Otis and Rocha: 'Modeling Starts Too Young'
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 1:00PM
Coco Rocha, one of the top NY models, has lost jobs in the past because critics said she was too large. On Tuesday’s show, she tells Anderson how in her career, you can never please everyone; too big at one time, too small at others.
Like so many other models, Rocha started in modeling at a very young age. She was scouted at 14, modeled at 15 and living in NY at 16.
Otis also started modeling terribly young. “I don’t think any young woman should be put in that situation, period,” says Otis of young girls living alone in New York model apartments. “It’s like, would you let a 13 or 14-year-old drive a car? They’re not ready.”
In this clip from the show, Otis and Rocha tell Anderson whether or not they think the modeling world is making positive changes to take care of young girls and help them understand why their bodies change over time...
What do you think? Does modeling start too young? Is the modeling industry being held accountable for the health, well-being and body image of young models? What should be done?
Like so many other models, Rocha started in modeling at a very young age. She was scouted at 14, modeled at 15 and living in NY at 16.
Otis also started modeling terribly young. “I don’t think any young woman should be put in that situation, period,” says Otis of young girls living alone in New York model apartments. “It’s like, would you let a 13 or 14-year-old drive a car? They’re not ready.”
In this clip from the show, Otis and Rocha tell Anderson whether or not they think the modeling world is making positive changes to take care of young girls and help them understand why their bodies change over time...
What do you think? Does modeling start too young? Is the modeling industry being held accountable for the health, well-being and body image of young models? What should be done?
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I was 15 years old when I got out of school and had to get a job. Modeling is ok at that age as long they keep it real. There is nothing wrong with a healthy body and to be slender. Some people are fortunate to be skinny then others. Young girls are naive and do not know how it goes out there in the real life. Now they get out of highschool when there are 18 but it would be good to raise the age limit to 21 for moderling because there are many crooks out there.
I started modeling at Barbizon in NYC at the age of 15, many many years ago (in the 60's). This came after years of everyone telling me I should be a model because I was so tall (5'10"). Once I started modeling, however, I realized that your body was just a piece of merchandise that they were marketing and I dropped out. I didn't like them "owning my body", as I referred to it back then. I have never regretted getting out of modeling and am glad I got it out of my system at such a young age without getting hurt by it. But yes, I definitely think 15 is way too young for girls to start modeling! Many girls at that age live in a "fantasy world" where everything is glamorous. They are also too trustworthy of strangers and too naive to be in such a fast paced, cut-throat environment! Especially in a big city like New York, as most of them come from a smaller home town environment and have no clue what New York City is like.
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Modeling is such a competitive field. It must be damaging to the self-image and self esteem of these young girls and boys to be put under such pressure. I know from watching shows like ANTM that there is tremendous emphasis on being thinner than the next model at an audition.
For me, campaigns that focus on natural beauty are usually the most powerful. Models should wait until they're 18 to give them a chance to develop their own identities, before pushing them into a world where they'll be judged on appearances, and size, alone.