The Exhausting Life of a New York Model | Mashable Docs

Mid-level models discuss the struggles of surviving as a model in New York City during the peak fashion season of New York Fashion Week.
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[@kiarraburd]

that tall black girl is really sweet, i like her ambition and that you can see her interacting with kindness to others.

[@ilovetyraandnaomi]

Kiarra Brynn she is very nice

[@noirblanque5324]

She looks SOOO much like Renee Elise Goldsberry (Played Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton: an American Musical)

[@JordanPAT]

I think the fashion industry is pretty racist. Karlie Kloss is 6' tall.

[@billbob3882]

Miss D exactly. karlie kloss is actually 6 foot 2, and when she started out she was never ever rejected from shows or jobs for being too tall. a colored women is very tall, and she cant get jobs in the industry. very unfair.

[@zenkiea9663]

She definitely has a lovely personality and she’s quite slender and tall which is a plus. However truth be told she’s not very pretty at all. I sincerely think if she works with a makeup con tourist focusing on contouring her nose a bit that would make a lot of difference for her!

[@rachelh3485]

Being a model isnt always about being pretty, a lot of designers and agencies look for models who have a unique look about them

[@NetiNeti-gm5bz]

They need people that doesn't stand out so the buyers pay attention to clothes

[@shiwan45]

Right It’s not It’s about being different genetic makeup

[@andreaelizeth]

@@NetiNeti-gm5bz That's generally the norm for modelling haute couture, other brands like VS do focus on being pretty

[@lisawashington3747]

IKR? I was thinking the same thing.🤨😕

[@saharagold]

Natasha Poly is a great example of a striking haute couture model. Editorial and runway. Sharp and composed.

[@CarlosGarcia-yg9je]

I'm a fashion editorial photographer and the trouble that I see with this industry is that at first you believe that you are surrounded by people who appreciate the beauty and the art of fashion in it's entirety but, you then realize that you are surrounded by people who just seek fame for fames sake. Agencies who rip off their clients and run away with the cash. Designers who are just horrible at designing clothes but believe they are God's gift to the industry. Models who don't even know how to walk in heels and can't take any kind of direction on set. It's like the magician's apprentice, once he sees how the tricks are done, it loses all it's initial allure.

[@edwinlunes]

Carlos Garcia ive been modelling for 7+years and wow so true

[@beartipton846]

With your first hand knowledge of the fashion industry, what is your critique of Aysha (Jersey girl) and Tabran (Texas girl).

[@BlackGirlLovesAnime6]

Carlos Garcia wow that's so sad because there are people who truly want to work in the fashion industry because of passion

[@elrored]

After I finished school I worked for a relatively successful fashion photographer as a photographic assistant .... I relate to this SO MUCH! It’s just competition, competition, competition - fame fame fame ... the allure is completely gone for me

[@NetiNeti-gm5bz]

Agencies take a big chunk of the model's earnings

[@lexi330]

The black girl was pretty but she was so sweet??? I feel like her being so nice and genuine just made her so much more amazing

[@jamilgotcher5456]

They don't care about your personality in New York. They fall in love with the girl that will do well. I remember a well known black model that started in 2006 and she was so full of herself before she even made it big and the bookers used to laugh at everything she said and she wasn't funny, if it had been anyone else they would have given them a bye-girl-eyeroll.

[@gtgchels]

@@jamilgotcher5456 Naomi or who lol

[@jamilgotcher5456]

@@gtgchels No, not Naomi. My daughter and I are huge fans of Naomi. My daughter modeled for Naomi and Kate's Fashion For Relief Show. You can figure out what model I'm referring to if you think who was starting around that time. lol

[@rahma3144]

Jamil Gotcher who is it?

[@liz3299]

i feel like her spirit makes her beauty glow even more. she seems so kind and genuine

[@bunnygalxoxo]

the black girl is a goddess

[@m.r.5016]

feo andro wow... guess I need glasses... 🤓

[@zenkiea9663]

Are you serious????? You obviously need glasses. She’s looks an absolutely mess!

[@samarawhite9025]

Zenkiea beauty is not the eye of the beholder, chill.

