MODELING: Evaluate Yourself Before Jumping In
by Angie Simpson

First steps are very critical for your modeling career and it is very important to learn how to make those steps. Just one mistake can destroy your career.

More than 97% of modeling careers are finished without even starting because many aspiring models are not serious and not ready to enter into the modeling business. Please understand: Starting a modeling career is like starting a corporation under your own name!

Evaluation. It is a very critical and sometimes a most difficult step - you have to be honest with yourself. Look in the mirror and ask yourself: Do I have what it takes to be a model?

The best scenario is if you are young, tall, slim and "beautiful", have good teeth, a long neck and full lips. In this case your modeling potential has no limits.

But If your body is not slim - that could be an obstacle. If you are not tall enough - another obstacle. If you are not "young" - yet another possible obstacle.

And each obstacle reduces your modeling potential and leaves you with very narrow options. Yet some people, for example, think that anybody can become a commercial model. But commercial modeling still has one very important requirement - you must have some kind of an acting talent.

So ask yourself: What kind of modeling is good for me? What is my market? What are my talents? What will make a client choose me to promote their collections and/or product lines?

Give yourself honest answers and you can avoid many problems and save a lot of time and money. And you will never be a victim of scams.

What about modeling schools and modeling conventions?

While there are few reputable conventions and schools out there, most of those businesses have nothing to do with your modeling career. What's really upsetting, is that many so-called "modeling schools" or "model conventions" always accept models, regardless if the model candidate doesn't have a chance in the world to become a successful model.

How many girls and boys have been caught by these words? “You have been chosen!” But the truth is: EVERYBODY WHO IS WILLING TO PAY IS ALWAYS CHOSEN BY SOME MODELING SCHOOLS OR MODELING CONVENTIONS!

The modeling schools are making money by selling classes. While modeling conventions are making money if you pay for participation in their conventions. If they were to give honest opinions to aspiring models they would surely loose a lot of money and could even go out of business. So always be careful, and research the outfit claiming to make you the next "supermodel."