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Is a Beauty or Fashion Career for You? What’s So Great about Beauty and Fashion Careers? Beauty and fashion professionals are the designers who create amazing new styles, and the modeling professionals who display these outfits on fashion runways, on social media sites, and in photo shoots for fashion magazines and advertisements. They are the people who give us the cut and style, manicure, or skin care treatment that make us feel good about ourselves. And they are the people who spot talent, who organize and run fashion shows, and write about the latest trends in beauty and fashion. Many are creative and artistically gifted. Others are experts in business, marketing, advertising, sales, or merchandising. Beauty and fashion careers are available for people with high school diplomas all the way through graduate degrees—although only a bachelor’s degree is required for many occupations. You can even train for some positions via an apprenticeship (a formal

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