Informative Advice

1. You do NOT need a manager!

2. You do NOT need a portfolio to begin. But a portfolio is necessary to market yourself.

3. Agencies LOVE snapshots of you against a PLAIN background.

4. You WILL eventually have to cut, color, braid, whatever your hair. Get used to it.

5. You WILL be asked to lose/gain/tone your body weight. Get used to that.

6. You WILL be stressed to the max. Learn how to manage your life.

7. You WILL get hit on…lots…by men and women! You will be groped, felt up, made
to feel uncomfortable…I KNOW THIS. Be Prepared.

8. You WILL eat lots of ramen noodles, salads and healthy foods and vitamins, Develop a taste for it.

9. Chances are you WILL NOT be an overnight sensation. Get used to sleeping, dreaming and thinking modeling all the time.

10. You WILL wait tables, mop floors, keep a daytime job to afford to invest in your career as a model.

11. If you are 5’3” and 145 lbs, you WILL NOT do runway/fashion for a major market.
Doesn't matter whether you are a guy or a girl. That is just the way it is. So Target whats best for your height and weight.

12. Most likely you WILL NOT get discovered at the Walmart. Get off your hinny and
get out to open calls. Your success will be measured by your hard work.

13. You WILL PAY for a shoot at some point. Agencies will most likely require you to
shoot with one of their preferred photographers. And you WILL.

14. Please DO NOT expect to get paid for your 1st, 2nd, or 15th shoot unless you are
A) exceptional, B) willing to show boobies (ladies), or C) LUCKY.

15. Know that the LITTLE THINGS will follow you. Be polite. Answer emails. Be
professional. Don’t gossip.

16. You are NOT a professional just because you have done 3 TFP’s. Don’t put it on
your port that you are. Other professionals will expect things from you that you may
not know how to do yet. There is no shame in being NEW.

17. Saying NO politely is always an option. Flaming is NOT.

18. Being an editorial/fashion model is NOT the be all/end all. There is lots of money
to be made and lots of fame to be gleaned from doing commercial/print/alt/fetish/etc
modeling. Pick what suits your body type and desires.

19. You WILL be asked to “sex up” your portfolio, do nudes, implied nudes, or other
things that may offend your sensibilities. Get used to it, if thats not your game dont play it.

20. You DO NOT tell an agency what you will or will not do. They WILL tell you what
they want & you can make a decision that is right for you. The agency MAY or
MAY NOT decide to represent you at that point.

21. You WILL hear “NO” many, many times. Toughen up for it.

22. This is NOT a glamorous life. It is hard. Long hours, walking miles, subways,
little sleep, loneliness, rude comments, and lots of “No thank you’s”, will be the norm.

23. People WILL think it is their constitutional right to judge you, tell you that you are
fat/skinny/ugly/don’t look like a model. Expect it and try to develop a tough skin.

24. Things WILL bother you. You WILL want to cry/quit/jump off a bridge. Just cry, it
is ok and doesn’t make you weak, just human. DO NOT, however, jump off a bridge.
It won't help.

25. You WILL have to work with people that you loathe, are not attracted to, or who
you think smells awful. Suck it up. You are a professional, this IS your job!

26. You WILL have to work out/eat right/take care of your body. Just do it already. 27. Water IS your friend.

28. Drugs are NOT. However, they are easy to come by. Refer to # 17.

29. Remember, if you DO “make it”, you were once new. Act accordingly.

30. There is more than enough hate in the world. . LOVE yourself, your family, your
friends. They WILL be there for you when the world stops cheering!

31. If you ask for critiques from anyone, expect the truth and LISTEN. Take what
others tell you, apply what is needed & discard the rest. This will help you grow in
your profession and in life.

32. Have FUN for this too shall pass.

33. Just because you “want this more than anything in the world” DOES NOT
mean that it will happen for you. If you don't put your all into it, it wont happen, Give it your best but have a back-up just in case.

34. Just because you get signed by the biggest/best/prettiest agencies in the world,
you CAN NOT expect to sit back and get rich and/or famous! You MUST still
work/network/ bust your butt to get ahead. Agencies sign lots of people. Not all of
them “make it”. TRUTH.

35. You WILL be lied to/led on. It is the nature of the business. SMILE.