Pros and Cons of Being a Model

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More and more young women want to be a model. They have to realize that there are a lot of advantages and disadvantages of doing a career in modelling. Being a model has many benefits. Firstly, it can be an exciting career. For example, models very often travel to interesting places and meet famous people. It helps them improve their skills. Secondly, models have a big opportunity to earn a lot of money because a lot of designers and fashion magazines are willing to pay high fees for popular models. The only thing they have to do is to advertise clothes on the catwalk. Thirdly, models become very popular. They are shown in many magazines and TV- shows and everyone knows who they are. However, a lot of people think that there are certain drawbacks of working as a model. Firstly, models must constantly watch what they eat. It is expected to stay thin so that they look good all the time and all clothes have to fit them very well. Furthermore, models have no privacy since the reports are always chasing them. They have to look good all the time and be careful what they say. Moreover, if women want to be popular in modelling, very often they have to start as a teenager. As a result, they do not finish the school and, to cope with stress, they start drinking and taking drugs. To conclude, I would never like to be a model. It is a very stressful and exhausting job but there are some people who want to do this and they are popular and earn a lot of money.
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