[@ginakim2649]

What’s her name

[@mediansummers7403]

@@zenkiea9663 can you shut up, you jealous peace of burnt toast. you are literally in every other reply section talking smack about this gorgeous black woman who literally looks like a goddess

[@83perth]

I feel bad for the Jersey girl, she looks like she's really pushing but you can tell she is not a Model - its a pipe dream

[@jacquelyn4374]

Yeah she's resting on her decent features rather than bringing something with her face. She looks uncomfortable instead of "detached hottie" which I think is the model look

[@thenarrator1984]

most of these women are over the hill they dont even realize it.

[@rusty315]

ok can anyone tell me what a "pipe dream" is? and what is to be "over the hilll?!

[@giuliafornaciari9235]

@@rusty315 A pipe dream is synonym for "fantasy" or "illusion". Unattainable dream. And being "over the hill" means that somebody is beyond her years or something that made them famous in the past.

[@rusty315]

Giulia Fornaciari bless your heart for taking the time to enlighten me!

[@samanthapeters2972]

I've worked with models. Most auditions/castings won't hire you unless your with an agency. Plus agencies only take a small commission of what you earn. So agencies do their best to get you into as many high paying jobs as possible. Genuine agencies don't charge other fees. A genuine agency may charge a person for professional head shots, and body shots to put in a port folio. Genuine agencies do offer classes in basic etiquette, advice on what to wear at castings, makeup, how to pose, etc. The girl with the blue eyes is missing out on so much.

[@DianaMuturia]

I agree. It's not necessarily her looks or genes, it's what the agency teaches you in order to have a better chance to succeed. My walk, what I wear for auditions, how to present myself, what questions to ask, even my skin's health is better because of the classes I take at my agency. Do I feel like what they charge is expensive? yes. But what I have learned so far have made me a more on-demand model who can network and maintain connections for repeat castings. I have to work hard on my part but an agency has given me a good sense of what to work hard on and work hard towards.

[@gd.523]

She's probably just trying to avoid paying agency fees. Now if you look like Gigi Hadid or Iman you may be able to get away without having an agent. However, neither one of these girls should go at it alone.

[@knuppel24]

Diana Muturia y

[@goldenb2395]

How do you know if it’s a genuine agency

[@vonnewestwood3762]

@@gd.523 LMAO did you said Gigi Hadid?😂😂😂 She is just a pretty girl and that's all. She aint got any special charm in her FACE. You know why fashion industry hiring her?(also Kendall) that's because they can't ignore her SNS influences.

[@clairebeauty4183]

The heartland girl has written MODEL all over her, unfortunately the jersey girl does not

[@gg8723]

ClaireBeauty 418 exactly. she looks like someone i’d see in a grocery store in new jersey. the black girl was beautiful and her only problem is her height but she gives me model vibes bcs she has unique features and some kind of innocence

[@TeaWitcher]

Neither of them have the IT factor

[@catsarenfarron1366]

Her nose is hideous and so is her whole face what do you mean

[@urmom-tx1mv]

@@catsarenfarron1366 literally stfu, she has features that MOST wpoc has, and do you really expect every black model to look like a black goddess?? you sound dumb asf

[@hoosipower]

The black girl has a good personality I hope she makes it

[@parisjasmine5031]

The black girl is so beautiful.i was like whoa when I saw her

[@sagenguyen8174]

I never thought a model would be too tall for hire.

[@nadajiahall3029]

sage bates I said the same thing lol

[@jjrisia4963]

industry standard is 5'8 to 5'11... there are exceptions though like kate moss who is super short, and karle kloss? who is quite tall.... but you have to fit in sample sizes which have a particular length as well

[@eleonoradeane5170]

I'm 6ft 1" and was told I was too tall to be a runway model (back in the day, like thirty years ago).

[@alternativeprincess7914]

She's 6'4 so she's really tall.

[@urmom-tx1mv]

the ppl just aren’t hiring her because she’s black, there’s a lot of tall models, they’re just racist

[@sambarbz7680]

The Black Girl ✊🏽 Should be Modeling for High End designers, She is blessed

[@Justchillen35girly7]

The girl with the green eyes walk is terrible I'm sorry.... but the models are both beautiful in their own right

[@angelacgibson12]

the modeling industry sounds so scary.

[@johnkyles6952]

A .G fr, I got anxious watching this

[@Pigdairy]

It is

[@jamilgotcher5456]

Only if you do test shots with Seth Sobol in NYC, he will ask you to take your underwear off.

