Modeling agencies · Chicago
6 agencies checked on their own websites · updated 2026-10-19
These are the Chicago modeling agencies we verified for women who want to get signed: who each one represents, what they ask for and exactly how to apply. No pay-to-play schools, no agencies that charge models.
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Start the free checkRequirements: new faces welcome
How to apply: Online form on the agency site. Select the city closest to you on the Get Scouted page and submit the application with natural digitals; verify any outreach by calling the agency.
Requirements: 5'8"–6'4" (173–193 cm) · age 14+ · new faces welcome
How to apply: Online form on the agency site. Apply via the online form at apply.selectmodel.com and choose the Chicago office, or attend the Tuesday 4pm open call; photos should be natural with no makeup.
Open call: Open calls at the Chicago office (The Wrigley Building, 400 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 700) on Tuesdays at 4pm, excluding holidays; arrive with a clean face, allow about 1 hour.
Requirements: new faces welcome
How to apply: Online form on the agency site. Fill in the submissions form with stats, date of birth and photos; only designated staff contact applicants by email, phone or Instagram.
Requirements: new faces welcome
How to apply: Online form on the agency site. Select your gender on the Join form, add your details and upload at least one image.
Requirements: No fixed measurements published
How to apply: Online form on the agency site. Submit the 'Be Discovered' online form with measurements, experience and photos (headshot, shoulder-up, waist-up and full-length); a reel or resume is optional.
Requirements: No fixed measurements published
How to apply: Online form on the agency site. Use the Submit Online links for Print (or Kids) on the scouting page; unsolicited mail or email submissions are not accepted.
For fashion and runway boards, Chicago agencies that publish a minimum ask for about 5'8" (173 cm) and up. Commercial, lifestyle, curve and petite boards take women of other heights. The lowest published minimum among the agencies on this page is 5'8".
Legitimate agencies never charge you to sign, and never require you to buy photo shoots, classes or a website listing. They earn a commission when you book work. Every agency on this page was checked for upfront fees; if anyone asks you for money to be represented, walk away.
Take four simple digitals (polas) in daylight against a plain wall: front, profile, full length and a smile, with no filters and little make-up. Send them with your height, measurements, age and city through the agency's online form or email, or go to an open call (1 agency here holds them). Apply to the boards that fit you, not to every agency.
Yes. 3 of these agencies have a curve board. 1 represent classic or mature models. 4 have commercial or lifestyle boards, where real-life looks book most of the work.
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All details come from each agency's own website at the time of our check. A listing is not an endorsement, and we are not affiliated with any agency.