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Decide what type of modeling you wanted to become:

Know yourself and your strengths! That means you need to be honest with yourself. You need to play to your strengths and take it from there, that is the first thing you can do if you want to be a successful model. Do some research and decide about what kind of modeling fits your personality, your body, and your face the best.

High Fashion models or Runway models are generally at least 5’11″. Designers usually pick the models with that height range to showcase their best designs. Hence it is very little chance for short models to get shows whereas, on the other hand, we have commercial modeling, where models can be a little shorter and their body type are more diverse. Catalog shoots, television advertisements, etc.. will come under commercial modeling and others like swimsuit models are often named as glamour models. They usually maintain a well-toned physique.


Build Your Modeling Portfolio :

My First Portfolio shot :P

Get exposed to the market with the right modeling agencies :

There are different markets in modeling, and choosing the one that you are best suited to will have a major impact on your success. Some of the most popular Modeling Categories are listed below that might help you to realize where you fit in and start your career in the modeling industry :

1.Runway Fashion Modeling :

Runway/Ramp is a platform where the models pose to display clothing, fashion accessories, footwear by walking along a narrow stage in front of an audience. The fashion industry is very strict about height criteria and has high, and sometimes unreasonable standards. For Male models, it is between 5'11" to 6'" and for Female Models, it ranges between 5'8".These kinds of fashion models are the highest paid and rarest form of modeling.



2. Commercial Modeling :

Commercial models make up the majority of all modeling. It includes many fields of modeling such as catalog, print-work, plus-size, swimsuit, etc. Clients hire models to help in selling their products. They can also work for television, commercials, websites, magazines, newspapers, billboards and any other type of advertisement. It means that you are not currently high fashion material, but still pretty/handsome enough to make it as a model.




3. Fitness Modeling:

A fitness model both male and female should be lean and fit, with firm muscle tone. Magazine advertisements often use these fitness models. There are no height criteria for fitness modeling. They also work as fitness trainers and take part in the fitness-related competition as well.


4.Plus-Size Modeling: 

Those individuals whose measurements are larger than editorial fashion models can be categorized into plus-size models. They involve in advertisements of plus size clothing, cosmetics, fashion accessories, etc. Plus-size models are increasingly taking part in fashion editorials and becoming part of the fashion industry. More designers are considering making clothes for the plus-size market.



These are the major types of modeling and also we have another kind of modeling like part models where models having attractive parts such as legs, chest, lips, etc. are hired to showcase their accessories /products. Some agencies solely represent models who are hired for their body parts.

So the next thing is How do I start my Modeling Career? I am going to write on it in my next post on how you develop skills to fit into particular model categories. I hope it would be useful for aspiring fashion models like you. Thank you!