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Am I good enough to be a model or would I get laughed at if I approached an agency?

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PlatinumBlondeBarbie · 14/07/2024 16:12

I’ve always wanted to model but always felt not good enough. I’m now in my early 30s so not sure if I’d be too old for it. I’m a curvy slim build so not sure if I’d be smooth or skinny enough for them. I’m decently pretty but I would need Botox done to smooth out my wrinkles to make myself look even younger (I do look young for my age)

I know that’s vain but modelling can be a very vain and hard industry to get into but I would love to give it a go. Have any of yous done it?

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BMW6 · 14/07/2024 21:47

OP you KNOW you are totally obsessed with your appearance. You are not happy are you. Not content.

Why in the name of Arse would you want your child to go into modelling which is ALL about appearance? Do you really want your child to develop the same hang-ups as you have?

You are unhappy. Do you want you child to be like you in 20 years, obsessing about how they look?

ThinWomansBrain · 14/07/2024 21:43

Friends partner - 40ish - approached in the street about modelling towards the end of last year. Making a reasonable amount from it. Is tall, but not amazing looking.
Has an appealing worried- middle-aged Dad look apparently.

Maria1979 · 14/07/2024 21:40

Therapy would be my suggestion. You seem very young and out of touch with reality. I am not saying this is a nasty way, just stating the obvious in hope you do get help from a licensed psychologist to work with your selfesteem and life goals in order to live a good life with your child.

Crazycrazylady · 14/07/2024 21:09

PlatinumBlondeBarbie · 14/07/2024 19:41

Maybe I should have done it younger then like I should have got the opportunity with a lot of things but didn’t as they were taken away from me. I’m also gonna get my baby into baby modelling as I want him to have loads of opportunities in life that I was denied from. There’s photoshopping AI etc so they can improve me a bit that way

Op I'm sorry to be blunt. You absolutely are attractive but not model attractive and I think your body is wrong shape for conventional modelling. I think your obsession on your looks is a little unhealthy at the moment .

S0livagant · 14/07/2024 21:08

Didimum · 14/07/2024 20:55

Yes, because it was claimed nobody used 5ft 1 curvy models. It said it on the information on ‘size and fit’. It was something maxi length and I looked as I am short and wanted to know how tall the model was. There are also well over 2000 plus size and curve items – again, I’m not locating it simply because you’re sceptical.

You’re getting a little obsessed now, so move on.

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You obviously made it up then.

DragonGypsyDoris · 14/07/2024 21:00

PlatinumBlondeBarbie · 14/07/2024 19:41

Maybe I should have done it younger then like I should have got the opportunity with a lot of things but didn’t as they were taken away from me. I’m also gonna get my baby into baby modelling as I want him to have loads of opportunities in life that I was denied from. There’s photoshopping AI etc so they can improve me a bit that way

Yes, because baby/child modelling isn't at all exploitative. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Didimum · 14/07/2024 20:55

S0livagant · 14/07/2024 20:42

You were the one who stated it existed. Did it say 5ft 1 and size 12 or 14 in the model's information or did you guess?

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Yes, because it was claimed nobody used 5ft 1 curvy models. It said it on the information on ‘size and fit’. It was something maxi length and I looked as I am short and wanted to know how tall the model was. There are also well over 2000 plus size and curve items – again, I’m not locating it simply because you’re sceptical.

You’re getting a little obsessed now, so move on.

S0livagant · 14/07/2024 20:42

Didimum · 14/07/2024 20:39

Great, so you can’t find it. Should I care? I don’t know how many there are out of 1000. I’ve been on ASOS a lot this week as looking for summer clothes, and yes, I saw one in my search. Do I need to say it a third time? I’m not scrolling through 1000 images to locate it for you.

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You were the one who stated it existed. Did it say 5ft 1 and size 12 or 14 in the model's information or did you guess?

Didimum · 14/07/2024 20:41

TheShellBeach · 14/07/2024 19:19

She just completely ignores them. She never engages with posters.

And she bumps her own threads endlessly.

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And? I she’s never been nasty to anyone.

Didimum · 14/07/2024 20:39

S0livagant · 14/07/2024 19:54

So there was one out of 1000? I scrolled through and all the ones I saw looked like a size 6 to 8, confirmed by the few I clicked on where they state the model's height (around 5ft 3) and size. A 12 to 14 would have stood out.

