It’s no secret that the modeling industry has its own definition of “old.” A middle-aged model is 25, not 45. Some agencies won’t look at new faces who are old enough to vote. Why is that, when we see overripe supermodels still being featured in Vogue and advertising...

Introducing Phoenix Nelson, represented by the Linda Layman Agency in Tulsa, Oklahoma: Age: 8     Height: 4’7″     Size: 10/12 slim January 2013 Update: Congrats to Phoenix on booking his first commercial! See Phoenix’s Modeling FB Page HERE   Models & Aspiring...

Recently I’ve gotten inquiries from aspiring models in Kansas, Virginia Beach, and Maine. They want to know how to launch a modeling career, and that can be a tricky question to answer when the eager reader lives nowhere near a big modeling market. Let me start by mapping out where those...

Hurricane Sandy hit hard on Monday and our house (by the water) is still without power. I don’t mind living by candlelight—maybe because it brings back fond memories from a modeling stint in Hamburg. Here’s a snippet from my book about that wonderful, FRUGAL time: After the...

Something I learned early in my modeling career is that my left profile is more attractive than my right. Apparently I’m not the only one. A Wake Forest study actually shows that most people are more expressive and better looking from this angle. As soon as a photographer alerted me to...