The girls took the internet by storm but their story also comes with struggle, controversy, and tragedy. See how the girls have grown and changed and learn about how they’ve navigated a controversial career.

Chase was still just a baby when the couple found out they would be having not one, but two additions to their little family coming very soon. Jaqi was pregnant with twins! Little did they known how much these twins would change their world.

She explained that is very fitting of the girls’ personalities to “show up early, unannounced, and ready to take on anything”. These beautiful girls would take them on a wild ride!

Their beauty was undeniable! And what made them even more noticeable was the fact that there were two of them and they were almost exactly alike. Their appearance caught many peoples’ eye and it seemed as though they were born to model.

Some strangers even suggested that the girls should try modeling. One day, Jaqi had heard the same kinds of comments enough that she thought she might give it a shot. Thus, their modeling career started at a few young age.

At this time, Jaqi was juggling a 2 year old Chase and the twins so there didn’t seem to be much time for modeling. The modeling stint was short lived and she decided it just wasn’t the best time to try and pursue the endeavor. They were only with the agency for about 3 1/2 months.

Instead, she felt like the girls should spend their childhood around friends and family. When they got older and things were more settled at home, there would be plenty of opportunity to explore the modeling.

Since they were a little older and could make some decision for themselves, Jaqi decided to ask the girls what they wanted to do. She certainly wasn’t going to push them into anything they weren’t up for. Can you guess what they said?

At this time, the twins’ only language was tears which made it difficult for Jaqi and her husband to make the right decision. They weighed all options and considered all factors to determine when the best time to allow them to decide if they wanted to pursue modeling.

As the girl’s seventh birthday was approaching, the idea of them turning seven on the 7th of July 2017 kick Jaqi’s mind into gear. She figured this was a sign and that it was the perfect time for them to make the modeling decision.

As a seventh birthday gift, Jaqi presented the idea that if the girls wanted to give modeling a try while keeping swim team practices and dance classes, they would have that option to include it as an extracurricular activity. How do you think the girls reacted to this unique gift?

Jaqi said it did not surprise her that the girls were beyond excited when they decided to incorporate modeling. They could not wait for the photoshoots to begin. The twins were excited and ready to commit to the child modeling lifestyle.

Given their appearance, the twins were immediately selected for the job. In addition to publicity for the girls, it helped Jaqi start to build a portfolio for them with an agent, so this was a win-win for all involved.

No one in the Clements family could know that those pictures would be the first of many. The boutique modeling opportunity opened the door to the modeling world for the girls.

In the beginning, Jaqi took control but digging up her Nikon camera from a garage bin, dabbing on a little blush, and adding a few subtle waves to the girl’s hair to go out and take some photos.

The challenge with seven-year-old’s is they have quite a bit of energy. Ava would investigate the camera and Leah would stare in a different direction. Leah would bump into Ava who thought it was done on purpose and would push her back. They were young so patience was important.

Jaqi held on to several contacts from the first time around and started with these professionals. Surprisingly, she heard back from every agent she contacted, all of whom requesting setting up a time to meet the twins. They found two agencies they liked and signed up with both. Unfortunately, trouble was brewing in the background.

The agent informed Jaqi that the twins received a callback for a Barbie audition. Normally that would be a fantastic opportunity but the team had just gone to the same audition with the other agent. Luckily, she told the agency the truth and the situation was corrected in a matter of a few hours.

The primary purpose of the Instagram account was to act as a fanbase and a portfolio for agencies. The account easily reached its goals and surpass all dreams of success.

She credits her family’s strong bond for getting them through the difficult times when anonymous internet commenters post negative things on the page.

Five months after she started the Instagram account, the girls had over 380,000 followers. One of her best tips is that since Instagram is all about photographs, it is best not to settle for an average photographer just to save a few hundred dollars. Instead, taking high-quality, beautiful photos will get you further.

Aside from Jaqi being a huge believer in signs, along with the number seven being lucky, she felt 2017 would be an exciting and amazing year for the entire family. This mother’s intuition turned out to be spot on.

Although this high number of jobs during a short period would tire out most girls, they were driven, excited, could not get enough of the modeling industry, and wanted to do even more.

But Jaqi was cautious. She didn’t want the family to work with any brands that they didn’t authentically love. All the brands that they promote are authentic to them. Jaqi comments that Leah and Ava’s favorite brand to work with so far was American Girl. It was a dream come true!

On Jaqi’s blog, she lists the positives, negatives, and ugly aspects of the modeling industry. She further notes that the most important information she learned while going through the process is that you must know who you are getting involved with before trusting someone to be a mentor.

Since they make the trip to downtown Los Angeles several times per week for photoshoots, the drive can turn into 5 or 6-hour trips due to the gridlock. Although this may sound like a brutal aspect of their career, there is no avoiding the traffic and the family has learned to deal with this nuisance.

She believes that if something feels off about the agent, shoot, or any other aspect of the job, she will conduct additional thorough research to determine whether to proceed. The “better safe than sorry” system has already paid off.

Jaqi regularly feels a lot of pressure to fight back against the negativity and protect her family but reminds herself that if you do not have anything nice to say to or about somebody then do not say anything at all.

The response from the family is that the focus of some photoshoots is more solemn than others and if you ever met the modeling team in person, you would see they are the furthest from being sad as possible.

Jaqi always comments the same way by saying that in all booked photoshoots through the agency, there are hired makeup artists and hair professionals on the set because that is how the industry works.

The reason this annoys her so much is her daughters have not been forced into modeling, it was a choice they collectively made because they enjoy being in front of the camera. It is the girls’ choice on how they wish to spend their time.

