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Modeling school\'s steep price
Modeling school's steep price

Alexis Burke, Francesca Trombley, and Averie Schrier went through the Barbizon modeling and acting program in hopes of getting discovered. Burke's parents ended up spending $30,000 on her and her twin sister. Elite Model Management's Neil Hamil advises hopefuls to save their money. "Only a small percent will ever be working models," he says. For many girls, it's the ultimate fantasy: to be discovered and make it big as a model or actress. And  there are people standing by to help make that dream come true -- offering everything from classes to meetings with casting agents. Lots of loving parents are willing to pay thousands to help their daughters reach for the stars.... but do they always get their money's worth? What Dateline discovered wasn't pretty. Correspondent Chris Hansen reported in this Dateline Hidden Camera Investigation.



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