A true Californian native, born and raised in San Jose, California, fate took Isabelle Du back to her motherland as she modeled abroad in Asia for 4 years.  She became an international model as she worked in countries such as Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Indonesia.  She fell in love with Vietnam though and ended up staying there the longest to get in touch with her roots.

Some of her past work has included the Tyra Banks Show, Tresemme, Wet Seal, Mossimo, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Urban Outfitters, Elle Magazine, FHM Magazine and Cosmopolitan.  Like a Gemini that she is, Isabelle has always liked to keep busy with as many things as possible.  She did scuba diving stunt work and later became a soap opera actress and FashionTV host.

And as of right now, you can find her working on her fashion blog MY BOYFRIEND’S CLOTHES with her boyfriend.  The two are used to working together as a team as CBS has dubbed her and Dennis Hour as #TheDatingCouple.  You can watch them race around the world for a million dollars on this 25th season of the Emmy award-winning show THE AMAZING RACE!

Q: How did you hear about the Planet Beach Cover Model Competition? What inspired you to participate?

I actually do go to Planet Beach and love it.  It’s the ideal place where I can just relax and reset myself.  I saw that they were looking for models to represent the brand and I wanted to be a part of that!

Q: What is your favorite Planet Beach spa service and why?

The red light therapy session.  I’ve always been insecure with my scars and being consistent with the red light therapy helps with my acne scars, my eczema and lightens up my scar on the back of my thigh I got from a bad motorbiking accident.

Q: What is your favorite Planet Beach product and why?

Right now, I’m obsessed with the Repair from the FACE by Planet Beach line.  I use a few drops to gently rub and pat onto my face right before I go to bed.  And voila!  The next morning my skin looks like it got a good amount of sleep (even if I haven’t!)  And it feels super soft as if it’s been quenching water all night.

My tip is to rub the oil a bit in your hands for warmth because it absorbs better into your skin.  And for extra credit, get a hot damp towel, place it on your face to open up your pores.  Once the towel cools down, then rub the oil onto your face to really maximize absorption.  I love oils — they’re as natural as they come and they have such an amazing restorative power about them.

Q: What are your goals as a Planet Beach Cover Model?

I want to be someone relatable for women. I want to help remind people that it’s okay to take time out to take care of yourself.  When you look good, you feel good!  Simple as that.  PB helps me escape so that when I go back to my work and schedule, I’m healthy from inside out and ready to take on whatever’s next.  When I take out the stress in my life, I get to be who I really am—motivated and excited to meet new people to make projects happen.

Q: Describe the Planet Beach company in three words.

Feel-good getaway!

Q: What is your most embarrassing moment? We all have one! (at least!)

When I was living in Vietnam, my main mode of transportation was riding around on my motorbike – I named the ol’ girl Goldie.  Going for dinner one night, I parked Goldie outside the restaurant and placed my helmet on the bike. As I walked inside, I noticed people were looking at me, but I figured it’s because I didn’t look local and thought nothing of it  When my friend Brittany arrived she asked me, “What’s that on your head?!” The inside of my helmet had somehow detached itself from the outer part so I had this ridiculous Styrofoam moulding on top of my head the whole time – from parking my bike to walking into the restaurant and then sitting down. When I took it off, the customers who had initially stared at me started laughing. I had no choice but to laugh it off.

Q: What is your career aspiration?

I’ve got so many and I want to continue to have many in life.  I want to go on writer’s retreats all over the world, write a novel and then have it published.  On a related note, I want to LIVE all over the world and completely immerse myself within that culture.  As an entrepreneur, I want to set up different e-commerce businesses and recently just launched my first one called www.idealhomebars.com.  My boyfriend and I have a fashion blog together called MY BOYFRIEND’S CLOTHES (www.myboyfriendsclothes.com) and we want to continue to grow it and take it to the next level.  And of course, I want to continue to model, in every stage of being a woman.

Q: If you could have dinner with one figure in history and ask them any one question, who and what would it be?

Personal Finance Guru Suze Orman is my idol, she has changed my life for the better with all of her personal finance books and advice.  In fact, I’m out of credit card debt because of her.  If I could ask her anything, it would be 3 things:  what’s the best investment you’ve made, the worst investment, and the best free thing in life.   One day I’ll meet her so I can tell her how financially empowered I feel because of her.

 

Stay tuned to get a peek into the lives of our 2015 Cover Models!