when you are mentally and physically exhausted from shooting so much, you just keep going knowing your bed is there waiting for you. And in the midst of all of this, castings and bookings are coming at you via e-mail, phone calls for TV, print and runway. It is my responsibility to contact my agents with any conflicts as I am represented by agencies all over the U.S. If it does get too hectic, I’ll have one agent in Chicago be responsible for holding my chart and make the best decisions for me on what bookings I will and will not take.
“I never pictured myself in the ranks of the illustrious supermodels, and I think that that perspective has kept me quite grounded.”
McGovern rafting down the Pacuare River in Costa Rica
I will admit to being a control freak, so it’s rare that I let someone else take my bookings for me. I like to make those decisions. SHE: What is something that comes with a career in modeling that most people wouldn’t realize? McGOVERN: This job is so unpredictable. I can be talking to you now and get a call that I have to catch a flight to Miami for a shoot in the morning, and that would wipe out all my weekend’s plans. I can have up to three or four different bookings a day, or I could not have one for
october 2010 • she magazine
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