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

# How to become a model in the United Kingdom

Apply directly to a licensed London agency through its own website, with natural digitals and your measurements. By law, UK agencies cannot charge fashion and photographic models an upfront fee for finding work, must give you their terms in writing and must pass your earnings on within ten days. Start with the agencies below.

## Agencies and their official application routes

- **Elite Model Management London** (London) — online form: https://elitemodelmanagement.com/london/get-scouted.web; height: The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.; safety: Says its scouts and agents will never request payment to recruit you or ask for nude or lingerie photos, and warns that impostors use the Elite name.
- **IMG Models London** (London) — online form: https://getscouted.imgmodels.com/; height: The Get Scouted page states no height requirement.; safety: Says it never asks for nude or lingerie photos, never requires payment and does not interview over Skype.
- **Storm Management** (London) — online form and open call: https://www.stormmanagement.com/apply-to-become-a-model/; open call: Walk-ins Monday to Friday, 10.30am–12.30pm and 2pm–5pm; height: Height is a required field on the application. The page states no minimum.; safety: Its FAQ says there is no fee to apply or to sign. Staff email only from @stormmanagement.com or @stormmanagement-la.com addresses.
- **Premier Model Management** (London) — online form: https://www.premiermodelmanagement.com/become/; height: The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.; safety: Says its scouts and agents will never request payment, nude or lingerie photos, or a modelling portfolio to apply, and only email from @premiermodelmanagement.com.
- **Select Model Management London** (London) — online form and open call: https://apply.selectmodel.com/; open call: Select says some of its offices are not currently holding open calls or walk-ins; apply online or check first; height: The apply and advice pages state no height requirement.
- **Next Management London** (London) — online form and open call: https://nextmanagement.com/recruitment; open call: Next says open calls are cancelled until further notice; height: Height is a required field on the recruitment form. The page states no minimum.; safety: Says it will never ask for nude or undergarment photos or any payment, and does not interview over Skype.
- **Models 1** (London) — online form: https://www.models1.co.uk/apply; height: The apply page asks for three phone photos and states no height requirement.; safety: Says it never contacts applicants through WhatsApp or Facebook, and its emails only come from @models1.co.uk addresses.
- **MiLK Model Management** (London) — online form and open call: https://www.milkmanagement.co.uk/apply; open call: Walk-ins Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10am–12pm and 2pm–4pm; height: The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum.
- **The Squad** (London) — online form and open call: https://www.thesquadmanagement.com/join-the-squad; open call: Walk-ins Tuesday to Thursday, 10.30am–12.30pm and 2.30pm–5pm; height: The form asks for your height. The page states no minimum and says professional photos are not needed.
- **VIVA London** (London) — online form: https://www.viva-paris.com/become/; height: Height is a required field on the form. The page states no minimum.; safety: Says its staff email only from @viva-paris.com, @viva-london.com or @viva-barcelone.com addresses.

## How agencies recruit

- Most London agencies take applications through an online form on their own website; several also publish open-call times. (https://thecastindex.com/agencies/london)
- Agencies ask for recent, unedited photographs (“digitals”) and basic details rather than a paid portfolio.
- British Fashion Model Agents Association members are listed on the association’s own current-members page. (https://bfma.fashion/current-members/)

## Rules on fees, contracts and safeguarding

- Agencies cannot charge fashion and photographic models any upfront fee for finding them work. Source: https://www.gov.uk/entertainment-and-modelling-agencies/fees-for-fashion-and-photographic-models
- Any other paid service cannot be a condition of finding work, and you can cancel within 30 days. Source: https://www.gov.uk/entertainment-and-modelling-agencies/fees-for-other-services
- The agency must give you its terms in writing before providing a service. Source: https://www.gov.uk/entertainment-and-modelling-agencies/terms-and-conditions
- Earnings received for you are held on trust in a client account and must be paid on within ten days. Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/3319/regulation/25

## FAQ

### Do UK modelling agencies charge a fee to join?

They cannot charge fashion and photographic models an upfront fee for finding work. Any other service cannot be a condition of representation, and you can cancel it within 30 days.

### How do I apply to a London modelling agency?

Use the agency’s own application form or published open call, with natural digitals and your measurements. Never pay to be seen, and never send photos to someone contacting you on behalf of an agency without checking the agency’s own website.

## Sources

- GOV.UK — Entertainment and modelling agencies: https://www.gov.uk/entertainment-and-modelling-agencies/fees-for-fashion-and-photographic-models
- BFMA — current members: https://bfma.fashion/current-members/