Modelling · Paris
How to become a model in France
Apply directly to a licensed Paris agency through its own website, sending natural, make-up-free photos and your height. French law presumes a paid modelling contract is an employment contract, requires agencies to hold a modelling-agency licence and makes a medical certificate a condition of working. Children under 16 need prior authorisation. Several agencies say they never charge applicants.
Official application routes
Which modelling agencies in France 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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- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Mainboard · Development · Talent
- 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 within 15 days, and a parent or guardian must attend any meeting.
- What to send
- Up to three photos — full length, close-up and profile — with no make-up, in natural daylight, plus your height and contact details.
- Verify a scout
- Contact the Paris office directly: +33 1 40 44 32 00 or info@elitemodel.fr.
- Address
- 19 Avenue George V, 75008 Paris
Says its scouts and agents never request payment or nude or lingerie photos, and warns that impostors use the Elite name. Source ↗
Elite Paris “Get scouted” form -
Paris
IMG Models Paris
- How to apply
- online form
- Height
- The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.
- Age
- Applications from age 14. Under-18s need a legal guardian’s consent, and a guardian must attend any meeting or video call.
- What to send
- A head shot, a profile and a full-length photo that are not filtered, retouched or professionally taken, plus your height, where you live and your nationality.
- Verify a scout
- Call an IMG office directly; Paris is +33 1 7305 9696.
- Address
- 31 rue du Colisée, 3rd Floor, 75008 Paris
Says it never asks for nude or lingerie photos, never requires payment and charges no fee to apply or to sign. Source ↗
IMG “Get Scouted” application (one form for all offices) -
Paris
Women Management Paris
- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Main · Development · Talent
- Height
- The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.
- Age
- Parent or guardian details are required for minors.
- What to send
- Three digitals of yourself, plus height, measurements, shoe size and hair and eye colour; prior experience and professional photos are not required.
- Address
- 3 rue Meyerbeer, 4th Floor, 75009 Paris
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- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Women · Men · Development · New Faces · Talent
- Height
- Height is a required field on the form. The page states no minimum.
- Age
- Its privacy policy says you must be 18 to apply on your own; younger applicants apply through a parent or guardian, and no one under 13 may apply.
- What to send
- A profile, a waist-up and a full-length photo, plus your height and email.
- Verify a scout
- VIVA staff email only from @viva-paris.com, @viva-london.com or @viva-barcelone.com addresses; check with scouting@viva-paris.com or +33 1 44 55 12 60.
- Address
- Beau Passage, 53–57 rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris
Says no VIVA employee will ever ask for lingerie or nude photos, and warns that people try to impersonate the agency. Source ↗
VIVA “Become a model” form -
- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Women · Men · Non-binary · Talent
- Height
- The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.
- Age
- You must be 18 to apply on your own; 14- to 17-year-olds may apply with a parent’s or guardian’s written consent, and under-14s cannot apply.
- What to send
- Portrait, full-figure, head-and-shoulders and side-on photos with no make-up, plus measurements, shoe size and hair and eye colour; minors add a guardian-consent step.
- Address
- 182 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
Asks for no nudity in application photos.
Select online application (choose Paris) -
Paris
Silent Models Paris
- How to apply
- online form
- Open call
- Silent says it does not host an open call or accept walk-ins.
- Boards
- Women · Mainboard · New Faces
- Height
- Height is a required field on the form. The page states no minimum.
- What to send
- A headshot, a waist-up and a full-length photo — phone photos are fine — with no make-up, filters or editing, in natural light and fitted, plain clothing.
- Address
- 80 Avenue d’Iéna, 75116 Paris
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Paris
New Madison
- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Women · Men · Development · Management
- Height
- The form asks for your height. The page says it is open to all types of profile, though height and measurements may still matter.
- Age
- The minimum age to apply is 16; 16- and 17-year-olds should discuss it with a parent or legal guardian first.
- What to send
- Four non-professional photos with your face clearly visible and no make-up or retouching, plus nationality, age, height and city.
- Verify a scout
- Scouts always provide an official New Madison email address; the only official Instagram accounts are @NewMadisonModels and @NewMadisonWomen.
- Registration
- Licence arrêté No. 75.13.004 (legal notices) ↗
- Address
- 28 rue Boissy d’Anglas, 75008 Paris
Says it never asks models for money to be represented, never requests nude or lingerie photos and never contacts you first by email or WhatsApp. Source ↗
New Madison “Devenir mannequin” form -
Paris
Supreme Management Paris
- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Legends · Image · Management · Development
- Height
- The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.
- Age
- Parent or guardian details are required for minors.
- What to send
- Three digitals of yourself, plus height, measurements, shoe size and hair and eye colour; prior experience and professional photos are not required.
- Address
- 3 rue Meyerbeer, 6th Floor, 75009 Paris
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Paris
Marilyn Agency Paris
- How to apply
- Open call
- Marilyn says it does not host open calls or accept walk-ins.
- Boards
- Women · Men · Image · Development
- Height
- Asks for at least 1.73m (5ft 8in) for women and 1.83m (6ft) for men.
- Age
- Under-18s must send a parent’s written consent; a parental authorisation form is linked on the page.
- What to send
- Email your name, age and height with recent photos, including a headshot and a full-length picture, in natural light with no make-up, filters or editing — women to scouting-women@marilynagency.com, men to scouting-men@marilynagency.com.
