While it may sound shocking that anyone with the potential to be a supermodel would be happy sticking to social media, some models like to keep it low-key. Cool Material pointed out Eden Tijerina and Manon Valentin as excellent examples.
Tijerina has a classic beauty that could easily make her appeal to major agents. While she seems to enjoy traveling, she is not signed, and does freelance modeling rather than trying to work with mainstream brands. Her Instagram bio indicates that she is “a little bit dark,” and many of her photos have a sexual, gothic feel. While her face looks like it was made for a magazine cover, Instagram is a place where she can be her seductive, intense self.
Although she looks like she can model for any big-name brand, French Instagram model Valentin doesn’t seem to take herself too seriously. She currently has less than 10,000 followers and refers to herself as a “comedian” in her bio. Many of her posts have an unpolished, grunge aesthetic, making us think that she may prefer the freedom of Instagram modeling over being molded by photographers and directors.
According to Forbes, Sommer Ray, a famous Instagram model, focuses on fitness, her personality, and a healthy way of life rather than getting plastic surgery or trying to be a traditional model. With over 26 million Instagram followers, she could easily make it into the mainstream modeling game, but she doesn’t seem to want that.