She quickly learned that people love to comment on things they don’t actually know about. People see photos of the girls but they don’t actually know them. Having this mindset switch helped her feel comfortable with her decisions for her family.

However, they still love to dance and often give a little performance in front of the camera before the photoshoot begins. Their love of performance in front of an audience is probably why they have a knack for modeling!

They talk about how each trip is a new experience for everyone involved that is shared and the result is spending more time as a family than most. Along the way, they get to meet a variety of new people and make new friends which help add to the experience.

This dynamic duo may even shift over to acting one day since they love the camera and performing. The twins currently have their own YouTube channel where they occasional post vlogs. It is exciting to about think where their lives will go next.

Jaqi notes that if you put all the costs into perspective, the money spent by the family now will pay off in the future by allowing the twins to make their own money to save for college, a house, and a car.

It is of the common opinion that this is one excellent-looking family. Even Jaqi models sometimes with her daughters to help make them feel more comfortable and add support. Although the father does not get behind the camera, he could easily jump in and work well.

Jaqi commented back they like that every week is a new adventure and not knowing what is in store the next day or week keeps the familiar-looking forward to the next adventure.

Regarding another aspect the girls enjoy about modeling, Jaqi wrote that the time the three of them spent in the car driving between photoshoots is like gold. It gives some well-needed girl time that many families do not have the opportunity to experience in their entirety because they are always on the go.

She loved her job because she felt like it was “matchmaking for jobs”. But managing her daughters’ careers allows her to spend more time with her family. Some of her recruiting skills might help her out in managing her daughters’ modeling career down the line.

That’s why he has always tried to instill healthy lifestyle habits into the kids’ lives, and playing sports with Chase over weekends not only helps with setting good examples, but also strengthens their father-son bond.

She wrote on social media that she welcomes all comments, good or bad, and had no plan on deleting any freedom of speech, even if they were negatively directed at her. She feels that every individual is entitled to express the way they feel about any topic.

On her blog, Jaqi replied to a commenter that she does not give light to negative comments because she knows they are untrue and that is what matters. Her attitude toward drowning out the negative and focusing on the positive was a difficult situation for anyone to manage.

Jaqi tried to explained that the pictures people are commenting on are taken with a theme in mind.So some shootings require them to laugh, jump, playfully interact with each other, and other require a more solemn look. When the mood, theme and concept of the shoot requires them to attain a high fashion look, they put on a serious face.

Nowadays kids ether enjoy sports, dancing, or playing an instrument, or they stare at their iPads, play games and not socialize with anyone for hours on end. Jaqui’s kids get to enjoy sports, dance and modeling, most importantly, it was her kids’ choice, not her’s or Kevin’s.

Models, as well, need to take on a certain role. Also, once you set up a gig you have a hairstylist and a make-up artist on the spot, so the industry simply expects the girls to look their best.

She said she does not want to say or do anything to jeopardize her children’s modeling career but enough is enough. If mom can prevent others from going through some of the negative experiences they have had as a family then it is worth the fight.

Furthermore, Gigi Hadid has 46 million followers and Vanessa Hudgens has 33 million. These are all top models, actresses, and artists so having over 1.8 million Instagram followers by the time you are eight-years-old is impressive.

After only a year of modeling, the girls have developed an incredible portfolio of stunning images taken but some of the best photographers in the business. This portfolio paired with a tremendous Instagram following has resulted in excellent opportunities for the girls to be eligible for larger gigs in the future.

When the article was published in December 2017, Jaqi said that it helped rocket the public’s awareness of the girls as models which have been an exciting and fun experience for the two.

The twins have an incredible support team with their mother always by their side for guidance and who is always looking out for their best interest while ensuring they are enjoying the entire experience.

Jaqi had always thought she was put on this Earth to help people. Even though this was not what she envisioned, she strongly believes their hope might turn this new challenge into an inspirational story for others with a happy ending.

Ava and Leah partnered with DKMS to help raise further awareness to encourage others to become donors and the simplicity behind getting testing. The twins hope to further utilize their status to save lives as they did for their father.

we are extremely blessed to have such wonderful friends, family and community.” As I continue to recover, I look forward to the next chapters in life with my family, and the opportunity to return to work. I am eager to get back to coaching and eventually swimming again!

Nowadays you can still find the girls actively  modeling, partnering with companies, and overall enjoying their lives with their family.

While it mainly features the twins, Jaqi, Kevin, and Chase all make appearances on the account. Although the Clements are new to Tik Tok, there have already been tons of fan accounts created that are dedicated to the family.

Between all of these sources of revenue, the twins each have a net worth of over $1 million! At 12 years old the rest of us probably had $20 to our name. Jaqi states that the girls’ modeling money will pay for their college education.

In addition to also being a child model, Chase is an excellent actor. Even at a young age, he has been in several commercials. Now, all three of the kids are models, and all love to perform in front of any audience.

His parents were, as always, very supportive about modeling, so Jaqi took it upon herself to create an Instagram account for Chase, under the name cut2thischase, which she would also be in charge of, just as the case with the twins.

Seeing Chase’s and Ava’s and Leah’s photos makes one wonder about their insanely good genes. This is one beautiful family.

Leah and Ava have been swimming from a young age and their dad actually trained for the Olympics when he was in college. The family is always looking for other ways they can spend more time together!

They have met and interviewed multiple celebs in the past couple years. Recently, they got to interview Steve Carell to find out which of the twins he was more like!

You would never believe who else they got to meet…