For the past nine weeks we have been bringing you the story of Ali Turner, courtesy of her mother Patty (tFS user modelmom). Ali's journal has chronicled the beginning of her modeling career in Paris at 15 years old (which was in 2002).

This segment of 'Becoming a Model' is from the perspective of Patty Turner, detailing Ali's experiences as a young model in New York City.

Read Part 1 here,  Part 2 here, Part 3 here, Part 4 here, Part 5 here, Part 6 here, Part 7 here, Part 8 here, and Part 9 here.

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Sunday Jan. 12th

I noticed a list by the phone for the girls to write down the breakfast items they would like the house mother Kimberly to pick up. FOR FREE! I guess the idea is to get your day started in a positive way…by eating. Asta and Anica came in really late and they slept till 2:00 p.m. Ali spent most of the day watching TV and sleeping and I read a book. Asta took us up on the roof tonight where all the models go to smoke. You could see all of NY…it takes your breath away, it is so beautiful from up here.

Monday Jan. 13th

We screwed up again this morning but in a BIG way! Ali’s agent told me her Teen Vogue shoot was for 10.00 am but the call time was really 9:00am.  We were on our way when her agent called to say, “Where the hell are you, Ali”? She told us everyone was freaking out because she wasn’t there! Needless to say Ali was a wreck when we finally arrived. I left her there and went back to pick her up at 8:00pm.

I ask her how it went. She said they were still putting makeup on the other models when she arrived and no one made a big deal about her being late. I think maybe that was just their way of putting her at ease. The other models' names were Caroline Trentini and Jessica Stam. Ali said the shoot was mostly for face and eye shots. Ali was so tired she went straight to bed back at the apartment.