Expert: Kitty Kavey - 3/8/2008

Question
Hello my daughter will be years old in July and i wanted to know how i can go about finding her a modeling agent in are area. The reason being her cousin has one and she was in the JC Penny catalog for the babies taking pictures so her mom didn't want to give me the agent information cause my daughter looks better than hers so what can i do to get her started cause she love posing for the camera.

Answer
There are modeling agency directories available in your local library, bookstore or online where you can find contact information to the agencies closest to you.

You can also pick up one of the books written about child modeling, many of which contain an agency directory of agencies who specifically represent child and baby models.

Another thing you may want to do, is contact your JC Penney and ask them what agency they use for the catalog in your area that features models of your daughter's age (as they might use a different agency for their adult models).  

Sometimes the photographer or agency credits are also printed in the catalog, and certainly if you see other catalogs with models your daughter's age you can contact them to ask what agency they get their models from.

Good luck to you,

~Kitty