Almost 5' 4: Confessions of an Unconventional Model

by Isobella Jade

When she was nineteen she posted her photo on a free Internet modeling website unaware of the risk, passion and self discovery that would follow.From that day, being a college student in New York City wasn't exciting anymore and instead being a model in New York City sounded so much better. Despite her slim chances of getting a modeling agent based on her height, she grabbed her bootstraps and used the Internet to promote herself. Except after months of running in-between her college classes to shoot with amateur photographers in their basements, penthouses, and living rooms it was inevitable that one day her mother would see her naked on the Internet. After this embarrassment she had no other choice but to change her name to Isobella. With her new name, now giving up before she made something of her self wasn't an option.Her story, first typed at the Apple Store on Prince Street in SoHo New York City, will inspire you to try any dream you have had.

249 pages, Paperback

First published June 20, 2007

About the author

Isobella Jade is an author, petite model and a wizard of self-promotion. Her modeling memoir Almost 5'4" is her personal memoir about being a shorter-than-average model in NYC, the ins and outs and highs and lows of striving to beat the odds. Her graphic novel Model Life was released in November 2009 and Short Stuff is her collection of on-the-job experiences that took place after Almost 5'4" and includes modeling tips for shorter girls. Her most recent work is a new YA novel called Careful, the first book of the Careful, Quiet, Invisible series.

Reviews

[Curlywurly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rejection success nudity.....repeat. Raw account but really not much more than I expected.