City Models

Poetry, Grace and Rebellion
Since 1978, founded by Louise Despointes and Frédérika Lévy, managed by Lionel Dejean, City Models is the reference to select women in state of chrysalis and turn them into inspirational and iconic characters. Shaping a personality and helping it to evolve over time, with patience, mutual trust and professionalism, this is how City demonstrates its 30 years experience.
City’s sharp cast of talents and professionally motivated staff, along with their unique style of model-branding and imaging, is respected by the most prestigious clients in the fashion world, Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Hermés, Armani, Givenchy, St Laurent, L’Oreal, Garnier , Lancome, Guerlain, …as well as the best photographers and magazines, Vogue, Numéro, Harper’s Bazar, Elle, l’Officiel, …
Many legends are born in City : Leslie Winner, Helena Christensen, Tyra Banks, Elle Mc Pherson, Carmen Kass, Laetitia Firmin-Didot, Isabelli Fontana, Suzanne Lanza, Cristina Cascardo, Liliana Dominguez, Laeticia Birkheuer, Emma Balfour, Chandra North, Hye Park, Irina Shayk, Bar Refaelli, Eva Herzigova, …
And how many of them have also flourished their talents in theaters, music and art such as Carla Bruni, Devon Aoki, Ines Sastre, Mathilde Seigner, Julie Delpy, Isild Le Besco, Lucie de La Falaise, Elisa Sednaoui, Florent Ait Attou, Ingrid Schram, Dorothée Gilbert, Lydia Hearst just to name a few.
And the story continues with a new generation of hope.