The Cost of Being a Male Model 

The benefits of being good looking: People will run across the street to offer you a job.

Judging by his background and his personality, he seems very humble and it would be great to see him earn what makes him happy.

Step 1: be handsome. Step 2: wander around NYC.

That guy needs a new agent.

this guy was on the cover of vogue italia, one of the most prestigious fashion magazines ever, and he didn't earn a single penny from it?!

I got contacted by a modeling agency 2 years ago. I'm from Belgium and they were located in the Netherlands so they invited me over and said that they would pay for the night. I was a bit sceptical but after researching the agency, I decided to just go for it. From the minute I said foot in their headquarters, I felt intimidated and unwelcomed by their cold (but pretty) receptionists. The booker who contacted me acted charming but I could tell how fake she was. We had a little conversation before heading upstairs to begin my first shoot. It was absolutely horrible. The photographer didn't seem satisfied. Ever. I really tried my best to pose like a model but it was never good enough. I saw him sigh of frustration multiple times lol. 2 big ass spots were aimed at me and I could hardly focus on the camera while there were 5 other people staring at me the whole fucking time. Besides the posing commands, it was quiet as fuck as well. I felt insanely stressed out and was sweating my balls off. The shoot only lasted an hour but it felt like an eternity. In hindsight, it really was the most uncomfortable experience I've ever had. Afterwards, I went to the shitty hotel they arranged for me and bawled my eyes out. I normally never cry (I practise karate and box regularly so I'm used to a lot) but that night I felt extremely lonely and like a failure. I took the train the next day and promised myself to never do any modeling again and stay away from that fake, superficial world

they need to close the wage gap!!!!

Very true. I modelled with a guy in one of the top fashion capitals who nearly went bankrupt working as a model. Not only that, but he also dealt with a lot of sexual harassment mostly from male photographers. He eventually went back to being a mechanic. Both female and male models in general do not have it easy. There should be a union like in acting.

“I’m in debt all around the world. All I’d gained is life experience.” Sounds like the same outcome of getting a college degree these days.

And then women complain about payment inequality in sports. Pssh!

oh the wage gap is real after all...

No feminist outrage here, hmmm, aren't they suppose to fight for equal pay for both women and men? Oh right... I forgot. Feminism is actually achieving equality of both genders, by focusing on one of them. Silly me.

These agents are predators.

and feminists never talk about males having a wage gap as well lol

So basically be fair skinned and have strong Eurocentric features

my entire modeling career was unpaid. my entire dance career was unpaid. I mean, they paid my expenses and food, but I actually never held money in my hand and I did huge runway shows and wore ridiculously expensive clothes. I got out when they wanted to have sex with me. of course they didn't mention this.

I demand equality for male models!

Look at that wage gap feminists!

I've worked in the fashion photography industry and let me tell you, the only people getting paid is the actual magazines from their advertisers and the modeling agencies who hire out the models. The models, hairstylists, makeup artist' and photographers get peanuts if anything at all. All the magazines offer is 'exposure', hence they get free work from everyone and publish that work next to pages filled with advertising. And, more and more they rely on amateurs that are dying to get in the magazine and therefore are more susceptible to getting conned by the magazines into doing it for free with the promise of fame and fortune. No other field is this more prevalent than in the fashion industry. Less than 1% actually make andy kind of money to make a living off of. The magazines, modeling agencies and an extremely small amount of models scattered around the world are the only ones that make the real money. Everyone else is doing it for free or little to nothing at all. And, every day, little Billy and little JoAnne are being signed to modeling agencies at 12-15 years old, being told they'll be on the next cover of Vogue. Meanwhile, soccer mom watches a few RU-vid videos and buys a $2000 DSLR with a $1500 lens and thinks she's the next Annie Leibowitz. And, hairstylist's and MUA's are spending all their part time job money on the latest brushes and hairblowers just to compete. As you can see in this video, most models go into HUGE debt with these agencies who promise to get them paid work on a regular basis but, ultimately they walk away with nothing,.....even after being on the international cover of Vogue Magazine. Bitter? No, not at all,... just wiser.

Where is the equal rights on men, you want equal rights on everything but we don't either.