[@user-vd7vw5xo1s]

the girl with the light coloured eyes.... her walk is terrible...

[@theoldschooldiva374]

I agree, but I like her drive

[@maroonhorizon1693]

I was laughing so hard. It’s atrocious.

[@nublessed8993]

TOO TALL IS A THING?

[@BetzyArosemena]

Nah, karlie kloss is 6.1 and she gets booked, I think that's just an excuse they gave this girl an she didn't get cast for something else.

[@hiyeehiyee1278]

Generally female high fashion models are 5’8 to 6’0, though obviously there are small exceptions (Karlie Kloss and so on)

[@melanier-f2799]

Yes it is. Then your body is too long for clothes. If u have ever seen ANTM u would know

[@mcoordinator]

From everything ive read being obsessed with modeling since i was a kid, the top modeling agencies are essentially looking for white girls dipped in chocolate...which really sucks !! The Black girls face is kinda full, not angular enough even though she's got a fairly thin frame. Her nose is broad and more so when she smiles ... Unremarkable set eyes & chin, etc. Everything you see in the chocolate dipped Jessica white, Tyra banks, Iman, etc or the stunning deep chocolate dolls like Alek Wek? She is missing that IT factor. Telling her it's bc she's tall??? she can't really believe that...can she? Shes not high fashion model pretty. She's catalogue cute. Round the way girl cute. local events cute. She's got a great personality..that counts but not enough to get her on VS, Milan, NYFW designer runways Too tall ?? Really ?

[@ashante190]

People need to stop bringing up Karlie Kloss and Kate Moss when talking about modelling heights. I have been following the industry for quite some time and have friends who work in the industry. I have had conversations with respect people in the industry such as hair stylist Garren . Kate and Karlie are exceptions. There aren't many models as short or tall as them but they were able to make lasting impressions on the designers due to their personality and talent, Karlie specifically because of how she handled long gowns (i.e hear her talk about her first Valentino casting). Which is why she did many couture shows early on in her career, similar to Shalom Harlow in the 90s. The average height of a model in the 90s was 5'9. The average height has since increased to 5'11. Karlie is 6'1 but it's rare

[@amischleu9896]

So we all just gon' ignore her eyebrows?

[@KingMonsieur]

Ami Schleu I love her eyebrows😍

[@Kat-cm9jn]

Yeah cause that's what the industry likes, they don't like over plucked they really like bushy and thick

[@khanmaida]

Lol!

[@toastedcheese]

Ami Schleu I think they’re gorgeous

[@jamiewilson2550]

it's not about looking perfect. it's about looking interesting (and also tall.) honestly why do people still not understand this? and then they shame these people? You look at models a lot more than you realize, so I would chill.

[@briesthoughts2261]

The green eyed woman seems very...hard and unhappy. :/ She seems so clenched and a faux sense of self-esteem. She seems to want to try to get in the shows her way and not the way it may work in the industry. The Heartland model looks well over 6 feet tall.

[@Brinah]

Now that I've read the comments, the girl from NJ seems arrogant and entitled.

[@nyaslens]

how old are they? they both look like mid 20's or older if you haven't had any success by mid to late 20's as a model, it's probably time for a career change.

[@BriaBarrows]

I agree. Modelling is just that thing wheree you can do it or you can't...extrememly cut throat and I would say, tocxic enviroment

[@sueyjama9184]

NyasBio things are changing, age dont matter anymire

[@briannamiagymnasts6408]

NyasBio true

[@briannamiagymnasts6408]

NonyaBusiness! True that’s why I’m 11 and I’m starting

[@starseed97]

Very true, the fashion industry highly values youth.

[@kerumfetti5603]

the girl from jersey has too strong features. Most designers don't like brows like that. HF really tends to go with more natural looking brows and maybe take out all that make up

[@NetiNeti-gm5bz]

@Onyx Fire they're not suppose to stand out, so the buyers pay attention to clothes

[@Tigerheiress]

Kerum Fetti i dont think shes wearing makeup

[@YourMajesty143]

She should do a short haircut or buzzcut to stand out.

[@andreaelizeth]

@@YourMajesty143 yes, the long hair takes so much attention from her face, she would look gorgeous with short hair.

