Modelling · Shanghai · Beijing · Guangzhou · Hangzhou
How to become a model in China
Apply directly through an agency’s own website or published email: esee, Paras and Longteng take online applications, while SuperMii and AM Models ask for natural photos by email. Chinese law bars employers from hiring under-16s and bars anyone from finding them work, with an exception for arts and sports units that have a parent’s or guardian’s consent.
Official application routes
Which modelling agencies in China can I apply to?
Each link goes to the agency’s own application page or official contact route — never a third party. Details are as each agency publishes them; where an agency publishes nothing, we say nothing.
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Shanghai
esee model management
- How to apply
- online form
- What to send
- Your name, phone number and a short message (email optional), with “Model Application” chosen as the enquiry type.
- Address
- Room 905, Unit 1, No. 2570 Xietu Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai
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Shanghai
Paras Talent Management
- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Women Main Board · Women Development · Men Main Board · Men Development · Talents · Kids Model
- Height
- Height is a required field on the form. The page states no minimum.
- What to send
- Personal and contact details, your height and measurements, and photo uploads.
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Beijing
Longteng Management
- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Women · Men
- Height
- Height is a field on the form. The page states no minimum.
- What to send
- Four natural-daylight photos with no make-up (full length, waist up, close-up and profile), plus a short video giving your name, age, height and where you are from and showing your walk.
- Address
- Building B06, Jiangfu Manor, Zhuangyuan North Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
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Guangzhou
SuperMii Models
- How to apply
- Open call
- Says it does not hold open calls.
- Boards
- Women · Men
- What to send
- Your height, age and location, with one portrait, one profile and one full-length photo, as natural as possible and without make-up. Says professional photos are not needed.
- Address
- Room 7A1K2, 7th Floor, Guang Hai Tower, 308 Binjiang Zhong Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou
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Hangzhou
AM Models
- How to apply
- Boards
- Women · Men · New Face
- Height
- For its Asian Face board it lists 170–180 cm for women and 180–190 cm for men, and says it may relax these for exceptional applicants.
- Age
- Asian Face applicants must be 18 or over.
- What to send
- Make-up-free photos without beauty filters (a head close-up plus front, side and back half-length and full-length shots) and a short self-introduction video, sent by email.
- Address
- Room 225, Building A, Jinxiu International Technology Center, No. 26 Juye Road, Xixing Street, Binjiang District, Hangzhou
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Shanghai
MO:STAR Models
- How to apply
- Boards
- Women · Men · Direct Booking
- Address
- #385 Yong Jia Road, Building #10, 3F-306, Xuhui District, Shanghai
How it works
How do agencies in China recruit?
- Most agencies listed here take applications through a form on their own website. Longteng’s form asks for four natural-daylight photos without make-up (full length, waist up, close-up and profile) and a short video showing your walk. Longteng — Model Application ↗
- Some agencies take applications by email instead. SuperMii asks for your height, age and location with a portrait, a profile and a full-length photo, says professional photos are not needed, and says it does not hold open calls. SuperMii — Be a model ↗
- esee, which lists offices in eight Chinese cities, takes model applications through the “Model Application” option on the online enquiry form on its contact page. esee — Contact Us ↗
- Some agencies also run training businesses: esee lists a training division, ESEE Fashion Academy, and Paras a model school. Their application pages listed here do not mention a course or a fee. esee — Contact Us ↗
- Elite Model Look’s 2026 country list includes China, routed to the contest’s international entry site. Elite Model Look — 2026 ↗
Fees, contracts and safeguarding
What are the rules in China?
- The Labour Law bars employers from recruiting anyone under 16. Arts, sports and special-craft units that recruit under-16s must follow state rules and protect the child’s right to compulsory education (Article 15). MOHRSS — Labour Law of the PRC ↗
- Workers aged 16 and 17 are “juvenile workers” with special protection: they may not be given mining, toxic or other prohibited heavy work, and employers must give them regular health checks (Articles 58, 64 and 65). MOHRSS — Labour Law of the PRC ↗
- The Provisions on the Prohibition of Using Child Labour (State Council Decree 364) bar any organisation or individual from finding work for under-16s. The fine is 5,000 yuan per child, and a job agency that does so loses its licence (Articles 2 and 7). MOHRSS — Provisions on the Prohibition of Using Child Labour ↗
- Arts and sports units may recruit under-16 professional performers and athletes with a parent’s or guardian’s consent, and must protect their health and compulsory education (Article 13). The provisions do not mention modelling, so it is unclear whether modelling falls within this exception. MOHRSS — Provisions on the Prohibition of Using Child Labour ↗
- Under the Minors Protection Law (2020 revision), no one may recruit under-16s unless state rules allow it. Children may take part in performances and programme production only with a parent’s or guardian’s consent, and organisers must protect their rights (Article 61). Ministry of Justice — Minors Protection Law of the PRC ↗
- The Advertising Law bars using children under ten as advertising endorsers. An endorser is someone other than the advertiser who recommends or vouches for a product in their own name or image (Articles 2 and 38). Shanghai Administration for Market Regulation — Advertising Law (2021) ↗
- We found no national rule written specifically for modelling agency fees. Licensed job intermediaries may not give false job information, hold workers’ identity documents or take deposits from them (Employment Promotion Law, Articles 40 and 41). It is unclear whether a given modelling agency counts as a job intermediary. MOHRSS — Employment Promotion Law of the PRC ↗
Under 18? Involve a parent or guardian at every step. Read the under-18 guide ↗
Official programmes
Are there model searches in China?
Elite Model Look (international entry) ↗
Elite’s international model contest. Its 2026 country list includes China, routed to the international entry site. The terms set an entry window of 1 January to 31 December 2026, a minimum age of 14, and written parent or guardian consent for under-18s.
FAQ
Modelling in China, answered
Do modelling agencies in China charge to apply?
- None of the application pages listed here asks for a fee. We found no national rule written specifically for modelling agency fees. Licensed job intermediaries may not take deposits from job-seekers or hold their identity documents. Some agencies, including esee and Paras, also run training businesses; the application pages listed here do not mention a course.
Can under-16s model in China?
- Chinese rules bar employers from recruiting under-16s and bar anyone from finding them work. Arts and sports units may recruit under-16 professional performers with a parent’s or guardian’s consent, but the rules do not mention modelling. Children may take part in performances only with a parent’s or guardian’s consent.
Do I need professional photos to apply?
- No, according to the agencies listed here. SuperMii says professional photos are not needed. Longteng asks for natural-daylight photos with no make-up, and AM Models asks for make-up-free photos without beauty filters.
Is there a minimum height?
- Most agencies listed here ask for your height without stating a minimum. AM Models lists 170–180 cm for women and 180–190 cm for men on its Asian Face board, and says it may relax these for exceptional applicants.
Do Chinese agencies hold open calls?
- None of the agencies listed here publishes open-call times, and SuperMii says it does not hold open calls. Apply through the agency’s own form or published email address.
Can I enter Elite Model Look from China?
- Yes. Elite Model Look’s 2026 country list includes China, routed to the international entry site. Entrants must be 14 or over, and under-18s need written consent from a parent or guardian.
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