After T’s last Toys-R-Us booking, I had a feeling that I rarely had when I was a model: They’ll book her again. This was not necessarily good considering the net profit situation (see Toys-R-Us Booking Equals Mega Bucks?). But you don’t say no to your agency—or your...
Toys R Us Booking Equals Mega Bucks?
posted by jill
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...
Down Syndrome Baby Lands Modeling Campaign
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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...
More on Kid Modeling, and Kid Role-Modeling
posted by jill
So, where did I leave off? Oh yeah, dragging my two-year-old to New York for a Huggies casting. Well, it started with an old modeling friend calling to see if my eight-year-old wanted to do an acting camp with her ten-year-old in New York last summer. Seemed like a great way to get away from...
Think Your Kid Could Model?
posted by jill
I frequently get questions from moms about getting their kids into modeling, and frequently those moms are confused about a few things. They often believe: 1. Clients in New York will fly in a kid from Iowa for a modeling job cuz she’s just so cute. REALITY: Most kids are cute. Clients...