This question comes in from reader Desi in LA: "I've heard the term 'open call' a couple of times. What exactly is that?" Glad you asked...an open call is when an agency opens its door to modeling hopefuls, giving them a chance to meet with agents and potentially nab a contract on the spot. As you can imagine, they can be ... Read More »

The next networking tool I want to discuss is the comp card. A comp card is a 5" by 7" collage of pictures that includes your measurements and contact information. No more, no less. "Whew," you're thinking, "that's pretty simple." Actually, it's not. Since the comp card is so clean, it must create an impression immediately ... Read More »

I have two inspirations - Iman and Grace Jones. They're both strong, amazing women with very different modeling styles. Iman is known, of course, for doing a lot of super-glam high fashion shoots. Her look is aqualine and intrinsically Somalian. She still does runway on occasion, but has diversified her modeling clout into ... Read More »