Congrats to Model of the Month Connor Antico!

September Model of the Month Connor Antico. Shot by Corrine Louie.

Height: 6′
Shoe: 11
Based in New York
Seeking Representation 

It was thanks to a football injury in high school that Connor Antico gave musical theater a try and soon redefined what “awesome play” meant in his life. He has appeared in several movies and just finished a run of A Comedy of Tenors. He loves to play guitar and sing his heart out. And the camera happens to love him. I don’t expect it to take long for a modeling agency to snap him up!

Check out Connor’s Pace University Senior Showcase, which proves this model has a voice!…

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Model of the Month Updates

One of Em Marie’s many new tear sheets from Tokyo

Em Marie, Model of the Year 2016, is enjoying amazing success in Asia! She spent two months in Tokyo, two months in Seoul, and has just landed in Beijing. Keep an eye on my Facebook and Instagram to see all the stunning tear sheets she is getting there. I knew when I first laid eyes on her that Em had the potential for supermodel stardom, and she is right on track!

Model of the Month Graeme Buffenbarger  (June 2017) just finished filming Season 2 of Stephen King’s TV show Mr. Mercedes! It premiered Aug 22 on Audience channel.

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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 snarky reply to a Tear Sheet reader facing the dilemma of choosing one over the other: Modeling vs. School.

Tyra Banks at Harvard

And here are some surprisingly well-educated supermodels (many of whom went to school after their covergirl years): 10 Beautiful Brains

My advice? If you are signed with a strong agency and are getting a lot of work with big photographers, doing big shows—showing great promise—then perhaps postpone college for a year. But don’t wait until you’re 30. You won’t be hanging in the dorms then and having the classic college experience. It’s not worth trading, even for a Vogue cover.

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