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  • Though most don’t think of Seattle as one of the centers of modeling, Heffner Management has an impressive plus board and is one of the busiest, most successful direct booking plus agencies in the country. Their clients include Nordstrom, Macy's, Torrid, Kohl's, Just My Size, and Hanes. Having started the careers of plus-size supermodels Barbara Brickner and Katie H, Heffner continues to search for their next superstar as well as continues to grow their board of working pros from around the country.

    Agency profile: Heffner Management

    Posted on January 3, 2011 | 1,221 Comments
    Though most don’t think of Seattle as one of the centers of modeling, Heffner Management has an impressive plus board and is one of the busiest, most successful direct booking plus agencies in the country. Their clients include Nordstrom, Macy's, Torrid, Kohl's, Just My Size, and Hanes. Having started the careers of plus-size supermodels Barbara Brickner and Katie H, Heffner continues to search for their next superstar as well as continues to grow their board of working pros from around the country.

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  • How and when did you get started as a plus-size model? I entered a singing contest in Seattle, WA and Bill Heffner was a judge. He asked if I’d be...

    Model Focus: Barbara Brickner

    Posted on December 20, 2010 | 914 Comments
    How and when did you get started as a plus-size model? I entered a singing contest in Seattle, WA and Bill Heffner was a judge. He asked if I’d be...

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  • The first agency you ever work with will most likely become your mother agency. A mother agent is the agency who invests the time (and money) to develop you into a working model, represents you to clients for bookings, and eventually promotes you to other agencies for representation in other markets. They will want partial (if not full) control over your career including the photos in your portfolio, what agencies you sign with in other markets, what path your career takes and what color your hair will be.

    Contracts

    Posted on December 20, 2010 | 815 Comments
    The first agency you ever work with will most likely become your mother agency. A mother agent is the agency who invests the time (and money) to develop you into a working model, represents you to clients for bookings, and eventually promotes you to other agencies for representation in other markets. They will want partial (if not full) control over your career including the photos in your portfolio, what agencies you sign with in other markets, what path your career takes and what color your hair will be.

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  • Click your location below to find local modeling agencies who represent plus-size models.  Please note that not all states will have agencies.<strong> Errors or omissions?</strong> Please send updates to us...

    Model Agency Directory

    Posted on January 10, 2011 | 1,034 Comments
    Click your location below to find local modeling agencies who represent plus-size models.  Please note that not all states will have agencies.<strong> Errors or omissions?</strong> Please send updates to us...

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  • Errors or omissions? Please send updates to us via our contact page. Please note that our policy is to not list modeling schools. A good rule of thumb in picking...

    International Modeling Agencies

    Posted on January 10, 2011 | 1,561 Comments
    Errors or omissions? Please send updates to us via our contact page. Please note that our policy is to not list modeling schools. A good rule of thumb in picking...

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  • Since the age of five I’ve had the modeling bug. My mom and I used to do mom and daughter shows at luncheons and at private retailers in our town...

    Model focus: Tracie Stern

    Posted on December 22, 2010 | 802 Comments
    Since the age of five I’ve had the modeling bug. My mom and I used to do mom and daughter shows at luncheons and at private retailers in our town...

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  • Whether you are a new model, working model or aspiring model, having the right photos at the right time is crucial to your success. Testing is fundamental for every model starting out and continues throughout every models' career. The trick is learning how to get the most you can out of every test you do.

    Photography 101

    Posted on December 22, 2010 | 1,702 Comments
    Whether you are a new model, working model or aspiring model, having the right photos at the right time is crucial to your success. Testing is fundamental for every model starting out and continues throughout every models' career. The trick is learning how to get the most you can out of every test you do.

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  • Rejection and learning how to deal with it is critical to the success, happiness and health of any model or aspiring model. Whether every agency you've visited has passed on you or if you have an agency and the clients just aren't booking you, realizing that rejection isn't personal is key.

    Dealing with rejection

    Posted on December 22, 2010 | 1,119 Comments
    Rejection and learning how to deal with it is critical to the success, happiness and health of any model or aspiring model. Whether every agency you've visited has passed on you or if you have an agency and the clients just aren't booking you, realizing that rejection isn't personal is key.

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  • In the Beginning When I was about 15 years old, I worked as a receptionist in a large photography studio for the summer.  I was not a model at the...

    Model Focus: Liis Windischmann

    Posted on December 22, 2010 | 598 Comments
    In the Beginning When I was about 15 years old, I worked as a receptionist in a large photography studio for the summer.  I was not a model at the...

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  • Ask a model what she carries in her bag and you are bound to hear her include something you have never thought of carrying before. What you need to have in your bag will vary from job to job. Sometimes, the client will request specific items. If you are working with a make-up artist or hair stylist, you generally won't need to carry hair or make-up products, however, they are great to have just in case. The following is a pretty complete list of everything you might need.

    Model bag basics

    Posted on December 21, 2010 | 1,374 Comments
    Ask a model what she carries in her bag and you are bound to hear her include something you have never thought of carrying before. What you need to have in your bag will vary from job to job. Sometimes, the client will request specific items. If you are working with a make-up artist or hair stylist, you generally won't need to carry hair or make-up products, however, they are great to have just in case. The following is a pretty complete list of everything you might need.

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  • There are lots of opportunities and methods of getting started as a model. How are you to know what is a scam, rip-off, dangerous (!), or the real deal? Read on!

    Is it a scam?

    Posted on December 21, 2010 | 1,355 Comments
    There are lots of opportunities and methods of getting started as a model. How are you to know what is a scam, rip-off, dangerous (!), or the real deal? Read on!

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  • Tired of not understanding the modeling jargon that comes with this buisness? This list should provide some help!

    Modeling terminology

    Posted on December 21, 2010 | 1,008 Comments
    Tired of not understanding the modeling jargon that comes with this buisness? This list should provide some help!

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