Every day, PLUS Model Magazine receives numerous emails from aspiring models with questions about the modeling industry. This month the question refers to Adequate Representation For Bigger Models and our very own Industry Editor, Larissa Laurel brings you all the information you need.
[Reader Question] I just want to know what agencies there are for women 250 pounds and larger? I’m 359 pounds and 22 years old. I see pictures of women who are big like me on the Internet, magazines and television. How do I apply?
[Larissa] I actually have some friends who do what you are talking about. These friends of mine are actresses who do commercials and commercial print. Even when I go to casting calls for ads, like diet drugs, all the people who are called in are over 200 lbs. and all are professional actors. There is no agency that I know of who caters to people over 250 lbs., but most agencies have divisions that utilize character actors. However, there are agencies that are dedicated to talent that has a “real people” look or novelty characters. Most movie production companies contact these agencies for background work on movie sets. Also, advertisers deal with those types of agencies when they are looking for a commercial campaign. to read the rest of the answer click here.
About Editor-in-Chief, Madeline Jones
Always an activist and looking to bring plus size women into a fashion forward mentality, in 2006 she combined forces with friend and online magazine publisher, Valery Amador, to create PLUS Model Magazine, where they could respond to plus women's demand for fashionable clothing displayed prominently on appropriately sized models. Since then, Ms. Jones has quickly become the, 'Anna Wintour' of the plus size industry where she is frequently called upon for her expertise and insight; Appearances and interviews include ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, Entertainment Tonight, Coco Perez, Fox News, HuffingtonPost.com and 200+ other media sources.
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