Today I'm not going to be talking about any job casting or modelling tips or bring you gist about what goes on in the modelling industry, but I'm going to talk about something we models should be strongly involved in.
Some days ago, a Model messaged me about the experience he had at a just concluded supposedly big fashion show. He told me that he went for the casting and was picked, then he and other models were asked to come every week for rehearsals. For a month, these models go all the way to Ikoyi for the rehersals. Then one day, the organiser of this fashion show asked the Models to share flyers on the street of Lagos, in the hot sun, they did. These models were even given tickets to sell by the organisers and on the day of the show, some models were asked to help in arrangement of the hall. After the show, the Models received a text to come and collect their pay. When they got there , guess what they were paid, 5000 thousand naira, for those who sold tickets, 10,000 naira. I asked another Model who walked for the show, he confirmed it.
Models don't you think such treatments has been going on for too long. Don't you think it's time we fight for what is ours and put a stop to this barbaric acts. Some models and I have been talking about starting a campaign for a while now. We call it #modelnotslave. Now I'm opening this to all other models too. Let's say no to maltreatment, let's say no to models being asked to sell tickets for shows, let's say no to cheating, let's say no to models being paid little compared to work done.
So here is how it's going to work, you get a cardboard and write #modelsnotslaves on it, take a picture of you holding the cardboard with the words on it then upload it on Instagram, Facebook and twitter. For your caption you put your name, reasons why models should not be treated as slaves and put the hashtag #modelsnotslaves. While posting the picture, make sure you tag modelling agencies, top nigerian models, officiallindaikeji, bellanaija and fashion magazines like wow, arise magazine, complete fashion and so on to reach a wide audience. models let's join hands and do this together, let's cooperate and give modelling in Nigeria a new beginning. Let this campaign be the beginning of a new era in the nigerian modelling industry. It is for our own good. Be the change you want the world to see. Thank you
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