#TEENAGE MODELLING FULL#

Gracing the catwalk in Paris, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York or shooting for top editorial magazines becomes their job – along with a lot of pressure, a lot of travelling and being away from home and school, and a lot of work. However, there has been concern that introducing teens to such a lifestyle while so young and inexperienced could be damaging. The likes of Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss were scouted in their mid-teens too and have enjoyed long, successful careers. This means that the face of the industry has become a 14 – 15 year old. It’s therefore become easier for brands to turn to teenagers who still have skinnier frames. Teens have yet to finish puberty, where hormones create a curvier frame for most women. Those who are very tall with a slim figure have become the ideal fit for top designers to showcase their latest creations as it is a notoriously difficult body type to achieve, more and more brands have turned to teenagers to fit this mould. Over the years, many models aged 13 – 16 years old have been scouted by modelling agencies and introduced to the glamorous world of high fashion. These agencies will cater to brands who sell to shorter customers, so they will be looking for shorter models who reflect their clients. If you are too short for most agencies, try looking for petite modelling agencies who specialise in working with shorter models.

If you don’t quite meet the requirements, it’s up to you whether you still apply while some models have been known to break the mould (Kate Moss was notoriously short at only 5’7″), most agencies will not look twice at a model who does not meet the required measurements. When applying to a modelling agency directly, each agency will make clear their required measurements be sure to research these before applying in case you don’t fit the bill.

#TEENAGE MODELLING FULL#

Height requirements are not typically stated for agency open calls, but they do ask for models to provide their height, weight and full measurements on applications. Scouts also like to approach potential models at festivals, shopping centres and airports. Modelling agency scouts reach out to young teens matching these rare requirements on social media.

Only a small percentage of teens will reach this height. Height is favoured by the high fashion modelling world the above are typical measurements expected of teens wishing to make it in this type of modelling. Those aged between 16-22 need to be around 5’9″ – 6’0″. Girls aged 14-15 are expected to be between 5’7″ – 6’0″. While the age ranges are the same, high-fashion tends to advertise to a more luxury clientele, while catalogue is more suited to the mass population. These two areas of the modelling industry have a very different view on height requirements for teen girls because they are advertising to a different audience. Would you like to become a teen model? Register with us today! Would you like to become a teen model? Register with us today!.

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