A lot of girls have always wanted to appear on famous fashion spreads in magazines, to strut the runway, or to strike a pose in those commercials. However, magazines usually portray one type of modeling that both men and women covet (in their own different ways of course). Enter the world of bikini modeling, where models strut their stuff in the skimpiest outfits for all the world to see. Though it looks as easy as posing and having someone take the picture, becoming a bikini model entails a lot of preparation. Here are just a few tips to prepare you for a potential career in modeling the most glamorous of female swimwear, the bikini.

