This statistic shows the results of a survey among working female fashion models based in the United States on how old they were when they first started working in the fashion industry. 54.7 percent of respondents stated they were between 13 and 16 years old when they started working as a model.
Age at which models to start working in the fashion business, as of 2011
Age group
Share of respondents
12 years or younger
1.3%
13 to 16 years
54.7%
17 to 20 years
37.3%
21 years or older
6.7%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Age groupShare of respondents1.3%1.3%54.7%54.7%37.3%37.3%6.7%6.7%12 years or younger13 to 16 years17 to 20 years21 years or older
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