Resources

Links:
Modeling Advice

All Around Model Site

Tips on Modeling Agencies
Some information about different kinds of modeling agencies, and how to go about getting started in a modeling career.

FTC: Avoiding Modeling Scams
An online brochure by the Federal Trade Commission telling consumers how to avoid modeling scams. A must-read for those interested in starting a modeling career.

FTC: Bogus
A Federal Trade Commission press release on bogus talent and modeling scouts, and some of the methods they used to decieve consumers.

FTC: Lights! Camera! Action! Scam?
A Federal Trade Commission release about the methods that dishonest talent and modeling agencies have used to mislead unsupecting would-be models, and the action that the FTC has taken in response.

Modeling Agency Scams
A site that gives clear, "black-and-white" information about how to avoid modeling scams.

Modeling Ripoffs
A page on Modeling Scams hosted by the International Freelance Models Organization, specifically focused on fake agencies' advertising.

The Insider's Guide to Supermodels and Modeling
A great site with all kinds of links on modeling, including information on today's top supermodels, a list of modeling agencies, and tips on how to get into the modeling business.

Books:
The Glam Scam
A book that uncovers some of the behind-the-scenes scams and traps to be found in the modeling and acting worlds, and how to avoid them.

The Modeling Handbook
A guide to the modeling profession for both male and female models.

The Modeling Life
A book by an industry insider about the modeling business. Gives advice to modeling hopefuls, as well as describing what life as a model is really like.