Adult and Child/Teen Modelling

The Difference Between Adult and Child Modelling

Adult and child/teen modelling are completely different things. If you start with a modelling agency and are under 16 you can't expect to be doing runway every weekend. Child modelling is a completely different industry. Here's why:

• First of all, if you're under the age of 16 and wanting to be a child model, you will need a license. This license allows you to take time off school for modelling castings and jobs. To get a license you need to contact your local authority and have the full support of your school.  If you are over 16 you don't need a license as at this age, you do not legally need to be educated.

•  Secondly, there is no height restrictions for child modelling. For high fashion adult models, you need to be tall - at least 5' 7'' or 5' 8''. However for child/teen modelling your height is less of an issue.  I'm twelve, and am lucky because I am short - if anything shorter is better as you aren't to tall so you don't look like an adult yet.

• Also, child/teen modelling is a lot less competitive than adult modelling. If you're over 16 and in the modelling industry you are competing against loads of others all wanting the same thing. With child/ teen modelling, a 1 year old and a 15 year may be on the same agency's books. It goes without saying that they aren't going to be put foreard for the same job. If many models in an adult agency are between 18 and, lets say 25 there isn't such a wide age gap and so everyone is more or less competing against each other - and there are a lot more people competing to start with.

So child/teen modelling is very different to adult modelling. Clients are looking for totally different things and the models provide totally different things too. Yes, children aren't seeing strutting down the runway very often but child modelling is just as fun in its own way. :) Please comment and subscribe!