What About Male Models???

Being a model is a very interesting and challenging career. Modeling for a man is different than for female models. It can be even more interesting, exciting and the perfect way to acquire fame and popularity.
But What Exactly is a Male Model?
A Male model is a man with certain characteristics, who promotes clothing for a company or fashion industry by showing their muscular and amazing bodies. There are different types of modeling for men; fashion, commercial and speciality modeling.
Fashion Modeling includes things like clothing campaigns, posing for magazines, catalogues and ramp walks.
Commercial Modeling involves modeling to promote product sales.
Speciality Modelling is for those with special faces and bodies.
Males models are required to have a height of 5ft 11 in to 6ft 2 in. A waist of 26-33 in and a chest measurement of 32-40 in.
Modeling is not just about famous faces. Models have to be confident; confidence is the key to success in this career.
Modeling careers for men has become very popular, as the fashion industry has been growing. Male models are the missing part so fashion could be completed. Male models is not as old as female models, but they have become a really important part of today's society.
Male models doesn't face as much challenges and adversities as female models do, but they also have to keep their body as the fashion industry requires them.
Even when male models are not as usual as females models, they earn similar money as females models do per contract.
Male models have a very interesting effect in today's society increasing magazines, companies and brands popularity to the point of becoming essential. Today Male models are essential to the Fashion industry.
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"History of Runway Modeling - Life123." Life123 - How To Guides for Busy Lifestyles. Web. 15 Dec. 2009. . I love this article is explains the history of runway modeling, how it started in the early 19th century in France and how it developed in America in 20th century. It is a great place to learn about the roots of this polemic career, it gave me a better understandment on how all of this started, it also makes me think about how things have changed and how difficult this career has become. In this article you can find the history of this topic in a fun and interesting way, without having to read much.
Issues & Controversies on File. "Thin Fashion Models." Issues and controversies on file 2007 (2007): 89-93. Print. This article is very helpful, it is reliable and has many points of view of the experts on eating disorders about today's runway models. Also it gives background information that makes the topic easy to understand even when you don't know much about it.
"The New York Times Log In." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. Web. 15 Dec. 2009. . In this article are listed the names of runways models that have died due to heart attacks caused by eating disorders. This article explains what was that happened to this girls and what the fashion industry says about it. It also explains that as time goes on, runway models are getting skinnier at the point where people in the audience of the fashion shows can count the model's ribs. Allure magazine editor, Linda Wells said "There were moments during the shows when I could hear gasps in the audience at their appearance. What becomes alarming is when you see bones and start counting ribs"
"The New York Times Log In." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. Web. 15 Dec. 2009. . I found this article very interesting, and it made me look at models in a different way. Now I think of them like prisoners of people's caprices, but it made me realize that people are not interested on runway models as they were some years ago, now they prefer Hollywood stars to be the ones who appear on the magazine's covers.
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Letter to a Leader

Angela Carrillo
93 Meadowood Dr B4
Carbondale, CO 81623

Tyra Banks
Endeavor Agency
9061 Wilshire Blvd.
3rd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212


Dear Tyra Banks:

I truly like the "America's Next Top Model" show; I think is the greatest show that has ever existed. I also admire you, your career and your beauty, but also the way you have succeeded in the television industry. Your character besides your body and beauty is what makes you so beautiful and popular in the view of the public. Also, the way you support those girls who dream of becoming famous top models like you is really admirable.

However, when watching your show I realize that not every girl will have the opportunity to become a model. I find myself as one of those girls, who are not very thin and not very tall, but who would love to be one of those famous models able to wear what the fashion industry says is “in.” Wouldn't it be easier and healthier if models were not as thin?

Models have influenced women's lives to the point where women are diffident about their bodies, making them try to be as thin as possible, ignoring what the consequences may be. Models were admired a lot more some years ago when they were not very thin, because they had a figure that seemed attainable for every women, perhaps they looked healthier and more natural.

I, as part of the U.S. community would love to see models with a little more body, just like the Hollywood stars, who don’t need to be skinny to be famous and appear on magazine's covers, or to be people’s favorite stars. This would not only help a model to be more auspicious, it would help to decrease many eating disorders between girls and young women of the country.




Regards,


Angela Carrillo