9 Modeling Agencies You Should Know In Texas
These are the top 9 modeling agencies in Texas that you should know.
It is often a misconception that talent can only be found in major cities such as New York or Los Angeles. In fact, although these city centers provide an array of opportunities and industry connections, you don’t necessarily need to pack your bags and move to the big city to jumpstart your modeling career.
Texas is one of the largest areas of the southern United States that has been finding, scouting and developing valuable talent for decades. Whether they act as a mother agent, to help place models into larger agencies around the world or as a boutique, self-operated agency, modeling agencies in Texas work with some of the strongest talent in the south.
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With fashion events such as Austin or Dallas Fashion Week, trade shows, conventions, television and film production and the strong influence of national, commercial brands, the roster of talent at modeling agencies in Texas have worked on both national and international projects and campaigns.
If you are an aspiring model or actor based in Texas, we have compiled a breakdown of agencies located in Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio:
Modeling Agencies in Texas
Houston Modeling Agencies
First Models
Facebook: @firstmodelshouston
Address: 9320 Lakeside Blvd, Bldg 2, Suite #200, The Woodlands, TX 77381
Telephone: 281-363-8146
Email: info@firstmodelshouston.com
The first modeling agency in Houston, Texas, is First Models. The agency focuses on placing models in local and national magazines, runway shows and local and national television commercials. They have over 20 years of experience and pride themselves on being an agency that works closely with their clients and talents and offering a personal touch.
The roster of talent at First includes female, male and child models. Their models work in the sectors of fashion, commercial and classic modeling.
To become a model at First, you will need to fill out their modeling form on their website and provide 1-2 images. You can find the application here.
Neal Hamil Agency
Instagram @nealhamilagency
Address: 7887 San Felipe, Suite 110, Houston, TX 77063
Telephone: 713-789-1335
Email: modeling@nealhamilagency.com
The second modeling agency in Houston, Texas, is the Neal Hamil Agency. The agency is based in Houston but also has representatives in Dallas.
The agency has been around since 1984 and is focused on discovering and developing new talent. The talent at Neal Hamil has been featured in editorial publications such as Vogue, GQ, Details and Marie Claire. They have also walked the runway for designers such as Zac Posen, Monique LHuillier, Naeem Khan, Carmen Marc Valvo, Haute Hippie and Alexander Wang.
In addition to the fashion world, talent at the agency has worked on television and in print for brands such as Ford, Lipton, Saks, Target, Neiman Marcus and AT&T. They have also been featured on networks such as NBC, Disney, Cartoon Network, Fox and MTV.
The agency books their talent throughout the United States and internationally in locations such as London, Paris, Milan and Japan.
The roster includes women and men for fashion and commercial as well as children models and talent for film and television.
To be considered for scouting to the agency, you can submit your images online or attend an open call. Open calls are held for modeling and acting every Wednesday from 3-5 p.m.
To submit your images online you will need to provide 3 shots — headshot, profile and full length. One of the images should show you smiling. Photos should be natural with minimal makeup, hair clean and down and should be in color only. To fill out the information and submit your photographs, you can access their website here.
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Austin Modeling Agencies
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The Brown Agency
Instagram: @brownagency
Address: 100 Congress Ave #2000, Austin, TX 78701
Telephone: 512-370-4959
Email: assistant@brownagency.co
The first modeling agency in Austin, Texas, is the Brown Agency. As the former Wilhelmina Austin, the Brown Agency has been operating as a full-service model and talent agency with offices in both Austin and Dallas since 2015. The agency aims to “establish big market standards and expectations that hadn’t been seen in Central Texas.” Some of the agencies previous clients include Louis Vuitton, Dell, Toyota and L’Oreal. Talent at Brown have walked the runways in Austin Fashion Week, Dallas Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week and Miami Swim Week.
The agency has 4 pillars to its talent roster: Fashion, Commercial, Theatrical and Creative. The creative department is a representative for makeup artists and photographers.
Open calls for the Brown Agency are held every Wednesday from 3-4 p.m.
You can also submit your details via their online form here.
For the form you will need to include: your name, city, telephone, email, gender, date of birth, measurements of height and weight as well as four images.
Foreman Management
Instagram: @foreman_management
Address: 11500 Tedford St, Austin, TX 78753
Telephone: 917-573-6498
Email: alan@foremanmanagement.com
The second modeling agency in Austin, Texas is Foreman Management. The founders of the agency are Tanni and Alan Foreman. Before moving to Austin, Tanni worked as a scout and developer of new faces at Code Management. Tanni was also a model in both New York and Los Angeles. Alan is a fashion photographer who has worked in both editorial and advertising.
Their goal is to find new faces and place them with strong agencies around the world. In the industry, this process is referred to as a “mother agent.” They have placed their talent with larger agencies such as DNA, Elite, Women, The Society, Ford and Next. Some of the women they represent at Foreman include Ashley Smith, Caroline Hinton and Drake Burnette.
To be considered as a model at Foreman, you will need to send one or two images to alan@foremanmanagement.com or tanni@foremanmanagement.com. Please include your age, height and weight. They do not represent young children and the minimum age is 13 years old. Women and girls must be 5’8” to 6’0” and men should be between 5’11” and 6’3”. You can read more about the submission process here.
