"Lonely and low on cash, many models fall prey to a tempting but dubious lifeline: party promoters, perhaps the biggest and best-kept secret of the modeling world.
"It's almost like a secret society, so if you're not in it you don't understand it," said a promoter named Isaiah.
It appears to work like this: Party promoters befriend young models. Nightclub owners pay promoters to bring models as young as 15 to their clubs to attract rich men. Rich men go to the nightclub because young models go there, then spend lots of money partying with them. The club owners pay promoters a cut of the nightclub's profit.
Some might liken party promoters, many of whom are college-educated, to pimps."
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MISSY SPEAKS!
As we mature we become better at knowing (because we are taught, observe, and have experiences) at what we will or won't do. We should check in with ourselves about where we stand on things from time to time because over the years we change. There are all sorts of things I said I would never do or that other people should or shouldn't do when I was a teenager that I've become more liberal or conservative about. Most of us want to own our own lives while allowing other people theirs, until it comes to something like child molestation - then almost everyone thinks WRONG!
It concerns me that many teenagers and youthful women who are just maturing and don't know themselves so well, are lured into the party drug and booze lifestyle and then exploited like this.
However beautiful you are in youth, you really should be thinking about finding a vocation or avocation that will hold your interest and that you can invest yourself in by working, volunteering, or educating.
If you're a bored and lonely model, there are plenty of things you can do while you work towards modeling success. First, there are many volunteer opportunities that do not require consistency or long term commitments, just for you to show up. When you approach a non-profit simply tell them that this is the case. You may not get the choice assignment but you'll be there to learn. Actors also have to be free to audition or work around dance classes, you're not the only one. So decide what it is you enjoy or have interests in and attempt to find that kind of volunteer experiential. You'll be building a second resume. One of the best places to do this kind of volunteering is the public library. There is almost always something that can be done that will be appreciated. What about horses? You may be able to muck out the stall in exchange for exercising the horse.
You get the idea!
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MISSY SPEAKS!
As we mature we become better at knowing (because we are taught, observe, and have experiences) at what we will or won't do. We should check in with ourselves about where we stand on things from time to time because over the years we change. There are all sorts of things I said I would never do or that other people should or shouldn't do when I was a teenager that I've become more liberal or conservative about. Most of us want to own our own lives while allowing other people theirs, until it comes to something like child molestation - then almost everyone thinks WRONG!
It concerns me that many teenagers and youthful women who are just maturing and don't know themselves so well, are lured into the party drug and booze lifestyle and then exploited like this.
However beautiful you are in youth, you really should be thinking about finding a vocation or avocation that will hold your interest and that you can invest yourself in by working, volunteering, or educating.
If you're a bored and lonely model, there are plenty of things you can do while you work towards modeling success. First, there are many volunteer opportunities that do not require consistency or long term commitments, just for you to show up. When you approach a non-profit simply tell them that this is the case. You may not get the choice assignment but you'll be there to learn. Actors also have to be free to audition or work around dance classes, you're not the only one. So decide what it is you enjoy or have interests in and attempt to find that kind of volunteer experiential. You'll be building a second resume. One of the best places to do this kind of volunteering is the public library. There is almost always something that can be done that will be appreciated. What about horses? You may be able to muck out the stall in exchange for exercising the horse.
You get the idea!
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