- Child modeling
Child modeling refers to children posing for artistic works, photographs, and/or other media as a regular activity.
Practice
Artists have used children as models for countless works over the centuries. Child modeling has become a distinct activity because of the explosion of commercial media over the past several decades. Many young
actor s, notablyKatherine Heigl ,Lindsay Lohan , andBrooke Shields , began as child models. The book, "Lisanne: A Young Model", described the life ofLisanne Falk , a colleague ofBrooke Shields at theFord modeling agency in the late 1970s. Falk, like Shields, was a relatively successful child model who posed for magazine covers, notably Seventeen, for editorial fashion layouts, and for advertising in magazines and mail-order catalogs. Both models appeared in the 1977 Sears andMontgomery Ward catalogs. Falk, like Shields, moved from modeling to movies as she became older. More recently Australian child modelMorgan Featherstone has achieved world-wide success but has also attracted criticism due to her looking older than her age.The visible success of child models who became media celebrities has led numerous children (and their parents) to pursue modeling as a part-time career. In practice, most modeling jobs go to children who have already worked as models and have developed a working relationship with a modeling agency. For prospective models, the challenge is to land the first job. This usually happens through referrals by people already involved in modeling. It's also possible to land jobs by contacting modeling agencies directly. Occasionally, a child may be "discovered" in a public place or through other grassroots means [http://kids.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Kid_Models Kid Models at LoveToKnow Kids] , such as:
*Competing in local and national
beauty contest s
*Working with local retailers for small-scale modeling
*Entering mall fashion shows
*Entering photo contestsChild Modeling Scams
A reputable modeling agency does not require up-front payments or special training before taking on a new model. But new lengths are being taken to stop child modeling scams.
See also
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Junior idol
*Child modeling (erotic) References
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