Elite Model Management Copenhagen
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Elite Model Management Copenhagen is a modeling agency based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is a member of Danish Fashion Ethical Charter.
Worth knowing
The agency's site shows a notice that individuals online falsely pose as Elite Model Management agents and scouts and asks applicants not to engage with anyone until the identity is verified directly with Elite. The application page says scouts will never ask for money; no height or age requirements are printed.
Agency website, 2026-10-18According to the models.com agency profile, Elite Copenhagen was sold 100% to Elite World in 2009 when founder Trice Tomsen decided to step back from daily work, and long-time head booker Munir Bouylud became director. Fashion Forum reported in November 2010 on the end of Trice Tomsen's career and her 2008 award Årets Respekt.
models.com and Fashion Forum, 2026-10-18Lex and Fashion Forum write that the agency was founded in 1966-1967 as Copenhagen Models, the first Danish model agency, by Trice Tomsen from her room on Ny Østergade. In 1987 it merged with John Casablancas' Elite and became Elite Model Management Copenhagen. The agency helped build the careers of Cecilie Thomsen, Caroline Brasch Nielsen, Nina Agdal and Tobias Sørensen.
Lex and Fashion Forum, 2026-10-18
Elite Model Management Copenhagen in its own words
We are the world’s leading talent network with a reputation for pushing industry boundaries since 1972.
How to apply to Elite Model Management Copenhagen
- Apply through the agency's own online form – the link is above. Prepare 4–6 unretouched digitals and your measurements.
- Check its website or Instagram for open-call days; if none are listed, apply online.
- If you are represented by a mother agency, let it make the introduction – that is how most placements abroad start.
- Models from abroad can apply; a work permit is arranged by the agency once a placement is agreed.
- Never pay to apply. A licensed agency earns a commission on your work, nothing upfront.
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What you need before applying
Agencies ask for the same three things: clean digitals, exact measurements and – once you are signed – a composite card for castings.
Frequently asked
Sources: Elite Copenhagen - city page (Elite Model Management Copenhagen, Østergade 55, 3rd floor, 1100 Copenhagen K; boards image, mainboard, development, the danes, future faces; notice about individuals falsely posing as Elite agents and scouts) · Elite Copenhagen - about (group text: Elite since 1972; no Copenhagen founding year printed) · Elite Copenhagen - get scouted (online form with headshot and full-length shot; scouts 'will never' ask for money, the brand is sometimes impersonated; under-18s should notify a trusted adult; no height or age printed) · Elite Copenhagen - contact (T +45 33 15 14 14, info@elitemodel.dk) · Elite Copenhagen - terms and conditions (site owned by Elite Model Management Copenhagen ApS with registered office at Østergade 55, 3rd floor, 1100 Copenhagen K) · CVR register (datacvr.virk.dk): ELITE MODELS MANAGEMENT COPENHAGEN ApS, CVR 32072542, Østergade 55, 3., København K, start date 03.03.2009, status Normal, 22 employees; an earlier unit 'Elite Models Management Copenhagen John Casablancas Trice Thomsen ApS' at Gothersgade 89 is listed as ceased [datacvr.virk.dk answers 403 to a plain fetch; page read through Firecrawl on 2026-10-18] · Fact: models.com agency profile - founded as Copenhagen Models in 1966 by Trice Tomsen, the first Danish agency; sold 100% to Elite World in 2009 with head booker Munir Bouylud as director; represents 120 Danish models and top models such as Adut Akech, Vittoria Ceretti and Mona Tougaard; 346 models and talent listed [models.com answers 403 to a plain fetch; search result and Firecrawl snippet only] · Fact: Lex (Danish national encyclopedia) - founded 1967 as Copenhagen Models by Trice Tomsen; partnership with Elite Model Management in 1987 and name change; careers of Cecilie Thomsen, Caroline Brasch Nielsen, Nina Agdal, Nina Marker and Tobias Sørensen; Trice Tomsen won Årets Respekt at DANSK Fashion Awards 2008 and handed over to Munir Bouylud in 2009; member of the Danish Fashion Ethical Charter · Fact: Fashion Forum, 18 November 2010 - 'Legendarisk modelmutter siger stop': Trice Tomsen started Copenhagen Models in 1966 from her room on Ny Østergade, merged with John Casablancas' Elite in 1987 and hands the CEO post to Munir Bouylud · Danish Fashion Ethical Charter - signatory list (agency named under model agencies; the page shows no dates)
01Does Elite Model Management Copenhagen accept international models?
Elite Model Management Copenhagen does not say explicitly; apply online or through your mother agency.
02Do I need a mother agency to join Elite Model Management Copenhagen?
Not necessarily, but most placements abroad are arranged agency-to-agency, so a mother agency makes the introduction easier.
03Is there an application fee at Elite Model Management Copenhagen?
No legitimate agency charges to apply; if you are asked to pay upfront, walk away.
04How do I apply to Elite Model Management Copenhagen?
Through its online application form (linked above) with digitals and measurements.