Modeling agencies in Phoenix for the newbie??

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So I'm thinking about modeling but I have NO idea about where to start. I'm brand new to this so any info would be great! I live in Phoenix so if you know of a good agencies please let me know. How do I contact people and what do I say????? Help please!!!!!!!!! Thank you in advance. :)
 
Actually, Ford has an office in Phoenix. They merged with local agency Robert Black and it's now called Ford/Robert Black. Ralph Lauren does a lot of shoots in Phoenix and whenever magazines are doing any turquoise jewelry, Native American or Western trend stories they shoot in the Arizona desert.

Signature Models is another decent agency and they are SAG franchised - they cast for commercials as well as modeling jobs
 
There are no real agencies in Phoenix; they are all in New York, LA or Miami, with a few branch offices in Chicago, Boston and Dallas.

Local agencies are almost always scams that don't get you paid work. But you don't need to use a local agency.

It is really very simple.

If you are 5' 9"+ and 34-25-34, and even reasonably pretty, you almost certainly can be a model. Girls like that are very rare, and very much in demand. You just need to send 6 pictures to the agencies (they all want the same thing; links below). Three pictures are full body shots, in a bikini; front, side, and rear views. No posing, no distracting background. The other three hard head shots, front, side and 3/4 views. Hair up, no makeup, no posing.

If you are not 5' 9"+ and 34-25-34, even if you are stunningly beautiful, then you almost certainly cannot be a professional model. There is no such thing as a "petite model." Here is what they do:

Petite:
http://www.anntaylor.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=30029&N=0&Ntk=KeywordSearch&Ntt=leapord+dress&Nty=1&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&found=4&defaultSizeType=Petite

Tall:
http://www.anntaylor.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=30027&N=0&Ntk=KeywordSearch&Ntt=leapord+dress&Nty=1&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&found=4&defaultSizeType=Tall

They use the same models for everything; print, runway, commercial, whatever. All models have to be qualified for runway, the best/prettiest/most interesting of them get chosen for print and commercial work.
 
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