So You Want to Be a Star?
According to the San Francisco District Attorney, every Bay Area county is getting complaints right now about modeling agencies that promise more than they can deliver. They even prey on kids! They recruit in malls and tell you if you pay for classes, photos and pictures on a website, you can be famous. Quality modeling agencies don't charge you money up-front, and they don't make you buy your photos from them. They never make guarantees about getting modeling jobs either. The top talent agencies are all licensed and bonded through the State Department of Industrial Relations. Call (415)703-4846 or check www.dir.ca.gov/databases/dlselr/Talag.html.
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Known as The Savvy Consumer, Chris Bjorklund has been a Consumer Advocate for over 35 years. She has worked with KPIX-TV, KGO, The Better Business Bureau, Consumer Reports, and as an Investigator for the Consumer Fraud Unit of the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Chris puts her incredible consumer experience to work for you!
