Lexi Wood

And then finally they'll give them me, even though I was really just sitting at home waiting for people to book me. They do the bait and switch all the time. And I feel like that's another aspect where as like a young person in the industry, you honestly, models don't get enough credit. Sometimes we have to be our own lawyers. We have to own businesses.

We have to like, we have to just really be such like well-rounded adults. And sometimes it is at such young ages. And again, I'm so lucky that I had support where I could call my parents or get a second opinion on something. But like, we really do have to know a lot about different parts of the industry.

We have to like, we have to just really be such like well-rounded adults. And sometimes it is at such young ages. And again, I'm so lucky that I had support where I could call my parents or get a second opinion on something. But like, we really do have to know a lot about different parts of the industry.

We have to like, we have to just really be such like well-rounded adults. And sometimes it is at such young ages. And again, I'm so lucky that I had support where I could call my parents or get a second opinion on something. But like, we really do have to know a lot about different parts of the industry.

And I do feel like sometimes that is a struggle for younger models to know that they have a voice and be okay to use it. Because I know that I've always been the type of person I got into modeling because I was so shy. And I do feel like as time as I grew up, I did realize that like saying no is OK. You can say that you're uncomfortable.

And I do feel like sometimes that is a struggle for younger models to know that they have a voice and be okay to use it. Because I know that I've always been the type of person I got into modeling because I was so shy. And I do feel like as time as I grew up, I did realize that like saying no is OK. You can say that you're uncomfortable.

And I do feel like sometimes that is a struggle for younger models to know that they have a voice and be okay to use it. Because I know that I've always been the type of person I got into modeling because I was so shy. And I do feel like as time as I grew up, I did realize that like saying no is OK. You can say that you're uncomfortable.

You can say I remember one time I got my leg burned on set and I was just too scared to like say you're burning my leg. So I just let it happen.

You can say I remember one time I got my leg burned on set and I was just too scared to like say you're burning my leg. So I just let it happen.

You can say I remember one time I got my leg burned on set and I was just too scared to like say you're burning my leg. So I just let it happen.

or i sat in like a bed of fire ants on set in cuba and i just kept sitting there because i was too shy to be like hey yeah i'm getting eaten alive here and i feel like my legs are on fire i'd like to move yeah i would like to move from this position i was like did we get the shot okay perfect i'm so happy um so yeah i think that young models are more intimidated to speak up for themselves

or i sat in like a bed of fire ants on set in cuba and i just kept sitting there because i was too shy to be like hey yeah i'm getting eaten alive here and i feel like my legs are on fire i'd like to move yeah i would like to move from this position i was like did we get the shot okay perfect i'm so happy um so yeah i think that young models are more intimidated to speak up for themselves

or i sat in like a bed of fire ants on set in cuba and i just kept sitting there because i was too shy to be like hey yeah i'm getting eaten alive here and i feel like my legs are on fire i'd like to move yeah i would like to move from this position i was like did we get the shot okay perfect i'm so happy um so yeah i think that young models are more intimidated to speak up for themselves

I think first and foremost, read contracts. Put it through chat GPT if you need to, especially now that we have that. That's even better. When I was growing up, I didn't have that. So I was really just putting a lot of faith in other people. But I would say no, like educate yourself because as much as modeling is so fun, you get to travel the world, you get to do all these great things.

I think first and foremost, read contracts. Put it through chat GPT if you need to, especially now that we have that. That's even better. When I was growing up, I didn't have that. So I was really just putting a lot of faith in other people. But I would say no, like educate yourself because as much as modeling is so fun, you get to travel the world, you get to do all these great things.

I think first and foremost, read contracts. Put it through chat GPT if you need to, especially now that we have that. That's even better. When I was growing up, I didn't have that. So I was really just putting a lot of faith in other people. But I would say no, like educate yourself because as much as modeling is so fun, you get to travel the world, you get to do all these great things.

It is lonely. It is a really big, you have to know what you're signing because at the end of the day, you've signed contracts for three plus years to an agency and you are stuck in that. You cannot leave that or you do have to get lawyers involved and it turns into a huge mess. So read the contracts thoroughly. Speak up. Redline contracts when you feel like something isn't aligning with you.

It is lonely. It is a really big, you have to know what you're signing because at the end of the day, you've signed contracts for three plus years to an agency and you are stuck in that. You cannot leave that or you do have to get lawyers involved and it turns into a huge mess. So read the contracts thoroughly. Speak up. Redline contracts when you feel like something isn't aligning with you.

It is lonely. It is a really big, you have to know what you're signing because at the end of the day, you've signed contracts for three plus years to an agency and you are stuck in that. You cannot leave that or you do have to get lawyers involved and it turns into a huge mess. So read the contracts thoroughly. Speak up. Redline contracts when you feel like something isn't aligning with you.

If you want more freedom, write your own contracts. Maybe make them sign a contract back. Because I actually ended up doing that with one of my last agencies. I was like, I'll sign a contract, but also I'm putting a clause in there that I can get out at any time. Because at the end of the day, I have signed contracts where I can't. And then you're stuck in this limbo for three years.