How to Become a Maxim Model
Before you are featured in "Maxim" magazine, you must complete a variety of different things. First, you usually have to find a modeling agency--the hardest part. Modeling is one of the most discriminatory professions. Modeling photographer Jon Malinowski describes a model's body requirements like this, "If you don't meet height and weight standards, you probably will not get work as a mainstream fashion model. Harsh, but true."
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Things You'll Need
- For Women:
- Weight: 100 pounds to 130 pounds
- Height: 5 feet, 6 inches and taller
- Age: 15-26
- For Men:
- Weight: 140 pounds to 170 pounds
- Height: 5 feet, 10 inches and taller
- Age: 17-28
Instructions
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Getting On The Right Track
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Take a few photos of yourself (face, side of head, face and torso, whole body). You can do this with a digital camera. The photos should show the shape of your body. Men should take at least one photo shirtless.
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Send the photos to a variety of modeling agencies. If you live in the U.S., these cities are great options for finding modeling agencies; Miami, New York and Los Angeles.
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Schedule an appointment with the modeling agency or ask if it has "open calls." Open calls are like walk-in appointments. Act professional and leave a good impression, just like at a normal job interview.
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Wait for a response from the modeling agency. If it contacts you, you probably have the job. What sets modeling apart is the scarcity of people who have the desired physical characteristics of models. Anybody can be an office worker or a store clerk. But not everybody can be a model
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Once you have a modeling agency that represents you, the agency can contact Maxim and check for opportunities for you. Maxim has opportunities for new models as part of the "Girls of Maxim" gallery.
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Tips & Warnings
Most Maxim models are "glamour" models. They, typically, have more distinct features such as a larger this and that. Glamour models usually model lingerie and swimwear. They are featured in men's magazines and frequently are hired for advertising or performing at car shows, conventions and clubs.
Modeling schools are scams. Nobody can learn how to be beautiful. Models do not need acting skills. Modeling is a profession that requires good looks; nothing more, nothing less.
