Diary of a model
A juicy look into the modeling world
The life of a model: you sip champagne at Karl Lagerfeld's party and then head to a deserted island for a shoot. Thought so, huh? Not really. That's why Lily gives you the inside information on Amayzine about what it's really like. And to not make you wait a week; today two columns from her hand.
My name is Lily. Or actually, my name isn't Lily at all, but I thought it would be smart to use a new name for my diary and besides, it sounds super interesting to write under a pseudonym. Let me introduce myself to you: my name is not Lily, I am not 22 years old, I don't have red hair with brown eyes, and my feet are not size 39. But what is a hundred percent true is that I am a model.
In my diary, I give you a behind-the-scenes look at my glamorous life, I accidentally spill the juicy gossip, and I share the secret recipe to becoming a model with you, so even you (yes, YOU) can become a model. My agents have taught me that you always have to make a fantastic first impression, so I start right away with a bang.
Are you already happy with my diary and want to stay updated on the latest news in the modeling world? Then come back on Sunday and follow me on Instagram (which I keep secret since I don't want to lose my job).
The recipe to becoming a model
You need:
- 1 serving of good genes
- 1 set of hardcore motivation
- 1 layer of thick skin against all rejections (but not too thick because then you're too fat again)
- 1 mix of vegetables and superfoods with many hours at the gym
- 1 Instagram account with 10k fake followers
- 1 convincing smile to maintain at all costs that your life is amazing
- 1 bowl of self-criticism because you know every inch of your body too well
- Mix all this into a delicious green smoothie in your ultra-cool smoothie blender and sip it in small sips.
When the red flag is up at work
Let's talk about the red flag, the ‘yay not pregnant again’, the curse of Eve, or the menstruation. We all get our period sometimes. Okay, that's not entirely true. Let me try again: if you are a girl like me, you know the struggle of the monthly war that your uterus wages with the rest of your body. Not only do you literally shed part of your body during this time and push it out from below, but this monthly party also brings a few fun extra symptoms. Every woman has had issues with it at some point, and now I thought it would be fun to show how it can make a model's day quite difficult.
It starts a few days before your period: little pimples around your chin. These cheerful red bumps are the harbingers of the monthly oil change. If they could talk, they would probably say something like: ‘HELLO! Do you remember me? I was here last month too. Time to walk around with a load of tampons in your bag! Hey hi, look at me, look at me!’ Luckily, they don't talk, but they do ruin the ‘pure-nature polaroids’ that happen to be scheduled for that day. Your agent will have to spend an hour with Photoshop because models with pimples don't exist, of course.
Two other delightful physical symptoms are water retention and a bloated belly. How lucky that you just got booked for a lingerie shoot. That means holding in your belly all day and making sure your tampon string doesn't suddenly pop out of your skin-colored thong. So nice to be in a sexy lace lingerie set, turning back and forth in front of the camera when you feel the fattest. But models have confidence from here to Tokyo and always find themselves beautiful. (Ahum no way)
Finally, there is always the fear of leaking. ‘Oh, what a beautiful white pants for almost five thousand euros. Just a quick trip to the bathroom before we do the next shot, okay? Quickly shove a supermaxi tampon in so I don't bleed all over the pants that need to be used again tomorrow for another shoot.’
Oh well, I shouldn't complain, but I'm doing it anyway. No one knows, no one knows that my name isn't really Lily.
xxx Lily