- Verify a scout
- Marilyn emails come only from @marilynagency.com; verify by calling +33 1 53 29 53 53.
- Address
- 11 rue de Montyon, 75009 Paris
Warns that people may be using the Marilyn name and asks under-18s to tell a trusted adult. Source ↗
Marilyn Paris “Become a model” page (email route) -
Paris
Oui Management
- How to apply
- online form
- Height
- The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.
- Age
- Its privacy policy says parental approval is collected for applicants under 16.
- What to send
- A portrait, a waist-up and a full-figure photo with no make-up, plus your height and contact details.
- Verify a scout
- Oui corresponds only from @ouimanagement.com addresses; check with info@ouimanagement.com or +33 1 43 26 32 32.
- Registration
- Licence No. 75.10.018 (legal notices) ↗
- Address
- 20 Passage Dauphine, 75006 Paris
Warns that people falsely present themselves as its agents or scouts, and says its employees never ask for lingerie or nude photos. Source ↗
Oui Management “Be with Oui” form -
Paris
Mademoiselle Agency
- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Women · Men · Image · Development · Curve · Timeless
- Height
- Height is a required field on the form. The page states no minimum.
- What to send
- A full-length photo and a close-up of your face without make-up, plus your name, age, country and city and height; you can also email info@mademoiselleagency.fr.
- Address
- 19 bd Malesherbes, 75008 Paris
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Paris
Ford Models Paris
- How to apply
- online form
- Open call
- Ford says it holds open calls only in Chicago; apply to Paris through the form.
- Boards
- Women · New · Men · Talent
- Height
- The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.
- What to send
- Close-up, profile, waist-up and full-length photos with no make-up, plus height and measurements. Paris applications use a form hosted by Snapcast, which asks you to set a password.
- Verify a scout
- Ford representatives email only from addresses ending fordmodels.com.
- Address
- 278 Boulevard Saint-Germain, 75007 Paris
Says you should never pay to attend a casting and never share nude or lingerie photos. Source ↗
Ford “Get Scouted” page (choose Paris)
How it works
How do agencies in France recruit?
- Paris agencies take applications through forms on their own websites. Silent and Marilyn say they hold no open calls or walk-ins, and Select lists no Paris open call. Silent Models — be discovered ↗
- Agencies ask for unedited, make-up-free snapshots — typically a close-up, a profile and a full-length shot — rather than a portfolio. Women Management and Supreme say experience and professional photos are not required. Women Management Paris — become a model ↗
- Most reply only if interested. New Madison says no reply within two weeks means your application was not retained; Select says the same after 30 days. New Madison — devenir mannequin ↗
- Licensed agencies can show their licence: New Madison and Oui Management publish licence numbers in their legal notices, and VIVA states that it holds a licence issued by the Préfet de Paris. New Madison — mentions légales ↗
- Of the Paris agencies listed, only Marilyn publishes a minimum height for applicants; the others ask for your height on the form. Marilyn Paris — become a model ↗
Fees, contracts and safeguarding
What are the rules in France?
- Any contract by which someone pays for a model’s services is presumed to be an employment contract, whatever the parties call it. Code du travail, art. L7123-3 (Code du travail numérique) ↗
- Anyone established in France who places models for a fee must hold a modelling-agency licence (licence d’agence de mannequins). Code du travail, art. L7123-11 ↗
- Working as a model is conditional on a medical certificate showing that your overall health, assessed in particular by BMI, is compatible with the work. Code du travail, art. L7123-2-1 ↗
- A child under 16 may not be engaged as a model without prior individual authorisation from the administrative authority. Code du travail, art. L7124-1 ↗
- That individual authorisation is not needed when the child is engaged by a licensed modelling agency holding an approval (agrément) to engage children. Code du travail, art. L7124-4 ↗
Under 18? Involve a parent or guardian at every step. Read the under-18 guide ↗
Official programmes
Are there model searches in France?
Elite Model Look France ↗
Elite’s international model contest has a French page and online entry. Its 2026 rules say applicants must be at least 14, with a parent’s or guardian’s permission under 18.
Français
Comment devenir mannequin : agences de mannequins à Paris
Comment devenir mannequin en France : postulez sur le site d’une agence parisienne (Elite, IMG, Women, VIVA, New Madison) avec des photos naturelles sans maquillage et votre taille, sans expérience requise chez Women ou Supreme. Plusieurs agences disent ne jamais faire payer. La loi impose une licence aux agences, un certificat médical aux mannequins et, avant 16 ans, une autorisation préalable.
FAQ
Modelling in France, answered
Do Paris modelling agencies charge to join?
- The agencies listed here say they do not. New Madison says it never asks models for money to be represented, Elite says its scouts never request payment, and IMG says there is no fee to apply or to sign.
Do I need a medical certificate to model in France?
- Yes. Under article L7123-2-1 of the Code du travail, working as a model is conditional on a medical certificate showing your overall health, assessed in particular by BMI, is compatible with the work.
Can under-16s model in France?
- Only with prior individual authorisation from the administrative authority, unless they are engaged by a licensed agency holding an approval to engage children. Agencies set their own application ages: New Madison from 16, Select from 14 with written consent, VIVA from 13 through a parent.
Is there a minimum height for Paris agencies?
- Most publish none and simply ask for your height. Marilyn is the exception among those listed: it asks for at least 1.73m for women and 1.83m for men.
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