(*Due to the number of comments and questions I get from aspiring models about working for VS, please be sure to read my post on this very carefully. If you don't meet all of these requirements then you cannot become a model for VS. If you are not tall enough, if you are not signed to a top agency, your chances are not good. If you don't meet the requirements, please don't be too upset about it. Find another field of modeling you may be good for. There are plenty of other modeling opportunities for models outside of being a VS angel. They may not be as good or as well-known as VS but it's better than nothing.) I know I’d jump at the chance to be offered a gig modeling for Victoria’s Secret (although I think they’d be irritated by Photoshopping my stretch marks HAHA, yeah, I said it, I’ve got stretch marks!). All silliness aside, the gals of Victoria’s Secret are probably the inspiration for a majority of aspiring models out there. Not only do they get to wear the s...
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Excellent post and always good advice here. "Too old to model" is a nonsensical statement to make for anyone who has the passion to work. I have booked women in their 70s and 80s for incredible commercial projects. Female models need to be able to transform themselves and keep with their time/place. It begins with beauty and fashion, transfers to the "mom" type, then transfers again to the "working professional" type, then to the "empty nester" type and finally to the "lifestyle senior" type.
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