Instagram bio ideas
Model bios for Instagram
A model's Instagram bio works like the top line of a comp card: the kind of modelling you do, where you're based, and your agency or how to book you. Clients and agencies skim it in seconds, so these bios keep the facts plain and the personality short, for signed, freelance and new models.
Updated 6 October 2026 · 47 bios
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Signed models · 6
Represented by @[agency] 📩 Bookings through the agency only
59/150 charactersMother agency: @[agency] Open to placements abroad ✈️
52/150 charactersRunway, editorial and the odd freezing beach shoot 🌊 Represented by @[agency]
77/150 charactersCommercial and print model 📸 Bookings via @[agency]
51/150 charactersModel and student. Castings between lectures 🎓
46/150 charactersSigned, based in [city], packed for anywhere 🧳
46/150 characters
Freelance and TFP · 7
Freelance model 📍 [city] Paid shoots and selected TFP. DM your moodboard
72/150 charactersOpen to TFP with photographers building a portfolio 📷 Send your work first
74/150 charactersModel for makers, small shops and indie brands 🛍️ Rates: DM RATES
64/150 charactersFreelance model. No nude or lingerie work, please don't ask 🙅
61/150 charactersAvailable for shoots in [city] and anywhere a train goes 🚆
58/150 charactersModel and MUA. I arrive camera-ready 💄
38/150 charactersLookbooks, product shots and quick outfit changes 📦 Calm on set
63/150 characters
By type of work · 9
Fit model for womenswear 📐 Sample size [size], patient through every fitting
76/150 charactersPlus-size model 💛 Clothes should fit the body, not the other way round
70/150 charactersPetite model 📏 Small frame, big poses
37/150 charactersHand model 💅 My hands have more bookings than my face
53/150 charactersActivewear model 🏃 On set at 6am and still smiling
50/150 charactersMature model 🤍 Grey hair, good bones, plenty of stories
55/150 charactersAlternative model 🖤 Tattoos, piercings and bright hair included
63/150 charactersHair model for salons and educators ✂️ Up for colour changes and big chops
73/150 charactersBridal and occasionwear model 👰 Veils, trains and very careful sitting
70/150 characters
New faces · 6
New face 🌱 Unsigned, open to agency meetings Digitals in highlights
67/150 charactersBuilding my book one test shoot at a time 📚
43/150 charactersAspiring model in [city], still learning where my light is 💡
60/150 charactersFirst season of castings. Flat shoes always in my bag 👟
55/150 charactersPractising my walk in the hallway. The neighbours have opinions 🚶
65/150 charactersLooking for my first agency 🤞 Sizes and digitals in highlights
62/150 characters
Parent-run accounts · 6
Child model 🌈 Account managed by mum
36/150 charactersKids' fashion and catalogue model 👟 Managed by dad Enquiries: email button
74/150 charactersTeen model 📸 Parent-managed account | Bookings through @[agency]
64/150 charactersBaby model and expert napper 🍼 Run by her parents
49/150 charactersRun by his mum 💙 Castings, catalogue shoots and a lot of snacks
63/150 charactersThis account is managed by a parent. Work enquiries by email only ✉️
67/150 characters
Personality bios · 7
Paid to stand still. Terrible at it off camera
46/150 charactersModel by day, cereal for dinner by night 🥣
42/150 charactersCastings, cold coffee and good walking shoes ☕
46/150 charactersFine in front of a camera, awkward in front of a waiter
55/150 charactersI know my angles. I still trip on stairs
40/150 charactersModel bag: safety pins, black heels, a lint roller and snacks 👜
63/150 charactersHere for the clothes, staying for the crew 📸
44/150 characters
With a booking line · 6
Free first-casting checklist 📋 Comment CASTING and I'll send it
63/150 charactersBrands: rates and portfolio by email 📩
38/150 charactersAvailable for e-commerce days in [city] 🛍️ DM BOOK with your dates
65/150 charactersUGC and modelling for small brands 🎥 Comment RATES on the pinned post
69/150 charactersBooking through @[agency] only. DMs are for friends 🤍
53/150 charactersIn [city] next month ✈️ Booking shoots now: DM DATES
51/150 characters
Write your own
A bio that works usually has the same few parts. Fill them in for yours, or start from the example.
- What you model
- Where you're based or travel
- Signed or freelance
- Where to see stats and digitals
- How to book you
Worked example
Commercial and activewear model 🏃 Manchester, happy to travel Freelance, open to agencies Digitals in highlights DM BOOK
Fill in the blanks
Each part becomes a line of your bio. Nothing you type is uploaded.
Your bio
Your lines show up here as you type.
Tips for your bio
Keep measurements in a highlight called Stats or Digitals and update it when anything changes. Clients compare the numbers with recent unretouched photos, and figures that don't match the pictures cost you trust.
Tag your agency with an @ rather than typing its name. The handle becomes a link, so clients reach the real agency in one tap instead of searching and landing on a lookalike account.
Be wary of DMs offering representation or guaranteed work for a fee paid up front, or asking you to move the chat to another app straight away. Before replying, contact the agency through its own website or official account.
An account for a child under 13 has to be run by a parent or manager, and Instagram asks for the bio to say so. A plain line such as “Managed by mum” does that and tells brands who they're dealing with.
Use a clear, recent headshot as your profile picture, without heavy filters. It's the first image a casting team sees, and it should look like the person who walks into the room.
If you freelance, put your limits in the bio, such as “no nude or lingerie work”. It turns away requests you'd refuse anyway and gives you an easy line to point to when someone pushes.
Questions people ask
What should a model put in an Instagram bio?
The kind of modelling you do, where you're based, whether you're signed (tag the agency) or freelance, and how to book you. Height and sizes can go in the bio, but many models keep the bio short and point to a Stats highlight instead.
Should I put my measurements in my bio?
You can. It helps clients filter quickly, but sizes take a lot of your 150 characters and go out of date. A highlight with recent digitals and your full stats (height, bust or chest, waist, hips, dress or suit size, shoe size) has room for everything.
What does TFP mean in a model's bio?
TFP stands for “time for prints”, sometimes read as “trade for print”: an unpaid shoot where the model and photographer swap their time for the photos. “Open to TFP” tells photographers you'll consider these shoots; “paid work only” tells them you won't.
How do I write a bio as a new model without an agency?
Say you're new and what you're looking for: test shoots, an agency or paid work in a certain area. Add your city and point to a highlight of digitals. Honest beats grand, and agencies are used to seeing new faces start from nothing.
What are digitals?
Digitals, also called polaroids, are simple unretouched photos of a model: face, profile and full length, in plain fitted clothes against a plain wall, with little or no makeup. Agencies use them to see what you look like today, so keep a current set in a highlight.
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