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...

I read a story yesterday about how model Coco Rocha recommended Karlie Kloss to Grace Coddington at Vogue, saying “this girl is good, and so sweet, and you’re gonna want to use her.” It made me think about the misconception people have (at least I think it’s a...

If anyone had a reason to check my ID when I was modeling, it would have been to confirm I was of retirement age. Models were put out to pasture at 21. Agencies in New York wouldn’t see new faces past age 18. Like all of my “ancient” modeling friends, I rarely revealed my...