Gallery: Ever Wonder What Hand Models Look Like? Sure You Do
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"I’m the only double jointed, Middle Eastern hand model on my agency's books." — Adnan
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"Both me and my boyfriend are hand models. He actually made an Instagram account about our hands." — Tolu
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"I call myself a hand specialist, but got the label 'supermodel' because after a while I got every single casting." — Nina
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"I come from a line of hand models, both my father and my uncle do the same job." — Frederico
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"People do get a bit jealous when I get to try out new technologies before they get released." — Bernie
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"I once had six-meter replicas of my hands made and erected in seven countries around the world." — Brooke
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"As a child I was routinely teased by my siblings about my hands being so soft. Now I'm a hand model and they're a carpenter, an electrician and a mechanic." — Cliff
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"My family thinks it's fab, it's almost as if they know a film star." — Andrew
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"People's first reaction is usually to make a smart remark about *Zoolander* the movie, asking if I also wear those glass gloves to protect my hands." — Kateryrna
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"I do look after my hands but it doesn't limit my life. If I have to carry wood or something, I'll wear special gloves." — Vincent
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"The late, great Guy Bourdin was photographing my legs for French Vogue and remarked on how elegant my hands were. After that my hands began a modeling career all their own." — Debbie
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"I didn't know hand modelling was a thing until I saw a commercial and thought 'I could do that.'" — Delphine
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