teas, eat a lot of vegetables and other
healthy products (but of course I also sin sometimes ;) ), I rub my face daily with 100%
almond oil and sunscreen (even though it is winter) and I walk for at least 2 hours every day .
I also try to give myself a rest, in which I don't always succeed haha..