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    xOiloveyouxO Posts: 6, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 25, 2007, 06:56 PM
    Barbizon Modeling and Acting
    So I got a call from barbizon, and they want me to go to there modeling classes. But I have to pay about 2000 dollars.. and I don't even know if its worth

    Does anyone know if its just a scam?
    Please help:confused:
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    Oct 25, 2007, 07:14 PM
    Yes it is... THey asked my sister to do the same thing (she is gorgeous)... she ended up paying over $5,000 on headshots and photo studio fees and then they said they couldn't find her any gigs. It's a scam. If you are model material, walk into a REAL modeling agency and they will want you.
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    Oct 25, 2007, 07:14 PM
    Also, see if you can be an extra in movies, that's an excellent way to be "discovered"
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    Oct 5, 2008, 04:12 PM
    This is definitely a come-on, not necessarily a scam. Years ago when I first came to New York I was one of the first men to be accepted into the Barbizon Modeling School. I thought I had broken the gender barrier. I enrolled, paid my fee, took my classes, got listed in their Modeling Book - and got nothing after that. They take anyone who wants to enroll - even though they pretend to "decide on your qualifications and potential."
    Why? Because Barbizon exists on the school and industry people - legitimate people in the business - don't book Barbizon Models for work.
    I was young then - and green. I learned.
    Do yourself a favor - look elsewhere.
    No model should ever have to PAY to be a model. Don't pay agencies; don't pay photographers; don't pay agents.
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    Dec 12, 2009, 03:45 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by xOiloveyouxO View Post
    so i got a call from barbizon, and they want me to go to there modeling classes. but i have to pay about 2000 dollars..and i don't even know if its worth

    does anyone know if its just a scam?
    please help:confused:

    Answer: I also got a call from barbizon so I went to the auditions and made it the price is around $1600 but it's worth it
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    Dec 15, 2009, 03:50 AM
    Very old thread that is now archived.

    Thread is now CLOSED.
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