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Child modeling refers to children posing for artistic works, photographs, and/or other media as a regular activity. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Child pornography. ... Internet child modeling is a variation of child modeling in which the resulting photos or other works are displayed primarily (if not exclusively) on the Internet. ...

Artists have used children as models for countless works over the centuries. Child modeling has become a distinct activity because of the explosion of commercial media over the past several decades. Many child actors, notably Jodie Foster and Brooke Shields, began as models. The book, Lisanne: A Young Model', described the life of Lisanne Falk, a colleague of Brooke Shields at the Ford modeling agency in the late 1970s. Falk, like Shields, was a relatively successful child model who posed for magazine covers, notably Seventeen, for editorial fashion layouts, and for advertising in magazines and mail-order catalogs. Both models appeared in the 1977 Sears and Montgomery Ward catalogs. Falk, like Shields, moved from modeling to movies as she became older. Jodie Foster (born November 19, 1962) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director, and producer. ... Brooke Shields on the cover of Marie Claire (2000). ... Alexis Bledel on the cover of Seventeen with Lauren Graham Seventeen is a U.S. young womens magazine targeted at the teenage group. ... Sears Holdings Corporation NASDAQ: SHLD is the third largest retailer in the United States, behind Wal-Mart and The Home Depot. ... Montgomery Ward (later known as Wards) was an American department store chain, founded as the worlds first mail order business in 1872 by Aaron Montgomery Ward. ...

The visible success of child models who became media celeberities has led numerous children (and their parents) to pursue modeling as a part-time career. In practice, most modeling jobs go to children who have already worked as models and have developed a working relationship with a modeling agency. For prospective models, the challenge is to land the first job. This usually happens through referrals by people already involved in modeling. It's also possible to land jobs by contacting modeling agencies directly. Occasionally, a child may be "discovered" in a public place. A reputable modeling agency does not require up-front payments or special training before taking on a new child model.

See also

• Child modeling (erotic)
• Internet child modeling
• Non-nude pornography

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Child pornography. ... Internet child modeling is a variation of child modeling in which the resulting photos or other works are displayed primarily (if not exclusively) on the Internet. ... Often sexual and provocative, many consider non-nude photography an alternative to pornography, but some critics claim it is actually a form of pornography Non-nude photography (as it is called by its supporters) or non-nude pornography (as it is sometimes called by critics or outside observers) is an...

Sources

• Betsy Cameron, Lisanne: A Young Model, 1979: Clarkson N. Potter
• Brooke Shields, The Brooke Book, 1978: Pocket Books