Grand Strand Fashion Week is bringing its Rise 2 Stardom Model Search to Myrtle Beach this November, and the organizers say it is open to all ages, all experience levels and all backgrounds. So a first-timer with no portfolio can stand in the same line as someone who has walked shows before.
About It
- Event: Rise 2 Stardom Model Search at Grand Strand Fashion Week.
- Dates: November 19 at 04:00 – November 23 at 08:00 (local time).
- Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
- Who can enter: anyone, whatever your age, experience or background.
- Sign up: grandstrandfashionweek.com.
The listing only says Myrtle Beach, so you will want to check the website for the exact venue before you book a room.
What Rise 2 Stardom Promises New Models
The search is built around three words: “Discover. Develop. Rise.” The line printed under them is “Be Discovered. Be Remembered.”, which tells you what they are selling. First you get seen, then you get trained, then the career is supposed to follow.
Rise 2 Stardom describes itself as a fast track that turns talent into careers, with professional mentorship and industry connections for every kind of talent, not modeling alone. That is their promise, of course. How fast the track really moves will depend on your own work and on who is sitting in the room that week. Still, a mentor who can tell you what a booker wants is worth more to a new face than a dozen photos taken at home.
Three Ways to Take Part in the Week
As a Model
This is the main event. You do not need an agency or past bookings to apply, and the age range is wide open, so parents can sign up younger talent and older first-timers are welcome too.
As a Designer
Designers can show their work on the Grand Strand Fashion Week runway. For a local label, that means putting your clothes in front of the same crowd that came to spot new models.
As a Sponsor
Businesses can sponsor the event. The website has the details on how to get involved.
The Sponsors Backing Grand Strand Fashion Week
A few names have already signed on, and they cover music, talent, property and charity:
- Gray Man Music creates original music for artists, brands and media around the world, so there is a fair chance the runway will be walking to tracks made for it.
- CD Models and Talent finds and develops Southern models and talent of all ages. If you are hoping to get signed, this is the name to remember from the week.
- Rise 2 Stardom runs the model search itself, with mentorship and industry connections.
- The real estate sponsor is a luxury vacation rental in Pawleys Island with an ocean view, a short drive south of Myrtle Beach.
- The philanthropic sponsor works to inspire, educate and open doors for underprivileged talent in film, music, sports and fashion.
That last one matters more than it looks. An event that says it is open to every background has a sponsor whose job is helping talent that cannot pay its own way in, so the promise has someone standing behind it.
How to Sign Up Before November
https://rise2stardom.com/apply/
Head to pick the role you want, whether that is model, designer or sponsor. It would help to have a couple of clear, unfiltered photos of yourself ready before you start, because a model search will usually want to see you as you are.
November 18 is less than six weeks away, and the organizers say they cannot wait to meet you on the runway.