More than 244.000 models from all over the worldcan be found in our modeling community, can you imagine how many hundreds of thousands of gorgeous model images are in our platform? Over 1.6 Million! Take a look at the beautiful models who made an impression this month, will you be up next?
How can you be featured? Make sure to have a very attractive modeling portfolio, apply to as many modeling jobs as possible to have an updated profile and be very active!
More than 250.000 models from all over the worldcan be found in our modeling community, can you imagine how many hundreds of thousands of gorgeous model images are in our platform? Over 1.7 Million! Take a look at the beautiful models who made an impression this month, will you be up next?
How can you be featured? Make sure to have a very attractive modeling portfolio, apply to as many modeling jobs as possible to have an updated profile and be very active!
The dream of every model is to get discovered. To be in the big magazines, feature on billboards or work with famous brands. Getting there can be challenging, and some were lucky enough to have achieved this dream. Check out some of the most interesting yet weirdest ways famous models were discovered. From eating at McDonald’s to being ‘complementary’ stalked by a random guy.
Behati Prinsloo
Model: Behati Prinsloo
Behati Prinsloo, the Victoria´s Secret model was discovered on a vacation trip whilst visiting her grandfather and grandmother. A man approached her at the grocery store and asked if she was a model and gave her his phone number. Behati did nothing because it sounded too good to be true but little did she know that during her next visit she would be approached by, Noelle Doukas, Sarah Doukas daughter, founder of Storm Agency, who asked her to join the agency and sign a contract.
Gisele Bündchen
Model: Gisele Bündchen
This Brazilian beauty, Gisele Bündchen got discovered by an agent while eating a Big Mac at McDonald´s on a school excursion in Sao Paolo.
Erin Heatherton
Model: Erin Heatherton
Erin Heatherton, the former Victoria´s Secret Angel wasn´t really approached but more-or-less ambushed from her cab and asked to represented her. The scout offered her to visit Marilyn Agency and she didn´t hesitate to take the opportunity.
Matthew Noszka
Model: Matthew Noszka
Matthew Noszka was just a normal college student with amazing eight-pack abs when he got discovered. He was planning to go abroad to play basketball professionally, when he was approached by one of Wilhelmina´s agent through Instagram.
Charlotte D’Alessio
Charlotte D’Alessio got discovered by attending her first Coachella festival when pictures of her flooded the internet and was then directly contacted by Wilhelmina.
Jeremy Meeks
Jeremy Meeks was all over the internet after his mugshot was posted. After his blue eyes and handsome face went viral on social media, he got a modelling contract with the talent agency White Cross Management.
Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid & Co. are the supermodels of the moment. No doubt. However, you can never be too sure about how long you’re going to stay in the limelight because, you know, in the fashion world it’s all about new looks and inspirations. That’s why there are always new ambitious girls just waiting to get their moment to shine. Sometimes, they’re just popping out without a warning, sweeping the designers and everyone else off their feet.
So it’s time to pay attention because Modelmanagement.com will present you five new faces you should definitely keep in mind for the near future as they are getting ready to refresh the fashion world by rocking the runways, billboards and magazines all around the world with their stunning and distinctive looks.
Romee Strijd
This beauty from the Netherlands is one of the new stars in the modeling world having been wearing the angel wings as one of the newest Victoria’s Secret models since last year. The 20-year-old supermodel started pursuing her career after being discovered in 2009 and moving to New York City one year later. Throughout her career, she has already walked for several designers such as Burberry, Calvin Klein and Prada, has been part of numerous advertisements for Alexander McQueen, H&M and more, as well as being featured in magazines such as Elle or Vogue. Meanwhile, Romee has 1.7 million Instagram followers that can stay up-to-date with her exciting and busy life.
Melodie Monrose
After she had been discovered in her home town in Martinique in 2010, Melodie, who is now 24 years old, moved to New York City to work with Wilhelmina Models. It didn’t take long until the beauty had her first shoot for Polo Ralph Lauren. However, this was just the beginning: Up until today, she has already been working with the main players in the fashion industry including Gucci, Marc Jacobs, and Prada. Still, the buzz for the model is not about to be over any time soon. Could she even become the next Naomi Campbell? We’ll just have to wait and see what Melodie’s bright future in the modeling world will look like but it’s definitely going to be promising.
Alanna Arrington
Being only 17 years old, the model from Iowa went from playing basketball at her high school to rocking the runways of the world’s biggest designers. After signing with Next Management, Alanna had her major outcome when opening the Altuzarra show at the New York Fashion Week this year. No surprise that this would be just the beginning of an up-and-coming future in the modeling world. On her resume, she can already put nameable designers like Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Diane von Furstenberg. So we’re going to be excited about what will be up next for the sweet girl from Iowa with her remarkable curls.
Londone Myers
So this new face had actually wanted to pursue a career in medicine before being discovered and pulled into the fashion world. She had her first big debue when she walked in the spring 2016 show forSaint Laurent at the Paris Fashion Week as well as being part of Kanye West’s Adidas Originals presentation. After that there was no way to stop the girl who is originally from Georgia. She is definitely one of the rising stars in the model industry as already having been featured in several magazines like Elle and Love Magazine as well as having walked for Chanel, Stella McCartney and Chloe, just to name a few. However, it’s obvious that this is just the beginning and that we can expect a booming career for Londone.
Lineisy Montero
She is definitely a model of the moment that everybody should be aware of in the modeling world. Lineisy, who is from the Dominican Republic, built the perfect base for her modeling career when walking on the catwalk for nobody less than Prada. Since then, she has tried to make a name for herself and this has worked just the right way. Everybody is after the 20-year-old girl with her distinctive look and her past jobs for designers such as Chanel, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton or Céline. So it’s just a matter of time, or let’s just say until the next round of fashion shows, to see Lineisy enchanting the industry once again. However, until then there are enough campaigns and magazine covers the model can be featured in.
All in all, these five beautiful girls are already mixing up the designers’ runways worldwide and if you haven’t heard of them until now, this will for sure change in the upcoming time because each of them has the potential to make a name for herself in the big and fast changing fashion industry. So it’s definitely a good idea starting to follow them on social media to be right there when they become the next stars of the modeling world that everybody is talking about.
