During November, we took Lily to a modeling fair held on base. Several agencies looking for "Western" talent of all ages come to the base a few times a year to sign up new models. She was a little nervous in front of the cameras and didn't want to let go of Mommy. (She didn't nap well that day.) We did leave before meeting with all of the agencies. Lily had had enough, so we took her home. Modeling in Japan seemed like a wonderful opportunity and experience for our little girl, who we already knew is so pretty.
A few weeks later, we were notified by one of the agencies that Lily was wanted for an audition with Mandom, a Japanese skin care and cosmetic company. Lily and I took the train to downtown Tokyo for the audition. We met several other American moms and babies going to the same audition. We were practically marched through a conference room a half-dozen or so at a time. In Lily's group, she was clearly the favorite. Two babies had just awoken from naps and didn't look happy about it. One girl was hidden behind her sippy cup. Lily was standing on my lap. She smiled and waved at everyone. They laughed when she said "hi," so Lily laughed, too. One of the women evaluating the kids kept staring at Lily like she recognized her from somewhere. As everyone else's gaze moved to each child as they were introduced, she didn't take her eyes off Lily. A quick photo of each baby and it was time to go home. The whole thing took about 6 minutes. I tried to decide if it had been worth the hour long train ride.
A few days later, Lily's rep called to say that she was in the final selection for "the Mandom job." He wanted to see if we would accept the terms and agree to the proposed payment. He called again the next day to say that Lily had the job. We couldn't believe it! The photo shoot was scheduled for the following Monday. (It was Tuesday.)
And then it happened....
Lily fell and scraped her nose Friday morning. A little scratch. No big deal. It would be healed (or barely noticeable) by Monday.
And then it happened... again.
On Sunday, Lily tripped at church. She fell and slid on the carpet, getting a horrible rug burn on her chin. It was so bad it was bleeding. We went home. The shoot was a mere 24 hours away, and Lily no longer looked like her picture from the week before.
To Be Continued
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I'm too sexy for my sippy....hey girlie! sorry I haven't been in touch, we ended up going to ID for a week. it was fun, but dad told me over the phone about Lily and I am so excited for you guys! i have been bragging about my super model niece to everyone! yea! will you buy me the skin lotion or whatever she is on I wanna keep it forever! i am glad you went to the audition, so many times i buy a product while scoffing "heh...my kid is cuter that that kid, why isn't my kid on the box?" miss you!
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