A modeling resume is short, stat-driven, and built to scan.
The format: your name and contact at the top, your measurements and stats next, then experience grouped by type (editorial, print, runway, commercial, e-commerce), followed by any training and relevant skills. One page, clean layout, no paragraphs.
Unlike a corporate resume, nobody reads a modeling resume top to bottom. Clients jump straight to stats, then skim for the kind of work they're hiring for.
Build it for that reader. Here's how.
Stats Come First on a Modeling Resume
Your stats are the first thing checked and the fastest way to get filtered in or out. List them near the top:
- Height
- Bust or chest, waist, hips
- Dress or suit size
- Shoe size
- Hair color and eye color
Accuracy is non-negotiable. Wardrobe gets pulled from these numbers before you arrive. Fudged measurements don't get you the job, they get you an awkward fitting and a client who won't call again.
Remeasure every few months, or after any change, and update your resume, your comp card, and your online profiles together so they always match.
How to List Modeling Experience
Group your work by category, with your strongest category first:
- Editorial: publication name, type of feature
- Print and commercial: brand or client, type of campaign
- Runway: designer or show, city or event
- E-commerce and fit: brand or retailer
- Promotional and events: client and event type
Each line is client, work type, year. No descriptions, no duties. The client name does the talking.
Check your usage agreements before naming brands. Some contracts restrict how you can reference the client, and when in doubt, "national retail brand" is a safe substitute.
If you're brand new, list test shoots, workshops, and any collaborative work honestly labeled as such. Every model's first resume is thin. Thin and honest beats padded, and our guide on how to become a model covers how to get those first real credits.
"Clients don't book the longest resume. They book the model whose stats fit and whose photos prove it."
Training and Skills Worth Listing
Keep this section short and real:
- Runway or posing workshops with named coaches or schools
- Acting classes, useful for commercial work
- Dance training
- Skills that expand your bookings: swimming, sports, horseback riding, comfort with animals
- Languages
Skip generic filler like "photogenic" or "hardworking." If it can't change a booking decision, it's taking up space.
Formatting: One Page, Zero Clutter
- One page, always
- Clean font, clear section headings, aligned columns
- No headshot embedded in the resume; your photos travel separately
- PDF for submissions
- No age, no home address
If layout isn't your thing, the Vibrant Casting resume builder formats everything for you. Fill in stats and credits, export, done.
Remember the division of labor: the resume proves your experience, the comp card and portfolio prove your look, and your digitals prove what you look like today. Keep all of them current and consistent, because clients notice when they disagree.
Where Your Resume Actually Gets Used
Agencies want it when you apply for representation. Casting platforms want the same information inside your profile. Direct clients may ask for it with your comp card.
On Vibrant Casting, your profile essentially is your resume, so mirror it: same stats, same credits, same categories. A profile that matches your paperwork reads as professional management. It also serves as a hosted portfolio, photos and reel included, that you can share by link with clients who never touch the platform.
And whenever you shoot new work worth listing, update everything the same week. Stale credits on one platform undermine fresh ones on another.
The Practical Takeaway
The modeling resume formula:
- Stats at the top, remeasured and true
- Experience grouped by category, strongest first
- Client, work type, year. Nothing more per line.
- Short honest sections beat padded ones
- One page, PDF, consistent with your comp card and profiles
Set it up once, keep it synced, and let your photos do the heavy lifting.
