Modelling is perhaps the most difficult of professions, because you are judged on both your performance AND your looks. There are many simple things you can do which will help you appear professional and successful (and therefore leading to more jobs and requests.

• Weight is ALWAYS an issue with models. While you should not be anorexic, you need to maintain desired weight levels and exercise on a daily basis to keep muscles toned.
• Along with exercise goes proper healthy eating habits. This includes lots of fruits and vegetables as well as laying off the fats and snacks. Also avoid caffeine, smoking, alcohol, and other substances which will deplete your energy and health.
• Don't change your looks before a job! Avoid last minute perms, colorings, or haircuts unless you are specifically instructed to do so. Longer hair is almost always preferred on models because it is more versatile (you can make long hair look short, but you can't make short hair look long)
• Avoid wearing make-up except for actual jobs and interviews. Make-up of any kind blocks up pores in the skin leading to unhealthy skin (and sometimes acne and pimples). Bath a couple times a day and use appropriate skin care products to keep your skin as healthy as possible.
• Avoid the sun! Getting sunburned is not only bad for your career but it's also unhealthy. Also, tan lines are nearly impossible to cover up with make-up. It's much easier to get a pale looking model to look tan than it is to get a tan looking model to look pale. If feel the need to look "tan," use high quality self-tanning products which "color" your skin rather than tan it. The key is to apply it evenly (often you need help with this) and you need to stand around nude until the product is completely dry.
• All models need professional manicures and pedicures to keep their nails in great shape.
• Be CAREFUL! Bruises, scars, scratches (and worse yet, tattoos and piercings) wreck your product (your body). Always remember that you body is your "product" and keep it in as pristine shape as possible.

• Women (and men depending on the project) should shave or wax unwanted body hair a day before the job. This will give enough time to allow any red marks to fade. When shaving, always shave in the same direction that the hair is laying down. If you shave "against the grain" you'll end up cutting the hair off below the surface of the skins, and you'll have "razor burn" as the ingrown hair tries to force a new hole through the skin for itself.
• Always arrive at each job freshly bathed and showered. Hair should not only be shampooed but also conditioned to give it more body and "height.". Bring your own curling irons, hair spray, combs, brushes, etc. that you'll need for your hair.
• If you will be posing in revealing clothing such as lingerie or swim wear, come to the photo session wearing loose fitting clothing and no socks or underwear. Anything that presses on the body creates reddish "pressure marks" which take up to an hour to go away. If you have a shoot like this, do not wear any tight clothing or clothing with elastic in it for roughly 12 hours before the shoot.

• Practice walking, posing, and depicting different facial expressions/moods on a regular basis.
• Pick out clothing ahead of time which will give you a variety of looks and which flatter your figure/physique. Avoid distracting patterns which lead the viewer's eye away from you. All black or all white outfits are always good choices. Similarly, clothing with simple and classic "lines" also are beneficial. It's best to bring a much wider selection of clothes than what you will need so that the photographers and have choices to pick out what they feel will work best.