For a little background on child modeling and the casting process, first READ THIS and then THIS. Now, we can get into tabulating the net profits from the Toys-R-Us booking that came along a couple of castings later. (We will set aside the gas, tolls, train tix, ferris wheel diversion, work...

“My mom told me I had feet like coffins and ears like Sedan doors.” —Carmen Dell’Orefice I’m sure that was a self-esteem crusher, but what brilliant similes! I wonder if Carmen will let me steal those descriptions for a character in my next book? Re. professions...

Rarely can I say that a documentary, book, article, or TV show about modeling depicts an honest and balanced view of the profession. “About Face: Supermodels Then and Now,” which aired last night on HBO, does this and more. Director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders leads us in a...

Landing a campaign is a big deal for a model, but an even bigger deal for Valentina Guerrero. Swimwear designer Dolores Cortes has named the 10-month-old, who has Down Syndrome, the face of her kids’ collection. While other models with Down Syndrome have appeared here and there in ads...

A petite brunette with luminescent skin, Jennifer Lau strikes me as someone who hasn’t changed much since college, except that between Catholic University of America graduation and now, she’s fit in adventures in Russia and Africa, a career on Wall Street, enough kids for a...