Modelling · Milan
How to become a model in Italy
Apply online to a Milan agency through its own website, with natural, make-up-free photos and your height. Elite, Women, Next and others take applications by form; Next has cancelled open calls. Elite, IMG and Next say they never ask applicants for payment. Children need labour-inspectorate authorisation, with parents’ written consent, to work in advertising or entertainment.
Official application routes
Which modelling agencies in Italy 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
- Image · Mainboard · Development · In Town · Talent
- Height
- The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.
- Age
- The form asks for a parent’s or legal guardian’s details for minors.
- 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 Milan office directly: +39 02 467 521 or info@elitemodel.it.
- Address
- Via Amedei 8, 20123 Milano
Says its scouts and agents never request payment or nude or lingerie photos, and warns that impostors use the Elite name. Source ↗
Elite Milano “Get scouted” form -
Milan
IMG Models Milan
- How to apply
- online form
- Height
- The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.
- Age
- Applications from age 14; IMG contacts a legal guardian for authorisation for 14- to 17-year-olds.
- What to send
- Photos that are not filtered, retouched or professionally taken — no baggy clothing, make-up or smiling — plus your height, where you live and your nationality.
- Verify a scout
- Call an IMG office directly; Milan is +39 02 7274 71.
- Address
- Via Vittoria Colonna 4, 20149 Milan
Says it never asks for nude or lingerie photos, never requires payment, charges no fee to apply or to sign and does not interview over Skype. Source ↗
IMG “Get Scouted” application (one form for all offices) -
Milan
Women Management Milan
- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Main · Development · Stage
- 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
- Via Amedei 8, 20123 Milano
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Milan
d’management group
- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Women · Men · Celebrity · New Face
- Height
- The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.
- What to send
- A headshot, a half-length, a full-length and a profile photo (JPEG or PNG, up to 2MB each), plus height, measurements, shoe size, where you live and your Instagram.
- Address
- Via Bordighera 2, 20142 Milano
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Milan
Why Not Model Management
- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Women · Men · Celebrities
- Height
- The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.
- Age
- Minors must confirm they have a parent’s consent to submit their details and photos.
- What to send
- Four fresh-faced photos — head shot, profile, full body and a smiling shot — with no make-up or sunglasses; no experience is needed.
- Verify a scout
- Call the Milan office on +39 02 485331.
- Address
- Via Morimondo 26, 20143 Milano
Says its scouts always provide proof of identification, and warns against giving personal details, photos or payments to strangers claiming to work with Why Not. Source ↗
Why Not “Get scouted” form -
Milan
Monster Management
- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Mnstr · Mgmt · Youth
- Height
- The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.
- Age
- By submitting you confirm you are 16 or older; younger applicants should get a parent’s or guardian’s approval first.
- What to send
- Close-up and full-body photos with no make-up or hair products in a well-lit space — phone photos taken by a friend or family member are fine — plus height and measurements.
- Address
- Via Privata Paolo Giorza 3, 20144 Milano
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Milan
Next Management Milan
- How to apply
- online form
- Open call
- Next says open calls are cancelled until further notice.
- Boards
- Women · Men · Talent · Creators
- Height
- Height is a required field on the form. The page states no minimum.
- What to send
- A close-up (required), with optional side, full-length, upper-body and eye shots; height is required.
- Verify a scout
- Call the Milan office on +39 02 3035021.
- Address
- Via Andrea Solari 11, 20144 Milano
Says it will never request nude or undergarment photos or any payment, and does not interview over Skype. Source ↗
Next recruitment form (choose Milan) -
Milan
The Fashion Model Management
- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Women · Men · Image · Main Board · New Faces · Classics · Influencers
- Height
- Women at least 1.74m on the English page (1.75m on the Italian page); men at least 1.84m.
- Age
- The English page sets its women’s criteria for applicants not over 21.
- What to send
- Four JPG photos (up to 1MB each), plus height, measurements, shoe size, hair and eye colour and your social handles; all fields are mandatory.
- Address
- Via G. Silva 40, 20149 Milano
Says it will never request nude or lingerie photos or any payment to get scouted, and warns against anyone promising modelling work for a fee. Source ↗
The Fashion Model Management “Get scouted” form -
Milan
Independent Model Management
- How to apply
- online form
- Boards
- Mainboard · In Development · Just Scouted
- Height
- Says it works with specific height ranges, listing 174 and 181 for women and 185 and 190 for men; it may consider under-18s who are still growing.
- Age
- Applications from minors must be made with a parent’s or legal guardian’s support.
- What to send
- A profile picture, a three-quarter (waist-up) and a full-length photo, plus your age, height and shoe size.
- Verify a scout
- Official emails come only from @independentmgmt.it; check with info@independentmgmt.it or +39 028321788.
- Address
- Via Privata Reggio 5, 20122 Milano
Says no employee will ever ask you to send nude photos. Source ↗
Independent application form -
- How to apply
- online form
- Open call
- Select lists no Milan open call; apply online.
- Boards
- Womens Board · Talent Board
- Address
- Via Giorgio Washington 2, 20146 Milano
How it works
How do agencies in Italy recruit?
- Applications go through each agency’s own form. Elite’s covers Milan and its other European offices, and Next’s lets you choose Milan. Elite Milan — get scouted ↗
- No portfolio needed: Women Management says experience and professional photos are not required, and Monster says phone photos taken by a friend or family member are fine. Monster Management — application ↗
- Some Milan agencies publish height minimums, The Fashion Model Management and Independent among them; Elite, Women, Next and Why Not publish none. The Fashion Model Management — get scouted ↗
- Expect to hear only if selected: Next says it will be in touch if it feels you have the right look, and Monster keeps application data for no more than 30 working days. Next Management — recruitment ↗
- Why Not says its scouts always show proof of identification, and Independent says its official emails come only from @independentmgmt.it addresses. Why Not — get scouted ↗
- We could not verify an official Italian rule specific to modelling-agency fees; the rules below cover children’s work.
Fees, contracts and safeguarding
What are the rules in Italy?
- Employing children — under 15, or still in compulsory schooling — is prohibited, but the labour inspectorate may authorise them to work in cultural, artistic, sporting, advertising or entertainment activities, with the parents’ prior written consent, if it does not harm their safety, development or schooling. Legge 17 ottobre 1967 n. 977, art. 4 (Normattiva) ↗
- The employer applies to the local labour inspectorate (ITL) on form INL 10 with the parents’ consent; a complete application is treated as approved after 15 days. Ispettorato Nazionale del Lavoro — impiego di minori nello spettacolo ↗
Under 18? Involve a parent or guardian at every step. Read the under-18 guide ↗
Official programmes
Are there model searches in Italy?
Elite Model Look Italia ↗
Elite’s international model contest has an Italian page and online entry. Its 2026 rules say applicants must be at least 14, with a parent’s or guardian’s permission under 18.
FAQ
Modelling in Italy, answered
Do Milan modelling agencies charge to apply?
- The ones listed here say not. Elite, IMG and Next say they never ask for payment, and The Fashion Model Management warns against anyone promising modelling work for a fee.
Can I walk in to a Milan agency?
- None of the Milan agencies listed publishes open-call times. Next says open calls are cancelled until further notice and Select lists no Milan open call, so apply through the agency’s own form.
Can under-18s apply?
- Yes, with a parent or guardian. Elite and Women ask for a guardian’s details, Independent says minors must apply with a parent’s support, and IMG accepts applications from 14 with a guardian’s authorisation. Children’s work in advertising needs labour-inspectorate authorisation.
Sources
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