If you don’t want your daughter to believe her value as a person is determined solely by how she looks and what she weighs, do not let her become a model.ħ. If you don’t want your daughter’s self-esteem to be DIRECTLY and inextricably linked to her weight and appearance, do not let her become a model.Ħ. If you do not want your daughter to be photographed looking sexy and made to look much much older than she is, do not let her become a model.ĥ. If you do not want your daughter to be judged on how she looks and what she weighs, do not let her become a model.Ĥ. If you do not want to be judged on how you look and what you weigh, do not become a model.Ģ. It baffles me why anyone would think modelling was a good idea for themselves or their daughter.Ĩ THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MODELLING – by Mia Freedmanġ. Adults looks at your face and your body, peer intently at the photos in your portfolio and then say “thanks” and you never know why you didn’t get the job. And modelling is an industry based on rejection. Nobody cares that they are smart or funny or kind. Nobody cares about the self-esteem of the girls they’re seeing. Run by professionals, sure but photo shoots and castings are adult places. So they are invariably used to model clothes and products aimed at adults. So why not call them ambassadors instead of models? Because there aren’t enough teenage mags or products to sustain the career of a 13 or 14 or even 15 year old model. After all, they are magazines for teenage girls whose average reader is probably 13. ”Models are too old now at 16.”ĭolly and Girlfiend’s editors (both of whom I’ve worked with during my mag career) claim their winners will be used in ‘age-appropriate’ ways in their magazines and I believe them. As one model manager said about this practice: ”I know many people think 13 is very young but it’s what the international brands are looking for in Europe,” she said. That’s why girls as young as 13 – like the Dolly and Girlfriend model contest winners – are sent overseas to meet with agents and go on casting. As Girlfriend’s editor said last year about her magazine’s winner, her tender age would give her ‘a headstart’ in the industry. Why? Because if you want to be a model, 16 or 17 is too old. Here’s a clue that the modelling industry is messed up: the winner of this year’s contest was the youngest finalist. Remember being 13? At the most mentally and emotionally vulnerable time in a girl’s life, why on earth would you throw her into a world that judges and rejects you exclusively on how you look? And what you weigh. A 13 year old won their model contest last year too. So why did I axe it? Because I thought the message it sent to girls – that the most important thing about you is how you look – was an appalling one. ‘Miranda Kerr won it at 13 and look at her now!’ etc.īut for every Miranda Kerr, there are thousands of teenage models who don’t go on to become Victoria’s Secret Angels and marry Hollywood stars (side note: is becoming a Victoria’s Secret Angel something we want to encourage girls to aspire to anyway? If that’s the pinnacle of your career, what does that say about the values of the modelling industry?). Miranda Kerr won it when she was 13 and you’ll hear this a lot whenever the subject comes up, as a justification for why it’s OK and even a good thing. The Dolly model contest has always been pretty iconic. Click through to meet all the Elite NYC ambassadors.Miranda Kerr when she won the modelling contest at age 13. So, no matter where you're from or what your background is, we definitely see a major fashion campaign in your future. The winner, to be revealed live on Extra TV August 31st, will win a contract with Elite NYC.Īs represented by the diverse ambassadors in the photos ahead, this contest is open to everyone. While there, they will get test shoots as well as VIP styling and walking lessons. Five finalists will be chosen and flown to New York City to stay at the Elite Townhouse. Together they are asking hopefuls to submit a short video on that shows off their personality and runway walk. On Monday, July 11th, the agency and five model ambassadors from around the globe will launch their DARE TO DREAM contest. Well, that could change very quickly with Elite NYC's latest modeling competition. Have you ever pictured yourself in Kendall Jenner's shoes? Literally, yes (that girl does have some amazing sneakers), but actually having the life of a supermodel, maybe not.
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