Modeling Camp Los Angeles

Los Angeles, 555 Universal Hollywood Drive, Los Angeles, CA 91608

mapLos Angeles, 555 Universal Hollywood Drive, Los Angeles, CA 91608

About

Modeling Camp Los Angeles offers a boutique style, boot camp event where participants take part in a Posing and Runway Workshop, a professional on-location photo shoot with a top fashion photography team, a Prep Day, and a Meet the Agencies Day. The program includes a virtual orientation and runway and posing workshop with Midori Amae from America’s Next Top Model, an in-person private prep appointment with a Modeling Camp Director, an in-person one-on-one photo shoot, and in-person meet and greet interviews with top modeling agencies. All Modeling Camp attendees have two looks with hair and make-up included for the photo shoot, and all images from the shoot are delivered digitally.

• Ages: 6–18 years old
• Schedule: 2026 sessions run July 11–13 for ages 13 and up, July 11–14 for ages 6–13, November 14–16 for ages 13 and up, and November 14, 15, and 17 for ages 6–13
• Price: Session Fees: $1395

Session fees include the Posing and Runway Workshop, the photo shoot with all images included, Prep Day, Meet the Agencies Day, and an Agency Follow Up Service. Modeling Camp LA brings aspiring models and top LA modeling agencies together, and Ford, Elite, Wilhelmina and other top agencies scout at Modeling Camp. The program ends with a Model Showcase Day where participants meet top modeling agencies in Los Angeles and is described as “The Networking Opportunity of a Lifetime.”

The Director of Modeling Camp LA is the founder and owner of Modeling Camp, Heather Cole, who is a former Elite model and started her modeling career in London and appeared in magazines such as Elle, Vogue, and Marie Claire before opening Modeling Camp in 1995. Midori Amae, who leads virtual orientation and coaching, was DCW50’s America’s Next Top Model Fan Favorite, has walked in 30 New York Fashion Weeks, was the finale for Rihanna’s FENTY x PUMA pop-up fashion show experience, joined the cast of DMV Podcast, and began hosting the Indian fashion TV show Style 24/7; she has coached models and pageant queens internationally, helped develop hundreds of models, and produced numerous fashion shows. Modeling Camp offers a variety of boot camps and networking events for new and aspiring models of all ages and currently hosts events in New York City, Atlanta, London, Los Angeles, Miami, and Chicago.

Testimonials from industry professionals describe Modeling Camp as “a lovely camp for grooming, developing and training aspiring models” and “a wonderful networking opportunity and a brilliant idea,” and note that “the girls were beaming with confidence” and came from different states and countries. Representatives from agencies and media including Major Model Mgmt, FORD MODELS, ELITE MODEL MANAGEMENT NYC, SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE, WILHELMINA MODELS, and ELITE MODELS report that participants were well groomed, educated about the modeling business, and that they found models they planned to follow up with. A camper testimonial states, “Modeling Camp was the best possible choice I could have made in following my dream.”

Last updated March 15, 2026.

Is this your business? There is no cost, but you will be asked to sign up or log in.