We cover the Southern California modeling market- from Los Angeles to the Mexican Border. Please make sure you either live in our area or are moving here before submitting to the agency.

If you are interested in working in the San Diego region, basically from San Clemente to the Mexican border, and live in our area, then continue reading how to apply to SDMM. If you don’t live in our area and are interested in applying to the “big agencies” then go here.

This Teen and Adult category includes ages 13 to seniors. Everyone in this age group is generally considered an adult. Height minimums are 5’7” for females and 5’10” for males.

There is a gray area as to exactly when a “child” model turns into an “adult” model. A good basis to go on is the following:

Girls who are 13 or older and are not 5'7" - and this is important - feel they are not ever going to grow to at least 5'7" should not apply. If you are a teen girl and are under 5'7" but are growing and are confident that you will reach at least 5'7" - then you can apply. The same applies for Boys except the height factor is 5'10".

For women who are petite: 5'2" to 5'4" and, over 21 years of age - you can apply as described below to the adult booker. Teens who are petite, and men under 5'10" should not apply. There is simply not enough work for these body types.

For people that fate has determined should be under our height requirements keep in mind the following. You can still be in the modeling industry in these ways: actor or actress, model agent, model booker, hair and makeup person, photographer, photographers assistant, production assistant, location scout, talent agent, casting director, photo stylist, fashion coordinator, dresser, digital image enhancement, or promotional modeling (generally after 21 years old).

Your photographs do not have to be professional. Regular snapshots that you take are fine. Go to the Preparing Your Photo Submission page for more info.

It is better to submit by e-mail rather than send your pictures by regular mail. If you submit by e-mail you will normally get back an e-mail back with a yes or no answer within a week or two. If you submit by regular mail you only get back an answer if we are interested in you. The reason is that there are simply too many submissions to call everyone back and tell them “no”. Kindly do not ask why we did not want you. Agency personnel are not allowed to give reasons. Be assured there was no conspiracy, only a lot of submissions and very few spots available.
If you do submit by regular mail remember we do not return pictures. San Diego Model Management is not responsible for pictures received in submissions. Color laser prints, (the ones you can get almost anywhere for 69 cents), or print outs from your home computer are fine for submissions.

Our regular mail address is:
Adult Booker, 438 Camino Del Rio S. #116, San Diego Ca, 92108. See below for e-mail information.

Whether you submit by e-mail or regular mail we will need your name, phone number, age, and city where you live.

Follow these simple steps for e-mail submissions:

Use only 72 dpi resolution.
Keep image sizes under 500 pixels in height.
We do not accept submissions over 499mb in combined file size.
We only accept JPEG format. No ZIP or other extensions.

For Teen & Adult picture submissions e-mail to: adultbooker@sdmodel.com

For those who live close enough there is the possibility of coming in on one of our Open Calls.

If you are planning to come to open call be aware of the following:

All of the above criteria still applies to Open Call, Wednesdays from 2pm to 4pm.

It is NOT a counseling session. It simply gives anyone who is interested a chance to come in and see if we are interested in representing them.

Most interviews only last one minute. Therefore, if you feel you live far away, simply e-mail us your pictures or put them in the mail.

You must bring in some type of pictures with you. See Preparing

Your Photo Submission for more information.

We do not see babies or kids during open call, only Teens, Adults, and Actors.