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

# How to become a model in Germany

Apply through a Hamburg, Berlin or Munich agency’s own website, with natural photos and your height. Several publish minimum heights and ages, and Louisa holds a weekly open call. Where an agent places a model in employment, German law caps its fee and bans advance payments; children need official approval for photo shoots.

## Agencies and their official application routes

- **MODELWERK** (Hamburg) — online form: https://www.modelwerk.de/page/apply.html?lang=en; height: Minimum 170cm for women on the German page (173cm on the English page) and 183cm for men; any height for creators.; age: Women and Curves from 14, men from 16, Icons from 35.; safety: Says it will never ask for underwear or nude photos or require payment in advance, and warns that people pose as its scouts. Its separate Academy course is paid; the application is not.
- **ICONIC Management** (Berlin) — online form: https://www.iconicmanagement.com/become-iconic/; open call: Iconic says it does not hold open calls.; height: The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.; safety: Warns that people falsely claim to work for Iconic and asks you to verify anyone before responding.
- **MODEL MANAGEMENT** (Hamburg) — online form: https://www.model-management.de/become-a-model/; open call: Personal introductions by arrangement.; height: At least 1.73m for women and 1.83m for men.
- **SEEDS Management** (Berlin) — online form: https://www.seeds.de/apply/en/; open call: Seeds says there are no walk-ins.; height: The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.; safety: Says it will never ask for naked pictures over Facebook or Instagram, never arranges appointments via Skype and never asks for prepayment.
- **LOUISA MODELS** (Munich) — online form and open call: https://www.louisa-models.de/en/contact/; open call: Every Wednesday, 10am–12pm and 2pm–4pm, at its Munich and Hamburg offices.; height: Minimum 5ft 8in (1.74m on the German page) for women and 6ft (1.84m) for men; the open call lists 1.74–1.80m for women and 1.84–1.90m for men.
- **MUNICH MODELS** (Munich) — online form: https://www.munich-models.de/become/; height: Minimum 175cm; younger applicants who are still a little shorter are encouraged to apply. Represents women only.; safety: Says its only official contacts, emails, phone numbers and social handles are those listed on its contact page.
- **M4 Models** (Hamburg) — online form: https://m4models.de/page/bewerbung/language/en; height: Women from 1.74m and men from 1.84m.; age: Women from 14, men from 16.
- **OKAY Models** (Hamburg) — email: https://okaymodels.com/become_a_model/?language=en; height: For women, a minimum height of 1.75–1.80m.; age: From 17.
- **Le Management Hamburg** (Hamburg) — online form: https://lemanagement.de/become-a-model/; height: The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.

## How agencies recruit

- Applications go through agencies’ own forms or email. Iconic and Seeds say they hold no open calls or walk-ins; Louisa holds an open call every Wednesday in Munich and Hamburg. (https://www.louisa-models.de/en/contact/)
- Professional photos are not needed: Modelwerk, Louisa, Munich Models and OKAY all say snapshots are enough. (https://www.modelwerk.de/page/apply.html?lang=en)
- Published requirements vary: Modelwerk and M4 accept women from 14 and men from 16, OKAY from 17, and several agencies set minimum heights. (https://m4models.de/page/bewerbung/language/en)
- Agencies reply only if interested: Seeds notifies successful applicants only, and Louisa contacts you only if it wants to represent you. (https://www.seeds.de/apply/en/)
- The Federal Employment Agency’s artist placement service (ZAV) also places fashion and advertising models, and says it charges no placement commission. (https://zav.arbeitsagentur.de/DE/Dienstleistungsportfolio/Werbung/werbung_node.html)

## Rules on fees, contracts and safeguarding

- Employing children — under 15, or still in full-time compulsory schooling — is prohibited, except where the supervisory authority grants an exception for events. Source: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/jarbschg/__5.html
- On application, the authority may allow children to take part in advertising events and film and photo shoots for limited hours (up to two hours a day for ages 3–6, three hours for older children), with written parental consent and a medical certificate no more than three months old. Source: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/jarbschg/__6.html
- A private placement agent may charge a jobseeker only if a job actually results, must agree the fee in writing, and may not demand or accept advance payments. Source: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_3/__296.html
- For placing photo models, advertising models and mannequins in employment, the agent’s fee is capped at 14 per cent of the model’s pay including VAT, or 18 per cent for jobs of up to seven days. Source: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/vermittvergv/__2.html

## FAQ

### Can a German model agency charge me a fee?

When an agent places you in employment, it may not demand advance payments, and its fee for placing photo models and mannequins is capped at 14 per cent of your pay (18 per cent for jobs of up to seven days). Modelwerk and Seeds say they never ask for payment in advance.

### Is there a minimum height?

Many German agencies publish one: Munich Models asks for 175cm, M4 1.74m (women) and 1.84m (men), and Model Management 1.73m and 1.83m. Iconic and Seeds publish none and ask for your height on the form.

### Can children model in Germany?

Only with approval from the supervisory authority, which can allow children to take part in advertising and photo shoots for limited hours, with written parental consent and a medical certificate no more than three months old.

## Sources

- Jugendarbeitsschutzgesetz §§ 5–6: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/jarbschg/__6.html
- SGB III § 296: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_3/__296.html
- Vermittler-Vergütungsverordnung §§ 1–2: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/vermittvergv/__1.html
- ZAV-Künstlervermittlung — Werbung / Models: https://zav.arbeitsagentur.de/DE/Dienstleistungsportfolio/Werbung/werbung_node.html
- Modelwerk — apply: https://www.modelwerk.de/page/apply.html?lang=en