More than 258.000 models from all over the worldcan be found in our modeling community, can you imagine how many hundreds of thousands of gorgeous model images are in our platform? Over 1.7 Million! Take a look at the beautiful models who made an impression this month, will you be up next?
How can you be featured? Make sure to have a very attractive modeling portfolio, apply to as many modeling jobs as possible to have an updated profile and be very active!
Every year it’s the same: We find the way to change our habits to finally being able to avoid the drama at the beginning of the summer. However, as we all know time passes way to fast and procrastinating is just way to comfortable. So here we are, with our wonderful summer vacation at the beach quite near. That’s when we realize once again we should have known better and taken care of getting summer ready just a little earlier as the gym and the fruit and vegetable section of the supermarket have barely seen us in the last months.
However, no reason to worry too much because Modelmanagement.com has put together some last minute tips from some of our favorite supermodels on how to get into that summer shape to enjoy the time in your favorite bikini at the beach.
Gigi Hadid
Having grown up in Malibu, California, the supermodel obviously has an advantage as she learned without any effort how to rock the perfect summer look for the beach. Nevertheless, raising her workout time and the amount of healthy food for that last summer boost is essential for the social beauty as well. She tries to focus on eating clean, drinking a lot of water, getting enough sleep and spending time boxing at her favorite gym. Additionally, her personal tip is braiding the hair after getting out of the salty water in order to get these irresistible natural beach waves.
Behati Prinsloo
Of course, right now she is pregnant with her second child, so getting into that summer shape is not her priority, but the Victoria’s secret beauty still has some useful tips for us. For her it’s all about giving a little bit more: A little more working out, which for her is mixing up yoga, pilates and kickboxing, and a little more eating healthy and cutting out salt to prevent bloating. For that perfect summer feeling she is all for putting surf spray in the hair and some bronzer on the skin for that nice glow because nobody wants to feel pale at the beach. Her favorite activity is stand up paddling as it is not only a great workout but also a lot of fun.
Miranda Kerr
As she has been in the model business for quite a while she has the routine and all the tricks on how to be comfortable with your body and what you have to do for that. For Miranda, eating healthy is the main factor. She tries to keep it organic as this gives you more energy in the day. She includes lots of greens, like avocado, kale and spinach, in her diet and avoids carbs except whole grains like oats, quinoa and brown rice. For that flat stomach it’s also helpful to cut out salt and alcohol. However, for her a cheat day from time to time is necessary to stay motivated. Apart from a healthy diet, staying active is also important for the supermodel. Her favorites are yoga, pilates and low resistance weight training, including her favorite exercise: Planks. For her it’s the best way to keep the body toned.
Jasmine Tookes
Of course for the new Victoria’s Secret angel it’s important to keep her body in shape throughout the whole year. However, regarding the summer time even Jasmine will do an extra effort to be ready just in time for the bikini shootings and the days at the beach. For her, her legs are her main assets so she is all for the squats and lunges mixed up with some short sprints for her cardio. Instead of having her personal coach in the gym she likes to do it by herself in form of googling “perfect workouts”. On top of the extra exercise she eats a lot of protein like grilled chicken and tries to cut out the sugar to prevent her skin from breakouts.
Alessandra Ambrosio
For the Brazilian beauty the key to a perfect summer body is getting outside and being active as you work out and also get a nice tan on top. Apart from hitting the gym as much as possible, where she does her pilates and spinning classes, she tries to include the extra exercise whenever it’s possible, which means for example taking some extra stairs. Especially in the summer, the model likes to eat lean and healthy food like a nice fresh salad with grilled chicken on top, which also gives you the extra boost of protein. Her tip for getting into that summer vibe is putting on a little tan before going to the beach so you don’t feel so uncomfortable with your pale skin between these already bronzy people there.
So hopefully, Modelmanagement.com has helped you with these tips from the supermodels so you can stop sweating about the upcoming days at the beach or the pool and start looking for that perfect bikini that will fit your “personal summer” best that you can now definitely reach on time.
Don’t forget to take a look at our Modelstyle page and maybe even share your perfect summer outfits with the other models to give them some inspiration.
More than 269.000 models from all over the worldcan be found in our modeling community, can you imagine how many hundreds of thousands of gorgeous model images are in our platform? Over 1.8 Million! Take a look at the beautiful models who made an impression this month, will you be up next?
How can you be featured? Make sure to have a very attractive modeling portfolio, apply to as many modeling jobs as possible to have an updated profile and be very active!
Masha Yerokhova is an Ukrainian freelance model based in Italy who never has been represented by an agency because of her height. Anyway, she’s working across the world and hope that one day things will change in the fashion industry.
Model Management: You became a model at 13. Was it by chance or is it something you always wanted to do? Masha Yerokhova: I became a model when I was 13 by coincidence. I used to be in love with a boy who did not notice me so I decided to shoot with a photographer who had a really unique taste. I liked his work so much. After having the first photo shoot together he called me again and after publishing the photos I have been contacted from other photographers and make-up artists. The boy did not notice me anyway but I thank him for encouraging me to make the first step in the beautiful world of fashion.
These are 2 photos I have made when I was 13.
MM: What was your very first job as a model? MY: My first real job was a photo shoot of handmade costumes. I remember with terror because I was not sure of myself and didn’t know what to do. It was winter, and in the shooting location, it was about 15 degrees, it was very cold to be in costume, and the next day I got sick. I never saw the pictures and I hope I will never find them somewhere
MM: Can you give some advices to models that are maybe too afraid to start a career? MY: A tip for the models: be sure of yourself, but never too much! In this job it’s hard to be remembered, but in my opinion the best way is to be natural and sincere. Do not be afraid to make mistakes and do not be sad if you don’t pass the casting, because it certainly will come one day and perhaps even much better.
MM: We know that you’re only 1.68. Has your height been a disadvantage when finding work as a model? MY: Unfortunately height is very important in the fashion industry. Every day I have to “fight” against this standard. Because being short means I can neither work for high fashion nor have a catwalk, because every agency has height limits they need to consider to work with them. But I do not lose hope and I continue to work showing to myself and the others that fashion should not be followed but created. I hope one day short models will be required as well in the same way.
