when you go to a modeling scout what are they looking for? does the height of a person really matters?

Answer 1

Yes, height really matters. In fact it's probably the single most important factor (with weight coming in a close second). If you're not at least 5'7" (and it's better to be 5'9"), you're not tall enough to model fashion.

The main reason fashion models have to be tall is that camera lenses compress & distort the human body. Someone who is abnormally tall and thin will end up looking normal on the page of the magazine, while someone who is equally skinny but two or three inches shorter will end up looking abnormally short and squatty.

Can you find short women on the pages of Vogue? Yes. In the feature pages, not the fashion pages. They'll take a celebrity and do a smashing photo layout to accompany the interview, and no one will have a clue that she's only 5'2". But they do this by using camera angles, props and tricks (such as having her seated, or sprawling across a piano, or being tossed up into the air by a couple of male models) that disguise her lack of height.

Photographers can do this on glamour shots that are meant to "sell" the person, but they absolutely cannot do it on the shots that are supposed to sell the clothing! The model's job is to make the clothing look good. That's what she's paid to do---not to look good herself.

And really, listen to New York Gal---real modeling agencies don't have to send out "scouts". They are deluged with applicants and don't need to hire someone to find them even more. And modeling "schools" and expensive portfolios impress them not. All a model needs to find work are the right physical attributes. If she has them, they'll take her. If she doesn't, they won't.

It is also true that there is VERY little professional modeling work to be had outside of a few major cities in the U.S.---and out of those few major cities, at least 95% of the work is done in New York.

Answer 2

Modeling scouts are not legitimate. They are looking for someone guillible to pay them a lot of money for phony modeling classes. They will not find modeling work for you.

The Modeling industry, in America is located in New York City.

If you want to model professionaly, you must live in NYC and find a top modeling agency to accept you.

Answer 3

Depends on what type of modeling. Runway models or anything that requires you to model in person definitely will be affected by height. With photographic stuff it would matter less.

Answer 4

For fashions u must be 34-24-35 MAX AND ur thights could desire to be under 20 inches on the biggst factor . If u are 13+ u in all probability won't meet the peak this is 5'7 which continues to be seen short ... i'm sorry

Answer 5

Yes heighth matters alot they want happyness and goodlooks and extremely skinny and good personality.