How to be a model

Very simple. Be Brazilian. Have a name like Gisele, Alessandro or Izabel. Oh, not to mention, be very skinny & tall. Don't worry about the boobs - they will be well-taken care of by inventions of fabric & other synthetics.

I was just wandering about the Victoria's Secret website & clicked the link to the fashion show. There's where you see all the information about the models who took part in the show & well, well, what can I say? 4 out of 7 models are Brazilian.

Frankly speaking, unless one is very lucky, otherwise, a model's career lifespan is very short owing to reasons like the process of nature (ahem! That's a big factor, unless you consider options to zhng the face like Botox which is hardly rare these days), the fickle-mindedness of the fashion industry & of course, new blood in the ring.

Remember the days of the Supermodel, where we saw Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Linda Evangelista & Naomi Campbell do nothing but strut the runways. These days, models have to do everything - act, sing, host & of course, be very tall & skinny. Seriously speaking, how many of these models are real? How is it ever possible to have so much on the plate & execute everything flawlessly & look flawless?

I suppose it's reasons like these that I can never be a model for that matter. That's why I like The Body Shop's campaign on being a real woman, that there are only 8 supermodels in this world. I don't mind not being a model. I'm not Brazilian, I'm not tall & skinny & my name's neither Gisele, Alessandro or Izabel.

Oh yeah, don't forget the Brazilian wax. OUCH!