MM: What would you say to all of those aspiring models who think they cannot succeed in the fashion industry by not having the required measurements? MY: As I already answered in the previous question, you need to create fashion and not to follow it. I think that if you have a unique style, the measurements don’t matter. Every girl is beautiful, and I am against the standards of measures and I don’t see any reason why girls should avoid their natural beauty by following the standards, trying to lose weight. They must be sure that they want to follow this way and be brave because it will be tough.
MM: What are your hopes and ambitions and why? MY: Being a model stimulates me a lot because many told me “you cannot do that because you are not high enough / slim / etc”. But every time I go to work and I see satisfied clients or photographers, I understand that I’m doing the right thing and I don’t listen to people who don’t trust me: I do that because I like it and I feel comfortable. Moreover doing what we really like is the best thing to do. In the future, I hope people will understand that height is not that important, but that you just need to have a good personality and sparkle in the eyes.
MM: Being a model can be stressful. How is a typical day for you? MY: Maybe I was lucky but I have never had a really stressful day at work. I always respect the customer and the photographer so I never argue on the set, but this thing happened to a lot of my friends. I always try to create a friendly atmosphere between me and photographer, so that we are able to understand each other better and work goes much faster and funnier. I can confidently say that from now all people with whom I worked were very kind and although the first time I was worried and I was afraid I could go right away thanks to their beautiful behavior.
MM: We know you just got married. What your husband think about all of this? MY: I’m very lucky to have met my husband. He’s a smart person who’s always helping me and giving me many useful tips for both my life and my job. Let’s say that photography is our common passion. I know that many girls-models have problems with their boyfriend because of jealousy: I have never had those problems. It’s my job, and both me and my husband respect that. He’s always expecting to see my new photos, sometimes we even spend entire days discussing on photographers, poses and new trends in photography.
MM: To you, how important it is to be active on social media such as Instagram, Facebook and your personal website? MY: Social media are very important nowadays because we grew up with that and everybody is connected. When I moved to Italy, my first contacts were made by Facebook. They started to notice me and asked me for photo shoots. Then, since zero agencies wanted to represent me, I decided to create my own personal website to show my portfolio. Then, for me Instagram is mostly like a Life Style blog where I try to post professional pictures but it’s always going to be photo diary.
MM: You’ve recently joined Modelmanagement.com, what do you think about it so far and what do you expect for the future? MY: I’m really happy to be part of the Modelmanagement.com community. I hope to be introduced more deeply in the fashion industry and maybe sent to magazine editors, photographers and advertisers. I would like to build a well-balanced career by creating opportunities and meet new clients.
MM: Could you share with us some of your future plans? MY: For me, planning does not really work. I like to say yes to opportunities that come along. I am a very energetic person and I love to experience new things in life. There is not one single thing that I would do different when I could do things over. And I feel so blessed to feel that way. Life is so beautiful. Realizing how fast years are passing by makes me believe that you have at least to try and enjoy every day as much as possible. I would like to say to everybody: “Find out what makes you happy because being happy should be everyone’s plan for the future.”
More than 278.000 models from all over the worldcan be found in our modeling community, can you imagine how many hundreds of thousands of gorgeous model images are in our platform? Over 1.8 Million! Take a look at the beautiful models who made an impression this month, will you be up next?
How can you be featured? Make sure to have a very attractive modeling portfolio, apply to as many modeling jobs as possible to have an updated profile and be very active!
More than 286.000 models from all over the worldcan be found in our modeling community, can you imagine how many hundreds of thousands of gorgeous model images are in our platform? Over 1.8 Million! Take a look at the beautiful models who made an impression this month, will you be up next?
How can you be featured? Make sure to have a very attractive modeling portfolio, apply to as many modeling jobs as possible to have an updated profile and be very active!
Social media is a very important tool used by the fashion & modeling industry to share the latest news, promote work and find new projects. At Modelmanagement.com we have hundreds of model influencers, making us an important online tool used by industry professionals to book models through our community by seeing their latest work on their model profile & Instagram accounts.
We’ve select 8 of our coolest Instagrammers from this month you should definitely follow. These influencers are part of the “new modeling era” supporting our community by sharing our latest “I’m a model too” video to increase awareness in the industry!
Here’s our top 8 Social Media influencers from this month!
Annabelle
Annabelle is an Ukrainian model who has been introduced into the modeling world ten years ago, and she has been loving every minute of it since the beginning. Despite that, she also loves hiking, running, cooking, traveling and playing ping pong.
Klara Landrat is an actress, model, fashion photographer and brand ambassador for the New York fashion label The Rubbzz Original.
She’s originally from New York, thought she spent her childhood in Africa. She’s now living between NY, LA, Hong Kong and Tel Aviv. Since her very young age, she was interested in theater and visual arts was part of the children TV series. She started modeling when she moved to New York.
She tries to push herself and be very pro-active everyday. She thinks it’s easy to give up sometimes, but she believes that finding inspartion is truly her impetus. “The gull sees furthest that flies highest” as quoted from Jonathan Livingstone “Seagull”.
Nikita Gokhale
Nikita Gokhale is an Indian actress, dancer, financial advisor, model and beauty pageant titleholder crowned Miss India Bikini 2015 and represented India at Miss World Bikini 2015 in Malta.
She started modeling quite late and in 2014 her pictures were submitted to Playboy Magazine which brought her a lot attention from the Indian press.
She currently divides the time between the US, Europe and India.
Nikita Gs an Indian actress, Dancer, Financial Advisor, model and beauty pageant titleholder crowned Miss India Bikini 2015 and represented India at Miss World Bikini 2015 in Malta, Europe on 24th October 2015.
Kristina Fominykh
Kris has been doing modeling for 3 years already. She thinks modeling is a very complicated thing if your settings do not match with the standards. But one thing she learned for sure is that if you want to do something then nothing can stop you on the way to your dream.
Irene Noren
Irene Noren is a romantic. She’s attracted by the colors, compositions, romanticism behind a rose. She sees romance everywhere.
