I want to be a model when I grow up, but I want to get started now as a TEEN model. How do I get started??? Any models out there??? Is the cost expensive?? Gimme all the details!!!

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Maybe I'll come back later and rewrite that.

Okay, sorry. My last post had a link to a modelig website, but I don't know if it would do you much good. It might be worth reading, but it had far more in it than just answers to the only question you wanted. So let's keep it simple.

Expect to get a portfolio with pictures, but do not do that until you've visited agencies and gotten more info from them. I would just get someone you know to take pictures of you--1 head shot, 1 body shot, and show those to the agencies.

I wouldn't pay loads of money. The portfolio will be pricey but after that, nothing should really cost a lot. Here's the thing: Some people are willing to pay extra money to get exposure, but there is no gaurentee that will get them anywhere. A lot of times, places that charge are scams anyway. If you're good enough to model, an agency and modeling work will definitely come without you having to spend money of your own.

Oh, and here's the link to that website. (You can still check it out. But it's mainly for high fashion. You can still do modeling on a lesser scale than having to do everything they say.)

http://www.fashion.net/howto/fashionmodel/

Originally posted by ~Teddybear~
I want to be a model when I grow up, but I want to get started now as a TEEN model. How do I get started??? Any models out there??? Is the cost expensive?? Gimme all the details!!!

My sister is a model, she's modeled Limited Too clothes in a couple Aaron Carter concerts, lol.

All I haveta say is look into EVERYTHING you do. She did Barbizon and got involved with JMT modeling and IMTA and went to a week long modeling thing in NY. But then we found out she could've done a lot of the IMTA stuff on the net for cheaper but *shrugs*. I dunno if she would have the same results. Just make sure you look into everything and be prepared to spend money on portfolios and classes and be prepared to be willing to give up a LOT of time. Also, if you have younger siblings, espicially MUCH younger ones, that's gonna be REALLY REALLY tough, my mom doesn't work and it was my sister who was 7 at the time, I was 12-13 and the model sister (who was like 10) and it was still really hard.

good luck! i want to be an actress. after high school i'm moving to LA.

Well first off, you have to be tall and thin.

Originally posted by I am Him
Well first off, you have to be tall and thin.

Even if you aren't tall or thin, you could be a plus size model.

Originally posted by Princess2003
Even if you aren't tall or thin, you could be a plus size model. Plus size models are a dime a dozen. There's no money in that.

Originally posted by I am Him
Plus size models are a dime a dozen. There's no money in that.
They get paid just as much as thin models do.

Originally posted by safety pin
They get paid just as much as thin models do. Yeah right.

and hamburger flippers make as much as gourmet chefs.

Originally posted by I am Him
Yeah right.

and hamburger flippers make as much as gourmet chefs.
Are you experienced in modeling? No. I am. They get paid by the hour or picture they're in, not by how much they weigh.

I'm definately thin, but I'm 14 and about 5'4...not tall huh?? but I have long legs....I guess I'm just regular height.....hmmm

Originally posted by safety pin
Find a modeling agency like transcontinental talent or john robert powers, contact them and let them evaluate you. I was asked to be a model by some talent scouts from transcontinental talent but it cost like $800. and i got evaluated by model look magazine and they accepted me and sent me a 'guaranteed modeling contract' so i can be in one of their issues. it costs about $300 for the picture to take up a fourth of a page which is the lowest it can get. i was gonna do it right about now but i decided to hold off for awhile since it's expensive and theres not an agency within 2 hours away from here.

isn't it supposed to be the other way around? shouldn't they be paying you for modeling instead of you paying them?

Originally posted by ~Teddybear~
I'm definately thin, but I'm 14 and about 5'4...not tall huh?? but I have long legs....I guess I'm just regular height.....hmmm

Yea, you're prolly gonna haveta grow to be a model, I think it's 5'9'' that you haveta be...one inch away for me...however the thought of modeling for a living sickens me.

Originally posted by Ewan's My Man
Yea, you're prolly gonna haveta grow to be a model, I think it's 5'9'' that you haveta be...one inch away for me...however the thought of modeling for a living sickens me.

~Teddybear~ could be a petite model.

High fashion models have actually made it even shorter than 5'9, although that is the norm. Kate Moss is an example of a rarity--she's supposedly 5'6 1/2, although some sources will say taller. 5'7 and 5'8 happen occationally too.

Originally posted by Idol Fanatic
isn't it supposed to be the other way around? shouldn't they be paying you for modeling instead of you paying them?


You start making money eventually but you have to put forth the effort of classes and portfolios and stuff like that. Just like musicians have to pay for lessons and pay for whatever it is they use to make demos and business owners haveta invest a lot of money before making a profit. And also you haveta pay for agents...10%...

Originally posted by Ewan's My Man
You start making money eventually but you have to put forth the effort of classes and portfolios and stuff like that. Just like musicians have to pay for lessons and pay for whatever it is they use to make demos and business owners haveta invest a lot of money before making a profit. And also you haveta pay for agents...10%...

yeah but she was talking about modeling for a magazine and paying 300 dollars.

Sleep with all the right people.

Originally posted by Sourbabie
Sleep with all the right people. :rotflmao:

All I really wanna do is like model in magazines and stuff(I may be too old for limited too). I'm probably old enough for JCpenny. How can I do that? Do I still have to take classes just to get my pictures in magazines?

Originally posted by ~Teddybear~
All I really wanna do is like model in magazines and stuff(I may be too old for limited too). I'm probably old enough for JCpenny. How can I do that? Do I still have to take classes just to get my pictures in magazines?

It doesn't sound like you're getting it exactly. Taking classes doesn't get pictures in magazines. Taking classes is never necessary. Some say it helps but it is not necessary to get discovered. It just helps you in the event that you would get discovered. Some of the things it teaches are posture, walking, putting on makeup, learning the ins and outs of the modeling world, ect. All of that won't do a thing for you unless you GET discovered. And the way you do that is go to agencies. Since you're 5'4, you'll need to do things on the petite scale probably. Even "teen models" in high fashion are taller. But you could still get work doing petite. You'll just have to go to agencies in the largest city closest to you and ask about it.

Originally posted by ~Teddybear~
I want to be a model when I grow up, but I want to get started now as a TEEN model. How do I get started??? Any models out there??? Is the cost expensive?? Gimme all the details!!! I do a lot of print modeling when I was younger..When I was in my late teens and early 20's..basically you need to find someone who is connected to a modeling agency in your area and good luck:wave: