Learn how to move fluidly, with small movements between shutter clicks instead of completely different poses from snap to snap. You may be asked to run, jump, and even skip in heels. Get comfortable in heels or other shoes you don’t normally wear. Practice over-the-top emoting, laughing on cue, and bending your body into interesting positions while still looking natural and comfortable. What is interesting about your face? Do you have full lips? Sleepy eyes? A gap in your teeth? Any of these can be advantageous when it comes to being remembered by casting agents. The concept around beauty and the process of finding the perfect model has changed significantly in the industry. Gone are the days when the industry demanded strict symmetry and Eurocentric features. Inspect your face, free of makeup and with your hair pulled back. The first thing every aspiring model needs to know is what their best features are and how to flaunt them. If you’ve always dreamed of being a model, use this guide to help get your career started off on the right foot. For many, being judged based on your appearance can be taxing, but with the modeling industry becoming more body-inclusive, more opportunities are opening up for aspiring models of all shapes, sizes, genders, and sexual orientations.

It takes time, dedication, and probably most importantly, thick skin. Getting started as a model is no easy feat. There’s a lot more to the modeling profession than being really, really, ridiculously good looking.

Once you decide becoming a model is the right move, it’s time to choose which path you’ll take to get there. There are so many niches and specializations that you can find at least one that fits your look and personality. The world of modeling has something for everyone. Do the glossy pages of Vogue make you weak in the knees? Do you stomp every sidewalk like it’s a Milan catwalk? Do you have “the look”? If you answered yes, then you just might want to be a model.

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