She likes poetry and likes to convey in her photos, the romance of an impossible love. She thinks beauty is in everyone’s eyes and believes it’s nice to know that you can to see things from a different point of view, and create your own world in which you can feel you belong.
Ymène Kachaou
Ymène is from South of France. Fan of web and fashion since her childhood, she decided to create our first blog when she was 16 because of the TV show “Ugly Betty”. She studied communication and journalism and at 21 she created the first fashion magazine for fashion people all around the world. She lived all around the world: Nice, Paris, New York, Los Angeles this is why she has lots of contacts nowadays.
Today, she’s a model, a blogger, a comedian and an entrepreneur. A real “chameleon”.
Amber Rayn
Amber Rayn Chasteen is a 22 model from Murrieta, California.
She’s a lifestyle and swimwear model but also a dancer and influencer.
Francesca Colombo
Francesca is a dreamer. She wanted to become an actress since she was 5 years old. Growing up she attended a school musical, and she got to play in important Italian theaters. Then she moved to Rome and began a career as both an actress and model.
She now lives in Gran Canaria and travels all around the world to work with enthousiasm since her dream came true.
More than 293.000 models from all over the worldcan be found in our modeling community, can you imagine how many hundreds of thousands of gorgeous model images are in our platform? Over 1.9 Million! Take a look at the beautiful models who made an impression this month, will you be up next?
How can you be featured? Make sure to have a very attractive modeling portfolio, apply to as many modeling jobs as possible to have an updated profile and be very active!
Almost 300k models from all over the world can be found in our modeling community.
Here are 9 of our coolest Instagrammers male models from this month you should definitely follow. These influencers are part of the “new modeling era” supporting our community by sharing our latest “I’m a model too” video to increase awareness in the industry!
Genny V. Bilibashi
Genny Bilibashi is a full-time international model discovered by Bindi Model Management.
He’s very popular on Instagram but mostly on Musically where he got 445K followers.
He graduated from Ged Fashion Institute with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in fashion/apparel design.
Kevin is a model from Belgium.
He already did a lot of campaigns all around the world: Spykar in India, Grey Hours in Thailand, La Boutique Officielle in Paris, Wallapop in Spain and much more…
He’s also a designer, a food lover, sport addict and a traveler, which is one of his favorite part of modeling.
Andrei Orbu
Andrei is a 19 year-old model from Modova currently based in Milan. He also lived in Paris for 3 years.
He’s tall and slim and despite his dark hair and blue eyes Andrei is really nice and sociable but can be shy sometime.
His hobby is football.
Serj Voron
Serj started modeling six years ago. He used to be in the plus size category and had dreadlocks. He became very thin in order to win business model.
He loves coffee and cigarettes and his cat. He likes to travel and visit new places.
Serj also likes to meet new photographers who have their own style.
Luca Pantini
Luca has been modeling for the last 15 years, he even spend a few years at Elite Model Management in Hong Kong with household names like Armani, Cavalli, and Dolce & Gabbana.
Luca’s primary interests are fitness and health. Therefore, as a certified personal trainer, he emphasizes a total lifestyle philosophy of fitness and nutrition.
He has traveled to remote parts of Thailand just to study and train in the art of Muay Thai from some of the best instructors in the world.
This strong Roman man, while very rooted in his home country, is consistently growing globally and working to make his mark in this world.
Joan Pau Nacher
Joan Pau Nacher is a 19 year old actor and model from Valencia.
He started his career in theatrical arts five years ago, acting in well-known theaters such as the Thalía. Currently, he is more centered in the exciting world of fashion.
He is an influential Instagrammer and is excited to take on new work as a model to grow his modeling career.
Luca Feriol
Luca was born in Argentina in an Italian family. He started working as a child in one of the most famous TV show in Latin America.
And while studying, he started in the fashion industry. His first experience was for a Brazilian photographer at age 17.
Quirro Green
Quirro is a truly hardworking. He dedicated himself to work on his craft and bettering himself as much as possible.
He’s not signed in any agencies and he’s working on moving to bigger platforms in either LA or NY soon.
Jonathan Ursicelli
Jonathan is studying in a french business school since he has a passion for management and digital.
He is also a young model, very interested in art in general, including photography. He started more than a year ago with the advice of some friends and now he enjoys it a lot.
After showing 9 of our coolest Instagram male influencers, let’s meet 9 of our coolest female influencers from this month. They are also supporting our community by sharing our latest “I’m a model too” video to increase awareness in the industry!
Nelia Porut
Nelia Porut is a lovely model from Romania.
She worked on various markets around the world and this is why she now can describes herself as an experienced model.
She’s a traveler, always on the road.
Solveiga Mykolaityte
Solveiga is a professional model from Lithuania based in New York, USA. She’s a traveler and a nature animal lover.
Before modeling she was doing sport in a high level (height jump) and was also a manager for some modeling agencies.
Barbarita Homs
Barbarita Homs is an actress and model, working in advertising and creative art assignments.
She absolutely loves modeling: you can travel and meet creative people, it’s her passion. It was her first job and she’s still doing that.
Frida Thomsen
Frida Thomsen is a model and designer from Sweden now living in New York.
Before New York, she lived in San Francisco for 4 years where she got her BFA in graphic design.
Fanny Beladona
Fanny Beladona has been a lingerie model since she was 18 and an actress for a while now.
She’s the egerie of Clairjoie, a brand of organic cosmetic and she’s done lots of editorials in magazines such as Technikart, Paulettem Antonyme, Belle SF.
She also does TV and internet ads and has a Youtube channel where you can find almost all of her videos!
Lina Deerman
Lina Deerman is a model and photographer based in Munich, Germany. She’s available in Europe.
She already has done editorials with Vogue Italy, Flawless Magazine and Elegant Magazine…
Aby Stardust
Abby is a fashion model, blogger and fashion designer currently based in Barcelona, Spain.
She loves to meet new people, travelling and being creative.
Kyara Costelloe
Kyara Costelloe is an Australian freelance model and blogger .
She started modelling in 2014 just for fun with friends until she realized this was the path she wanted to pursue in! She started reaching out to small companies via Instagram asking if they were looking for any new models or promoters to help her get her name out there and build her portfolio.
