#modeling industry

Karlie Kloss taught me how to walk when she was 15 and I was 18. Do you know how embarrassing that is? To be a woman grown — the owner of a high school diploma! — and have a girl three years your junior teach you how to walk?The answer: not at all embarrassing. Are you kidding? It's real neat. I

In 2013, I was fresh out of college and having a hard time finding consistent work as a writer. After months of unemployment, I was ready to broaden my job search. I applied to work at a yogurt shop, a restaurant, and to be a model because, at that point, why the hell not?I applied for a modeling

Nov. 21 None of my clothes fit.  I’ve been wearing the same pair of black skinny jeans that are becoming increasingly tighter and the same baggy black t-shirt big enough to hide the fat on my upper arms, midsection and hips.  As of 3 weeks ago, at least I’m participating in life again.  I spent a

The back room of the Ibiza nightclub was thick with ammonia and stale booze, two smells that were unfamiliar to me. At 16, I was also unaware of the debaucherous nature of Ibiza, knowledge that would come years later, with maturity and experience. As a muted bass line crept in from the room

Supermodel Nykhor Paul has put makeup artists on blast. The 25-year-old South Sudanese model, who has walked in shows such as Vivienne Westwood, Balenciaga and Rick Owens, took to Instagram on Monday, and aired her valid grievances when it comes to makeup artists who come to shows... The post