Questions and answers
How to get modeling jobs on MaxGirls
Everything models and brands ask before they start: what a reviewed profile means, who can see your photos, how the per-photo 18+ control actually works, what a brand pays, and how to leave.
Contents · 13 questions
- Is this an adult site?
- Do I need an agency to be listed?
- Who can see my photos?
- How does the 18+ blur actually work?
- How do you stop fake profiles and scam bookings?
- How much do models earn here?
- What does a brand pay?
- How much does MaxGirls cost?
- How long does a review take, and what gets rejected?
- Can I edit my profile after it is approved?
- Is there a size or a height requirement to be listed?
- Can freelance models get high fashion work without an agency?
- Can I cancel?
Is this an adult site?
No. MaxGirls is a general model directory covering nine categories: fashion, commercial, fitness, beauty and parts, hostess and events, promotional, influencer, art, and 18+. The 18+ category is one of those nine and it is never shown by default. There is no age gate anywhere on this site, and any photo a model marks as 18+ is blurred in the file itself until you choose to confirm your age for that photo.
Do I need an agency to be listed?
No. You create your own profile, upload your own photos, set your own day rate and publish your own availability. A person reviews it, and once it passes it is public and brands can find it. MaxGirls does not represent you, does not negotiate for you and does not take a percentage of anything you book. What a model account includes.
Who can see my photos?
Anyone, once your profile is approved. That is what a directory is for. What you control is which photos you upload, which of them are marked 18+, and whether the profile is published at all. You can unpublish at any time. Location EXIF is stripped from every file on upload, so a photo taken at home does not publish your address. How we handle your data.
How does the 18+ blur actually work?
You tick a box on each photo as you upload it. For a photo marked 18+ we store the original on a private disk that is not reachable from the web at all, and we generate a separate, heavily degraded preview file: the image is reduced to roughly thirty pixels on its long edge, blurred, and scaled back up. That degraded file is the only one the public page references. Clicking it and confirming you are 18 or older sets a cookie, and only then does the server release the original. Turning off CSS in a browser reveals nothing, because the detail is gone from the file that was sent.
How do you stop fake profiles and scam bookings?
Every profile is read by a person before it is published, and a rejection comes with a reason so it can be fixed and resubmitted. That stops stolen portfolios and obvious junk from ever appearing. It does not make a stranger who emails you safe, so trust and safety sets out the four scams that cost freelance models the most money and what to check before you accept a booking.
How much do models earn here?
We do not know, and we will not publish an earnings claim we cannot stand behind. MaxGirls takes no percentage of your bookings and never sees what you were paid. What you set on your profile is your own day-rate range, and it is visible to a brand before they contact you. How much models get paid covers how to research real market rates and which public sources are worth reading.
What does a brand pay?
Nothing. Searching the directory, reading every profile and emailing a model are free and need no account. A Booker seat at $199 a month adds saved shortlists per project, side-by-side comparison, contact export and team seats. Full pricing.
How much does MaxGirls cost?
For a model, Talent costs $19 a month, or $108 a year ($9 a month) on the yearly plan, and Talent Pro costs $49 a month or $288 a year. For brands and agencies, a Booker seat is $199 a month and the Agency tier is $348. Searching models is free, and no plan takes a commission on bookings. See every plan.
How long does a review take, and what gets rejected?
Reviews are done by a person, not a queue of automated rules, and we aim to answer within one business day. Rejections come with a written reason. The common ones are photos you do not have the rights to, images that do not show the person the profile claims to be, contact details pasted into the bio to route around the platform, and 18+ material that was not marked as 18+ on upload.
Can I edit my profile after it is approved?
Yes. Editing photos or your bio sends the profile back for review, and the profile is out of search until a reviewer passes it again, so make your edits in one sitting and resubmit. Changing your availability state takes effect immediately and does not need a review.
Is there a size or a height requirement to be listed?
No. MaxGirls applies no size gate and has no size field, and there is no minimum or maximum height. The directory filters on category, city, age, height and availability, and a brand decides for itself what fits the brief. If you wear about a size 6 to 14, curvy modeling for mid size models sets out who books that range. If you are size 12 or above, plus size and curve work covers which categories still book on height and which never did, and if you are under 5 feet 7 inches, petite modeling does the same for height. There is no age ceiling either: mature modeling covers who books models over 40. Tattoos and piercings are no bar, and tattoo modeling sets out which categories book them.
Can freelance models get high fashion work without an agency?
Rarely, and we would rather say so. Runway shows and editorial for the major fashion houses are cast almost entirely through agencies, and those boards still ask for height and a specific look. What freelance models book direct is the larger share of paid work: commercial, print and catalog, lifestyle, fit, parts, beauty and events. Many models do both, with an agency for fashion and a direct profile for everything else.
Can I cancel?
Yes, at any time, from your account. Your profile comes down, the photos remain yours, and you can export everything you uploaded. We do not hold your portfolio hostage and there is no notice period.
Still unanswered
Write to support@maxgirls.com, answered by a person within one business day. There is no contact form on this site on purpose: the address is public, it works from your own mail client, and you keep a copy of what you sent.
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