Can Desire Luzinda Really Model?

Does Desire Luzinda in your Opinion model: “Type Yes if u think we can model” was the facebook status update she posed to her fans? Here is what you need to know if you need to be a model.

So you want to be a model? Do you have what it takes? Many pretty-in-person girls make terrible models and sometimes the plain Desires just take your breath away on film. It takes much more than just a pretty face and a slim figure to make it as a mainstream model. You need to have the total package, a mix of genetics and personality, in order to thrive in the modeling industry. So what traits does a successful model need to have? 

The thing agents look for is posture. Good posture is a modeling must as 70% of a models career is runway modeling. Unless you make it as a super-model, or build a less glamorous catalogue career, making it as a model will mean walking a runway. Good posture and a solid walk are essential modeling skills but they can be learned. If a girl fits the mold in every way but lacks good posture an agent may still sign her with the hope that she can learn to stand straight and walk tall. However, if a slouchy model doesn’t ever develop good posture she may find her career is cut short. For this reason having good posture from the get go is a definite bonus.

As with any job personality is important as well. An ideal model will have a strong sense of self with well developed self esteem and a resilient psychological make up. Modeling is stressful work and models are exposed to all sorts of potentially self destructive influences. Modeling is a glamorous life and with the glamour comes an element of risk. Models are at a very great risk for falling prey to the trappings of glamour; alcohol, drugs, late night partying and unhealthy dieting regimes are always around. It takes a girl of strong character to face these things without succumbing to the temptations. Do agents really look for strong and grounded personalities? Yes and no. While they won’t turn down a promising girl because she seems insecure or uncertain of herself they may take a not-quite-as-shining prospect because she does have the right personality.

It all sounds pretty shallow because it is. In the end models are clothes hangers and their role in the fashion industry is to make clothes look good so that they will sell. It is an industry heavily influenced by physical appearances. To recap, making it as a model requires the following traits and skills:

1.          A slim build
2.          A height somewhere between 5'8" and 5'11" (there are exceptions)
3.         Good bone structure with a symmetrical and angular face
4.          Being naturally photogenic and/or a good knowledge of ones “angles”
5.          Good posture and a strong runway walk (learned or natural)
6.         The face is neither long nor round but somewhere in-between.
7.         The eyes will be normal to large with a perfect shape; the eyelids will not be hooded (when looking forward the               skin will not  touch the eyelashes).
8.         The nose will be well proportioned and straight.
9.          The lips will be full and good shape.
10.          The skin will be near perfect and without fine lines.
11.          The eyebrows will be thick and perfectly shaped.
12.          The hair will be in good condition and cut by a professional stylist.
13.          The model will be in peak physical condition