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Is it possible to become a model if you're 5'0 or less?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Hi XXX

    I have odels that are 4'8 but we use them for the face on beauty products and magazines as well. Who cares about the height if it is to sell a product.

    We check for all the qualities a potential model has to offer, whether is is beauticul legs, beautiful hands, eyes, hair etc....

    Height has nothing to do . When we sell a product, we find the right look and feature to market it. If you plan to do stage work. That is another issue but the money, is not there. It is better to get a percentage on selling 1 million bottles of a product or nail polish than do stage work.

    Why ? Because, as long as the product sells, you get a certian percentage out of it.

    Hope this helps.

    Source(s): Pro Graphic Artist / Magazine Editor
  • 1 decade ago

    Shannon R

    is right - There are petite models

    I modeled for a short time and I am only 5ft 6

    there were women much shorter than me that were

    getting plenty of modeling jobs at the agency that signed me

    Also your height wont matter if you are doing Hair Shows,

    Makeup modeling or jewelry modeling or anything commercial

    Plus photographers have tricks to make you appear taller anyway

    depending on the angles & the light

    My portfolio shots made me appear almost 6ft tall - LOL

    ok that is exaggerating a bit but I did look much much taller in my photos - atleast 5ft 9

    Anyway dont let anyone tell you that it cant be done because it can

    except for runway ofcourse unless there is a Petite Runway show

    which there very well could be

    Good luck

    Source(s): Modeled in New Orleans & Miami 9 years ago
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I would say yes. Maybe not for high fashion, but as the girl next door in things like ads for the hardware chains and the shopping girl in the dept stores. Find a niche and develop your book and strive for the look of the pretty girl next door!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Only if your legs are 2 feet long. I have never known ANY model who wasn't tall and thin and my mother had been a fashion model, so I had a chance to see a lot of very pretty, tall and thin women when I was a child

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  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, as a petite model. Someone needs to show short people like me what we'll look like in petite clothes.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It's very possible, but don't expect many results.

    The taller you are, the longer your legs are.

    The longer the legs, for some unknown reason, the sexier the look.

  • 1 decade ago

    My mother was a model, she was 5'2", she was a catalog model, and modeled shoes. Not runway.

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