Types of Modeling –

Here we will describe the many types of modeling you will find in the modeling industry. Some models only fit into one category, while another model may fit into multiple. With that in mind, here are the modeling categories at a glance:
1. FEMALE MODELS
2. MALE MODELS


Female Fashion Models:[/i]
Model Height Requirement: 5’8” to 6”.
Model Measurement Requirement: 34-24-34. (There are exceptions within one inch, and MAYBE two, of this standard. Anything beyond that is extremely unlikely to be considered.)
Model Age Requirement: 16-21 years old.
Model Size Requirement: 0-4.
Model Weight Requirement: 105-130 lbs, directly proportional to height


Male Fashion Models[i]
Model Height Requirement: 5’11” to 6’2”.
Model Weight Requirement: 140-165 lbs, directly proportional to height.
Model Measurement Requirement: Waist between 29” and 32”. Shirt size between 15-15 ½ neck, sleeve size between 32 and 34. Jacket size between 40 and 42.
Model Age Requirement: 18-25 years old.

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EDITORIAL FASHION MODEL: These models are the ones you find in the editorial spreads of pages like Elle, Vogue, Glamour, etc. You MUST fit the modeling requirements for a “Fashion Model” (listed above) in order to be considered for this category. Almost all editorial fashion agencies in the US are based in New York, but agencies/jobs can be found in other major cities (LA, Chicago) and overseas.

FASHION CATALOG MODEL: Slightly less restrictive than fashion modeling in terms of requirements, but catalog modeling still has rigid standards nonetheless, and is also difficult to get into. Catalog models are the ones you see in the clothing catalogs, posing in a variety of outfits. Typically, only female models between 5’8” and 6’1” will find work here. Male models should be between 5’10” and 6’2”.

RUNWAY MODEL: Models that walk the catwalk or runway; a “live model.” Runway models are hired to use their bodies as a mechanism to display the fashion garments of a specific clothing designer. They MUST be tall (5’9” and up for females, 5’11” and up for males), slender, have measurements that fit the standard clothing size, and know how to walk the runway.

COMMERCIAL MODEL: Most agency models work in this category. Commercial models work MANY different jobs, including: print advertisements, catalogs, campaigns, television shows, magazines, trade shows, and much more. There are no height or size requirements to be a commercial model. So even if you are DYING to be a fashion model, but simply do not fit the size requirements for mainstream “fashion modeling”, you can still find work and book great jobs as a “COMMERCIAL fashion model”, doing fashion print and things of that nature. Not interested in being a commercial fashion model? No problem. This category of modeling accommodates MANY types of looks: from the girl-next-door, to middle-aged men, to those with very “unique/interesting” faces.

PRINT MODEL: Print models are used for many different types of publications, such as: magazines, print advertisements, billboards, posters, calendars, campaigns, booklets, flyers, banners. Print models must have an attractive face, good skin, a nice body, and a pretty smile. Print models can find modeling work in one of two ways: through a modeling agency, or by freelance modeling.

GLAMOUR MODEL: Glamour modeling focuses much more on the model’s appeal, beauty, and body than it does anything else. Models in this category are considered very pretty; able to book work simply by being attractive, a nice body, and having a sort of “sex appeal”. While there are no height or size requirements, glamour models DO have to be at least 18 years old.

Glamour models are typically hired to appear in swimsuit, bikini, lingerie, and form-fitting attire. Often times they will find work in magazines, music videos, calendars, etc. They can find work as a freelance model, and they can also find other work through modeling agencies as a print model, commercial model, or promo model.

PROMO MODEL / PROMOTIONAL MODEL: A promotional model, also known as a promo model, is a model that is hired to represent a brand, product, or service. This category of modeling does not have a height or weight requirement; thus making it much easier to get into promo modeling than it is to get into many other types of modeling. While there are no height/weight requirements, there are other general requirements for booking paid promo work: a great attitude, outgoing nature, a nice smile, and the ability to easily adapt/learn.

SPOKESMODEL: A spokesmodel is a more lucrative form of promo modeling. These models tend to have signed contracts with a specific company; acting as the face of the brand, being paid to attend events and make special appearances, appearing in advertisements, and traveling the country.
TRADE SHOW MODEL, OR CONVENTION MODEL: Tradeshow or convention modeling is another form of promo modeling. These models are hired by a company to represent their brand, product, or service specifically at a trade show or convention. There are no height/size requirements, but these models need to be outgoing, reliable, work well with others, and take direction well. They also will be expected to work long hours, readily engage with other people, to quickly learn/accurately relay the company’s mission (or products or talking points) to consumers.

CATALOG MODEL: A catalog model has the same job description as a “fashion catalog model”, yet none of the same size requirements. General catalog models are needed in all shapes and sizes. There are tons of clothing designers in the world offering a variety of options, many of which cater to petite, plus-size, or alternative buyers. These designers need models of the same variety to pose for their catalogs. Almost any category of model can be used as a (general) “catalog model.”

