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.
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