Within 2 years of modelling she has applied to many agencies but has been turned away due to her height. So she has continued to stay freelance and finding work by herself, although the modelling industry is quite hard she never fails to give up her passion.
“Fight for what you love” she believes that if you truly love what you do you never have to give up after being turned down. Just keep trying to get yourself to where you want to be.
Heena Khokha
Heena Khokha is a model from New Delhi.
She’s also an actress, fitness and fashion freak. She loves travelling and she’s a believer.
She was Miss Maxim India in 2011.
More than 305.000 models from all over the worldcan be found in our modeling community, can you imagine how many hundreds of thousands of gorgeous model images are in our platform? Over 2 Million! Take a look at the beautiful models who made an impression this month, will you be up next?
How can you be featured? Make sure to have a very attractive modeling portfolio, apply to as many modeling jobs as possible to have an updated profile and be very active!
More than 315.000 models from all over the worldcan be found in our modeling community, can you imagine how many hundreds of thousands of gorgeous model images are in our platform? Over 2 Million! Take a look at the beautiful models who made an impression this month, will you be up next?
Linda
Gabriela M
Photographer – Natalia Erdman
Delphine Wibaut
Photographer: Arthur Hubert Legrand
Larry Belcher Jr
Photographer- Chad Michael Brooks/ Stylist- Dougie Newton/ Hair- Taren Massey/ Client: Nord Magazine
How can you be featured? Make sure to have a very attractive modeling portfolio, apply to as many modeling jobs as possible to have an updated profile and be very active!
More than 319.000 models from all over the worldcan be found in our modeling community, can you imagine how many hundreds of thousands of gorgeous model images are in our platform? Over 2.1 Million! Take a look at the beautiful models who made an impression this month, will you be up next?
Are there any rational reasons for the ideal measurements and the ideal age of a model? Maybe. But does a model have to be anorexic to get the best jobs? No.
To meet the requirements of the international model agencies and the media industry is as difficult as people think it is.
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The huge amount of talented aspirants from all over the world makes it difficult to enter into the market. Many models start their career as a teenager. Models need a strong book and need to gain experience on runways and photo shootings. Between fashion shows, editorials and go-sees, there is often no time for personal interests, school and the cosiness of family and friends. To be a part of the fashion circus often also means to decide between youth or job, studies or book, family or agents etc.
As a New Face you need to look excellent, be young, tall and skinny, have a good education, language skills and lots of discipline. These are many requirements at the same time. We keep in mind that we are talking about teenagers who often do not have any other work experience.Whenever people chat about modelling you hear these rumours about big and easy money, travelling and meeting interesting people. In reality, only some dozens of models can be regarded as supermodels and some hundreds can be considered as top models with high salaries, while the vast majority of models have lower and medium incomes.
For those youngsters with an excellent agency, modelling can be an exciting challenge. The model career mostly depends on the efficiency of booking agents with contacts and imagination. Booking agents have to set up a model’s image and prepare their new incorporations for an international career.
Unfortunately, too many young models – mainly girls- are tempted by the world of wealthiness [money], glamour and the jet set. This is a dangerous trap and can lead to a world of depression, drug abuse, nutrition problems or plastic surgery. Fashion icons like Kate Moss show us that anorexia or mental-health problems also concern top players and not only youngsters. At the same time it seems that people need these headlines of celebrities in trouble to be aware of what is happening inside of the society.
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In 2006, the decision of the local government of Madrid to ban anorexic models from the runways of the Cibeles Fashion Week, heated up discussions between fashion designers, model agents, event promoters and even politicians. For the first time in history laws were passed to prevent models from anorexia and even the houses Armani, Prada and Versace took the decision to apply stricter rules for the recruitment of models in terms of a minimum body-mass-index (BMI) and a minimum age.
It is difficult to define an ideal of a human being without entering into controversies, therefore we are grateful to contemplate projects like Sara Ziff’s and Ole Schell’s movie ‘Picture Me’, a documentary that was released in April 2009 and that gives interesting insights about fetishism, eating disorders and pays. As an ex-model, Ziff knows what she is talking about and it needs people like her to sensitise our society, but maybe we still need to mourn more victims like Gia Carangi or Ana Carolina Reston – talented young models that died as a result of drug addiction and anorexia.
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On the other hand: Who cares about models? If you speak with a random person about the problems of a model, you will receive replies like: “So what? Can’t these chicks just do a job like anybody else?” Or you hear: “What about hundreds of kids that die in Africa each day! Great statements: Does anyone in the industrialized world care about children on the black continent?”
Campaigns like ‘No Anorexia’ by Oliveiro Toscani with the French actress Isabelle Caro bring it to the point: Only if you shock the society, you can change things. Caro is 165cm tall and had a weight of 32kg when Toscani shot her nude for billboards that were published during the fashion fair of Milan in 2007. Judge yourself if you like her look.
It is surprising that UK’s Vogue boss Alexandra Shulman recently complained about too skinny models and a textile industry that comes along with less fabric each season. Regardless of some years without dead models it seems that the public opinion demands more protection and more self-control from model agencies, casting directors and couturiers, the modelling industry reacts. Agencies will not lower their requirements, but more and more agencies are respecting the guidelines, that were defined in Madrid – due to ethical and PR reasons.
At the end it is the consumer who decides if he wants to see gorgeous fashion icons or skeletons on the international runways. My observation is, that the majority of young models live a normal life without depressions, drug or nutrition problems. It is also not fair to criticize the slimness of one group without asking for the sociological reasons of obeseness. We are professionals of the model circus and it is not our job to change the world, but it is our responsibility to inform youngsters about the requirements and potential dangers of the industry.
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Modelling can be a fun and well-paid job too. We hope to see lots of great, healthy, happy and successful people on the runways and on high gloss posters, but we are tired of all these negative headlines about the model industry. We want to encourage all those models that meet the requirements of the industry to go on, we want to encourage these young talents to do sport and to work out, but we also recommend them that one’s health and happiness is more valuable than any tear sheets or glam covers. Those models with depressions and diseases, their parents and their bookers should know, that money and fame is not everything in life and that the pressure they apply is harmful and irresponsible.
