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GetModel Directory
Model Scouting Agencies
4 agencies listing Scouting as a specialty — cities, rosters and official submission contacts.
- agencies
- 4
- Cities
- 5
- Countries
- 5
- Oldest since
- 1972
4 agencies in the GetModel directory list Scouting as a specialty. Scouting is how the industry finds people who were not looking for it: agencies run their own scouts, open calls and online submissions to discover models and place them with the boards that fit.
The largest scouting rosters are Elite Model Management, Premium Models and Storm Models. The grid below is ordered by roster size; each card opens the agency profile with its city offices, founding year, full specialty list and official submission contacts.
Agencies usually run several divisions at once, so a board listed here may also cover other work — open the profile to see the full list. Browse the whole directory on the agencies hub, or read How to Choose a Modeling Agency before you sign anything.
4 agencies
Elite Model Management
Paris · est. 1972 · 890+Paris, Milan, London, New York890+ models
High FashionRunwayEditorial
Elite Model Management is a global powerhouse founded by John Casablancas in Paris. The agency pioneered the concept of the supermodel era and continues to discover and develop…
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Premium Models
Paris · 563Paris563 models
High FashionLuxuryScouting
Premium Models is an independent modeling agency based in Paris, working across fashion and luxury with separate women's and men's boards. The agency has been operating for more…
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Storm Models
London · est. 1987 · 420+London, Sydney420+ models
ScoutingHigh FashionEditorial
Storm Models was founded by Sarah Doukas in London and is renowned for discovering Kate Moss at the age of 14. The agency has a reputation for spotting raw, unconventional talent…
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Premier Model Management
London · est. 1981 · 350+London350+ models
High FashionCommercialTalent Management
Premier Model Management is one of London's leading agencies, founded by Carole White. The agency has been instrumental in launching the careers of some of the most famous models…
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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
- What is a scouting modeling agency?
- Scouting is how the industry finds people who were not looking for it: agencies run their own scouts, open calls and online submissions to discover models and place them with the boards that fit. An agency appears on this page because Scouting is one of the specialties it states in our directory — 4 agencies do.
- How do I get signed by a scouting agency?
- Submit digitals — unretouched full-length, waist-up and face shots with no makeup — plus your measurements, through the agency's own form or open call; every agency here is listed with its website. Scouts work from simple, unedited pictures and accurate measurements; a scouting agency that asks a discovered model to pay for a portfolio is not scouting.
- Do scouting agencies charge models a fee?
- No legitimate agency charges for representation, whatever its specialty: it takes a commission on the jobs it books, usually around 20%. A demand to pay up front for a portfolio, a "registration" or training is the standard scam pattern, and it is just as common around scouting work as anywhere else.