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Auto Shows
Does anyone know where I can even BEGIN to research how to get into automotive modelling? Ya know, the girls that pose and model with the cars at Auto Shows, etc.? Im always told Id be really good at it; I have the looks, body, and as an added bonus I am in school for cars, so I am knowledgable too.
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I was interested in being a spokesmodel at shows like SEMA and being in car mags....my husband says those girls only do it to get into Playboy and sleep with the photogs... is this true???
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i've had someone ask me to do a car show (some lady just approached me in the club and asked if i'd be intrested) other than that im not sure how you go about actually getting "into it"...i'd definatly like to know though.. (since i couldn't do it because of scheduale conflicts)
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They are promo girls ultimately .... get hooked up with the right promo companies (not stripper agencies - purely promo)..... as far as I am aware....
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i did SEMA las vegas and SEMA IAS one year. Its totally all promo agencies. CMTagency.com , Encore, twisted dimensions. If you want to do import shows thats easy go to a HIN or NOPI talk to the vendors.
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Ivy is right. It's the same booking companies that book magicians, spokespeople, etc. Just make sure you schmooze really well with the agency fequently or you'll get passed over a lot.
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Ivy and DW are right. If you're looking for models to promote your products at a trade show, you're not going to go fishing on the Internet for people who might be completely flaky - you're going to go to an agency that can produce reliable, polished people.
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Im interested in this car show modeling. What kinds of things would I have to know before I start? Do they pay the girls at all...by the hour or day?
Also how do you know if an agency is a good agency?
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You need to be careful. I know for Molson Indy if they find out you strip you are done with. Also a lot of them you need to be on call 24/7 and be prepared to hop a flight to whatever city for whatever show at the drop of a hat.
I was going to do the Molson Indy Girl thing till I found out all this. As far as I know most of the car modeling gigs are the same way.
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Just for your amusement, I did a motor racing event a few years ago. They put us in swimsuits and we had to stand by a pile of tyres. we got a 20 min break every two hours, it was outside and absolutely freezing, they would not let us wear tights. I tell you two hours having to stand still in heels is agony and also not to show you are so cold.
Also, look interested when actually you are borred out of your brain !
Top it all the money was crap
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I did the crown royal tent for NASCAR a few months ago and the girl above me is right, its freezing and your in tiny outfits. Breaks.... yeah you get the occasional potty break if your lucky. I missed stripper heels after standing in 4in pumps for 8 hours smiling.... all for a total of $200.
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motor show money is typically crap. the shifts are very long - though, if there are lots of girls for one brand, they break the shifts in half (6 hours).
in australia, if you're with a promo agency, the rate is between $AU18 and $AU25/hr, which is seriously not great. if you're with a modeling agency, they may be able to negotiate up to $AU50/hr, but for this reason, car manufacturers choose the promo-girl route.
there are squillions of 22 year olds dying to do this job.
the company teaches you the basic ins and outs of the car on training/driving day - then you're out on the floor.
the main question is like the simpsons: "do you come with the car" (awesome, really). and if you're really smart with cars, the guys just keep asking questions until they stump you. (an excuse to keep you talking)
if you dance, you're already used to standing on heels for hours. i'm pretty sure that if you do a couple of 10 day shows, you'll be over it pretty quickly.
i've done BMW (x3), Volkswagen, Peugeot and Benz. if it's the quiet season, and not much else is happening, it can be a fun way to meet people.
otherwise, it's just pretty tiring stuff. (tho i think everything makes me tired today)
If you want to do it - and you want to avoid the skanky shit - pick an expensive brand, phone head office and find out what agency the marketing department uses, then send your pics to that agency.
the skank brands don't pay enough to warrant getting hot strippers in lycra to be ogled by car dorks.
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I have to say my experience of promo work is not great. I did one job which was to sit on a bike for 4 days wearing a thong bikni. I thought easy money !! What they don’t tell you is that every kid and adult at the show has some form of camera so you have to sit there having pictures taken at every angle. As I had to wear a thong you can guess what most pictures were taken of !
I have to say it was humilating to be honest, as the girls above have said above I got very few breaks and was frequently expected tyo sit on the bike for over three hours at a time.
I was also a grid girl a while back that had the pleasure of standing holding a sign in skimpy out fit in the rain !
I have done other jobs that have not been so bad but there are some crap jobs out there !!
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Hey, thanks all, for the info!
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It sucks.
Even for 500 a day plus expenses it sucks. You get more idiots there than at a club and you dont have that much security.
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Honestly there isn't TONs of money to make in car modeling unless your a "brand". The best thing to do in that industry is to build a bug fan base and become a mini automotive celeb. If your good print work can come out of it. I've done a lot in that scene and the way those girls make money is becoming spokesmodels, but the companies want a girl that is extremely popular. Another way to make money is selling merchandise. A lot of these girls have TONS of stuff to sell and the guys will buy it just because their faces are on it. Usually spokesmodels represent the company at conventions such as SEMA. That typically pays $250-$500 a day (conventions are usually in Vegas or LA) Hot Import Nights has the M Lounge where each girl gets a small space to display her products and the fans just walk through and buy stuff. There is money to be made in print work but there are so many girls in this genre that you have a lot of them working to get in the same mags. I could talk all day about this stuff. Let me know if theres anything else you want to know.
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well my friend owns a performance shop in toronto, ontario and he gets car models for shows all the time, if you are in the area maybe throw me a pm and i can pass your information onto him, the companies name is SLS stands for Sound Light Security they are a high end performance shop.
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Seeing as how I ride, I briefly looked into becoming an "umbrella girl..." but found out that you basically had to stand, look pretty, shut up, and follow instructions, and the company owned your soul. Of course, that was only the umbrella girl company.... I am sure there are other, smaller co's that do this with less stringent rules, but it seemed like not that much money for a lot of uncomfortable standing around time, catering to everyone. If anyone knows of any sportbike opportunities that are more exciting, please fill me in... (i know this is highly doubtful.)
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I "car model" or whatever you want to call it. Best thing to do is find a photographer and hit up car shows, and go around and pose on the cars, and build a base. I got offered a contract after Colorado's largest show producers saw me posing at one of their shows. I declined it, however, because it meant I wouldn't be able to enter my car in any of their shows, and my car comes first and foremost.
That's actually how some of the girls get into it... by showing and racing their own cars, and then moving into modeling to promote themselves. Bikini Racer, Maxima Girl, etc all did this to promote themselves and cars.
You can also try finding local car clubs that want a model to use. The ones I've come across will pay. Same goes for local show production companies and performance shops.
I don't think it pays all that well, though. I got offered $50 a day, haha. Most do it for enjoyment, or to get their foot into the door for other things. I'm into cars and racing so it came naturally and gives me something to fill in the day at car shows and what not. Plus, heh, I like pretty pictures of myself!
For those in AZ... AZCoverGirls does a lot of automotive work, and Unified Productions in Denver does as well.
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nissanchick summed it up nicely. the car show scene, for the models, is more or less about getting coverage than it is about making money. some of the top models can pull in decent money at the shows but for the rest of the girls, you're looking at less than $200/day, if that. most of the girls do it to get their career started and to get online & print coverage.
some of the jobs will offer further advancement with the big names in the industry but those opportunities are few and far between. to get some of the better jobs, it's all about knowing people in the industry (marketing people, editors, & photographers). I've been doing automotive photography in the import scene for 9 years so I've seen people come and go.