Reply #27: as gross as it is, this is totally normal in the modeling business. ...

[bettyellen]

ten years ago, people would take their kids to a bullshit agency and be milked of a few thousand dollars for a "portfolio" to get her started in the business. They would pretend the would help the kid get work even if the re wasn't a chance in hell. Now that people can take the porfolio into their own hands w/ digital camera, i guess some are taking it to an exploitive extreme. i find the decriptions really repulsive and believe this guy knows he is pandering to pedophiles. but the images are no more provaoctive than what we see every day, are they?

remember how britney posed in the school girl uniform in rolling stone... that was way more provocative than these shots--- and it made her career! remember brooke shields nudes at what 11 or 12?
I worked with child models 8-11 years ols, and we just did fittings, but most wanted to be famous, maybe dancers or pop stars too. and they'd show up in provocative clothes, full makeup and wanting guys attention.... they may not understand all the implications, but the kids are trying to be sexy at a much younger age these days- because it sells. the only level headed kisd we worked with was a friends daughter, a few years ago they were considering selling pants with the words scrawled on the butt (which are very common now). she said her mom wouldn't let her wear them, and she agreed that she was to young for people to have an excuse to stare at her butt. common sense.
shame this girl fell in with people wanting to exploit her, but i can't imagine what is illegal about it. CD/DVD 's are the standard now to disseminate images instead of portfolios in a lot of areas. I'm not suprised someone's doing it, it's just sad the way they are doing it with that weird come hither alluring language. it is gross.