Models Are Not Prostitutes campaign flags off

Disturbed about the public’s perception of models, the organisers of ‘Models on the Island’ (MOTI), Twin Image Concept, have initiated a campaign tagged Models Are Not Prostitutes.

Speaking recently at a press conference to unveil the winners of the just concluded MOTI, a 5-day camping experience, Joseph Etim, said that they were worried about the position of models in Nigeria.

“Twin Image Concept is running a campaign tagged Models Are Not Prostitutes and over 5, 000 models will be involved. We want all the winners in our camping exercises to come together to push this particular project. Though modelling agencies make it look like the profession is meant for prostitutes, we want to enlighten our parents that there is dignity and reward in modelling. It is a profession one can earn a living from, but most agencies ask for sex before they give out jobs. It is wrong to sell your body to get a job,” he narrated.

The co-founder of Twin Image explained that MOTI was a camping exercise for models to empower them on acting, television commercials, photography, modelling and other areas of entertainment.

“We had the first edition last year. This year we camped 80 models at the Tarkwa Bay Beach in Lagos and the grand finale was held on Easter Monday. We have our king, queen and the face of Ghana. This edition was open to contestants in and outside Nigeria.”

Emmanuel Etim, Joseph’s twin, stressed that they were determined to bring back the pride of models in Africa.

MOTI’s new queen, Tracy Solomon, admitted that it was hard to emerge winner as she competed with 80 ladies.

“We were given lots of tasks with little time. It was not easy. I am embarking on my pet project very soon as a way of giving back to the society. It would be on malaria because it kills people every day, especially children. I would be organising seminars to educate people on the causes, effects and treatments of malaria. We are taking the crusade to schools, hospitals, rural communities among others.”