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Ri Raymundo pulls back the glamorous curtain on the modeling world, revealing ten raw and unsettling truths about an industry that demands perfection, exploits youth and silences the struggles behind every flawless photo.  Check out Ri at https://www.riraymundo.com/

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00:00Shhh, come closer.

00:0410 little secrets about being a female model.

00:081. You're never thin enough.

00:11Not in the industry's eyes.

00:14The tape measure doesn't lie, and if it does,

00:17it will remind you that your body isn't the sample size.

00:252. Beauty is a performance.

00:28Your skin, flawless.

00:31Your waist, snatched.

00:33Your mood, always chill.

00:37Even when you ate almost nothing, like that one McDonald's french fry.

00:42Well, it was two. Stuck together.

00:463. You stop being a person.

00:49You're a hanger.

00:51A frame for their fantasy.

00:53A body with a barcode, scanned, booked, and forgotten.

00:574. There are creeps everywhere.

01:02Behind cameras, behind contracts.

01:06And you learn to smile through discomfort.

01:08Because saying no can cost you your career.

01:125. The money? It's not what you think.

01:18One campaign doesn't mean you're rich.

01:21You're freelance.

01:23Unpaid castings.

01:25Delayed invoices.

01:27Ramen weeknights after shooting luxury ads.

01:30Models often have to wait for a paycheck.

01:33A couple of weeks.

01:35Sometimes months.

01:37And if you're not paying attention, you might not get paid at all.

01:416. Burnout comes fast.

01:45At 25, you're vintage.

01:48Your timeline is ticking.

01:50And the clock doesn't stop for contour.

01:537. You travel, but never really arrive.

01:59Airports, hotels, cold studios.

02:02Always packing, never settling.

02:05The glam fades fast when you're jet lagged and posing in swimwear.

02:118. You don't own your image.

02:17They retouch your pores, stretch your legs, brighten your eyes, and suddenly, you're not even you.

02:259. Be confident, but not too confident.

02:33Smile, but don't be full of yourself.

02:36It's a tightrope between being admired and being unlikable.

02:4110. You're replaceable.

02:44There's always another girl, younger, cheaper, hungrier, right behind you, waiting to slit your throat.

02:54I mean, slip into your heels.

02:57But, shhhh.

03:00We're not supposed to talk about this.

03:03We're just supposed to look pretty.

03:07Now you know.

Ten Little Secrets | Being A Female Model

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