[@toastedcheese]

Seeing a model that doesn’t have flawless skin feels amazing, like I’ll never be as attractive as her but at least people can look past skin problems which is nice ❤️

[@egocentric222]

I like the girl from Texas, she seems sweet. The green eyed girl is arrogant

[@ninakoch1799]

lol the jersey girl looks fake af xD

[@blurdreamer]

that walk is diabolical... oh my goodness...

[@annadavis8278]

I think what people need to realize is that the top supermodels like Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, etc. didn't have to go to modeling school. They didn't have to be trained on how to be a model. They were discovered on the street or at school and within a matter of a few months were being flown to Paris or Milan to work with Vogue or Elle. So, if you are an aspiring model and if it hasn't happened after a few months, it's probably never going to happen.

[@aliceowiredu3650]

Um a bit hatsh

[@ebonymathis9967]

I promise if the first girl would scale back her inner brows...just saying. She's gorgeous but her brows are an over powering distraction

[@ABC-nj1jn]

The girl with the contacts is so obnoxious...she wasn’t working for an agency yet she had the audacity to say she CHOOSES her shows lmaooo like you have a choice with those eyebrows and that attitude

[@readstoomuch2070]

Don't forget her fake eye color!

[@ashleighche]

She said it takes a lot of luck 😂

[@divaah3995]

The Jersey model is hard looking and and perhaps too old, but she is still pretty in an exotic way.

[@moniqueuu8777]

She seems butter, serious and angry. Agencies do like personality, but she appears to have none.

[@jdun1316]

the girl at 1:08 has a terrible walk

[@18kaaay]

That green eyed girl is a bit too arrogant for a model that's not getting booked for shows. "There are some runways I should not have bothered going to at all." lol maybe they shouldnt have bothered with you w/ that attitude?

[@delaneymasal5994]

Sometimes there are runways that are so sketchy or low-level that to walk in them is to besmirch your reputation. Those are the runways she shouldn't have bothered going to at all, but it's hard to know until it's too late.

[@KDL861]

My two daughters have both been approached by agencies... they are each 6’1. We told them NO! Now we have a pro volleyball player/coach and a track star/ basketball player. Both careers that will last lifetimes. And they have families. Healthy beautiful girls!

[@TierraTv_]

Why didn’t you say yes? Let them see or even experience it. The way you are talking I feel that you just made that discussion for them

[@leahdorothy]

athletes retire when they’re like 30 but okay lol

[@SolomoniROX]

Green eyed girl looks old.

[@corneliusvick193]

Old for the industry as far as look wise. She would have to already be established model with an agency to expect to be booked constantly. Rough business. Because looking 30 is not a horrible THING.

[@ilovestrawberries007]

i bet she smokes

[@BriaBarrows]

that's what i am saying. That's why she's not getting work...they lovee a fresh look

[@mcoordinator]

Corn is Best she does!She looks like she's a well kept 30 year old. Nobody told her that? ...or is she lying about her age ??

[@mcoordinator]

She's either older than shes saying... or she parties hard & doesn't take care of herself...or its her genetic predisposition to look older... Either way she looks past her prime for high end work. Shell continue to book work bc she's aggressive & determined but the quality of work she'll get? I doubt she'll make it to the upper echelon of fashion. I also don't think she's exceptionally unique or beautiful...but she clearly thinks she high end model pretty. She's no turlington, iman, evangelina, tyra, etc...Those women had those unique & amazing cheekbones, eyes, chin, forehead...those were women who's canvases inspired designers to use them. She honestly looks like a hard living party girl.

[@andycm30]

Keep Shining Tay!!!! ❤️❤️ Can’t wait to see you on those billboards! 🙌🏼

[@Crookedlystrait]

the black girl, kept mentioning she was too tall. I wonder how tall is she, she never said

[@yasmine6541]

I am pretty sure she's 6'1

[@ilovetyraandnaomi]

+yasmine alia yes, I googled her, she is 6'1 (1.85cm) which is GIGANTIC Dont forget, Naomi Campbell, Alessandra Ambrossio & Natasha Poly are a few examples of 1.70 (5'7) in real life! Kate moss is a solid 5'4 I've met her in person! no heels

[@ambi_vale_nte]

+Klaus “coj” Ojjih Natasha is only 170? She looks tall though

[@ilovetyraandnaomi]

Vale Viecca​ My dear watch her runway shows!! She looks noticeably shorter than the rest of the models!

