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

# How to become a model in Singapore

Apply through an agency’s own website. AVE, Mannequin Studio, Phantom and Faces Talent Management take online applications with photos, while Basic Models Management takes new applicants only through its open casting call, held every May (next in May 2027). Basic says there is no fee to apply and requires parental consent before offering a contract to anyone under 18.

## Agencies and their official application routes

- **Basic Models Management** (Singapore) — open call: https://basicmodels.com.sg/be-a-model/; open call: Open casting calls are held in May every year; the next is in May 2027. No walk-ins at the agency.; height: Publishes guideline heights that it says vary each year: women 1.68m and above (1.75m and above in its mature category), men 1.83m and above (1.85m and above mature).; age: Lists ages 14 to 30 for women and 20 to 30 for men, who must have completed National Service, plus a mature category of 31 to 70. Parental consent is required before anyone under 18 is offered a contract.; safety: Says there is no fee to apply, and warns that people have posed as its agents and models on social networks.
- **AVE Management** (Singapore) — online form: https://www.avemanagement.com/become-a-model/; height: The form asks for four natural photos and does not ask for height. The page states no height requirement.
- **Mannequin Studio** (Singapore) — online form: https://mannequins.com.sg/casting/; height: Height is a required field on the casting form. The page states no minimum.
- **Phantom Models Management** (Singapore) — online form: https://phantom.com.sg/become-a-model/; height: Height is a required field on the form. The page states no minimum.
- **Faces Talent Management** (Singapore) — online form: https://www.facestm.com/apply/; height: Height is a required field on the application. The page states no minimum.

## How agencies recruit

- AVE, Mannequin Studio, Phantom and Faces Talent Management take applications through forms on their own websites. AVE asks for natural, unretouched photos rather than studio shots. (https://www.avemanagement.com/become-a-model/)
- Basic Models Management says all applicants must go through its open casting call, held every May, and that it does not accept walk-ins. Selected applicants then go through seven weeks of model training. (https://basicmodels.com.sg/be-a-model/)
- Basic says it places models with partner agencies abroad once they are ready, and that it has placed models in New York, London, Paris and Milan, among other cities. (https://basicmodels.com.sg/about-us/)
- Mannequin Studio, incorporated in 1972, says it works with agencies including Ford Models, IMG, Elite, Next and Wilhelmina to bring international models to Singapore. (https://mannequins.com.sg/about/)

## Rules on fees, contracts and safeguarding

- Anyone who places job seekers with employers in Singapore needs an employment agency licence from the Ministry of Manpower. MOM’s guidance does not mention modelling agencies, so it is unclear whether an agency that books models for freelance jobs is covered. Source: https://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-agencies/eligibility-and-requirements/who-needs-to-get-a-licence
- A licensed employment agency may charge a job seeker no more than one month’s salary for each year of the employment contract, capped at two months’ salary, and must issue an itemised receipt for any fee. Source: https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL/EAA1958-S172-2011?WholeDoc=1
- If the employer fails to employ you, or ends the job within six months for reasons other than those the rules list, a licensed agency must refund at least half of the fees you paid. Source: https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL/EAA1958-S172-2011?WholeDoc=1
- You can check whether an employment agency is licensed, and see agencies under revocation, suspension or surveillance, on MOM’s EA Directory. Source: https://www.mom.gov.sg/eservices/services/employment-agencies-and-personnel-search
- Children aged 13 to under 15 may only do light work in non-industrial settings; young persons aged 15 to under 16 may work in non-industrial settings. MOM’s page does not refer to modelling specifically. Source: https://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/young-persons-and-children
- The Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act protects consumers against unfair trade practices such as misleading representations or false claims, and CASE is the first point of contact for consumer complaints. Source: https://www.ccs.gov.sg/consumer-protection/fair-trading-practices/about-fair-trading-practices/

## Official model searches

- Basic Models Management open casting call: https://basicmodels.com.sg/be-a-model/ — Annual open casting held in May; Basic says the next is in May 2027 and that there is no fee to apply. Selected applicants go through seven weeks of model training.

## FAQ

### Do modelling agencies in Singapore charge a fee to apply?

Basic Models Management says there is no fee to apply, and none of the other agencies listed here asks for payment on its application page. Licensed employment agencies are limited to a capped fee for placing you in a job, although it is unclear whether modelling agencies need that licence.

### How old do I need to be to join a Singapore agency?

Basic Models lists 14 as the minimum age for women and 20 for men, who must have completed National Service, and asks for parental consent before offering a contract to anyone under 18. The other agencies listed here do not publish a minimum age.

### Is there a height requirement?

Basic publishes guideline heights of 1.68m and above for women and 1.83m and above for men, and says its requirements vary each year. Mannequin Studio, Phantom and Faces ask for your height on their forms but state no minimum; AVE’s form does not ask for it.

### When is the Basic Models open casting call?

Basic holds its open casting call every May and says the next one is in May 2027. It does not take walk-ins at the agency; you sign up on its website to be told the details.

### What photos should I send?

AVE asks for four natural colour photos (head shot, profile, mid-length and full-length) rather than studio shots. Faces Talent Management says photos do not need to be professionally taken and a smartphone is fine, against a clean background.

### How do I know someone really works for an agency?

Basic warns that people have posed as its agents and models on social networks, and says its genuine staff use a basicmodels.com.sg email address. Apply through the agency’s own website rather than through someone who contacts you.

## Sources

- Basic Models — Be a model: https://basicmodels.com.sg/be-a-model/
- AVE Management — Become a model: https://www.avemanagement.com/become-a-model/
- Mannequin Studio — Casting: https://mannequins.com.sg/casting/
- Phantom — Become a model: https://phantom.com.sg/become-a-model/
- Faces Talent Management — Apply: https://www.facestm.com/apply/
- Ministry of Manpower — Who needs an employment agency licence: https://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-agencies/eligibility-and-requirements/who-needs-to-get-a-licence
- Employment Agencies Rules 2011: https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL/EAA1958-S172-2011?WholeDoc=1
- Ministry of Manpower — Employing young persons and children: https://www.mom.gov.sg/employment-practices/young-persons-and-children
- CCS — About fair trading practices: https://www.ccs.gov.sg/consumer-protection/fair-trading-practices/about-fair-trading-practices/