Model Scams I’ve written about modeling scams before, but the questions about dubious modeling services, agencies, and scouts keep coming. As long as there are modeling scams (which there will be for as long as there are aspiring models), I’ll keep issuing warnings! How to Spot a...

Model Search Finalist Congrats Becca! Height: 5’4″    Age: 12     Size: 0/1      From: Long Island, NY  Seeking Representation Recent winner of a Discovery Girls magazine modeling contest, Becca may have the chance to be on an upcoming cover. Good luck, Becca! I’m...

What is Commercial Modeling? I get many requests for info about commercial modeling. Aspiring models who don’t hit the 5’9″ fashion modeling standard often figure they’ll go the commercial route. “Commercial” does not mean just doing TV commercials, though...

The Best Model & Style Reports from New York Fashion Week There’s so much great material out there during New York Fashion Week, that coming up with an original blog post would be like Zara wasting time developing a signature collection when knock-offs are so easy and...

Model Search Finalist Dominika Congrats Dominika! Age: 15    Height: 5’9″    Measurements: 34-24-33    Shoe: 8 Ridgefield, CT Seeking Representation Rarely do you see a supermodel who doesn’t have fabulous brows, lips, and bone structure. Check, check, and check, for...

Fashion Week Models Fashion Week is here for Spring 2014! Let’s start with this Fashion Week for Dummies Tip: Next season’s fashions are shown about six months ahead of when they will appear in stores, i.e. Spring 2014 collections appear on catwalks now, and Fall 2014 will debut in...

Model Flaws: To Fix or Not? It’s possible, on your path to model stardom, that your agent or photographers, will suggest ways to “improve”  yourself: nose job…boob job…lipo… Now those “improvements” require some serious thought. These major...

Should I forego college in favor of maximizing my prime modeling years? It’s a question I hear a lot. I’m one of the rare few who graduated from college before I got into a serious modeling career. By 22, though, I knew my supermodel potential was pretty much zilch. Here’s my...

Congrats Grace! Age: 12     Height: 5’2″     Size: Girls 10/12     Shoe: 6 Seeking Representation Greater New York Area Watch for Grace on the Fashion Week runways in a few years. What a beauty! Check out the range of looks she rocks: Don’t forget to “like”...

J just auditioned for Newsies, which is a big deal on Broadway right now. Most of the “kids” in the show are played by adults (casting someone who is 18 or over is much cheaper and less complicated: no tutors, no chaperones, no child labor laws). But “Les” is meant to...

There are countless modeling agencies in New York—huge powerhouse agencies, small boutique agencies, brand new agencies, half-century-old agencies, legitimate agencies, and fronts for scam artists. Weeding out the good ones from the mediocre ones or the downright bad ones is no easy task....

I’m frequently getting messages from aspiring models asking for advice on how to get started in the business. The first step is to read everything you can about modeling on my site! It is hard to find trustworthy, accurate info on the industry, so here it is at your fingertips;...