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Mazza Models
Instagram: @mazzamodels
Telephone: 317-709-9982
Email: devin@mazzamodels.com
The third modeling agency in Austin, Texas, is Mazza Models. The agency was started by Devin Mazza, a fashion photographer from Indiana. She began at the Herron School of Art for graphic design but decided to leave and move to the South to open up her own modeling agency. She founded the agency at twenty three and has since built an agency that signs and places models all over the world.
The main goal of the agency is to develop talent for placement in high fashion, editorial, commercial and runway markets. The board at Mazza includes women, men and development.
To be scouted at Mazza, you will need to fill out their online form and attach one image of yourself. You can read and access the form here.
Dallas Modeling Agencies
The Campbell Agency
https://www.instagram.com/p/BoxVkOWAm0E/
Instagram: @campbellmodels
Address: 3838 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 900, Dallas, TX 75219
Telephone: 214-522-8991
The first modeling agency in Dallas, Texas, is the Campbell Agency. The Campbell Agency was founded by Nancy Campbell in 1989. Nancy had previously worked in advertising, production and talent. With this background, her goal was to discover and recruit talent to build a top rated agency in the Southwest. The agency works on a philosophy to be proactive in developing and marketing models, actors and artists as a major force in the vibrancy of our client’s careers.
The roster at the Campbell Agency is expansive. Their scope of talent ranges from:
- Women: Mainboard, Curve, Classic, Runway, Development
- Men: Mainboard, Development
- Talent: Men, Women + Voiceover
- Commercial Print
- Artists: Hair, Makeup, Fashion Stylists, Assistant Stylists, Product Stylists
- Kids
- Talent
- Influencers
To join the Campbell Agency, you can submit your images to them through their online form. You will need to fill out the information and upload four images: one smile headshot, one non-smile headshot, a ¾ shot and a full-body shot.
The agency also holds open calls for their fashion print and runway divisions. These are held at the agency each Tuesday from 3-4 pm. To be considered you should bring photographs that include a full length and profile image.
You can read more about joining the Campbell Agency here.
Wallflower Management
Instagram: @wallflowermgmt
Address: 3809 Parry Ave #105, Dallas, TX 75226
Telephone: 214-559-4300
Brenda Gomez / agency director BRENDA@WALLFLOWERMANAGEMENT.COM
Tammy Theis / creative director TAMMY@WALLFLOWERMANAGEMENT.COM
Meghan Milano / model manager MEGHAN@WALLFLOWERMANAGEMENT.COM
Courtney Laddimore / social media and creative manager COURTNEY@WALLFLOWERMANAGEMENT.COM
The second modeling agency in Dallas, Texas, is Wallflower Management. Wallflower Management was the first boutique modeling agency in Dallas. The agency represents models for fashion print, runway, commercial print and TV/film projects. The agency prides itself on being “selective and hands on, preferring to focus on a curated board of models, each receiving individual direction in his or development.”
Models that have been scouted by Wallflower have been placed with major agencies around the world in destinations such as New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Milan, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney. The management team at Wallflower represents men, women and children and has an artist division for hair and makeup, styling and photography.
To join Wallflower Management you can attend an open call or submit your images by email. Open calls are held every Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. By email you can send your images to submissions@wallflowermanagement.com.
To learn more about the recruiting process for Wallflower you can read more on their website here.
Dragonfly Agency
Instagram: @dragonflyagency
Address: 3720 Canton St, Suite 102 Dallas, TX 75226
Telephone: 214-790-7440
info@thedragonflyagency.com
stasia@thedragonflyagency.com
hannah@thedragonflyagency.com
jamie@thedragonflyagency.com
The third modeling agency in Dallas, Texas, is the Dragonfly Agency. The Dragonfly Agency is a model management company and boutique agency with an experienced team that focuses on a select number of models and their individual career paths. The team at Dragonfly words to market their talent to both national and international high fashion clients and agencies.
At Dragonfly, their roster consists of women and men in the main board, development and lifestyle sectors as well as influencers. To be considered for recruitment to the Dragonfly agency, you will need to email two photographs (one headshot and one full-body shot) with your physical measurements to one of the contact emails listed above. You will also need to include the personal information requested on their website. The Dragonfly Agency hosts open calls every first Wednesday of the month from 4 to 5 p.m.
To learn more about their recruiting process you can read all the information here.
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San Antonio Modeling Agencies
Entourage Agency
Instagram: @entouragemodels
Address: 6800 Park Ten Blvd, Suite 115-N, San Antonio, TX 78213
Telephone: 210-733-5007
The most established modeling agency in San Antonio, Texas, is the Entourage Agency. The agency was established in 1988 as a full service modeling and acting agency working between Texas and California. The agency has an expansive age range of the talent they represent, with models starting at one year old and ranging to senior citizens.
The talent at Entourage works in the areas of television, magazines, fashion, films, spokesmodels, voice talent for radio, music videos, trade shows and conventions. They represent models and actors of various ethnic backgrounds, bilingual talent, deaf talent as well as singers, dancers, musicians and performers. The talent includes men, women, teenagers, children and babies in both Texas and Los Angeles.
The agency also holds a summer camp for kids and teenagers from age 8 to 19. The camp was created for aspiring models and actors to have a place to learn or refine their skills for their specific industry.
To be considered for Entourage, you will need to fill out their online form and submit a picture of yourself via their online form. You can access it here.
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