I’ve been in this business for over twenty years, and I can tell you that most people’s idea of model scouting comes from a movie montage. A well-dressed stranger spots a gawky kid in a supermarket, hands over a card, and six months later that kid’s face is plastered on a Times Square billboard. That …

I’ve spent over two decades in the fashion industry, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that the public’s idea of model scouting is a fairy tale. People picture a glamorous agent in oversized sunglasses plucking a gawky teenager from a mall food court and turning her into a star overnight. The truth is …