Select Model Management
{{Short description|Modeling agency}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Select Model Management
| logo =
| type = Private
| foundation = 1977
| founder = Clare Castagnetti
Chrissie Castagnetti
Tandy Anderson
| location = London, UK
| key_people = Matteo Puglisi (CEO)
| industry = fashion
| products =
| revenue =
| num_employees =
| owner = Riccardo Silva
| homepage = {{URL|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.{{cite news | url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/fashion/trends/article103367.ece| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113030842/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/fashion/trends/article103367.ece| url-status=dead| archive-date=November 13, 2013| title=Relative Values: Clare and Chrissie Castagnetti | newspaper=The Sunday Times |accessdate=10 Aug 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bwmb.org/women-of-the-month/tandy-anderson.aspx | publisher=Black Women Mean Business |title=Black Business Women - Tandy Anderson| accessdate=23 Nov 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.babusinesslife.com/People/What-Ive-Learnt/Chrissie-Castagnetti.html |publisher=British Airways Business Life |title=Meet Chrissie Castagnetti |accessdate=10 Aug 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113030033/http://www.babusinesslife.com/People/What-Ive-Learnt/Chrissie-Castagnetti.html |archivedate=2013-11-13 }}
Company
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.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/real-lives-im-gonna-make-you-a-star-1098423.html|title=I'm Gonna Make You a Star|newspaper=Independent|accessdate=10 Aug 2013|location=London|first=Ursula|last=Kenny|date=6 June 1999}} In the 1980s, competitor agencies also used the technique to grow their businesses.{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3351787/Be-prepared-to-be-scouted.html |title=Be Prepared to be Scouted |newspaper=Telegraph |accessdate=10 Aug 2013 |location=London |first=Oliver |last=Bennett |date=30 July 2005}}
For two seasons (in 2005 and 2006), Anderson served as a judge on Make Me a Supermodel{{cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Make_Me_a_Supermodel|title=UK Game Shows- Make Me a Supermodel|publisher=UK Games Shows|accessdate=25 Nov 2014}} after which the winning competitors received a modelling contract with Select.{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/make-me-a-supermodel/make-me-a-supermodel-a-closer-15171.aspx|title=Make Me a Supermodel: A Closer Look|date=27 December 2007 |publisher=BuddyTV|accessdate=25 Nov 2014}} In 2011, the agency launched a mobile app to be used by prospective models.{{cite web|url=http://www.thegloss.com/2011/06/27/beauty/modeling-agency-select-launches-app-to-determine-your-model-potential/|title=Modeling Agency Select Launches App to Determine Your Model Potential|publisher=The Gloss|accessdate=23 Nov 2014|archive-date=5 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205014010/http://www.thegloss.com/2011/06/27/beauty/modeling-agency-select-launches-app-to-determine-your-model-potential/|url-status=dead}}
In 2019, Select Model Management announced a global expansion through an integration with MP Management.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190702005559/en/Select-Model-Management-Global-Merging-MP-Management|title=Select Model Management Goes Global, Merging With MP Management|date=2019-07-03|website=www.businesswire.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-30}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.diarydirectory.com/newsarticle/select-model-management-unites-with-mp-management/27640|title=Select Model Management unites with MP Management|website=www.diarydirectory.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-30}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fashionmonitor.com/free-blog/In-Conversation-With-Matteo-Puglisi/41|title=Fashion Monitor|website=www.fashionmonitor.com|access-date=2019-10-30}}
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{{cite web | url=https://fashionunited.uk/news/business/tgi-holdings-becomes-co-owner-of-select-model-management/2023092071657 | title=TGI Holdings becomes co-owner of Select Model Management | date=20 September 2023 }}
See also
References
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Bibliography
- Boyd, Marie Anderson: Model: The Complete Guide for Men and Women - Foreword by Clare Castagnetti. London: Collins & Boyd, 1997. {{ISBN|978-1-8502-8396-6}}.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070909153125/http://www.selectmodel.com/site/select.aspx Official Website]
- [http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/agencies/select-model-management/ Select Model Management] in the Fashion Model Directory
- [http://models.com/agency/Select-Model-Management/ranked Models.com: Top-ranked Models - Select Model Management]
- [http://models.com/agency/Select-Model-Management/models Models.com: Models - Select Model Management]
Category:British companies established in 1977