[@ambi_vale_nte]

+Klaus “coj” Ojjih I can see that now...anyway, that doesn't make her a less amazing model😌

[@Shanshan12988]

honestly being a model is all about being mentally strong and having the talent to walk perfectly and pose really well and then the most important is looking beautiful.

[@savinoyhome3382]

she should not be wearing colored contact lenses to castings or while building her book. it wont work.

[@Tigerheiress]

savino yhome exactly!

[@readstoomuch2070]

That's exactly what I was saying!

[@zora73]

Is she rlly wearing contact lenses?

[@rusty315]

@@zora73 its sooo obvious!

[@goldenb2395]

Why not? Surely if she plans to continue wearing contacts for the rest of her career/life, there should’ve be a problem. I’m not experienced at all in the modelling industry so feel free to correct me though.

[@khanmaida]

The Jersey girl is definitely weird to look at.

[@amethysthope7425]

I think you have to be devoted to this career, for me I get this feeling and it really is weird it's like when I walk in front of agencies or castings I get this sort of vibe that really helps.. it's very hard to explain for me but I just feel like when I'm doing this work for them my soul kinda opens up and feels like this is what I was born to do. Basically I'm just following my dreams and my body wants this so bad that it kinda corrects itself like when I first walked for a casting it was literally my first time walking because I got picked out from a croud to walk and I just nailed it like something snapped and it was almost like an instinct idk it was so weird

[@edwinlunes]

Amethyst Hope yes I totally understand like when I get on the runway or a casting and everyone starts watching it's like a switch goes on and it's like boom model mode fierce mode and my mind goes blank and everything just flows how it should.

[@birdfriday]

These girls are literally clueless? Gate crashing NYFW castings without an agency? 😱

[@damnmuggle]

Scabbyknees might get picked up never know

[@goldenb2395]

What do you do instead of ‘gate crash’? Is there a booking process? I’m inexperienced.

[@veel9492]

Golden B usually your agency sends you. When you enter to a casting you hand the casting director your compo (which is like a presentation card, with some pictures and your measurements) and your compo has your agency logo. They also ask for your agency when you register for the casting (usually at the door). If the ppl from the casting wants you for the job, they’ll call your agency. If you are in a reputable, known agency you may have more chances to be booked. If you just arrive to the casting without an agency is seems kinda unprofessional, specially if you aren’t known in the industry. Plus castings director usually ask agencies for a models with a certain look, so the agency will only send the girls they think have the right look. If you don’t have an agency you may not be what they are looking for. Now I think that if it is a high end brand and you don’t have an agency they won’t even let you go in a casting

[@storybook3099]

so one of the girls said some agencies complained that she was too tall!!! wtf!??? ummmm they're called models for a reason..the minimum height I see for the most popular models in high fashion is 5"9 and above....It's also sad that many people are saying they aren't pretty enough on these comments...there's plenty of high fashion models that are very unattractive smh....this society often let's people judge the way they're supposed to act and look...sad as hell be you and be proud of that!..most of the agencies are run by normal "average" looking people or "talent scouts" smh....and they judge beauty lmfao.....pathetic

[@lokitagaby17]

The tall girl is probably taller than 6'2''.. at that point, the clothes don't fit right anymore. There is a thing as "too tall" in the industry.

[@BlackRose-rp7kv]

There's a difference between being ugly, and having features that can be high fashion

[@BereniceMendesNice]

The height thing is not well pointed. The minimum height in order to become a model, mmm ... there isn't. But (usually) to be a top model, the minimum is 5''7, (usually). Kate Moss is barely 5''5 and she is a Super. And there are many other people who have made it with a "short" height. Sometimes the agencies do not look well to a girl who is extremely tall or her shapes do not fit with the clothes. There is not a "standard" to be a model. They come in various shapes and complexions. The weirdest and more good looking you are, the better you do. The top model has to have 3 main things: the chameleonic shape, the looks and they have to give perspective. Attitude + some form of beauty is all.

