How to become a model – thanks to ever-increasing popularity of America’s Next Top Model, your chances of becoming a model could be a little higher these days.

If you think you have the goods, audition for the show and, with some luck on your side, you may find yourself in a couture paradise.

Auditioning for a show is one thing, but if you are serious about becoming a model, it is a good idea to spend some time actually researching this very subject [how to become a model]. Perhaps the best way to accomplish this is to develop some industry contacts.

I do not know any high fashion models, but some industry insiders say that when it comes to modeling, people do not even realize how many modeling options there are out there.

Did you know there are people who are working as hair, foot, hand and fitness models? These jobs, although not as glamorous as high fashion modeling, could be a little easier to acquire, because they do not get much exposure.

But what if you are not necessarily interested in knowing how to become a model? Is it possible to look like a model even if you do not have that model look?

The Dove Self-Esteem Fund produced a short clip that actually shows how anyone can look like a model.

All this talk about fashion models and extreme dieting. How did our idea of beauty become so distorted? [...] No wonder our perception of beauty is distorted. Every girl deserves to feel beautiful just the way she is. – via Digg

Did you know that most of the time, in real life, models do not always look as we have become accustom to seeing them on TV and in magazine ads? It is considered a normal industry practice.