Größer, schlanker, jünger, wo sind die Grenzen?
Gibt es rationale Gründe für ideale Modelmasse und das ideale Alter eines Models? Bestimmt. Aber muss ein Model magersüchtig sein, um die besten Jobs zu ergattern? Bestimmt nicht.
Die Anforderungen der Modelagenturen und der Medien sind ähnlich groß wie es der Laie erahnt.
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Die Anzahl talentierter Modelanwärter aus aller Welt erschwert den Berufseinstieg. Viele der Models beginnen ihre Karriere bereits im Teenageralter. New Faces benötigen ein aussagekräftiges Buch und Erfahrungen auf Laufstegen und Fotoshootings. Zwischen Modenschauen, Editorials und Go-Sees bleibt oft wenig Freiraum für persönliche Interessen, Schule, Familie und Freunde. Am Modezirkus teilzuhaben geht daher nicht selten einher mit der Entscheidung zwischen Jugend oder Job, Weiterbildung oder Buch, Familie oder Agentur etc.
Newcomer müssen exzellent aussehen, müssen jung, groß und schlank sein, über ein gewisses kulturelles Niveau, Sprachkenntnisse und Disziplin verfügen. Das sind viele Anforderungen auf einmal, wenn wir bedenken, dass wir über Teenager sprechen, die vielfach nicht auf vorherige Berufserfahrung zurückblicken können. Wenn über den Modelmarkt geredet wird, treten häufig Gerüchte über schnell und einfach verdientes Geld, Reisen und ein Jet-Set-Dasein im Kreise illustrer und interessanter Leute zu Tage. In Wirklichkeit können nur wenige Dutzend als Supermodels bezeichnet werden, und nur einige Hundert können sich das Prädikat Topmodel auf die Fahne schreiben und entsprechende Honorare erzielen, während die Mehrheit der Darstellerinnen und Darsteller lediglich niedrige bis mittelmäßige Einkommen erzielt.
Für jene Einsteiger mit großartigen Repräsentanten kann modeln eine aufregende und positive Herausforderung sein. Die Karriere eines Models hängt überwiegend von Buchungsagenten mit Kontakten und Weitsicht ab. Die Aufgabe jener Booker ist es, das Image eines Models aufzubauen und seine Aspiranten für eine internationale Karriere vorzubereiten.
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Leider sind zu viele junge Models – üblicherweise Mädchen – geblendet durch eine Welt des schnellen Geldes, Prestige und Jet Set, was sich als eine gefährliche Falle erweisen und in Depressionen, Drogenmissbrauch und Ernährungsproblemen ausufern kann. Modeikonen wie Kate Moss zeigen uns, dass Magersucht oder psychologische Störungen auch Top-Profis betreffen können. Auf der anderen Seite scheint es, dass der Leser einer Gazette gerade diese Schlagzeilen von bedeutenden Persönlichkeiten in Schwierigkeiten braucht, um darauf aufmerksam zu werden, was in unserer Gesellschaft vorgeht.
Die Entscheidung der lokalen Regierung von Madrid, magersüchtige Models von den Laufstegen der Modemesse Cibeles 2006 zu verbannen, löste heftige Diskussionen zwischen Designern, Modelagenten, Veranstaltern und sogar Politikern aus. Zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte wurden Gesetze verabschiedet, die Models vor Anorexie schützen sollen und selbst Häuser wie Armani, Prada und Versace sahen sich veranlasst, in Selbstkontrolle den verlautbarten Anforderungen an das Mindestalter und die Körpermassezahl (BMI) eines Models zu entsprechen.
Es ist schwer, ein Schönheitsideal zu definieren ohne sich in Kontroversen zu verstricken. Wir sind daher dankbar über Quellen wie den von Ole Shell und Sara Ziff im April 2009 veröffentlichten Dokumentarfilm ‘Picture Me’. Dieses Werk greift Themen wie Fetischismus, Essstörungen und exorbitante Modelgagen auf. Als Ex-Model weiß Sara wovon sie spricht und sicherlich brauchen wir mehr Persönlichkeiten wie sie, um unsere Gesellschaft zu sensibilisieren, auch wenn Horrormeldungen wie der Aids-Tod des Models Gia Carangi infolge von Drogenmissbrauch oder der Tod durch Magersucht des Armani-Models Ana Carolina Reston vermeintlich eine größere Massenwirkung haben.
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Auf der anderen Seite: Wen interessiert schon ein Model? Wer sich mit den Problemen einer Laufstegschönheit beschäftigt erntet gerne Kommentare wie: „Können die Mädchen keine vernünftigen Berufe ausüben?“ Oder: „Und was ist mit den Hunderten von Kindern, die täglich in Afrika verhungern?“ Dabei wissen wir allzu genau, dass in unserer Industriegesellschaft wenige wirklich ernsthaft mit den Hungersnöten auf dem schwarzen Kontinent auseinandersetzen.
Kampagnen wie die Anzeige ‚No Anorexia’ des Fotografen Oliveiro Toscani, auf der die magersüchtige französische Schauspielerin Isabelle zu sehen ist bringen es auf den Punkt: Nur wer schockt, kann etwas bewegen. Caro hat eine Körpergröße von 165cm und wog 32kg als Toscani sie hüllenlos für Poster, die während der Mailänder Modemesse im Jahre 2007 ablichtete. Urteilen Sie selbst, ob Ihnen dieser Look gefällt.
Überraschenderweise beklagte sich erst kürzlich die Chefin der britischen Vogue über zu schlanke Models und über eine Bekleidungsindustrie, die Saison für Saison mit weniger Textil aufwartet. Trotz einiger Jahre ohne verhungerter Models scheint unsere Gesellschaft von den Modelagenturen, Casting-Direktoren und den Modemachern mehr Schutz für Models und mehr Selbstkontrolle zu fordern und scheinbar reagiert auch die Industrie. Es wäre vermessen zu glauben, dass Agenturen komplett von ihren Idealen abkommen, dennoch sind es eben diese ethischen Bedenken und nicht zuletzt PR-Gründe, die Agenturen veranlassen, die in Madrid definierten Richtlinien einzuhalten.