PETITE MODEL: These are models that are on the shorter side- typically 5’4” and under. While they will not be able to find work as a fashion model, petite models can still find work in other categories, such as a print, commercial, glamour, or promotional modeling. Petite models can be sought after for their small hands/feet for print work as well.

FREELANCE MODEL: A freelance model is one that is self-represented: they are not signed exclusively to any one modeling agency, they do not have an agent or a manager, and they are responsible for finding their own work. In addition, they are responsible for their own marketing, promoting, networking, and branding. This might all sound overwhelming, but in this day and age, freelance models have many avenues to get a career started. The internet is their main weapon/source; if properly harnessed, freelance models can still make a name for themselves without an agency.

FITNESS MODEL: Fitness models are toned, in-shape, healthy, and have good muscle tone. There are no size/height requirements, but you MUST be in shape! There are modeling agencies with “fitness modeling” departments. Fitness models seeking representation should focus on these first, but fitness models can also be self-represented.

PARTS MODEL: These models typically model their “parts”, such as their hands, legs, feet, stomach, etc. There are modeling agencies that represent parts models, and the best way to get started in this modeling category is by finding an agent rather than attempting to freelance.

PLUS-SIZE MODEL: These models, also known as “Full figured models”, are models that do not fit the size requirements for mainstream modeling. They weigh more, have fuller figures, and have pretty faces. They can be hired as catalog models for plus-sized clothing brands, among many other job opportunities. Plus-sized models are able to achieve representation with modeling agencies that have a “Plus-Size” division.

ART MODEL: Art models work with visual artists. The model is the subject of the intended art piece, usually being required to pose while the artist interprets and creates a piece of art. They are able to use the model as a real-life visual aid. There are many mediums an art model can be asked to participate in. Some of the more common include paintings, illustrations, sculpture, and photography.

PINUP MODEL: Pin-up models first gained notoriety in the 1940’s and 50’s, with the term “pin-up” referring to a physical photo of an attractive model, which could be “pinned up” on the wall. In the past, pinup models were more risqué than their current era. Today, modern pinup models (posing in the same manner and outfits of the 40’s and 50’s), seem to be less risqué than their current era, as times have changed and so have social standards. To explain: modern pinup models can be seen wearing classic 1-piece swimsuits, while modern glamour models can be seen wearing barely-there string bikinis.

ALT MODEL, or ALTERNATIVE MODEL: This genre of modeling does not conform to “typical” modeling standards. The models used in this genre are not the mainstream, cookie-cutter models. Many of them have tattoos, piercings, unusual hairstyles, etc. They can work in this industry with the help of internet websites, networking, and niche magazines.

Modelling Skills?
What Skills Do Models Need!
If you’re considering modelling as a career or just a fun hobby, it’s important to know what it all entails. Many
people think modelling is just standing in front of a camera looking pretty (or manly) and having your photo
taken, but to be a good model there’s so much more to it. Good models are worth more because there are simply so
many people (especially girls) wanting to be models; so to be competitive you need to have better skills than
anyone else. So what are these modelling skills? First of all there’s the range of poses you can do. You have to learn poses so
that whenever you need another pose, there’s one in your head ready to get into. A lot of photographers will ask
you to give them a different pose for each click of the camera. Sometimes they’ll guide you into a pose they
want, generally by demonstrating it, so it still helps if you are aware of your physicality (how your body moves).
A good range of facial expressions linked to emotion keywords is also useful – for example despairing, sad,
happy, elated, joyful, excited, coy or seductive. Posing for photos is a lot like stage acting – you often have to
over-emphasise in order to convey all the expression of feeling or emotion you need for the shot, which lasts
less than 1/100th of a second. As a rule of thumb, if it hurts or makes you feel like an idiot, it’s probably
going to look great on camera. Lastly you may be asked for moving poses, so that a sense
of movement can be recorded in the image. One of these is walking; not the walking you do down the high street, but
the sort of walk you’d do in a catwalk show. These moving poses are the most difficult to learn, but are a lot
easier if you’ve had some dance training or do sports. Of which more later...
There’s all a point to this, and that is to create an image. What the image is trying to show depends upon the
genre of the modelling job. In catwalk modelling, you’re showing the clothes, and it’s the clothes that are
important, not the model. Photographically you’re either trying to show off clothes, or a catalogue product, or
your hair, or facial beauty makeup, or an emotion orconcept.
But modelling isn’t just about what happens in front of the camera or on the catwalk. As a model you’re a self-
employed person running a business, and there are a whole load of skills you need to survive and thrive in
business. Firstly you need to be able to find yourself work. That means making good contacts, networking,
marketing, and above all good written & spoken communications. You need to actively market yourself,
which means maintaining a strong, varied and up-to-date portfolio showing the full range of everything you can
do. But you have to get your portfolio seen, and that means getting a web site, maintaining profiles on social
networking and modelling sites, and making sure the right people get to see them. Sitting back and waiting for
people to come to you is never going to ensure success in a crowded market, so you have to be proactive, actively
seeking out people you want to work with and building professional relationships with them.
An agency can help by finding jobs for you that you wouldn’t be able to get by yourself. But equally you’ll
be able to find work for yourself that the agency wouldn’t even be interested in looking for. It’s
important to cast your net as widely as possible, so by all means seek agency representation but don’t expect
that it’s the answer to everything. It’s also a matter of getting the right agency. There are of course charlatans,
and lots of them. Some are after money, but some are much worse. The legitimate ones aren’t all good either – some
of them charge you to join, which means they get their model directory/register paid for by wannabes who’ll end
up as “filler”, just making up the numbers. The good ones generally don’t charge anything, but their entry
requirements are strict. They tend to be specialists in one field or another; perhaps catwalk fashion models; or
teenage models; or plus-size models; or glamour models. Don’t waste everyone’s time by applying to agencies where
you’ll be unsuited to their specialism. As a photographer, when I’m selecting models for a job, I
tend to go with models I’ve worked with before because they’re known and reliable, and I already have a good
working relationship with them. Next in line are the ones who have been talking to me for a while, perhaps having
written me a really well-worded introductory email. Models I don’t know come way down the list, whether or
not they’re represented by an agency. So very often it’s not just what you look like, but how you communicate and
the professional relationships you maintain. Some models are so good at this, they’re first in line whenever an
opportunity comes up, they’ve keep in touch so frequently.
Other modelling skills wouldn’t be classed as skills by most people, but they’re really important nonetheless.
For example, looking after yourself – knowing how to eat properly, doing the appropriate exercise to keep yourself
healthy... These are essential skills for the successful model. You only have one body, and your body and mind are
the tools of your trade, so don’t mistreat them. Whatever your dress size, you need to be toned and physically fit.
Reliability deserves a mention all its own. It’s important to turn up for a shoot or show on time,
properly prepared for work, and carrying everything you’ll need. Part of reliability is honesty. People tend
to talk to each other, and the truth tends to surface all to easily. We all understand if you can’t make it because
of something bad that’s happened, but one girl seemed to have had five grandfathers, all of whom either died or
were rushed to hospital on the day of one shoot or another. Another girl destroyed her entire reputation for
reliability by cancelling two shoots at the last minute with different photographers on consecutive days giving
inconsistent excuses to do with college exams and then even having the audacity to turn up on MSN Messenger at
the times she was supposedly unavailable. This brings me to what I consider the most important and
valuable modelling skill of all: intelligence. There’s nothing more attractive in a person than a burning
intelligence, even better if combined with creativity, and if great good looks are part of the package too then that’s fantastic.
So, if you thought modelling was just standing in front of a camera looking pretty, think again.

