Select Model Management

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Select Model Management
Company typePrivate
Industryfashion
Founded1977
FounderClare Castagnetti
Chrissie Castagnetti
Tandy Anderson
HeadquartersLondon, UK
Key people
Matteo Puglisi (CEO)
Owner Riccardo Silva
Website www.selectmodel.com

Select Model Management is a global network of model and talent agencies. It was established in London in 1977, by founders Tandy Anderson and sisters Clare and Chrissie Castagnetti. [1] [2] [3]

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In their early days, Select was one of the first modelling agencies to find models by "scouting" them on the street. They adopted that method of recruitment to quickly establish a client list and reputation. [3] [4] In the 1980s, competitor agencies also used the technique to grow their businesses. [5]

For two seasons (in 2005 and 2006), Anderson served as a judge on Make Me a Supermodel [6] after which the winning competitors received a modelling contract with Select. [7] In 2011, the agency launched a mobile app to be used by prospective models. [8]

In 2019, Select Model Management announced a global expansion through an integration with MP Management. [9] [10] [11]

Select has offices in 8 countries across the world; London, Milano, Paris, Stockholm, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami.

Select Model Management is part of the Silva International Investments portfolio, owned by Riccardo Silva.

In September 2023, TGI Holdings led by Alfred Tagliaferro became a co-owner of the business [12]

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  1. ↑ "Relative Values: Clare and Chrissie Castagnetti". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved 10 Aug 2013.
  2. ↑ "Black Business Women - Tandy Anderson". Black Women Mean Business. Retrieved 23 Nov 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Meet Chrissie Castagnetti". British Airways Business Life. Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 10 Aug 2013.
  4. ↑ Kenny, Ursula (6 June 1999). "I'm Gonna Make You a Star". Independent. London. Retrieved 10 Aug 2013.
  5. ↑ Bennett, Oliver (30 July 2005). "Be Prepared to be Scouted". Telegraph. London. Retrieved 10 Aug 2013.
  6. ↑ "UK Game Shows- Make Me a Supermodel". UK Games Shows. Retrieved 25 Nov 2014.
  7. ↑ "Make Me a Supermodel: A Closer Look". BuddyTV. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 25 Nov 2014.
  8. ↑ "Modeling Agency Select Launches App to Determine Your Model Potential". The Gloss. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 23 Nov 2014.
  9. ↑ "Select Model Management Goes Global, Merging With MP Management". www.businesswire.com. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
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  12. ↑ "TGI Holdings becomes co-owner of Select Model Management". 20 September 2023.

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