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MORE THAN A PRETTY FACE
THE ESSENTIAL HANDBOOK FOR CANADIAN MODELS

Every year more than 3,000 Canadian youth participate in talent and beauty conventions. More than 6,000 enroll in modeling schools, yearly. Many hopefuls spend in excess of $5,000 on classes, conventions, test photos, and travel fare. Few of them make the cut; fewer of them will have long and prosperous careers. For those of them looking for a competitive edge, now there is one. Heather Young's book More Than A Pretty Face explores the ins and outs of modeling in Canada, and with North American television focused on models, this book I valuable to parents and teens alike.

More Than A Pretty Face: The Essential Handbook for Canadian Models is the only book about the modeling industry from a Canadian perspective. With reliable, unbiased information, it advises curious teens and cautious parents about the often-misunderstood world of modeling. The book contains strategies on how to secure an agent and viable work, advice on how to avoid scams, and to ensure that an agency is legitimate.

Heather Young's book More Than A Pretty Face: The Essential Handbook for Canadian Models is part of the current focus on the modeling industry. With shows like "America's Next Top Model" ruling the airwaves, this book gives a unique look to the unfamiliar Canadian modeling industry. This book is the most comprehensive way for young boys and girls, as well as their parents, to understand the modeling industry from several perspectives.

Written by Heather Young, a Canadian model and spokesperson who has achieved a considerable modeling success, More Than A Pretty Face provides a nuts-and-bolts approach to modeling, spiced with humour and illustrative anecdotes. "In my fourteen years as a model, countless teens and parents have asked me question after question about the modeling business, desperate for a reliable source. My goal in writing this book was to provide that much sought after, practical, career-centred information in a way that teens and parents alike could appreciate and enjoy" said Ms. Young.

About the author: Heather Young has graced the pages of more than 200 magazines and catalogues across Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Japan, and Greece. She has appeared in dozens of commercials, television shows, and films, and is best known as 'the face of Bioré', having been their spokesmodel for the past five years. Ms. Young was listed as one of the top ten Canadian models in Clin d'Oeil fashion magazine. She is currently living in Vancouver, B.C. where she is attending the SFU Master in Publishing program.

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More Than a Pretty Face: The Essential Handbook for Canadian Models
ISBN: 0-9731607-0-5
Author: Heather Young
Format: Trade Paper, 128 pages
Pub: Feather Books (Vancouver)
Price: $30.00 Cdn.
MEDIA CONTACT: Heather Young, Telephone 604-596-5426,
Email heather.young@shaw.ca