[@damnmuggle]

Berenice Mendes Kate is not 5'5 lol

[@damnmuggle]

Berenice Mendes 5'6

[@kshook123]

That model, Aysha not only has the worst walk I’ve ever seen but she just doesn’t look like a model. She looks more like the lawyer type, also based on her speaking. Most people don’t make it, and she’s probably not going to make it. She looks old but is trying to model...doing what?

[@sakebiouka]

People keep saying green eyed girl when she has gray eyes lol

[@sheilafarzani595]

I really like the black girl she's so sweet and that makes her even more radiating and beautiful

[@melaniejones9902]

The jersey girl looks old & hard She just has not got it ! Career change on the cards I think

[@drinkallthesunshine]

Girl at 1:42... Clearly ain't booking any shows with those colored contacts... They want natural beauty

[@TaylorShantell]

drinkallthesunshine what?

[@sarahwithglasses]

Those ARE her natural eyes...

[@eurekamreum5458]

@@sarahwithglasses nope, they aren't.

[@sarahwithglasses]

Eureka Mreum um yeah they are. Tell me how they are not.

[@eurekamreum5458]

@@sarahwithglasses She has brown eyes (which isn't bad) and you can actually see them at 1:02 and 1:09. Also, the way her contacts look at 1:22. I get that it makes her features pop a little more by contrasting with her skin tone, but hers just look fake.

[@nicolak95]

African women are made to model 😍

[@amethystmaries2567]

Nicola K Thank you 😊

[@type2gurl296]

So are Asian women

[@michiko3755]

Type 2 Gurl racist.

[@jamilgotcher5456]

Explain why you think they are made to model? There is not one ethnicity made to model. It comes down to the individual girl or boy not their ethnicity.

[@Pr3ppie]

But since there is only room for few models of black heritage at any given time in the fashion world, I'd pick Naomi over Tyra anytime.

[@LisaSimpsonRules]

Wow! Aysha Mirza looked to be suffering while doing the lingerie photoshoot in the street. And many models have tried to get independent but it's not gonna happen without an agency! She is very mistaken in thinking that she can manage without an agency. It's OK if you are a student trying it out, at an amateur level, or just doing local jobs until you are old enough to leave your nest if your parents disapprove. But at a professional level you need an agency. What happens if a photoshoot takes you to Australia for a beach summer season? Are you going to have time to handle the visa, book a hotel for yourself...? Agencies abuse and exploit models, I can agree with that, but are a necessity. And the well-known agencies won't book anybody without an agency.

[@janemadison3542]

If the tan skin, blue eyed, eyebrow girl was 15. She would be stunning! Just stunning. Sadly I think she is too old to be in high fashion modeling, but she can do commercial modeling and make good money.

[@os2841]

At this point you need to start relying on your brain and not your looks.

[@yelloworangered]

I"m tried hearing models making big bucks and complaining about hard work. Most people work hard and aren't well paid. Be glad your genetics handed you the potential to be rich.

[@YouTuber-my2ky]

I wish the light eyed girl smiled more...i know it could be hard when you're going through a tough time but this video could have been her ticket only if she came across as a little more charming

[@readylisetteg0]

I hope you guys get what you want! It take guts and you have it!

[@jonoshaa]

The girl in the thumbnail is so pretty! I love the broad soft shape of her nose it's so cute! 😍

[@jessiev.5334]

Girl with the green eyes should quit. She doesn't look photogenic at all and her walk is terrible.

[@LisaSimpsonRules]

I'm checking out on the net Tabran Howard's agency, Heartland. It looks scammy! The type of agency that would approach girls on the street telling them they could be models but that they need to pay for test photos and such. I think that now Tabran is with another agency, Base Model Agency, and that she is doing well considering. Her photos in a Maggie Norris dress are killing! That's one thing serious model agencies they will never do - they support models until they find work (although they will withdraw their financial support if a young model is not getting some work)

[@meggyspencer]

Does anybody besides really young naive girls think modelling is a dream job? You're starving yourself to death to be abnormally thin, you're constantly harshly judged and treated like a piece fo meat, 99,9% get paid barely enough to make ends meet and at 24/25 you're kicked to the curb.

[@victoriab637]

I was recently scouted while walking around a NYC mall and I just got a call back yesterday for training. I'm not sure if this is what I want to do.

