Like others said, Sophia Models is a scam. I've heard from friends that you have to pay yearly fees to have your portfolio remain on their website, as well as the fact that most of their models aren't 'legit' (5'7 above). There is also almost no opportunity for international modelling. I've only seen one model of theirs so far get outside into a bigger market. Please stay away. When you sign a contract with them, you're basically signing the end of your modelling career. If you're looking for a good agency go to I Model or Images. read more

As a Photographer in Calgary, I've worked with lots of models who were or are still signed with Sophia Models or simply met with Bill at the agency to being accessed. The reality is that Bill and his team of Agents have no respect for photographers or models who are currently signed or when they meet potential models looking to be signed. The word on the street today is that models are leaving Sophia Models International and signing with Mode Models because they're not getting any work and nobody wants to work with him or his company. From my experience speaking with Bill, he cares more about himself than he does about the industry and business. If you're looking for a modelling agency to represent you, I highly recommend Mode Models or Numa Models in Calgary, Edmonton or other cities in Alberta. Sophia Models International is merely a name and one you should have enough self-respect to stay away from, because you are more than just a name. read more

Lots of pressure to get photoshops done before signing contract. Makes me question their intentions.

BIG SCAM!!!!!! AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! Sophia models ask you to email them a few pictures of yourself and they select people based on that. When you come in to meet with them, they will tell you that you're exactly what the agency is looking for BUT you need to get professional photos done for almost $500 AND it has to be done ONLY with their photographer. To keep the photos on their website, they charge you over $300 a year. They charge their own clients who make money for them to keep their pictures on their website!!! Anyway, after you do the "professional" photo session they tell you that based on the pics, you're not what they're looking for. outfit selection for this "photo session" is done in their creepy basement and the stylist is not even a stylist but one of the agency's models who they have asked to do the job. make up is done in the kitchen that doesn't even have proper lights. they don't even have a proper studio or proper backdrop. The only backdrop is in the garage with a white piece of paper. While they do have some of their own models, they scam everyone else and that's the only way for them to make money. If you want to be ripped off, apply to this agency. Otherwise, you'll be better off going to some place else. They may try to convince you otherwise or even reply to this review, but seriously, don't fall for it. They're not even a registered agency with ACTRA. read more