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Most jobs are obtained through the agency, which takes a 10 percent commission from the model's fee, according to Gill. Clients call the agency and explain what they are looking for, and the agency calls the model, she says...
Models do a lot of pounding the streets, looking for interviewers, and talking to photographers, Gill said. She said that such long days going to door to door in summer heat are the price of a model's high glamour position...
...actual amount of time spent on the runway or in the studio can be negligible, according to Cara J. Swirbalus '86, but time constraints are the major problems Harvard models report. Gill recalls rushing for a session between two final exams, and Norman has stopped modeling during the school year because he finds it difficult to keep up with his studies. Kirsten J. Beitz '86 just started modeling this October, but has also decided to drop modeling...
...Gill, however, found the interviews good business training. "You learn to present yourself, to get along with people you're working with," she says, adding that what bothers her is that people think of models as superficial "or worse...
None of the students say they would consider modeling a potential career, and all spoke of constant frustration with limited opportunities. But Gill says that although she wouldn't recommend it to friends, she finds modeling too exciting to forego.Krietin Beltz...