The Social Concerns of Modeling

in 2006 the deaths of Louise L Ramos and

in 2006 the deaths of Louise L Ramos and ana carolina Reston from complications

ana carolina Reston from complications

ana carolina Reston from complications due to anorexia shed new light on the

due to anorexia shed new light on the

due to anorexia shed new light on the fashion industry’s emphasis on thin

fashion industry’s emphasis on thin

fashion industry’s emphasis on thin models I’m Christine and welcome to

models I’m Christine and welcome to

models I’m Christine and welcome to watchmojo.com we’re going to be talking

watchmojo.com we’re going to be talking

watchmojo.com we’re going to be talking to antonella from folio a leading

to antonella from folio a leading

to antonella from folio a leading modeling agency to discuss these and

modeling agency to discuss these and

modeling agency to discuss these and other issues revolving around the

other issues revolving around the

other issues revolving around the modeling industry rejection is a large

modeling industry rejection is a large

modeling industry rejection is a large part of the job how do you help models

part of the job how do you help models

part of the job how do you help models deal with that we encourage them we tell

deal with that we encourage them we tell

deal with that we encourage them we tell them not to you know put too much weight

them not to you know put too much weight

them not to you know put too much weight on that I know it’s tough on a lot of

on that I know it’s tough on a lot of

on that I know it’s tough on a lot of the girls a lot of times they’ll do

the girls a lot of times they’ll do

the girls a lot of times they’ll do three or four castings and they’re like

three or four castings and they’re like

three or four castings and they’re like okay to understand why did I not get

okay to understand why did I not get

okay to understand why did I not get this job I’m not working if they do not

this job I’m not working if they do not

this job I’m not working if they do not get the job it’s simply because they

get the job it’s simply because they

get the job it’s simply because they don’t fit for that particular job but

don’t fit for that particular job but

don’t fit for that particular job but there’ll be other jobs and we encourage

there’ll be other jobs and we encourage

there’ll be other jobs and we encourage them and it has really nothing to do

them and it has really nothing to do

them and it has really nothing to do with them physically certainly rejection

with them physically certainly rejection

with them physically certainly rejection is part of the reason why people think

is part of the reason why people think

is part of the reason why people think this industry is harsh another one is

this industry is harsh another one is

this industry is harsh another one is the perception that in the fashion

the perception that in the fashion

the perception that in the fashion industry there’s an emphasis placed on

industry there’s an emphasis placed on

industry there’s an emphasis placed on models to be super thin do you think

models to be super thin do you think

models to be super thin do you think that’s true there are certain markets

that’s true there are certain markets

that’s true there are certain markets that I think emphasize that a lot more

that I think emphasize that a lot more

that I think emphasize that a lot more certainly depending upon what type of

certainly depending upon what type of

certainly depending upon what type of jobs you’re doing like the shows when

jobs you’re doing like the shows when

jobs you’re doing like the shows when you’re doing fashion shows yes the girls

you’re doing fashion shows yes the girls

you’re doing fashion shows yes the girls are much thinner than the girls that are

are much thinner than the girls that are

are much thinner than the girls that are doing catalog but i think that overall

doing catalog but i think that overall

doing catalog but i think that overall there have been changes made and i think

there have been changes made and i think

there have been changes made and i think that though the clients are looking to

that though the clients are looking to

that though the clients are looking to have women that are

have women that are

have women that are and girls that are a little bit

and girls that are a little bit

and girls that are a little bit healthier looking than say a couple of

healthier looking than say a couple of

healthier looking than say a couple of years ago so i do see a change happening

years ago so i do see a change happening

years ago so i do see a change happening but we can’t fool ourselves either this

but we can’t fool ourselves either this

but we can’t fool ourselves either this is an industry where women and models

is an industry where women and models

is an industry where women and models need to be thin drastically thin and

need to be thin drastically thin and

need to be thin drastically thin and unhealthy then no no and we discourage

unhealthy then no no and we discourage

unhealthy then no no and we discourage that how does a woman’s modeling career

that how does a woman’s modeling career

that how does a woman’s modeling career differ from that of a man’s a man’s

differ from that of a man’s a man’s

differ from that of a man’s a man’s career generally starts later than a

career generally starts later than a

career generally starts later than a woman’s career so when we recruit girls

woman’s career so when we recruit girls

woman’s career so when we recruit girls and guys a lot of times we’ll have you

and guys a lot of times we’ll have you

and guys a lot of times we’ll have you know the young girl comes in at 14 15

know the young girl comes in at 14 15

know the young girl comes in at 14 15 and that’s a great age for a girl to

and that’s a great age for a girl to

and that’s a great age for a girl to start slowly developing her whereas with

start slowly developing her whereas with

start slowly developing her whereas with men there isn’t really a great deal of

men there isn’t really a great deal of

men there isn’t really a great deal of work for for guys who are say 15 testing

work for for guys who are say 15 testing

work for for guys who are say 15 testing so generally that starts out there their

so generally that starts out there their

so generally that starts out there their career starts up a little bit later and

career starts up a little bit later and

career starts up a little bit later and it also lasts a lot longer than women so

it also lasts a lot longer than women so

it also lasts a lot longer than women so I would say that the age period is a

I would say that the age period is a

I would say that the age period is a little bit shifted a little bit later

little bit shifted a little bit later

little bit shifted a little bit later for it for men than for women is a

for it for men than for women is a

for it for men than for women is a modeling career as lucrative for man as

modeling career as lucrative for man as

modeling career as lucrative for man as it is for a woman ah no not generally I

it is for a woman ah no not generally I

it is for a woman ah no not generally I mean there’s certainly are men that that

mean there’s certainly are men that that

mean there’s certainly are men that that have been doing this we have two models

have been doing this we have two models

have been doing this we have two models here that they’ve been working there 55

here that they’ve been working there 55

here that they’ve been working there 55 60 now and they are still continuing to

60 now and they are still continuing to

60 now and they are still continuing to work but it is it’s it’s a rare case

work but it is it’s it’s a rare case

work but it is it’s it’s a rare case Antonella I want to thank you for the

Antonella I want to thank you for the

Antonella I want to thank you for the time you’ve taken today to help us

time you’ve taken today to help us

time you’ve taken today to help us understand the modeling industry and the

understand the modeling industry and the

understand the modeling industry and the reality of becoming a model thank you so

reality of becoming a model thank you so

reality of becoming a model thank you so much you’re welcome it was a pleasure