Tuesday, July 19, 2011

15 Year Old At Modeling Camp Told To "Work on her Height"



Daily Mail - Perhaps justifiably, the modelling industry doesn’t have the sweetest reputation. Just ask 15-year-old Danielle Samuel, who has been told to ‘work on her height’ by a Wilhelmina modelling agency rep. Visiting New York from Saint Lucia, the youngster was given the sage advice by the international modelling agency as part of her $999 Modeling Camp.  Speaking to the New York Daily News, the teen said that the modelling agency rep had told her ‘she had really good facial expressions,’ but that her height needed some attention. ‘I just need to work on my height, because I'm a little short,’ said Ms Samuel.

You know who's not going to be the Next Top Model? This girl. Because if there is one thing I know about Tyra, its that she hates, hates, a tattle tale.  A little piece of advice for this 15 year old, if you go to a modeling camp and they tell you to work on your height, you work on your height. You don't go running to your local rag of a newspaper and complain about how they didn't tell you you're perfect and the prettiest girl ever.   This isn't self-esteem camp, this is modelling camp.  If they want you to look more like a gangly ostrich, you do it. 

By the way, what the hell goes on at modeling camp? Like what does the $999 cover? A bunch of teenage girls living out a fantasy that they are way too ugly to ever fulfill?  Aside from practicing walking and techniques for throwing up what else are they possibly doing with that $999? It certainly isn't covering meals, we know that, so where is the money going? Lessons on how best to attract a rich older man after your career doesn't work out?