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Great, so you can’t find it. Should I care? I don’t know how many there are out of 1000. I’ve been on ASOS a lot this week as looking for summer clothes, and yes, I saw one in my search. Do I need to say it a third time? I’m not scrolling through 1000 images to locate it for you.

TheShellBeach · 14/07/2024 20:07

I’m also gonna get my baby into baby modelling as I want him to have loads of opportunities in life

No educational aspirations then? Just modelling opportunities.

Right.

TheShellBeach · 14/07/2024 20:06

There’s photoshopping AI etc so they can improve me a bit that way

Sigh.

MexicanChiWowWow · 14/07/2024 20:05

🤨

S0livagant · 14/07/2024 19:54

Didimum · 14/07/2024 19:46

There are literally over 1000 petite clothing options. Yes I’ve seen a 5ft 1, 12-14 model used. You can believe me or not believe. Regardless, OP says she is a size 8.

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So there was one out of 1000? I scrolled through and all the ones I saw looked like a size 6 to 8, confirmed by the few I clicked on where they state the model's height (around 5ft 3) and size. A 12 to 14 would have stood out.

StormingNorman · 14/07/2024 19:46

5.1 is too short for fashion, even catalogues. Short limbs just don’t photograph as well.

You are very attractive from what I can see on your other thread, but modelling is more about how you photograph rather than how you look IRL. Models aren’t always pretty and pretty people can’t always be models.

If you really do want to go for it, co spider character model agencies. They need people who look like ordinary people.

IncompleteSenten · 14/07/2024 19:46

Don't live your life through your child.
He's not a do-over.
Nor is he a toy.

Didimum · 14/07/2024 19:46

S0livagant · 14/07/2024 19:16

I've scrolled through the petite page. Can you link one where it says the woman is 5ft 1 and size 12 or 14? Petite clothes are typically up to 5ft 3 and look best on that height.

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There are literally over 1000 petite clothing options. Yes I’ve seen a 5ft 1, 12-14 model used. You can believe me or not believe. Regardless, OP says she is a size 8.

S0livagant · 14/07/2024 19:44

MotherofGorgons · 14/07/2024 19:42

Yes that's a great idea. Get your baby into modelling. No better way for him to access opportunities.

Yes, not that there are any better uses of his childhood days. The childhood he only gets to live once.

MotherofGorgons · 14/07/2024 19:42

Yes that's a great idea. Get your baby into modelling. No better way for him to access opportunities.

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PlatinumBlondeBarbie · 14/07/2024 19:41

Maybe I should have done it younger then like I should have got the opportunity with a lot of things but didn’t as they were taken away from me. I’m also gonna get my baby into baby modelling as I want him to have loads of opportunities in life that I was denied from. There’s photoshopping AI etc so they can improve me a bit that way

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S0livagant · 14/07/2024 19:21

IncompleteSenten · 14/07/2024 19:18

I don't think that's true. Catalogues need models of different shapes and sizes and as pp have said, dove have that body positive thing going on.

There are so many different types of modelling available. It's not all young, tall and skinny. There are opportunities for others too

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There will be a lot fewer opportunities.

TheShellBeach · 14/07/2024 19:19

Didimum · 14/07/2024 19:09

She’s never been nasty AF to anyone either.

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She just completely ignores them. She never engages with posters.

And she bumps her own threads endlessly.

IncompleteSenten · 14/07/2024 19:18

S0livagant · 14/07/2024 19:07

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5105780-can-i-get-a-smooth-body-with-a-short-torso-or-will-i-need-intervention?reply=136306457

One of OP's other threads.

Sorry, no chance.

I don't think that's true. Catalogues need models of different shapes and sizes and as pp have said, dove have that body positive thing going on.

There are so many different types of modelling available. It's not all young, tall and skinny. There are opportunities for others too

S0livagant · 14/07/2024 19:16

Didimum · 14/07/2024 19:11

ASOS uses 5ft 1 models of 12-14 size.

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I've scrolled through the petite page. Can you link one where it says the woman is 5ft 1 and size 12 or 14? Petite clothes are typically up to 5ft 3 and look best on that height.

whathasitgottodowiththepriceofoliveoil · 14/07/2024 19:15

What are your feet like?

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