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Summary: There are three pro modeling smiles to practice, ranging from full teeth smiles to closed lip smiles. Smile like a model with tips from a modeling instructor in this free high fashion video.
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Chita Johnson Chita Johnson has been modeling and teaching modeling for over 20 years. She is an instructor at the John Robert Powers School of Modeling. read more
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Questions & AnswersOkay, it's so important when you're becoming a professional model to remember to smile, whether you're just doing fashion print or runway, you always want to remember a smile is very important. We have three smiles that I'd like for you to learn. The first smile is what I call a number one smile, and then there's a number two and a number three. Number one smile is your biggest smile, so this is showing how happy you can be, and just enjoying yourself. The younger you are on a ramp, the bigger the smile. The second smile you want to learn is more for our teenagers and as you're getting a little older, it's more of a broadcaster's smile, where just the very beginning of your teeth begin to show and so you don't want to make it too big but you do want to have a happy face. And the third smile is a closed lip. I had to demonstrate, so I had to stop talking for a minute, and your closed lip smile is so important because it's mostly the smile that older women and men use. It's what some people in the modeling profession refer to as 'attitude'. So you'll know you keep the eyes up and lifted, and remember you have three smiles that help you in modeling. The next clip I'd like to show you is confidence, confidence is so important in professional modeling.
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