Modern Model January 2014

“I started looking for other things, and there is a place out there for every one who wants to model. They need models of all shapes and sizes.” -‐Ginger Kewl Model Ginger Kewl Photo © Brian Thornton Ginger Kewl started modeling to gain conﬁdence, and quickly discovered that modeling was her true passion. “I started modeling because I was having self esteem issues, and had a lot of the usual doubts,” she explained. “I kept thinking, I’m too old, I’m too fat, nobody’s going to like me, but I decided I can do this, and decided to try it, and it just took oﬀ.” Amer studying some of the industry-‐based magazines, Ginger said she quickly no.ced a trend. “I looked at Vogue, Bazaar, W, and all of the models in the adver.sements were all young, and very thin,” she said, adding that this ul.mately did not discourage her. “Well, I don’t ﬁt those categories, and that’s okay, because I started looking for other things, and there is a place out there for everyone who wants to model. They need models of all shapes and sizes.“ Entering at the local level, Ginger said she has found p h o t o g r a p h e r s t o b e v e r y welcoming. “I haven’t run into any resistance in the local community at all. The photographers want to work with you, because they feel everyone is beau.ful, it just depends on how they light them, and the poses they put them in.” The shoots and events so far have all been posi.ve and fun, Ginger said. Modern Model Page 25 “I have learned something f r o m e a c h a n d e v e r y photographers I have worked with.” Ginger, who also likes the social aspect of mee.ng and working with new models and photographers, hopes see the fashion and modeling industry ul.mately understand that there is life outside of a size zero. “Where I’d like to see the industry go is more real life models. We’re not all 0s and 2s. The average size woman in the United States is a 12 to 14.” Visit Ginger’s online modeling poruolio at: hDp://www.modelmayhem.com/ 3038525

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