I don't think vogue pays female models either. Ads and catalogs and stuff like victoria's secrets are where it's at. Models on vogue are there to build a reputation. And there's obviously much less demand for male models because men tend not to care much about fashion.

Look at this pay gap! Smash the matriarchy. . . . that's how it sounds to normal people

Really hope that Cameron makes it. And if the modeling thing doesn't work out, then maybe acting???

So basically their volunteers? How is that legal to make money off a man and not pay him? Vouge Italia though? I would've sued and found another career path.

who needs money when you got good looks.

so much for the income gap hey ladies

why short guys with good looking can't be a model in runways not all guys are 6 feet or taller

So Jennifer Lawrence...What do you have to say about this ??

Wow being a woman myself , this is not fair at all , gender equality has such a long route to go!!!

Just treat modeling as side career not as a full blown job if you dont wanna to get depressed later in life...

He could move to a $700-$900/month apartment, and save a lot of money. Also he can't simply be successful as a model by working very little and doing no work. Some of the more successful models in this interview obviously are smarter than him and know how to use their other strengths to find opportunities that actually pay.

It's not really a high cost factor, this guy is just financially reckless, he should start by finding a cheaper apartment.

I really need to attend more music festivals

EQUALITY

So you just have to be tall,jawline, and nice hair to be a model

The guy who dreamed of becoming a model is wallowing in debt. The guy who didn't even think of going into the industry is now a famous model. Life.

Looks like all feminists quiet on closing this wage gap

not every woman model is paid that extensively, its the same situation for both men and woman.

THIS IS SEXISM! TALK ABOUT WAGE INEQUALITY.

That anchorman looks like he got his hair from a lego man...

'did you ever think there's more to life than just being really really really ridiculously good looking?'

haha omg that dude at the end is tall, attractive and slim and they still say " he has to lose some weight" - what a fucked up industry

#GenderEquality

I've been watching videos all day about the ugly truths in the career of a male model, and it almost scared me away from the path. But I'm gonna have to take the risk, as I believe I can make it in this industry. And I hope other aspiring models like myself achieve great things.

I got a job when I was a teen as a model in Chicago, I did some covers for local magazine and I was on my way to school, when the lady asked me and i was like you have to talk to my uncle for permission... but I stopped cuz it is very stressful, tiring, it's hard to find more agencies after you are done working with one. Then I got a surgery done because I was working out and I got a hernia lol, so I got a scar in my tummy and the business cut me off from work cuz of that. And I'm okay now go to school and working on a career.

Is that a smite badge I see on his hat?!?! Fucking dope man

That blink effect at 3:37 creep me out

I was scouted three times, all within half a year of each other, when I was 15 (2-3 years ago). None of them hired me, maybe because I wasn't talented at modeling, but most likely because I was too tall. Back then I was already six five, now I am nearly six eight. I often wonder what my life would look like had I become a model.

Im walking down the street , someone called me from other side said I still her bag . Shit happen

thanks for the video!

One person soaks up all the wealth, the vast majority make next to nothing. That's called the illusion of meritocracy folks. Luck has a whole lot to do with it. You think our system is fair you're deluding yourself.

Is he considered attractive?

none of these models are even that good looking LOL they all look like same

First thing u need to buy: a good looking face

Watching this to try to understand what a couple of my mates in the business go through. They should be equally compensated for the work they do.

Someone need to address this gender wage gap!

So there is a gender wage gap

Whatever happened to the model at the end of the video, Max King? Tried searching him up on modelmayhem but I found nothing. I take it he never made it? :(

You have no idea how many times had those female models slept with directors in order to get the job

Wow talk about equality.

Clark Bockelman is so handsome. Glad he made it

Thank you for opening my mind... I understand now.

That happened to me, i was walking aoutside a 7-eleven when a werid guy came to me and asked if i was into modeling. i replied: ''No, why?'' then he gave me his card, he was the founder of the best model agencys in guadalajara - Mexico (Where i currently ive in) and i know, it's not New York or France but now i'm making a well living and i'm about to drop off school

2:52 resident evil 4 merchant on background!

Wow working so hard and $10,000 in debt. That is awful. He's just trying to land some sort of ad campaign so he can start actually making money for a change. That's dedication.

