A Beginner's Guide to the Modeling Industry

Explore the main modeling types—straight, curve, big and tall, fit, fitness, commercial, showroom, and parts—so you can identify your ideal path and how specificity shapes your career.

Learn how to get signed with an agent or mother agency through scouting and open calls, including what to wear and how to present polaroids.

After signing with an agency, build your book with paid test shoots, choosing between physical or digital books and comp cards for castings.

Learn to read call sheets, arrive on time, bring the right wardrobe, navigate meals and parking reimbursements, and set strategies for posing on set as an independent contractor.

Learn to secure international representation for fashion week through a New York agency and its European affiliates across London, Milan, and Paris, and master the runway walk.

Your body is your commodity; listen to it, balance your diet and exercise, and care for skin, hair, and nails to sustain longevity in modeling, even through fashion week.

Discover body diversity in fashion through a curve model's experiences, including test shoots, castings, and runway, plus practical tips for agency guidance and confidence.

Develop a strategic career plan and smart money habits to sustain modeling longevity, leveraging social media and branding, and practicing tax-savvy accounting for freelancers.

Celebrates completing module 10 and graduation, invites questions to ModelCitizenClass@gmail.com, promises a follow-up Q&A video, and wishes students luck on their modeling careers.