What IS Beauty?
What IS Beauty, anyway? Especially in terms of the modeling world?
*former model, giving advice to beginner models
What IS Beauty, anyway? Especially in terms of the modeling world?
If you’re already a model who’s just beginning, welcome! If you're not a model, but wish to be one, I can understand why you want to – It...
I began coaching beginner models for well-intentioned reasons. Just prior to that time, I had made the decision to quit modeling after...
Can we all agree on something? A beautiful woman's body belongs to HER. She can wear "high heels and a short skirt" if she wants to, and...
Confession: When I was in my late teens and early twenties, I wanted to be a smoker so badly. I tried so hard. I wanted to know what all...
Being a model is not always fun, but it definitely can be sometimes. What is defined as fun in this biz might be something different for...
“Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.” said the gorgeous actress Kelly LeBrock in a 1986 shampoo commercial. See it here:...
"As long as we live in a society that rewards us for what we do rather than who we are, we will feel undervalued and unfulfilled." ~Jill...
There is not a whole lot of security in a creative career such as modeling. In fact, I'm going to level with you: there’s basically no...
Have you seen model Cameron Russell’s Ted Talk from 2012? (YouTube search: ‘Looks aren’t everything. Believe me, I’m a model.’) Ms....
Today’s Model Monday article is a quick PSA: Get plenty of sleep. There’s a book I love entitled ‘Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit...
Early on in my modeling career, I worked with a photographer who, after shooting with me, called my agency to say that he wanted me to...
It’s Model Spotlight time again! This time, The Model Matters is shining the spotlight on Paige Stoveld. This human being and model is...
It’s safe to say that a model sees her own image more often than most people see theirs. Whether that image is in a mirror, on a phone...
During the summer of 1990, between my junior and senior years of high school, I flew to Milan, Italy. It was my first-ever flight across...
Model Spotlight - Featuring Kim Hurley Sneed
Over my many years as a model, it has become evident to me that some models believe that their good looks alone can sustain their careers.
“Ok, show me your ‘sexy’ look…” That’s what my very first booking agent said to fifteen-year-old me, during my first visit to the...
I was 20 years old in NYC, at my new modeling agent’s office. I had been modeling for five years, which felt like an eternity at that...
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