How to Become a Model

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If you like travel, hard work, long days and keeping in shape, modeling might be for you.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

Things You’ll Need:

Fashionable shoes
Fashion magazines
Business cards
Business card holders
Designer fashion
Makeup kits
Healthy foods
Photographers
Career counseling
Portfolios

Step1

Consider your physical characteristics: Are you 5-foot-7 or taller? You should wear a size 4 to 6, and you should have a 32- to 35-inch bust, a 22- to 25-inch waist, and 33- to 36-inch hips.

Step2

Determine whether you have any distinctive features.

Step3

Work on having clear skin, healthy hair and straight teeth.

Step4

Consider your mental attitude: You should be ambitious, confident, organized, willing to travel or move to foreign cities, able to spend and invest wisely and able to take rejection.

Step5

Visit local modeling agencies to find an agent willing to help you build a portfolio.

Step6

Go to castings and "go-sees" with your portfolio in hand to win potential clients and get modeling jobs.

Step7

Be prompt and professional. Exhibit the confidence that you will use to sell products.

Tips & Warnings

Catalog models don't always have to be 5-foot-7 or taller, but they do have to be thin. Runway models are required to be at least 5-foot-9.
Teen or junior models must be 5-foot-6 and at least 12 years old, with youthful looks.
Modeling is not always glamorous. Long days of castings and go-sees, long trips on the road, rejection and stiff competition can be stressful.
Speak with a reputable professional before deciding whether modeling is for you.

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PaulM said

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on 6/18/2008 Nice article, I wrote a helpful modeling article too. Maybe you could read it and provide feedback. http://www.ehow.com/how_2323205_become-a-model.html

on 5/12/2008 Im 15 and I'm thinking about modeling. Everyone in my family thinks I should take up modeling. Im also 5'10 and 1/2. I have an average body, not fat not real skinny. I like to stay active by playing sports. I dont know were to start to become a model. Any help? (fhs33@live.com)

katie33 said

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on 5/12/2008 Im 15 and I'm thinking about modeling. Everyone in my family thinks I should take up modeling. Im also 5'10 and 1/2. I'm not real skinny not even chubby. I like to stay active by playing sports. I dont know were to start to become a model. Any help? (fhs33@live.com)

placesuwillgo said

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on 12/30/2007 The above is all good advice. However, it only scratches the surface. I've been modeling all over the world for the past five years. I've worked for Gucci and Fendi among others. I have a blog that delves deeper into what it takes and strategies to achieve your goal of becoming a model while teaching you how to sidestep the scams that are out there. I started my website because I got tired of seeing so many people get taken advantage of like I did when I started. It's a lot of work but if you are passionate and you have good advice...you can succeed.

All the best,
Aaron James
www.TheModelingInsider.com

sheala said

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on 12/3/2007 my dream has also always been to be a model. i'm 5'7 and a size 2-4 and about 117 lbs. i have no idea where to start? i know that i have speak with a professional but i have no idea where to find one? please help me?

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