[@mrblf652]

These girls are everydat pretty but not model pretty.

[@BluhBunnny]

thing is you dont need to be gorgeous to be a model

[@Crookedlystrait]

mrblf652 and what is model pretty, in your opinion?

[@BluhBunnny]

mrblf652 it really it's just about being pretty tbh

[@Crookedlystrait]

BluhBunnny lol ok that really didn't answer my question

[@harryrawlings3164]

mrblf652 they obviously are 'model pretty' if they're models. You might not think they're pretty but that's your perspective and an agency might like their look.

[@Lozza1512]

People are commenting on here like “they’re ugly” Umm excuse me what world do you live in?? They’re both stunning!!

[@mcoordinator]

SpicyShiba stunning ? Matter of opinion

[@janikb3538]

SpicyShiba not really.

[@calisongbird]

SpicyShiba no, they’re really not

[@biancab310]

It would be nice to have an update

[@daspontanious]

The photog kept shooting with her bra tag out...pet peeve lol

[@daspontanious]

And the black girl needs a nose job, that's what industry will tell her. Sorry.

[@minaa7011]

They are both so gorgeous I can't believe how anyone could tell them off

[@Shalikali]

I know this is going to sound horribly superficial and mean but the reality is, the fashion industry IS superficial and mean. The girl with the green contact lenses just doesn't have what it takes. Despite the success of 'models' like Bella Hadid who has plastic-surgeried her way to a career, the reality is for non celebrities, you either have the natural beauty and proportions or you do not. This woman does not, she is faking it and no agency is interested in beauty that has to be faked. They take their pictures without hair and makeup, no colored contact lenses, in the simplest of clothes, so the model has nowhere to hide. She has neither the facial proportions, nor the physique, nor the youth to be a top model. She is attractive lady, but she is not model material. Her friend really should be brutally honest with her and advise her to pursue catalogue work, for example, if she just can't give up the dream. She will never be booked for a big designer's catwalk, to make her think otherwise is cruel.

[@ting280]

they can put mannequins on conveyor belts and these jobs will be obsolete that fast

[@JLDReactions]

+ting280 MMM not really, you can't put a mannequin in a Gucci ad and it will sell the clothes. Mannequins don't bring life to clothes like models do. What if the Victoria's Secret show were all mannequins? You think the brand would be as big as it is? Models become the face of a brand which helps sales. Mannequins can't do that.

[@JLDReactions]

***** Yes, that's true but that's part of the job. I'm an actor and we get treated like shit too but at least we have the union to help us out. They work models to death sometimes without good pay. That can't happen on a SAG set. If we go over 12 hrs for the day, they have to pay us more money.

[@heresjohnny7602]

Lmao, that cracked me up.

[@titimeme8854]

Joshua LeonardoASMR yo wtf is your channel.... sexy boyfriend asmr.... what?

[@LibbiiTastic]

i mean genetics certainly isn't number one here and that girls outlook makes me sad.

[@DA-sf3vs]

Wow. I feel the same way. Though i am not a model. Just waiting for an opportunity

[@rollercoaster24]

as much as it seems shes trying to chase something that's not working out, Does anyone else think the green eyed girl does have a look? those clips on the runway I really liked, I think she looks unique and brings something to the table.

[@noteasy2please876]

While they are attractive, they are not top tier material. It's sad, but it's true. They both need to have back-up plans.

[@lylapark8116]

Watching this because it auto-played after I watched a mini-doc about a showroom model in China made this slightly more optimistic and the Chinese one seem yet more depressing.

[@jessicamacleod9766]

The woman from Jersey is gorgeous, She has a very unique look with the huge green eyes 💕

[@NavidAhsan203]

There’s a lot of sadness in that girls eyes 😔

[@FA-cx6dt]

I think part of the problem is that these girls DON'T KNOW THE INDUSTRY. The first problem is that America and it's numerous fashion brands are NOTORIOUS for not really wanting darker skin (ethnic girls) modeling for them. So WHY are they trying to make it in NYC where it is saturated with the type of girls they would usually use by default? Diversity has gotten better over the years but it is STILL disportionate to who is usually selected. One if the girls mentioned imagining being in Europe. She should START in Europe. She should go there where they are more receptive of her look. After she gets new photos,freelances with designers and brands, THEN come back to the States. And hit the ground running.

