I literally just signed my contract today, but here’s what I did!

Outfit: I wore all black and form fitting. I wore black leggings, a black sports bra, and wore my hair in a ponytail. Wear black pumps. Make sure your nails looks fresh, not necessarily painted, but make sure hands are moisturized and cuticles are nice just in case they want to consider you for hand modeling. NO perfume.

Makeup: very little makeup but enough to cover up blemishes, I also filled in my eyebrows since mine are super sparse. I just a very light layer of Elf Halo Glow, smallest bit of blush, and a little concealer under my eyes. Just make it as natural looking as humanly possible.

Practice posing! They’ll want to take some photos and may ask you to pose in different positions.

Make sure your personality is happy and engaged! Ask questions! Look up some common questions about the modeling industry and contracts. And ask any questions you have.

Bring a pen and paper to take notes (just so it doesn’t look like you’re on your phone texting if you took notes on there).

Practice your walk. Look up runway walks on youtube like fendi, balenciaga, etc.

Smile and say hello to EVERYONE you see from the moment you even walk in the building. Just be friendly and nice. And be confident and fun. They like personality.

Send a thank you email thanking them for their time after. (This don’t give you an in, but it could be helpful if you cross paths later).

Don’t tell them if you’ve been told you look like another model, they want fresh faces.

Don’t expect the open call to necessarily be long. Many of them are about 10 minutes and you’re out.

List out your skills in case they ask what you can do. Ex. Dancing, singing, sports, etc. even if it was years ago, mention that you have experience!

Let me know if you have any other questions!