Modeling Life

Alex Morgan not only lives the life of a soccer player, she also found herself in the modeling business. She describes her life as a model from the article, “Soccer Start Alex Morgan Leads a Model Life” saying that female athletes have to choose between messy or Madona. Morgan challenges this saying by doing both and by having not just the beauty, but also the brains. Morgan shows this by showing us that she can go from cleating up and playing out on the soccer field to, the next day going out and modeling for the day. Another article from the business insider, “How Alex Morgan Went From An Unknown College Soccer Player To A Superstar” states that she posed as Katy Perry for ESPN and doing this modeling job then solidified Morgan’s appearance of a celebrity. Being a female athlete causes a struggle for money because the income of playing soccer professionally is not there for these female athletes. They have to go out and find other jobs in order to be able to get an income to be able to live comfortably. Alex Morgan falls into this category as a female athlete by having to do modeling jobs. In some of these modeling jobs she has to use the image of sex appeal. Coming from the article, “How Alex Morgan Went From An Unknown College Soccer Player To A Superstar” states that when she did a job for Sports Illustrated swim suit addition, she had to wear only body paint for the shoot. Unfortunately this is what she has to do in order to get the appeal from the younger male audience. Her sex appeal also helps with her popularity through the media and gives her more attention. This is what Alex Morgan does to be able to help herself out in her financial situation because this is another source of income for her since playing professional soccer as a female athlete is not enough. Morgan tries to show us a positive image through her modeling career by showing us that she has the appeal of a model, but also has the talent and brains of a professional athlete. 

“Soccer Star Alex Morgan Leads a Model Life”

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/16/sports/la-sp-0916-alex-morgan-20120916

“How Alex Morgan Went From Unknown College Soccer Player to a Superstar”

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-alex-morgan-became-famous-2013-3?op=1