Expert: Kitty Kavey - 6/26/2007

Question
I AM 12 YEARS OLD, AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 14 TO BEGIN MODELING, BUT WHEN I DO TURN 14, WHAT CAN I DO TO START A MODELING CAREER?

Answer
Actually there are infants, toddlers and children much younger than you who model, act and are in commercials.  If you're looking to model professionally, use the Screen Actors Guild list of talent agents at www.SAG.org under Resources, Agent Information, Find A SAG Franchised Agent.  The list is organized by location in the US, and those agencies marked FS (full-service) are those who have a commercial print division in addition to representing actors.  While not all commercial print modeling agencies represent models under the age of 18, there are a few who specialize in or only represent child models.  You can use your favorite search engine to find out if the agencies closest to you have a website - if they do, they often put what they want to see from new faces for consideration.  You can also call to see if they are looking for new faces, confirm that they do represent models of your age, and what they'd want to see from you for consideration.
Good luck to you,
~Kitty