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I NEED SERIOUS HELP!!
** this is going to be long but i really need to get my thoughts and feelings out and i really need advice!!!!!!!!!! **
okay.. so i really wanna be a model..
1 problem.. i'm 5'2" -- now i'm only 14.. my dad is a little taller than 6 foot and my mom is about 5'3".. now i don't know who i'll take after because i'm still short at 14.. but yet i already passed my mom is shoe sizes [she's an 8 and i'm a 10] and my fingers are way longer than hers.. so keep that in mind..
now.. i've heard so many different things about modeling such as.. commercial models [like one's for magazines and ads] don't have a required height and only runway and fashion models have to be 5'7" MINIMUM..
now i'm not DROP DEAD GORGEOUS.. but i'm not ugly, i have good skin, i have nice teeth, and i'm toning and sliming my body wonderfully
my questions are.. i want to do modeling for ads and magazines and like catalogs and stuff [kinda like what the girls on 8th & ocean do, minus the runway stuff].. are there height requirements or do i not even have a chance?.. i know MILLIONS of girls want to get into modeling.. but if you think about it, even more than MILLIONS of models are needed if you think about all the different products and catalogs out there that need the models.. and i don't even want the fame or popularity.. i just want to model and be able to make money but yet i don't want to have to have so much competition, since i'm so short and all, that i'm a reject who barely gets any work.. so i'm not sure if i don't have any chance at all..
[i'm planning on getting an agent or making a portfolio and joining an agency company around august, but that's if i feel like i have a chance]
thank you in advance! i'll rate high! this is VERY, VERY, VERY important to me!!!!!
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I'm shorter too, and I've been getting modeling job offers. At your height, you could do petite modeling, which is the kind I do. You would be a petite commercial model. Runway and high fashion is out of the picture, unless you haven't hit your growth spurt yet. Now about the competitive nature of modeling, you are going to have it, no matter what. ALL models are rejected at some point, even the best like Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum are told no from time to time. There's no way to escape getting doors shut on your in this industry. The idea of modeling is to keep trying until you do get a yes. The more you try, the better your chances.
What you should do is get two photos of you: One head and shoulders shot, and one full body shot. They don't have to be professional pictures. Just regular snapshots will do. Send them into agencies. Avoid the scams though!!! Modeling *schools* such as Barbizon, John Robert Powers, and John Casablanca are NOT agencies nor are any places that ask for a sign up fee. Real agencies will/should train you for free, remember that. Now, send your photos into agencies, any agencies, as many as you can. If they like you, they should call you back for an interview within 2-4 weeks. You are young, and you might still be growing, so I'll warn you that they might tell you to come back next year or something. Oh and you might have your parents' permissions and signatures since you are under 18, so be sure they agree to let you do this. You DO have a shot, but it will be hard! But if you're serious and want this bad enough, you'll be willing to work for it and do what you need to do. Good luck and if you need any more help, advice, or tips, I'm here!
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To be perfectly honest yeah, they are looking for tall TALL women, but you shouldn't let anything get in the way of your dream. That is more like for high fashion. Try it out, you have nothing to loose. You could always do comercial work of course, or model clothing for catalogs. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do anything, you have to keep at it.
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