what is Modeling Mother Agencies — how to get sign mother agency contract

When you first start modeling you will likely hear the term “model mother agent” or “modeling mother agency“. What is a mother agency? Is a mother agency something you must have when starting out as a model? And, if so, how do you get one?

Mother Agents Watch Out For You

The iconic Eileen Ford, the Founder of Ford Models was the epitome of the mother agent. New models actually lived in Eileen’s personal residence in New York City and had strict rules to live by. Eileen Ford’s expert management and care for her models was legendary and made all the difference in the success of her models and her agency.

If you live in a smaller market (outside of New York, Milan, Paris, Tokyo, London) your mother agency will likely promote you to larger markets so that you can book jobs with major publications like Vogue Magazine, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, or with clients such as Prada, Gucci, Armani, Abercrombie and Fitch, Hollister and more. In other words, your mother agency will likely try to “sign” or loan you to larger agencies to help you further your care.

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