Carole White, Top Modeling Agent, Talks Breasts, Controlling Boyfriends & Money

The Daily Mail sat down with modeling agent Carole White -- best-known for representing Naomi Campbell, although the two are no longer on speaking terms -- who had some interesting things to say about the biz ahead of the premiere of her television documentary, "The Model Agency." White explained:

"We take our duty of care ­seriously. But girls freak out, mainly because of boyfriends. You'd think these girls would have handsome boyfriends, but they don't. They date short men who are insecure and who become very controlling as they fear losing these girls who are always travelling, always meeting new ­people. That can be a nightmare."

Fascinating! She also dished on the changes over the last decade:

"I now look for girls with breasts, and that is something we wouldn't have countenanced ten years ago. Our biggest demand in the past two years has been for a D cup, but obviously you have to have a really fit body. Now, we talk to our models about nutrition, make sure they have a personal trainer. Even our language has changed. A decade ago, we would have just said: 'Don't eat!'"

Regarding age restrictions, White insists that London doesn't use girls under 16, however she couldn't say the same for New York, Milan and Paris, adding, "You will see girls cast for the big names who are 14. That will never change." And according to White, top models who walk in key shows can make $16,000 to $32,000 during the season, with a breakdown of $160 to $600 per show. Check out more on how much money a model really makes.

Read the rest at the Daily Mail.

Comments

[ProfessorMacphisto]

07:25 PM on 02/09/2011

From the article:

"I now look for girls with breasts, and that is something we wouldn't have countenanced ten years ago. Our biggest demand in the past two years has been for a D cup"

Finally something on HP that should rally a consensus.

[Eric Sarnoski]

01:41 PM on 02/09/2011

I agree insecure boyfriends is a huge problem. A lot of that has to do with the fact most of the models are young ,the boyfriends are still very immature, and make a lot of mythological assumptions about what goes on behind sets.

[towny]

01:31 PM on 02/09/2011

So they mean we want thin, toned models with fake boobs.....

[Tara Hunkoff]

12:51 AM on 02/09/2011

5' 10"
busty
156 lbs.

Oh, well ... no runway work, but I did have a good time back in the day, and I ate a lot more good Mexican food than those Stick Girls.

[BadBadKitty]

06:18 PM on 02/08/2011

Controlling men are everywhere, as most of us women know from experience.
And to find very tall, thin, women with a natural "D" cup wont be easy.

Hopefully, young models wont rush out now and get breast augmentations. 

[astraia]

08:39 PM on 02/08/2011

this is a little off topic and i don't have the figures handy, but the number of young teenager girls dreaming about, obsessed with and actually undergoing plastic surgery is frightening.

[Bob Alberti]

11:25 AM on 02/08/2011

This person shows no awareness of how vile and harmful her job is. I'm sure she's very proud of herself, but the modeling and fashion industries are gross perversions of the idea of beauty. The models are twisted emotionally and physically and drugs are rampant. The images produced at the expense of these young women and men are used to twist the self-image of youth all over the planet, and for what? To drive the never-ending flux of meaningless fashion trends and ensure the fashion machine churns profitably forward for the benefit of a few at the very top.

If the whole fashion industry evaporated tomorrow, it would leave the world no poorer, but a lot of young women would be a lot less damaged.

[Scobes]

01:56 PM on 02/08/2011

Don't know the exact figures, but what's surely a billion dollar industry won't leave the world poorer?

I don't disagree with a few of your points, but I would never deny the fact that the fashion - and overall clothing/makeup/accessory industry as a whole - churns out a lot of cash and a lot of jobs.

[AG creative]

03:01 PM on 02/08/2011

It's like any pyramid scheme Scobes. The ones at the top make the profit, and the models get paid almost nothing (besides the hotels and 1st class flights) & the clothes are made by 10 year old children in Bangladesh.

[Aitch5]

10:34 PM on 02/08/2011

F*c* "Fashion."