Unglamorous Truth: The Modeling Industry Has a Pay Problem
From flipping through magazines to watching TV to passing billboards, we see models everywhere. But what does it actually cost to be one?
This week on So... How Much Do You Make?, we're talking with Zeni Perez, a data analyst, freelance model, and dancer who's pulling back the curtain on the modeling industry.
From spending $1,000–$3,000 on Fashion Week trips to navigating unpaid gigs and constantly chasing the next opportunity, Zeni breaks down the financial realities behind an industry that looks glamorous from the outside.
We also get into how she balances her corporate career with her creative ambitions, why working for free rarely leads to paid opportunities, and why she's speaking out about pay transparency and exploitation in modeling.
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