History Main / YouWouldmakeAGreatModel

* In the ''KodomoNoJikan'' manga, early-blooming elementary school girl Mimi is approached by a stranger to model for a magazine photoshoot. Her teacher, Aoki, fearing this trope, tries to forbid her from going, then reluctantly accompanies her to the agency -- [[SubvertedTrope which is legitimate]], all the photographs are tasteful, and Mimi even gets to keep the designer clothes. (The photographer's agency, in fact, ''required'' that she bring a guardian.)

* In the KodomoNoJikan manga, early-blooming elementary school girl Mimi is approached by a stranger to model for a magazine photoshoot. Her teacher, Aoki, fearing this trope, tries to forbid her from going, then reluctantly accompanies her to the agency -- [[SubvertedTrope which is legitimate]], all the photographs are tasteful, and Mimi even gets to keep the designer clothes. (The photographer's agency, in fact, ''required'' that she bring a guardian.)

* In a film ''Human Trafficking'' (2005) The BigBad has a model agency in East Europe. In a twist, the agency '''actually is''' a model agency (i. e. they make photoshoots for low-grade papers and such), with the main goal of it to launder the money got with said trafficking. However, many models still end up kidnapped and sold into prostitution.
* Occurs in ''Embrace Of The Vampire''. The main character played by Alyssa Milano is picked up by an older (female) photography student. Taking photographs of her quickly turns into taking semi-nude photographs, after which the latter comes on to the former. She halts it when she realizes what is going on.

* An episode of the 1990s TV version of ''TheUntouchables'' involves one of the agents discovering his sister has fallen prey to this (with the same application of drugs-as-control used in the Wonder Woman/Batman example in the Comics section above).

* Subverted in the TV miniseries "The 70s". A photographer approaches a young woman in a nightclub. After taking several legitimate pictures of her, he entices her to take her clothes off. Realizing his true motives, she flees in tears--but without anything happening to her.

* ''PowerRangersNinjaStorm'': G-rated version in "Beauty and the Beach", when Marah and Kapri invite Tori to a fake photo shoot in order to trap her.

* This was the tactic of the killer in the ''CriminalMinds'' episode "Fear and Loathing." Although he doesn't rape his victims. He records their voices as trophies and kills them by drugging and strangling them.

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* It is still debatable whether or not Albert [=DeSalvo=], was the [[SerialKiller Boston Strangler]], but he was definitely "The Measuring Man". His MO was to approach women in their apartments and claim that someone had recommended them for a modeling job. With this ruse, women allowed him to take measurements of their bodies. Despite the essential BedTrick that gave him a supposedly legitimate reason to touch these unknowing women, he never outright raped or assaulted any of them.
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* Happens to Anzu/Tea of ''YuGiOh'', who is promised a chance to be a dancer like she's always wanted.
** In the original, Anzu was blackmailed to come to the gym under threat that the blackmailer would reveal her true age to her workplace and get her fired. The blackmailer was the gym teacher and wanted to videotape her body.
** In both versions, this leads to a RescueRomance, as she fell in love with the Pharoah after he saved her from the pervert.
* Averted in ''GreatTeacherOnizuka'' - Tomoko ''thinks'' this is what's going to happen to her, but ends up getting discovered by a real talent agent.
* In ''NogizakaHarukaNoHimitsu'', two female acting managers approach Haruka on the street and convince her to be a background contestant in an idol pageant. Unknown to her or the male protagonist, the managers intended for her to actually win the pageant so they could earn big bucks.

* Oonuma does this during her HeroicBSOD after finding out Utsumi is dating Shou in ''Manga/GEGoodEnding''. At this point, it seems it will lead to a CastingCouch incident.

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* A WonderWoman/{{Batman}} graphic novel, ''The Hiketeia'', involves a young woman whose sister was lured to Gotham city under the lure of this trope and quickly dragged into prostitution enforced by (forced) heroin addiction. The woman's vengeance against her sisters enslavers/killers leads her to asking for Wonder Woman's protection from ''Batman'' (since she had, y'know, ''murdered'' her sister's killers).

