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As mentioned by others, onemodelplace is not an agency and never claims to be, rather it's a third-party venue for the interaction of those in the modeling industry (aspiring models, make-up and hair artists, photographers). That said, you will not find the highest standards on the site, so don't expect much. Most of the photographers are average at best, some decent and a few standouts.. don't be surprised to run into complete amateurs (nothing wrong with that :) and wedding photographers. There are models on there that wouldn't have a chance even in the commercial print world (Target, KMart, Walmart, etc.) as you'll occasionally see webcam pictures of high school girls. You'll rarely, if ever, see high fashion, supermodels on this site because if you know you have what it takes, you wouldn't associate yourself with onemodelplace.
The site seems to pander toward model's ego, evidenced by the counter on each profile (viewable by everyone) showing the number of times it's been viewed... like a popularity contest. Otherwise, what good is the counter except for the profile owner?
If you're looking for the type of work you see on Cosmo or GQ, do it the old fashion way: go to where the industry is (for example... LA, NYC, Milan for high fashion... Chicago for commercial print) go to casting calls, send pictures to legit agencies, NETWORK offline, etc. This is a people business... actors and models primarily rely on real-world interaction. Face-to-face can show and tell much more than online profiles. I'm in a major fashion city and am in the know with the agencies and the fashion scene and everyone who values themselves and their time know of onemodelplace but don't need it.
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You put down the models there and you state that the real ones would be in actualy agencies. What about us that don't live in your 'high fashion cities' and do not have the names to get into the better agencies. You just naturally put us down?
If you know such great agencies then why are you not sharing the names for the models that are getting screwed over?
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