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Am Ende entscheidet der Verbraucher ob er großartige Modeikonen oder Skelette auf den internationalen Laufstegen sehen will. Aus eigener Erfahrung behaupte ich, dass die meisten jungen Models ein normales Leben führen, nicht an Depressionen, Drogenmissbrauch oder an Essstörungen leiden. Es wäre auch nicht fair, die Schlankheit der einen zu kritisieren, ohne nach soziokulturellen Gründen für Phänomene wie Fettleibigkeit zu suchen. Als Branchenprofis ist es auch nicht unsere Aufgabe die Welt zu verbessern, aber wir sollten es als unsere Verantwortung sehen, Newcomer hinreichend über die Anforderungen und über potentielle Risiken aufzuklären.
Modelling kann ein interessanter und gut bezahlter Job sein. Wir wünschen uns auch weiterhin schöne, zufriedene und erfolgreiche Amazonen auf Laufstegen und Billboards, aber wir sind all der negativen Schlagzeilen in Verbindung mit der Modelindustrie überdrüssig. Wir wollen alle talentierten Aspiranten ermutigen, Sport zu treiben und sich entsprechend in Form zu bringen, auf der anderen Seite sind wir davon überzeugt, dass die Gesundheit des Einzelnen wichtiger ist als Tear Sheets oder Hochglanzplakate. Allen Models mit Depressionen und psychosomatischen Anfälligkeiten, ihre Eltern und ihre Buchungsagenten sollten sich dessen bewusst sein, dass Geld und Berühmtheit nicht alles im Leben ist und dass der von ihnen angewandte Leistungsdruck unverantwortlich und schädlich sein kann.
Models under the Half Moon When Syrian artist Farida Mazar Spyropoulos performed Raqs Dance on the World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago in 1893, American press and American society considered it indecent for a woman to show her belly in public. Sypropoulos, who later became famous as ‘Little Egypt’ just did, what women in Egypt have practiced for thousands of years: Belly dance.
We can barely imagine traveling to an Arabic country without smoking a shisha, drinking amounts of peppermint tea and seeing permissively dressed belly dancers that are performing a Raqs Dance to infatuating Arabesque Music.
While being seduced by the charms of the Orient, we start to ask ourselves about the role of women within the Islamic society. Haven’t we seen all these horrible press releases of public accusations or even executions of women for ostensible immoral behavior? Do these belly dancers act immorally? Will they be punished?
Yasmeen Ghauri
Almost all Islamic countries have different Laws, different Islamic confraternities and different traditions. We are also talking about more than 1.2 billion people. The questions cannot just be answered in a brief article and we should not forget that this weblog basically deals with one certain group of women: Models. We acknowledge that we don’t know a lot about Muslim models and many news in the West are biased.
The saddest news reached us in November 2002, when hundreds of people died in street riots between Christians and Muslims related to the Miss World Contest in the city of Abuja in the north of Nigeria. The contest was considered immoral by the local Sharia authorities that were internationally accused some months before for the execution of Armina Lawal Kurami. Isioma Daniel from the Christian newspaper This Day published: ‘What would Muhammad think? From his very direct and controversial response to this statement, radical Muslim youths burnt down the newspaper’s office in Kaduna. Soon after, violence reached different areas of the country and caused more than 250 fatalities, hundreds of injuries and thousands of homeless people.
Last July 32 year old Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno was sentenced to be caned for drinking beer in public. Some experts say that caning as a punishment is usually not applied to women. They also insist that men drink alcohol quite openly in public and that Shukarno’s punishment is rather related to the fact that she works occasionally as a model.
model: Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno
It has just been two weeks ago that articles were published about Iran’s president Ahmedinejad’s attempt to ban too curvy mannequins from shop windows. They also have to be covered with a Hijab. Shop owners can be taken to court and sentenced to close their shops if they don’t comply. Though Ahmedinejad himself is not considered as a religious hardliner, he has shown already in June that he is neither interested in turning back from Khomeni’s Islamic Revolution of the late 70’s nor to open up the country after decades of political and economical isolation.
ellina lingerie
The Koran defines most day-by-day tasks in a very precise and literal way. Recently, many pragmatic Muslims discussed about the relevance of some of the sura that deal with clothing rules (f.e. sura 24) and the woman’s role in a more moderate and modern Islamic society. While Morocco for example has adapted certain laws related to women’s rights to European standards (free choice of husband, right of divorce), countries like Iran have shortened women’s rights categorically due to Khomeni’s Islamic Revolution.
Societies are changing and it is not surprising that we find threats like this in the Internet: ‘Am I allowed to be a Muslim model?’ Statements of this kind just show us how similar people in the whole world are – regardless of religions and origins. They give us an idea about childhood dreams, of being beautiful, admired and wealthy. On the other hand they show us the ethical conflicts of a whole generation that has grown up between Islamic traditions and Facebook, Hijab and Louis Vuitton, Koran and Video Conference with cousins in London, Paris, New York, Amsterdam or Madrid.
model: iman
Superstars like Iman or Yasmeen Ghauri have proven that Muslim religion and a profession as a model are not contradictorily. Both Muslim fashion icons have explained in several interviews how their families reacted on the decision to become a model. Yasmeen even explains, how her father’s reputation was harmed by her professional career. Her father, Moin Ghauri is a Pakistani imam based in Quebec.
In 2005, this headline could be seen in the newspapers: ‘First Muslim Miss England crowned’. Hammasa Kohistani fled the Taleban regime and became the first Muslim to represent England in the Miss World beauty contest in China and while uncle Osama accused the western world for its corrupt moral, his niece Wafah Dufour attempted to capitalize on her family name as the sexy-dressed title girl of the GQ Magazine in 2006.
Muslim models really exist – despite of Sharia Laws, family traditions or just despite of our own prejudices against the Arabic world. Some of them are occasional models, some are top models. Some consider themselves Islamic models (which means to wear Koran-conforming clothes), others pose in semi-transparent lingerie.
Malaysia Muslim Fashion
Our intention is not to judge about occurrences in the Islamic world and we don’t want to chip in on issues that are not ours. There are many experts who regard Islamic extremism as a direct response to decades of foreign intrusion.