I still don't feel sorry for them

Oh shit Barrow County? I wasn't expecting that.

Wait wait... I didn't know that Pedro Andrade was part of an American TV show 😮 Representing Brazil very well 👏

We men must demand "equal job equal pay"!!!

The male models I know and have seen, even many female models,... they do not look very special but they have the height. There are plenty of super looking people who are short too.

this is awful.. y r they getting paid less?

the last one was a complete ashton kutcher look alike thats why he is lucky

To be honest, no job is glamorous. Reply me with one job you think is glamorous, I will proof you worong.

pedro's amazon show is sooo goood

Welcome to the comment section 99% triggered men talking about equality 1% this comment

Thanks for the news, Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

For being a model he doesn't know how to dress

Although many commenters despise it but it really IS down to simple economics. There is just not enough demand for male models. Not enough demand = not enough pay. You want to make more money as a guy? You should go to where good looking guys are in high demand, television and movies. We all know male actors get paid higher than female actors? Why there is higher demand for sexy hot male actors who can also act. Many of the male actors we know all started as models, Aston Kutcher, Brad Pitt, Channing Tatum, eveb Mark Walberg... He should take acting lessons on the side, try to go to acting schools, ask his agents to land him in acting gigs to break into the entertainment industry or even like the host, Pedro Andrade, break into TV broadcasting. That's where the $$ is. And then when they see there is no guys left to model male fashion and they need them, they will start to pay more for male models. Instead of turning it into social issues, why not do something about it to see that it's really not? Good luck to all the male models!! Hope they make it.

damn yo, you got to struggle to get where you want to be. don't give up guys. promote yourself.

5:30 Male beauty summed up perfectly.

my dream gone just like that 😢

Where is equality when you need it

"An industry dominated by women" but but... meh wage gap, meh inequality, patriarchy! meehh!!!

They really don’t make much. I dated one and he simply worked as a UPS driver. But I seen his past work when he was 19, walking the runway of Lacoste amongst others, and now he’s a 33 years old UPS driver who still looks great but he even knew that he no longer had youth to work like that.

" I thought it was easy money, doing nothing"..SMH. Hope he's doing better now with an actual job that requires skill.

Modeling is a profession wherein Physical beauty is not must but having a beautiful face is necessary. A man or a woman needs not to extremely beautiful & exceptionally handsome. What is needed most is attitude, character & most specially a beauty from within. May the male modeling industry flourish more in success ! ROM(a Model):-)

i look good and people try to capture me in thier pokeball, im tired of being treated like a peice of meat....

“Follow your dreams” they said “it’ll be great” they said .

Model by day and gigolo by night!

Nice, he represents GA! Good luck Cameron........

why wasn't he paid for the vogue Italy phot shoot?

Cameron is insanely good looking, its unbelievable how he's struggling.

oh no poor me i only made $1.5 million

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you can find a room for $800.

good documentation .......

Simple men do not care about looking handsome to attract a mate they focus on gaining status and wealth that will secure as many mates as they want for years

For does of you who is saying that is sexist or that you don't see feminist complaining here, you need to understand what is happening here first. I went to fashion design school so I know why this happens to the male models. It's simply goes back to the economics as with every industry. Women buy more clothes, perfume, shoes, underwear, accessories, and beauty products so they need more female models to model and create advertisements to sell more products. The best of the best models who works faster with better photographic results gets payed more, which are the supermodels. Men don't buy as much fashion and beauty products IN GENERAL so they need less models and do less marketing, which means less money being made and less to pay the male models. Trust me, if the market for men was as huge as it is for women male models will get payed more. I do think its messed up though so I agree, I got out because there is so much corruption and abuse in that industry that many people don't see until they get in and see it behind the scenes. I feel like government need to pass laws FOR ALL INDUSTRIES INCLUDING THIS ONE so gender discrimination for wages can stop. That would mean that male models would get payed equally regardless of the demand of the market but the consequence to that would be less male models in the fashion industry until there is more demand, that would frustrate the directors and photographers because they won't be able to be as creative but who cares about their feelings if in the end people are being treated fairly and equally.

Wait but Donald Trump made 4 billion dollars out of modeling

This is a great video to disprove wage gap.