> Source: https://thecastindex.com/modelling/denmark — application routes checked 2026-10-01. Generated at build time from the same data the page serves.

# How to become a model in Denmark

Apply online to a Copenhagen agency through its own website, or go to Unique Models’ open casting on Fridays. Agencies ask for natural photos without make-up; Unique and Le Management say they reply within 14 days if interested. Children under 13 need a permit from the Danish Working Environment Authority, including for photo shoots.

## Agencies and their official application routes

- **Elite Model Management Copenhagen** (Copenhagen) — online form: https://elitemodelmanagement.com/copenhagen/get-scouted.web; height: The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.; age: Under-18 applications must be approved by a parent or legal guardian, who must attend any meeting.; safety: Says its scouts and agents never request payment or nude or lingerie photos, and warns that impostors use the Elite name.
- **Le Management** (Copenhagen) — online form: https://lemanagement.dk/become-a-model/; height: The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.; safety: Says it is a co-founder of the Danish Fashion Ethical Charter.
- **Unique Models** (Copenhagen) — online form and open call: https://www.unique.dk/become-a-model/; open call: Fridays, 2pm–4pm, except bank holidays and between Christmas and New Year; come in neutral clothing without make-up, alone or with one adult if under 18.; height: The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.; age: You must be at least 14 to apply; first meetings and first photos take place with parents.; safety: Its Q&A says the start-up phase as a model with Unique is free.
- **Heartbreak Management** (Copenhagen) — online form: https://heartbreakmanagement.com/join; open call: Heartbreak says it accepts visitors by appointment only.; height: The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.; safety: Says it was one of the seven agencies that signed the original Danish Fashion Ethical Charter.

## How agencies recruit

- Unique Models holds an open casting every Friday, 2pm–4pm, except bank holidays and between Christmas and New Year; it suggests checking its Instagram first. (https://www.unique.dk/become-a-model/)
- Elite, Le Management, Unique and Heartbreak take online applications with natural, unedited photos; Unique says no professional photos are required. (https://lemanagement.dk/becoming-a-model-en/)
- Le Management and Heartbreak say they belong to the Danish Fashion Ethical Charter, led by Copenhagen Fashion Week. Under it, models must be at least 16 to work, 15-year-olds can work with dispensation if accompanied by an adult, and under-15s only with children’s and teen clothing. (https://copenhagenfashionweek.com/danish-fashion-ethical-charter)
- Unique says starting as a model with it costs nothing, and Elite says its scouts never request payment. (https://www.unique.dk/galleries/36/808/qa.pdf)

## Rules on fees, contracts and safeguarding

- Children under 13 may take part commercially in cultural and similar activities, including advertising-film recordings, only with permission from the Director of the Working Environment Authority, given case by case on application; the permit sets the hours. Source: https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2025/1713
- The authority says a permit is needed for a child under 13 to take part in, for example, a photo shoot; companies or parents apply online. Source: https://at.dk/faa-viden/boern-og-unge/faa-viden-om-regler/arbejdstilladelse-for-boern-under-13-aar/

## Official model searches

- Elite Model Look Denmark: https://www.elitemodellook.com/dk/da/participate/index.htm — Elite’s international model contest has a Danish entry page. Its 2026 rules say applicants must be at least 14, with a parent’s or guardian’s permission under 18.

## FAQ

### How old do you have to be to model in Denmark?

Under the Danish Fashion Ethical Charter, models must be at least 16 to work; 15-year-olds can get dispensation if accompanied by an adult. Children under 13 need a permit from the Working Environment Authority. Unique Models accepts applications from 14.

### Does it cost money to join a Danish agency?

Unique Models says the start-up phase is free, and Elite says its scouts never request payment.

### Can I walk in to a Copenhagen agency?

Unique Models holds an open casting every Friday from 2pm to 4pm. Heartbreak sees visitors by appointment only, and the others take online applications.

## Sources

- Retsinformation — BEK nr 1713 af 18/12/2025: https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2025/1713
- Arbejdstilsynet — work permits for children under 13: https://at.dk/faa-viden/boern-og-unge/faa-viden-om-regler/arbejdstilladelse-for-boern-under-13-aar/
- Copenhagen Fashion Week — Danish Fashion Ethical Charter: https://copenhagenfashionweek.com/danish-fashion-ethical-charter
- Unique Models — become a model: https://www.unique.dk/become-a-model/