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Semi-Finalists will be announced by the end of the week.
June 10th at Urban Couture Photography (Mainframe Studios). Semi-Finalists will attend a Casting Call that will include meeting Val Carr for a mini photo shoot and a quick interview with Brenda and Kelly.
Finalists will be announced by June 19th and professional Head Shots will be scheduled with Val Carr - Urban Couture Photography.
Online voting will take place between July 18th - August 4(1 vote per person, per day)
August 5th UNVEILING PARTY for our 2025 EXCLUSIVELY CURVY MODEL (time and location to be determined)
As the winner, you will receive:
- Unveiling party on August 5th, 2025
- $500.00 cash paid out on December 1, 2025.
- $500.00 Harlow + James gift card
- Photoshoot at Urban Couture Photography Studio value of $2400.00
- Employee discount at Harlow + James for 1 year
- Opportunities to attend VIP events and be featured as a Model
- Named the 2025 Exclusively Curvy model and featured on Harlow + James website and social media, as well as Urban Couture Photography website and social media
Requirements of our Exclusively Curvy model:
- You must be local to the Des Moines Metro
- You must be comfortable with having your full body photographed
- You must fit into the sizes sold at Harlow + James 14W – 32W
- You must have reliable transportation on days, evenings, and weekends
- You must be available once a month for photos and social media at the store and as needed for several fashion shows throughout the year
- You must be willing to be a brand ambassador and represent Harlow + James, which includes posting on social media and smiling a lot!
In order to participate you must sign a full image release for both parties, H+J and UCP, inclusive of all aspects of the model search (any images you submit (selfies), behind the scenes, stills, video, professional images, etc and you must opt in and give permission for all communications, phone, text, email, USPS and social media. It is each participant's responsibility to provide their own updated, current contact information. You must follow our social pages, any images shared/posted must be tagged appropriately.




