Do you want to be a top model?

Models use their bodies to help others create beautiful images, whether it is on the catwalk or in glossy magazines. Your body is your tool and as is the case for all craftsmen you need to look after your tool and know how to use it! You can't be a successful model just by relying on your natural good looks to get you by.

It takes a lot more work than is apparent when you are looking at those magazines and admiring the images inside them.

Only a small number of girls wanting to be successful models actually are. It takes a lot of hard often exhausting work to achieve even a small amount of success.

But, do not give up... If you are...

* You should be somewhere between 15 and 22 years old, though probably closer to fifteen.

* You should be tall, long-legged, and lean. The minimum height is usually about 5'8", and average weight for a model is 108-125 lbs. These characteristics are partly aesthetic and partly practical: this type of frame looks good on the runway and in front of the camera. There are always exceptions to the rule, of course - Kate Moss is 5'7" and Gabrielle Reece is a giant 6'3" - but, in general, the closer you are to the industry norm, the better your chances.