The Model Manifesto

An agency is never allowed to charge any upfront fee to a model and can never force anyone into anything.9

• Does not give a model a contract upon signing.

you are scouted by someone claiming to be a mother agent such as this, it is always advisable to visit legitimate, official model agencies yourself.

Good agencies will help models strategise their careers and get them work.

Legitimate agencies will never require you to pay any money to join them or before finding you work.7

4. You don’t need a portfolio to join a model agency.

The agency works for the model – the model doesn’t work for the agency. This is something that is often forgotten as many models unwittingly sign incredibly unfair contracts and are heavily taken advantage of by exploitative agencies.