[@frog7378]

she needs to get rid of those terrible contacts

[@RL-os9xl]

Tabran is stunning! You should be in YSL!

[@carmenblanchard3596]

Don’t complain about your own choices. I think some models begin with low self esteem anyway and it only gets lower when you do things to your body seeking someone else’s approval. If you’re not mentally strong, physically healthy and happy with your own body image don’t even bother.

[@ruzzelladrian907]

Fabulous and exhausted.

[@dustin628]

Its not just looks, its also personality. The girl from Jersey already looks older and being independent destroyed whatever career she could have maybe had at a young age.

[@anonfamous]

the issue with me lies within the fact that you can only improve so far with your physicality. it gets to a point where its unhealthy to try and conform to a stature that will never accommodate you. beauty is not earned, its not a muscle that grows stronger. it comes down to fitting the prototype with genetics you were born with. unfortunately, this girl(jersey) isn't putting all this effort into something more creative or artistic, clearly she is intelligent, but she should dig deeper within herself and find what her true passion is. cause modeling aint it

[@danemeanour9622]

This really is really true

[@iprobablydislikeyou2735]

They're both very pretty. But I didn't catch their names. Anyone knows their names and if they have instagram?

[@Heavy_Distortion]

1:47 monobrow with center shave

[@julibr6]

Modelling is exhausting, lol. Try working as a Nurse, Doctor, Firefighter, police, Fast Food shops, Retail, etc, Now that's exhausting

[@roslyngordon4596]

Those jobs are hard yes lol but these are hard in a different way modeling is hard on your mind having to look a certain way not to mention it won't last long

[@serenitybeats1677]

You sound like you have experience modeling idiot?

[@petronelladidalelwa585]

What is the names of this girls?

[@annadavis5524]

I think what not only these girls but all girls hoping to be models need to ask themselves is: what is it really that they hope to achieve? I mean, technically, these girls are models. They work. They model clothes wherever and for whomever needs them. They're just not famous, and they probably never will be. So, they really need to stop and ask themselves why am I in this business? Am I doing it because I love the work or am I doing it because I want to be famous?

[@stonew1927]

The women in this video will be lucky to book the odd assignment. Just because you are tall and skinny doesn't make you model material. True, that you don't have to be beautiful to model. There are plenty examples of of models that are unattractive but that have some kind of physical trait that makes them unique and stand out. These women are not only average looking but generic, except for their tall, slender frames. I wish them luck but maybe they should be more realistic in pursuing another line of work.

[@natalymontez2191]

I'm very disappointed in all the comments 🙁

[@wandahwisdom5646]

@6:34 Your energy feels so sweet and kind... your voice sounds like #StarrArmstrong... do u know her?

[@clara-wq1wm]

The green eyed girl isn't that pretty however the black girl is STUNNING

[@sashaforrester1988]

wow..i never saw this..omg look at me in the line-up

[@johnsradios484]

The exhausting life of a nyc model? Really, try working a regular job and see how exhausting that is.

[@dt4654]

Regular jobs give you a regular paycheck....free clothing and work that pays a fraction of a paycheck not so much.

[@isabellewarns4584]

Get over yourself

[@stasiam770]

We just going to ignore the phone call homie girl got? I would of started crying lol

[@pi6309]

The girl with the blue colored contacts...lmao. She is giving tips when she isn't even showing her real eye colour.. AND HER WALK...please lmao.

[@adathegoddess5933]

the black girl is really pretty

[@bricolq8870]

I’ve been wanting to purse a modeling career since I was 10 but after seeing this it is scares me alittle

[@zachsimon5587]

I think it’s cool that she’s so tall.

[@victoriablack422]

Awhile ago my teacher told me that there is no job without math......

[@ReglasdeOro]

the blue eyed girl needs to tone down her eyebrows

[@Yulisourcing]

Nice video

[@iamerikathemodel]

Could some one tell me what kind of hairstyle i should get to make it in this industry

[@orls9068]

Keep it natural, high fashion, it's all peeled back, you don't see drag make up on high fashion models, I mean Kim K make up which is taken from drag, pear it back.

[@skyraven89]

Why are all the comments criticizing the models that badly? They’re just people chasing their dreams