Answering a Reader Question #854

Kierstynn Pettit Wrote:

 hello, about two months ago i signed an open contract with a modelling agency. I have since entered a modelling competition and the winner goes to Barcelona and can have the opportunity to sign with other agencies, i was just wondering if I am allowed to be in this competition if the outcome can be signing with another agency! is this allowed?

Hey, Kierstynn!

If the contract you have with your current modeling agency is an open one (I'm guessing it is a "non-exclusive" agreement?), then there shouldn't be any issues with signing with other agencies. However, in order for the non-exclusive contract arrangement to work, the other agencies you sign with will also have to offer a non-exclusive contract.

Of course if you win the competition, you'll have to notify your current agent and discuss with them what your options would be and next steps.

I would suggest reading the fine print in the modeling competition rules to find out what terms you would be agreeing to if you were to win. It's probably going to be a long couple of paragraphs in small type but it is essential that you know what you would be required by law to agree and abide by if you won. Knowing that information would be a good way for you to understand what your modeling career would look like moving forward with that kind of opportunity available to you.

As long as you're honest and keep your current agent in the loop, I don't see why you can't also work with other agencies as a result of the modeling competition. But if any of the agencies interested in you as a winner has an exclusive contract, then that's something that will need to be discussed in more detail with your agent and the agency/agencies that want to work with you.

Best of luck with the competition!

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