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 Instagram model and celebrity starlet Natalia Elenkina found fame by perfecting her social media image and becoming a sought-after model. If you tell the world what you are, it will have no choice but to accept what you are. Social media accounts give us the perfect way to give fans an insight into our world. That thrill is addictive to the follower, and it is bread and butter to the influencer. Although she started her glittering career as an Instagram Influencer, Natalia Elenkina has recently turned her hand to modeling. A shot of her posing in a café, a rolled-up napkin in her hand as if it were a cigarette, managed to go viral online. Since then, she has found herself inundated with offers from brands desperate to capture some of her spotlights for themselves.  With all of her recent success in mind, we caught up with her with only one question in mind. We wanted to know the dirty secrets about the [modeling](https://topnewsmag.com/natalia-elenkina-on-using-the-internet-as-a-portal-to-modeling/) industry. How do you become a model, and how can we do it for ourselves? Here is what she had to say about the modeling industry. **Natalia Elenkina’s Hot Takes on Modelling** Let’s delve into the juicy gossip without any beating around the bush! **It’s International…** You can be signed in Paris in the morning, and the following morning be appearing in New York. If you can’t drop everything in the blink of an eye to travel to another destination, you have to ask yourself if this is the right career for you. If you have responsibilities, you need someone at your back to take care of them, should you have to fly on short notice. This one thing is what puts the majority of young people off being a model. They have partners, kids, pets, family, and they don’t want to leave. **You Don’t have to be Beautiful.** Natalia also reiterates what many modeling agents have been saying for years: you don’t need to be beautiful to become a model. The agencies are currently favoring those in bigger sizes than before and who have a unique look instead of a standard prettiness. The world of modeling is evolving to contain all types of people. From twins to the girl with the gap in her front teeth that says “get the London look”: all of them are unique, all of them get jobs. **You’re Never Off-Duty** When you live a life in front of the cameras, there will always be a photographer ready to snap you in a less-than-flattering moment. You have to be prepared at all times. That means wearing designer brands even on off days. It means putting in the workout even when you don’t feel like it and not giving in to those urges for junk food.  **Be Pristine in Public** If you can follow all of the above rules and come across as pristine in public as possible, you will have a good chance of becoming a [successful model](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/career/a30741862/things-i-wish-i-knew-model-career-tips/) one day. If you’re lucky, you might get to follow in the footsteps of Miss Elenkina herself.