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Modeling Agencies in Saint Petersburg
5 agencies with a board in Saint Petersburg — rosters, specialties and official submission contacts.
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GetModel lists 5 modeling agencies with a board or office in Saint Petersburg. Saint Petersburg is the second modeling market in Russia, smaller than Moscow but with its own boards, a strong editorial and art-fashion scene and regular scouting for the international networks.
The largest rosters in Saint Petersburg are POSH Model Management, Modus Vivendii and IQ Models — the grid below is ordered by roster size, and every card opens the agency profile with founding year, specialties, notable models and the official contacts for submissions and bookings.
The boards here are compact and personal: a direct submission with digitals normally reaches a booker rather than a form, and local test shoots are how most portfolios start. If you are choosing between offers, read How to Choose a Modeling Agency, and browse the rest of the directory on the agencies hub.
5 agencies
POSH Model Management
Moscow · est. 2006 · 90+Moscow, Saint Petersburg90+ models
High FashionLuxuryRunway
Premium Russian model management firm with strong focus on high fashion and luxury brand partnerships. Known for its rigorous scouting process across Russia and CIS.
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Modus Vivendii
Moscow · est. 2004 · 80+Moscow, Saint Petersburg80+ models
High FashionRunwayEditorial
One of the largest Russian model agencies with offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Known for discovering international-level talent and placing models at top fashion weeks in…
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IQ Models
Moscow · est. 2005 · 60+Moscow, Saint Petersburg60+ models
runwaycommercial
IQ Models is a Russian modeling agency. Its official site states that it was founded in 2004 by Pavel Zotov and Dmitry Chernikov. The agency is based in Moscow and its materials…
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Verso Management
Saint Petersburg · est. 2013 · 45+Saint Petersburg45+ models
EditorialArtisticScandinavian Market
Saint Petersburg-based boutique agency focused on editorial and artistic models. Strong connections with Scandinavian and European fashion markets.
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TANN Model Management
Saint Petersburg · est. 2012 · 30+Moscow, Saint Petersburg30+ models
fashioneditorial
TANN Model Management is a Russian model agency based in Saint Petersburg, working with both local and international clients. It functions as a mother agency, focusing on…
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How to choose an agency
No fees to sign
A real agency is paid a commission on the work it books. Registration fees, compulsory paid courses and a mandatory in-house photographer are the standard warning signs.
Look at the board, not the promise
Open the agency's own site and see who it actually represents and which clients those models shoot for. A board full of recent work is worth more than any pitch.
Match the market
High fashion, commercial, curve and talent boards want different things. A mother agency in your city that places you abroad often beats a distant big name.
How to submit
- 1
Shoot digitals
Front, side and back plus a close-up. No makeup, no retouching, hair down, plain wall, natural light.
Photographers for the tests that come after → - 2
Write down your stats
Height, bust or chest, waist, hips, shoe size, hair and eye colour, your city and your age.
- 3
Use the agency's own form
Every profile here links the official site and social accounts. Submit through the agency's new-faces form or attend an open call — and never pay to apply.
Last updated: September 15, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How do I get into a modeling agency in Saint Petersburg?
- Send digitals — plain, unretouched photos (full length, waist up, face) in fitted clothes with no makeup — together with your height and measurements, through the agency's own submission form or at its open call. Every agency on this page is listed with its website, so you can apply directly. The boards here are compact and personal: a direct submission with digitals normally reaches a booker rather than a form, and local test shoots are how most portfolios start.
- What do Saint Petersburg modeling agencies look for?
- It depends on the board, not on the city: fashion divisions have historically worked to sample sizes (around 175 cm and up for women, 185 cm and up for men), while commercial, curve and talent divisions set no height rule and book on castability. Age, proportions, healthy skin and hair, and the ability to take direction matter everywhere — check each Saint Petersburg agency's own requirements page before you submit, since the divisions differ.
- Do modeling agencies in Saint Petersburg charge a fee?
- A legitimate agency does not charge to represent you: it earns a commission on the work it books for you, typically around 20%. Paying up front for "registration", a mandatory portfolio with an agency-appointed photographer or a "course" is the classic sign of a scam — in Saint Petersburg as anywhere else. Costs that are genuinely normal (test shoots you commission yourself, travel, a printed book) are your own and never a condition of being signed.