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weekly basis that you guys are gonna love so in this video I want to separate
the facts from the myths so let's talk about seven of the biggest myths about
the modeling industry coming right up
alright so the very first myth about models is that you have to be tall now
that's not necessarily true you do have to be tall to be a high fashion model on
the runway or doing print editorials there are specific height requirements
if you're a female model the height requirement is between 5/8 to 511 if
your male model is between 511 to 6-3 now you do have to meet these specific
height requirements but of course they're always outliers and I've
mentioned in other videos some shorter models who are successful in their
careers so yes you do have to be taught to be a high fashion runway editorial
model however there are other categories of modeling that doesn't necessarily
have a strict height requirements so you could be an average Heights person or a
shorter person and still be successful in the modeling industry I'm doing one
of those other categories of modeling and I've mentioned that in another video
where I talk about the 13 different types of models so you guys to
definitely check that out if you haven't already the next myth that I hear all
the time is that you have to be skinny to be a model this is absolutely not
true because obviously there are other categories like plus-size modeling or
curved modeling if you will there's fit modeling and obviously you
can't be skinny to be a fit model you have to have some lean muscle mass to
become a fit model so there are different categories of modeling that
doesn't necessarily require you to be as skinny or lean as models on the runway
and even more recently the fashion industry is evolved in to feature more
women who are of healthy sizes and shapes on the runway so you're no longer
seeing models who are severely underweight walking on the runway
because the fashion industry is founded upon this and trying to be more diverse
in their representation of women and their sizes speaking of plus-size models
another myth that I here all the time is that plus-size
models can be any size and they can eat whatever he wants this is not
necessarily true being a plus-size model does not mean that you're completely out
of control of your weights plus-size models are models of healthy weights but
have bigger hips and bust size or bigger waistline and chest size from male
models now as a plus-size model you still need to workout you still need to
eat healthy and maintain a healthy weight to make sure that you're
successful in your career again plus-size models don't get to eat what
they want because they still have to represent what a healthy and fuller body
looks like alright so this one is probably the biggest myth that I hear
all the time is that models make a lot of money it's true but again it's also
not true it depends so if you're a supermodel yes it's true you're making
more money on a single job than the average person makes in a year however
if you're not a supermodel but you are working you're probably just making
enough to cover your college tuition or to support your daily lifestyle another
thing to remember is that all models are not supermodels only a small percentage
of models become supermodels another myth that I hear all the time is that
models always get to keep the clothes yes it is true but again it is also not
true you don't always get to keep the clothes sometimes it depends if you
model in swimsuits and underwear you usually get to keep the clothes because
it's not good practice of hygiene to resell that item or to reshoot it on
another model there are some other situations where successful designers
might gift the clothing item to the models just because they want to show
appreciation for instance one of the very first runway shows that I did for a
major designer she actually gave all the male models of black tailored suits that
was worth up to a thousand dollars so pretty much it is true that models get
to keep the clothes but this is not always the case from my experience I
would say somewhere around one out of every twenty times so you get to keep
the clothes another myth that I hear all the time is that models are all beauty
and no brains
what is this how can we be expected to teach children to learn how to read if
they can't even fit inside the building there are a lot of successful models who
have high IQs and are very intelligent and oftentimes they go on to be
entrepreneurs outside of modeling now the reason why some people might think
that models are all beauty and no brains is because yes I consider that models
are usually young they start off pretty young most of them drop out of high
school or don't go to college just so they can focus on their modeling career
and of course the older you get the more knowledge you require and the more
intelligence you're gonna be so you have to consider that people in the fashion
industry are often interacting with younger models who haven't completed
college or maybe dropped out of high school and this is where that
misconception might come into place another of the biggest myth that I hear
all the time is their models haven't eaten in this order this is not true
there is a lot of pressure to maintain healthy weights or to maintain your size
as a model to be successful so because of this models often try different diets
but an eating disorder is frowned upon in the industry so what I throw up after
lots of meals so do I it's a great way to lose pounds before a show are you
guys insane do you understand that it's a disease alright guys so that's it for
the seven biggest myths that I've heard in the modelling industry if you guys
have heard of any other myths drop them in the comment box down below and let's
address it if you like this video if you learn anything new hit me with a thumbs
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