This experience taught me several things about the twisted modeling industry. I realized this alternate reality I planned out in my head was just that, an alternate reality, however, it allowed me to reflect and learn a few things about myself and this process. However after a week or two of waiting and occasionally obsessively refreshing my emails, my little dream that I created died off as I waited to no avail for a response. There was a tiny spark in me that believed I could become a model.
I did everything I learned: I wore heels in the walking video, I took photos on a clean white background, and I wore little to no makeup. If there’s one thing I could do, it was talking about myself, so, following my inner impulsive side, I applied with one click of a button. The pictures looked quite professional, and after putting in a lot of effort, I was proud of the product.įinally, there was the personality video: a chance for IMG to see the “real” you. This toxic, secretive industry, to an average person, seems like an easy job that doesn’t take much work, but I quickly learned modeling is so much more than what meets the eye and is anything but easy. This is also where I realized maybe I’m not cut out to be a model considering I couldn’t even stand still in front of a camera for 5 minutes without fidgeting. Along with that, you had to send in body/headshots, which was by far the most time-consuming and intimidating part of the IMG application. I’m ashamed to say I can barely walk in a straight line, so this took almost an hour of practice. To be exact, you had to record yourself walking back and forth like a true runway model. The application process was not a walk in the park.
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