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* In ''Gods and Monsters'', a semi-factual biopic about Frankenstein director James Whale, he ({{Ian McKellen}}) convinces his gardener (Brendan Fraser) to come in out of the hot sun and model for some drawings. Too bad [[spoiler: a combination of arthritis and one or more strokes meant that the sketches were little more than random scribbles.]]

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* The low-budget 80s anthology series ''Terrorvision'' had an episode where a couple of girls answer a modeling ad in a store window. No warehouse, just a small clothing store with a photo studio out back. Turns out the girls are actually modeling for [[TakenForGranite mannequins]].

* Part of the prologue to an episode of WalkerTexasRanger, where a serial killer would entice his victims this way.

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* In the ITV adaptation of AgathaChristie's ''The Body In The Library'', one of the murdered girls is approached by a 'film director' who wants her to star in a movie. [[This is in fact an excuse to dye her hair and make her up to look like the other murdered girl.]] The girl only went along because the director was actually a woman, and she [[FemalesAreMoreInnocent couldn't imagine a woman to be a danger to her]].

--> Clive: (Do it in the style of) Pantomime.\\

Mike: And the agent takes off his ''C''lothes! (frantic buzzing)

Mike: And the agent takes off his ''C''lothes! [[NoJustNo (frantic buzzing)]]

* In TheMovie of the Neil Simon play ''I Ought To Be In Pictures'', shortly after her arrival in Hollywood Libby is approached by someone to make a "film," and she takes his card. Another girl tells her that they guy wanted her for a porno, and Libby replies "I know. It's just nice to be asked."

* In ''Dracula's Daughter'', the (ambiguously) LesbianVampire invites a pretty young girl to model for a portrait and then attacks her.

* This happens to Zoe in ''SavingZoe'', but she falls for it. The "photographer" actually approaches her on MySpace, and she goes to the man's house and is brutally murdered before the book starts.

* Albert DeSalvo, who may or may not have been The Boston Strangler, was known for approaching women in their apartments and claiming that someone had recommended them for a modeling job. With this ruse, women allowed him to take measurements of their bodies. HE never outright raped or assaulted any of them, but it obviously gave him a legitimate excuse to touch these unwitting women.

* In the series ''TheCommish'', there is an actual professinal photographer who works for a couple of questionable papers which require shots of underage (though not child: ages 14-18) models. What many find too late: he also works for [[spoiler: a child porn ring.]] The girl who used to babysit the Commissioner's son is among the victims...

* In TheMovie of the NeilSimon play ''IOughtToBeInPictures'', shortly after her arrival in Hollywood Libby is approached by someone to make a "film," and she takes his card. Another girl tells her that they guy wanted her for a porno, and Libby replies "I know. It's just nice to be asked."

* In ''[=~Dracula's Daughter~=]'', the (ambiguously) LesbianVampire invites a pretty young girl to model for a portrait and then attacks her.

* In ''{{Gods and Monsters}}'', a semi-factual biopic about Frankenstein director James Whale, he ({{Ian McKellen}}) convinces his gardener (Brendan Fraser) to come in out of the hot sun and model for some drawings. Too bad [[spoiler: a combination of arthritis and one or more strokes meant that the sketches were little more than random scribbles.]]
* In a film ''HumanTrafficking'' (2005) The BigBad has a model agency in East Europe. In a twist, the agency '''actually is''' a model agency (i. e. they make photoshoots for low-grade papers and such), with the main goal of it to launder the money got with said trafficking. However, many models still end up kidnapped and sold into prostitution.

* The low-budget 80s anthology series ''{{Terrorvision}}'' had an episode where a couple of girls answer a modeling ad in a store window. No warehouse, just a small clothing store with a photo studio out back. Turns out the girls are actually modeling for [[TakenForGranite mannequins]].

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* PlayedForLaughs in ''BlackBooks'' when it s to Manny in the episode where he runs away from the store.