Choosing the Right Modeling Agency

How to Choose the Right Modeling Agency for Top ModelsModeling agencies offer great assistance and can be a foot in the door for struggling models, today’s looks are not stereotypical pin thin girls or muscular great skinned males, and with celebrities invading magazine covers and runways modeling “gigs” are more difficult to find.  Models that have struggled attempting to find jobs or exposure opportunities have achieved success when connected with a modeling agency that best fit their needs, but with the extensive selection of agencies that all advertise themselves as “The best” just how can models and aspiring models tell them apart?  What should be kept in mind while searching for the “Right” agency to work with?  Modeling is a very demanding profession that can lead to a life of luxury when success is reached, the desire and ambition for this success may lead models to believe that all must be dealt with and most times models themselves do not always take their best interest into consideration when selecting an agency to work with.   Before signing on to any agency it is important to do some research and to know the differences between the agencies and what they specialize in.  Talent agencies focus on recruiting new faces and personalities for advertisements and events; Specialization agencies focus more on actors, child models and plus size models and last, but definitely not least are modeling agencies which scout and hire fashion models and have an a large amount of contacts and an even more extensive roster of faces .  After looking into these types of agencies and leading to the conclusion that the aspiring model is looking for exposure and the opportunity of getting their face on magazine covers modeling agencies are the way to go. Now the search for an appropriate agency can begin. While searching, it is important to keep certain aspects in mind while remaining observant of the surroundings and overall agency environment. Agencies should have an extensive portfolio as well as magazine covers and spreads with current and former clients that can be accessed during the meeting.  It is also important to ask questions and get clear answers especially when it comes to their rules and requirements.  The way a model is treated during the meeting is also important, and at the end of the meeting models should ask themselves the following questions:•    Have the questions been answered clearly•    Was all information as well as portfolios accessible•    Is all of the information accurate?  After the meeting it is also important to research a bit further.  Look through the agencies website and list of clients and compare the information exchanged during the meeting with that the agency actually advertises.  It is important to keep all of these aspects in mind with every agency a model meets with, after all research is done having everything under clear understanding allow s for the decision-making process to not only be much easier but wiser.