The Modelling Business

This is a large industry and completely multi-national for top models However the number of people who rise to superstardom is small The majority of highly paid work is placed through agencies There are freelance models but usually these are people who have accepted a much lower profile and hence sometimes a lesser reward If you are under 18, you need to be with an agency or closely associated with a reputable studio and you always need a minder Once over 18, the choices are wider, both the rewards and dangers are much larger Most successful models have some sort of unique characteristic, have worked hard and have usually been lucky somewhere in their career Just being pretty doesn't automatically mean you can be a model Some people photograph quite differently to how they seem in person Strangely, even quite unattractive people can make a living at modelling if they have some special attribute to offer, for example exquisite hands or legs To get into modelling you have to really want to do it and be able to take a lot of rejection There are various different types of models Very important - there are a lot of unscrupulous people who exploit wannabe models