In short
- The catalogue has one agency in Saint-Paul, Miss Agency.
- It presents itself as a Réunion model agency running since 1994; we know it from its Instagram account and the company register.
- The island's second agency, Kwahéri Studio, is in Saint-Denis.
Modeling work in Saint-Paul
Saint-Paul is on the west coast of Réunion. The jurgita.com catalogue lists one agency here: Miss Agency. On Instagram it presents itself as the island's model agency running since 1994, and the company register shows its company, SARL Miss Agency, in Saint-Paul as active. We found no website, so the catalogue assigns the agency no boards.
The island's market is commercial and small: local brands, tourism advertising and events. There are no fashion weeks here.
The island's other agency, and Paris
- Saint-Denis – Kwahéri Studio, a SYNAM member. That page also explains that EU and French law apply on Réunion but the island is outside the Schengen area.
- Paris – the main market, with 94 catalogue agencies; it is about 9,350 km and roughly 11 hours' flight away.
How to get started
- Take simple digitals in daylight and write down accurate measurements.
- Contact the island's agencies first; if you are aiming for fashion work in Europe, apply to a few Paris agencies at the same time and only make the long trip once specific meetings are arranged.
- Apply through each agency's official channels. First check on the agency's profile whether it charges applicants and how much. In France advice about becoming a model is free by law, and an agency can recover what it spends on your career only through deductions from your pay.
- Before you sign, ask the agency for its licence number: the licence is compulsory for every model agency in France. The profile shows whether a licence number and SYNAM or FFAM membership are known.
- Watch out for pressure to decide or pay on the spot and for contracts that renew automatically; more warning signs are in modeling scams. Contracts, tax and the rules for minors are covered on the France agencies page.