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10 FOODS MODELS EAT[size=16pt][/size]

Models usually have very thin figures, but the work they do requites a lot of energy and good physical strength. Let’s talk about the foods models eat. What products are continuously present in a diet of a model?

1) CARROTS
Carrots are low in calories and are very beneficial for the beauty of the skin; rich in vitamins, carrots help to slow down the ageing process.

2) CHEESE
Couple of slices of hard cheese a day can not only help to decrease the appetite between meals, but also can help prevent the multiplication of bacteria in the mouth and thus, formation of caries.

3) CITRUS FRUITS
Oranges, mandarins and lemons are the real treasuries of Vitamin C! You can eat them raw or mix their juice with sparkling water to get amazing, healthy drink rich in vitamins.

4) GREEN TEA
No need to explain how great this beverage is. It makes our skin soft, helps to maintain healthy weight and improves digestion.

5) PLAIN YOGURT
This product is rich in calcium, and thus, very beneficial for teeth and bones. If you want to add a sweet touch to your yogurt, it’s better to mix it with honey and fresh berries, than to buy a flavored one.

6) ALMONDS
Almonds are great source of vitamins and protein. Models often carry them during the day in their bags. Even a small quantity can boost your energy levels which makes almonds an excellent snack.

7) TOMATOES
Tomatoes are wonderful source of Vitamins A, C, K and potassium. This red vegetable can also provide thiamine, niacin, vitamin B6, magnesium, phosphorus and copper, all of which are necessary for good health. Rich in antioxidants, tomatoes make your skin look gorgeous! The vitamin K and calcium in tomatoes are both very good for strengthening and repairing bones.
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VEGETABLES
It’s great to eat about 300-400 grams of vegetables a day, including green and raw vegetables. This way, slim figure and healthy looking skin won’t be a problem any more.

9) FRUITS
Models love to eat fruits. You can often notice Victoria Secret models, for example, eating apples backstage between runway shows. Fruits can be a great substitute of sweets and, definitely, have a special place in the list of foods models eat. It’s great to eat about 300 grams of fruits a day.

10) DAIRY PRODUCTS
2 portions of low-fat dairy products a day can give you a great supply of calcium. Dairy foods, also, can help your teeth to stay white.

Let’s summarize…What foods do models eat? Professional models will rarely indulge themselves in fast food delicacies, because they take great care about their health by regularly doing sport, leading healthy lifestyle and eating life-filled foods (a lot of fruits and vegetables), and, of course, they drink plenty of water.

Please, share with me what are your favorite healthy foods in the comments section.

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