All Star America’s Next Top Model Cycle 17 

Brittany Brower, ANTM Cycle 4

YOU NEVER OUTGROW BEING ON TOP

By Belinda Trotter-James

ModelocityOnline.com

It was such a shame that Brittany had to be the first one to go home again.  She did not get a chance to build her portfolio.  As a matter of fact, she says an envelope came in the mail from Top Model.  “It was my one photo,” laughs Brittany.

In this exclusive interview we find out if older models still get work and what she has been doing with her life after Cycle 4…

What’s the difference between cycle 4 and cycle 17?

This cycle is more about branding.  It felt so nostalgic coming back.  This time we did not feel the excitement.  We all been through it already and know what happens after the show is over.  The first time the excitement came from not knowing what to expect from the show.  When Tyra used to walk in, we would all scream, but now when she walks in we say, “Hey Tyra, What’s up.”

It’s been 7 years since cycle 4, what has your life been like since leaving the show?

It’s been a huge change because I’m originally from Tallahassee, Florida and I moved to Los Angeles, California.  I’ve done tons of fashion shows, TV commercials and opened a medical spa company with a good friend of mine.  I also train and find new talent.  We do a hard core training boot camp to help sign girls to bigger agencies.  I love teaching. We give a good realistic view of the industry and tell them that there are a small percentage of models that make it who are a size 0.  They have to be the whole package.  You have no idea how awful their walk is; they need classes.   

You said when this show is over your life begins.  Didn’t it begin the first time?

This time it’s more about branding.  Live is what you make it.  It gives you that push to get to the next level.  I love it because it drives you to push more.

You were only 22 when you first appeared on cycle 4.  Now you are 29.  Does age matter when it comes to getting a modeling assignment?

My career is in a different direction now.  I am a correspondent for FOX, I host and my personality is so different now.  Before all I wanted was to be a runway model but I can do so much more now.

Do you get to a point where you out grow participating in this type of competition?

Yeah, you do outgrow it.  I’m more of an adult now. This was an opportunity to meet the fans, get more exposure and branding.

I just saw a report that said models are often in debt at the beginning of their careers.  Did you have to go through a survival mode in the beginning of your career?

I was in a model house and I had to put my dues in however, I had good parents that helped me.  I never had to struggle that hard.  It’s a shame to say that you are a ‘professional model’ and then have an overdraft account.  The sad thing is that there is no union for the models.  Actors have SAG/AFTRA union, but there’s nothing for models.

If you had to give the readers one Model Tip what would it be?

 Do not spend a lot of money on photos.  This is how scams come through.  If an agency likes you, they will know it.

In five years from now Brittany says she will host her own television show.  Yes, she said it and put it out in the universe that it will happen.  Just remember you read it here first.  “You can do it.  If you don’t believe in yourself and go that extra mile you will not make it,” says Brittany.  “It’s up to you to make it happen.”  Check out Brittany’s website at www.BrittanyBrowerModels.com

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