Modelling in the fashion swimsuit modelling field is a lucrative option. It is also a very competitive field and the number of top level models joining this field is increasing on a daily basis. Once a person decides to become a swimsuit model, the first logical task would be to do a lot of research so as to find the right fashion and modelling agency for carrying out one"s promotion. The city of New York is one of the major cities that provide the most number of modelling opportunities. Hard work, attraction, good relationships and connections, along with a lot of luck play a big part in deciding where a model will end up in this highly competitive profession. No matter where your home town is, if you get to sign up with a big as well as popular modelling agency that has its base in New York, as most of these agencies have, there is a very good chance that a swimsuit model ends up being a well known and well paid fashion model. But it is important to keep in mind that there is always a continuing demand for fashion swimsuit models in comparatively smaller modelling markets such as Chicago and Phoenix in the US.