Modeling 101
  • Click your location below to find local modeling agencies who represent plus-size models.  Please note that not all states will have agencies.<strong> Errors or omissions?</strong> Please send updates to us...

    Model Agency Directory

    Click your location below to find local modeling agencies who represent plus-size models.  Please note that not all states will have agencies.<strong> Errors or omissions?</strong> Please send updates to us…

  • Errors or omissions? Please send updates to us via our contact page. Please note that our policy is to not list modeling schools. A good rule of thumb in picking...

    International Modeling Agencies

    Errors or omissions? Please send updates to us via our contact page. Please note that our policy is to not list modeling schools. A good rule of thumb in picking…

  • Whether you are a new model, working model or aspiring model, having the right photos at the right time is crucial to your success. Testing is fundamental for every model starting out and continues throughout every models' career. The trick is learning how to get the most you can out of every test you do.

    Photography 101

    Whether you are a new model, working model or aspiring model, having the right photos at the right time is crucial to your success. Testing is fundamental for every model starting out and continues throughout every models’ career. The trick is learning how to get the most you can out of every test you do.

  • Rejection and learning how to deal with it is critical to the success, happiness and health of any model or aspiring model. Whether every agency you've visited has passed on you or if you have an agency and the clients just aren't booking you, realizing that rejection isn't personal is key.

    Dealing with rejection

    Rejection and learning how to deal with it is critical to the success, happiness and health of any model or aspiring model. Whether every agency you’ve visited has passed on you or if you have an agency and the clients just aren’t booking you, realizing that rejection isn’t personal is key.

  • Ask a model what she carries in her bag and you are bound to hear her include something you have never thought of carrying before. What you need to have in your bag will vary from job to job. Sometimes, the client will request specific items. If you are working with a make-up artist or hair stylist, you generally won't need to carry hair or make-up products, however, they are great to have just in case. The following is a pretty complete list of everything you might need.

    Model bag basics

    Ask a model what she carries in her bag and you are bound to hear her include something you have never thought of carrying before. What you need to have in your bag will vary from job to job. Sometimes, the client will request specific items. If you are working with a make-up artist or hair stylist, you generally won’t need to carry hair or make-up products, however, they are great to have just in case. The following is a pretty complete list of everything you might need.

  • There are lots of opportunities and methods of getting started as a model. How are you to know what is a scam, rip-off, dangerous (!), or the real deal? Read on!

    Is it a scam?

    There are lots of opportunities and methods of getting started as a model. How are you to know what is a scam, rip-off, dangerous (!), or the real deal? Read on!

Interviews
  • Since the age of five I’ve had the modeling bug. My mom and I used to do mom and daughter shows at luncheons and at private retailers in our town...

    Model focus: Tracie Stern

    Since the age of five I’ve had the modeling bug. My mom and I used to do mom and daughter shows at luncheons and at private retailers in our town...

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  • In the Beginning When I was about 15 years old, I worked as a receptionist in a large photography studio for the summer.  I was not a model at the...

    Model Focus: Liis Windischmann

    In the Beginning When I was about 15 years old, I worked as a receptionist in a large photography studio for the summer.  I was not a model at the...

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  • How did you get started in modeling? I’ve been performing, one way or another, for as long as I can remember. did my first modeling job in San Francisco when...

    Model Focus: Gabrielle Taber

    How did you get started in modeling? I’ve been performing, one way or another, for as long as I can remember. did my first modeling job in San Francisco when...

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