Strike A Pose

UCT Students could be Boss models. Click to read the article. 

My investigation into the world of the student model. 

For yesterday's bumper 20 page edition of UCT's Varsity Newspaper, I wrote an article on whether it's possible for students to be models. In my interview with Linda Bruchhausen of Boss Models, I discovered modeling is in fact a very viable career option for students.

I expected something along the lines of: Modeling is very demanding and time consuming. Only the most committed and hard-working students will be able to fit it into their schedules. Instead I got: as long as you're easy-going, you'll do just fine. The agency takes your study schedule into account and schedules jobs accordingly. Also, the busiest season is during university vacation. Read my full report HERE.

It would make sense that a model career is designed to accomodate the lives of the youth. Many models  are still in high school, others doing some sort of tertiary education.

That said, once you hit the big time, you go full time. Here are three top international faces who are reaping the benefits of a model life - and doing it very successfully.

Karlie Kloss by Patrick Demarchelier. American VOGUE, Jan 2013.
Fashion Editor: Phyllis Posnick. Click for the full story. 

Karlie Kloss is a supermodel. She's in American VOGUE almost every month, has been on the cover of British Vogue, walked countless runways, is the face of Donna Karan, and has worked with every iconic name in the business. But she's not just a pretty face and brilliant model, she's got high academic ambitions too. Read about Karlie setting off to Harvard HERE. See her entry in VOGUEPEDIA HERE.

River Viiperi in the Versace for H&M campaign.
Click to see the rest of his portfolio. 

 River Viiperi is one of the most successful male models alive today, having done campaigns for Versace, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger. He utilised his fame by creating a blog called Never Back Down in which he keeps in touch with fans and gives a unique insider view to the model world. He is currently looking to break into the acting world, and dating Paris Hilton - there is no apparent connection between these facts. Visit River's website HERE.  

Katryn Kruger by Daniel Jackson. British VOGUE, August 2012.
Fashion editor: Francesca Burns. Click to see her portfolio. 

Katryn Kruger is SA's local model star. She's shot campaigns for Prada, Oscar de la Renta and 3.1 Philip Lim, walked the runways in New York and Milan, and covered the January 2012 issue SA ELLE. A truly down-to-earth personality, Kruger is finishing high school through the mail while working on her blossoming career. Go behind the scenes on Katryn's latest local ELLE shoot HERE.

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