We think that all religions shall compete for the good and that the vast majority of all religious people are rooted in inner attitudes like love and compassion and the belief that God wants us to release our full potential and creativity to create a world of peace and happiness.
The example of belly dancer ‘Little Egypt’ shows us how different our own Western society was a century ago. We should not forget how women had to fight for their rights in the industrialized countries during the past decades and we have to ask ourselves if our way of living is as progressive as we might think. The role of women in the Islamic society is also changing and Muslim women rightly engage themselves for their rights and their dignity like in most other societies. Let’s hope that more gorgeous and charismatic women like Iman Abdulmajid, Yasmeen Ghauri, Waris Dirie or Hammasa Kohistani become the Amazons or the ambassadors of a peaceful movement for the empowerment of women in the Muslim world.
With Men’s Fashion Week underway, modelmanagement.com thought it was about time to get looking at our favourite male models. And we promise, we promise… We’ll TRY to not get carried away!
Here they are, the male models that caught our eye in 2011!
Our boys!
Jon Kortajarena
David Yurman F/W 2011. Photo by: Peter Lindbergh
At a first glance you will notice Jon K’s pronounced cheek bones and his mesmerising green-eyed stare. But it was not only Jon’s beautiful face that helped him through his long-term modelling work with Tom Ford OR his numerous advertising campaigns with Hugo Boss, Jean-Paul Gaultier, DKNY, David Yurman, Lacoste and H&M in 2011…
Tom Ford, F/W 2011. Photo by: Mert & MarcusEl Pais Magazine, 2011. Photo by: Nico
Jon has charisma, charm and a great presence together with modest sex appeal. All of which made him perfect for his first film appearance, alongside actor Colin Firth, in ‘A Single Man’ (2009) – a hit move written, directed and most importantly styled by Mr. Tom Ford himself! Check out Jon in the movie:
For S/S 2012 we will see Jon featuring in advertisements for Mavi Jeans, Sergio K as well as in his second move: Alpha.
Mavi Jeans S/S 2012 Collection
Andrej Pejic
Fiasco Homme, 2011. Photo by: Justin Wu
For being on the scene only a short time, Andrej caused quite a stir in 2011 and left people in a state of gender confusion.
Gender confusion?! Candy Magazine, 2011. Photo by: Andreas Larsson
In 2011, he gained credit never imagined before after walking both menswear and womenswear on Jean-Paul Gaultier’s runway. He also walked for John Galliano, Raf Simons, Paul Smith and featured in a Marc by Marc Jacobs campaign.
Marc by Marc Jacobs, 2011. Photo by: Juergen Teller
Andrej even became the face of Dutch underwear brand, Hema, and modelled their “mega push-up bra”.
Fashion (Canada), 2012. Photo by: Moo King
He has been said to have cheekbones similar to Cindy Crawford’s and a slender body shape with curves in all the right places. Supermodel Kate Moss was even taken back by Andrej and it is reported that when she met him in 2011 she simply whispered, “You’re beautiful.”
Not always considered admirably, Andrej encountered controvery in 2011 for example FHM posted a joke article about him by accident. But in 2012, we want to see more, more, MORE of this beautiful and confident man. Or woman. We will take Andrej however he may choose to represent himself!
Sean O’Pry
Playing Fashion, 2011. Photo by: Servio Cardia
Sean has a conventional and handsome look that makes him perfect for all sorts of modelling contracts, he even reminds us gushing girls at modelmanagement.com of an old-fashioned movie star.
GQ Russia, 2011. Photo by: Doug Inglish
In 2011 not only did he model in adverts for Calvin Klein, Versace, Viktor & Rolf, Barney’s Men, as well as Zara, H&M, Gap and Aldo. He appeared in many editorials and magazine covers, as well as walking runway for Versace, Hugo Boss and Michael Kors.
Aldo 2011, photo by: Terry Richardson
He is one of the best paid male models around, and this is a great achievement for the New Generation supermodel Sean.
Vogue Japan, 2012. Photo by: Kristiina Wilson
Josh Beech
'Suite 205', Contributor Magazine, Dec 2011. Photos by: Yu Tsai
Chiselled and handsome, pierced and tattooed; Josh is our perfect English rose, with a few thorns here and there.
Paul & Joe, 2011. Photo by: Patrick Demarchelier
Having become one of the faces for Burberry as his first career achievement as a model, he has also modelled for H&M (2010) and Topman (2008): Josh’s modelling accomplishments are made up of a mixture of different aspects – just like himself!
Elle Man Mexico, 2011. Photo by: Yu Tsai
In 2011 he became a face of John Galliano, posted for Moschino, Richmond by John Richmond, Pull & Bear, Diesel and is best known for being the face of Levi’s 501; a contract for which he was signed 3 consecutive times.
Moschino Forever! Photo by: Alasdair McLellan
In 2012 we will be seeing Josh featured in Just Cavalli adverts, and a lot more of him on the music scene along with his band Snish… and their pet Pug!
Johannes Linder
GQ Style Germany, 2011. Photo by: Bruno Staub
Johannes has the boyish charms and good looks that make him perfect for us to keep an eye on in 2012!
GQ Germany, 2011. Photo by: Bruno Staub
He is most famous for his catwalks appearances so far and admits to enjoying this more than editorial. In 2011 he walked the catwalk for Burberry Prorsum, Alexander McQueen, Dries Van Noten, Dior Homme and Ports 1961.
Johannes is a modest guy and still lives in Hamburg, his hometown, the most beautiful city in the world according to him. He knows that he must keep a good balance and still loves skateboarding and his friends from the past.
METAL Magazine, 2011. Photo by: Juan Miguel Ferrater
With cheekbones to die for and a down-to-earth attitude towards his success, we wish Johannes all the best in 2012!
Andres Risso
Premium Model Andres Risso, Civiles
When we came across Premium model Andres’ modelmanagement.com profile, we couldn’t resist putting him into this blogpost! We think he has a great look and love his bright blue eyes! He definitely gives the other guys a good run for their money!
Premium Model Andres Risso, Civiles
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