Did they have this many nepo babies in modelling in previous years? It seems everyone who is the child of a celebrity is now a model.
It's been going on for a while, but it was never as bad as it is now.
Starting from about 2007 there were quite a few:
- Peaches Geldof
- Pixie Geldof
- Daisy Lowe
- Alice Dellal
- Leah Wood
- Mickey Sumner (Sting and Trudie Styler's daughter)
- (I guess before them, Jade Jagger and Keith Richards' daughters would have counted?)
I remember one agency even created a special division for Pixie, Daisy and Alice Dellal, but it then closed, and they moved to a different agency (article pasted below).
The fact of the matter is that celeb kids already have fame, and by brands booking them for ad campaigns and catwalk shows, they know they will get featured in the Daily Mail etc. and will get social media buzz.
What's also in these nepo babies' favour is that plastic surgery is very advanced now, and fillers and botox are easily available and are an easy way to make someone look more model-like.
It's crap, and IMO it's contributed to stopping genuine models and supermodels from ascending.
BY
MARIE CLAIRE
PUBLISHED JULY 17, 2009
Pixie Geldof, Daisy Lowe and Alice Dellal leave Select Models
Pixie Geldof, Dasiy Lowe and Alice Dellal have all left Select Model Management, amongst rumours that their party girl reputations have caught up with them. The
London agency confirmed today that it had closed its talent section, and would no longer be representing all three girls: 'It's correct we no longer have a talent section in our agency. This included girls such as Lowe and Geldof but we
cannot comment on individuals because of legal issues.'
Despite a source telling the Daily Mail, 'All the girls were being pictured
partying hard. They were becoming
over-exposed in the papers which is probably why Select thought the agency was moving in the wrong direction', the girls' new agency, Next, said this couldn't be further from the truth.
'We are delighted to welcome Daisy Lowe, Pixie Geldof, and Alice Dellal amongst other top names to Next Model Management,' London office director, Amanda Bretherton, said.
'We pride ourselves on being one of the very top global model agencies and these girls will certainly benefit from moving to a company with offices in all the fashion capitals of the World.
'They all have an international profile and are regarded as true professionals within the fashion industry. We are sure that they will be eagerly sought after by our most prestigious and exclusive clients. '
The trio, who are regulars on the
London social circuit, have all enjoyed huge success on the fashion scene.
All three have starred in
Agent Provocateur campaigns, while Geldof fronted ads
New Look, and Lowe has posed for
DKNY,
Marc by Marc Jacobs and
Pringle.
Pixie Geldof, Daisy Lowe and Alice Dellal leave Select Models
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