Standing Tall

Standing Tall

By Andrea VenturaArtsFashion & Beauty
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Standing Tall episodes

  • Is This Modeling Agency/Scout Legit or a Scam?!

    In this episode, I will be discussing and sharing the ways I assess an agency's legitimacy and figure out if I should try to work with them or if I should steer away instead. Nobody wants to get scammed, so these are some steps that you can take to keep you safer from untrustworthy people. Remember that this goes case by case basis, so use your best judgment. 

    The equipment I use:   

    Recorder: https://amzn.to/2Mpbc8d  

    Microphone: https://amzn.to/2AhA7rj

    Connect with me on social media: ALL @ANDREVENTURRR - that’s 3 r’s!  

    https://www.instagram.com/andreventurrr 

    https://www.facebook.com/andreventurrr 

    https://www.twitter.com/andreventurrr 

    Tiktok: andreventurrr 

    Linkedin: andreventurrr 

    Snapchat: andreventurrr

    Youtube: andreventurrr

    11 min
  • Hannah Mussette

    In today's episode, I interview 5' foot 5'' petite model, Hannah Mussette. Hannah started her modeling journey in her teens. She did a lot of free work for a couple of years to build her experience and eventually got signed to New York Model Management after she attended IMTA, a famous modeling competition. It was until she got signed that she started doing paid work. Hannah is currently signed to top modeling agency Red Model Management and she shares with us her struggles as a short model and how her career has grown and developed after being discovered. 

    Follow her on Instagram @mussette and follow her brand Jumu @jumubrand

    48 min
  • Answering Your Questions!

    In this episode, I gave you the chance to interview me and ask me questions about the modeling industry and my modeling journey. I answered questions related to how to get started, how to stand out in castings/auditions, what it is like to go see an agency, are there any short runway models, what does it take to become a supermodel, how to learn to love yourself in an industry that can say you're not enough and many more questions! 


    Thank you so much to everyone who submitted their questions! 


    Here is the video on how to start modeling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyJ_Cw3yNt4&t=532s

    And here is my website blog: https://www.andreaventuramodel.com/blog 


    40 min
  • Dominique Robinson

    In today's episode, I interview Dominique Robinson, a 5'5 1/2'' petite model who used to be signed with Wilhelmina Models and Milk Model Management and is now currently with Women360, an agency owned by top modeling agency Women. Dominque started modeling around 15 years old, and even though she constantly got told she was "too short" over and over again, that did not stop her from going after her dreams. After successfully booking amazing work for brands like CoverGirl, Maybelline, Topshop, Abercrombie, and more, she sits down with us to tell us exactly how she has made it this far! 

    Dom's ig is @iamdomrobinson and the Too Short For What page is @tooshortforwhat 

    1 hr 7 min
  • What is a Mother Agent & Why You Need One - Kim Alley

    In today's episode, I interview my mother agent Kim Alley. Kim started as a model for Ford Models, she traveled the world working for Calvin Klein, Victoria Secret, Chanel, Armani, and many more brands, magazines & designers. After she decided to quit modeling, she became a manager for Elite Models and now she works as an independent scout and mother agent. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, I decided to ask her the most common questions a model who is unfamiliar with a mother agent could have plus we talk about Kim's modeling career, how long it took her to make money, and facing rejection. 


    Kim's Instagram: @kimalley5 

    Kim's website: www.kimalley.com 

    Model Secrets workshop: www.modelsecrets.online 

    Use code ANDREA25 to get 25OFF in the next workshop. 

    50 min
  • Miss Universe Germany - Miriam Rautert

    Miriam is not a stranger to hard work to reach what she wants. At 5 foot 5, this talented model decided to pursue her modeling dreams and also compete for the Miss Universe Germany title. Signed to one of the top modeling agencies in Germany, plus other great international agencies, Miriam shares with us her journey and how she has had to invest in her career to get where she is now. We discuss diversity in Europe vs the US, plus how to believe in yourself. 

    51 min
  • Boshia Raejean

    Boshia is a 5 foot 5 hijabi model singed to top modeling agency APM in NYC. Boshia's achievements are not based solely on her physical appearance, but on something more powerful than that, her personality. She has been able to believe in herself even when other people hadn't and she is on the road to accomplish so much more. Listen to today's podcast to find out how she made it happen in her late 20s. 

    44 min
  • Aly Rae - Retired One Boob Badass

    Aly is not only a petite model, but a true force of nature. After loosing one of her breasts, she was able to save her life but her agents dropped her. Failing to find someone to look up to not feel so alone, she decided to become that person for others. Aly ended up becoming the first model with one breast to be published in Vanity Fair & Glamour Magazine, she was able to find agents that love her for who she is, made it top 60 at Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Search in 2019 and is currently working as a model, proving us that nothing can really get in the way of our dreams. 

    39 min
  • Aliana King

    In today's episode I interview successful petite model Aliana King. Standing at just 5 foot 4, Alina has proven that a shorter height cannot stop you from making it in the business. From being scouted in the Bermudas, to quitting college in Tennessee to pursue modeling full time, her climb to success even though faster than most, has not been particularly easy. 

    1 hr 12 min
  • Rejection, Body Image Issues, Beauty Routine | Interview by Ksenia Pro About Myself & My Career

    Hey guys! In today's episode my photographer friend Ksenia Pro digs a little deeper into my life and career. Some of the things we talk about is my health and beauty regimens, how I stay in shape, I open up about how alone I felt dealing with body image issues and how I worked on overcoming them; I also share my go to pose, how the casting process works and how I have been dealing with rejection. 

    Follow Ksenia Pro on IG @kseniaprophoto 

    Video version of this interview is on her Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R478lHugA4&t=1s 

    Find me on any social media platform @andreventurrr 

    1 hr 15 min

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Sharing my journey as a petite model, giving out my best tips and advices, discussing what's happening in the fashion/modeling industry in terms of diversity and so much more!