User blog comment:PrettyRaveGirl/DA is ADDICTING!!! And I'm outta Junior High!!! O o/@comment-218.111.3.134-20110611114201

Late, but if it helps, it's a good idea for you to try and get a professional job before going out trying to start a modeling career.

I worked as a model for a lot of my friends who are high-end fashion photographers; I can tell you right now that pin-up work is hard to find. I have a pin-up model's figure and it was hard for a lot of conventional photographers and modeling agencies to find work for me. The thin look is 'in' fashion these days; fashion photography favors the thin girls because let's face it, a lot of thin girls can get away wearing most anything put out by fashion. Models who have the pin-up shape are used for more sensual shoots, underwear/lingerie and even fetish photography, so unless you don't mind going into those things, I suggest you think about you options very carefully.

Also, it's very, very hard to get into modeling SUCCESSFULLY; you may have a good stint for a couple of months at best, and most friends of mine who are models usually do it as a side job instead of making a living off of it.

But don't lose hope though, I suggest you post up your modeling work on Model Mayhem and contact these agencies yourself; don't wait on your mom, pick up the phone and see if you can score an interview over the summer.

As one model to an aspiring one, don't lose hope, but don't hold your breath; it's a very cutthroat industry that aren't afraid of pointing out your physical and mental flaws.