FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

EGERI TOUR is one of the biggest model competitions in Europe. Each year, a selection tour is organized in France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxembourg in order to discover the new faces of fashion.

EGERI TOUR is not a model agency. EGERi TOUR does not organize casting. This is a model contest that offer a trip to the winners and allows young fashion hopefuls to get noticed. Each candidate selected during the selection phases also has an online photo book on the website www.egeri-tour.com accessible by numerous fashion professionals. EGERI TOUR also enables models to be put in touch with professionals for various projects.

Integrate an agency:

Following your participation in one of the selection phases, your photo book will be made available to the agencies working with the competition at the end of the tour.

Become known :

By participating in EGERI TOUR, you benefit from an ideal international exposure to be spotted by fashion professionals. Your photo book will be posted online for 1 year and visible for free..

To live an experience :

EGERI TOUR is much more than a model contest. Throughout the adventure, you benefit from advice. Throughout the stages, you will meet seasoned professionals who will guide you in your career.

Participate in the shooting:

Each model entered in the contest is photographed by a professional and leaves with one or more high quality photos. These photos will be published on the website www.egeri-tour.com and will allow the participant to be optimally promoted.

The EGERI TOUR competition remains a unique and enriching experience. Candidates who have already signed a contract with a modeling or management agency are allowed to participate. They keep the same chances as the other candidates to win the contest and its prizes.
All selected candidates have a freely accessible online profile. A candidate can then be offered other contracts by other agencies or professionals.

Thanks to the contact form integrated in each online candidate profile on our website, we receive daily requests from modeling agencies, photographers, brands, etc...
Any request made on our website will be processed by our team and must respect our ethical charter. After studying the request, the team will contact the candidate to propose the connection with the professional.

The contest offers wide visibility to candidates through online profiles. Each candidate will be presented for 1 year on the egeri-tour.com website. The profiles are visited throughout the year by modeling agencies, reception staff (hosts and hostesses) and other professionals (photographers, brands, etc.). Having your profile online on the site increases your chances of being spotted.

The 2 winners of the EGERI TOUR 2023 edition were in the "editorial model" category. So it is possible to win the contest, no matter in which category you participate!

WOMAN: be at least 12 years old.
MAN: be at least 12 years old.
NON-BINARY: be at least 12 years old..

There is no height or weight limit. The competition is divided into 3 categories: editorial model - 30 years old (photo), editorial model over 30 years old and catwalk model - 30 years old.

For the 2nd round, the jury will choose candidates corresponding to the criteria "catwalk model" and "editorial model" (under 30 and over 30).

A selection phase takes place in 3 stages:

Passing in frond of the Jury:

Meeting with the candidate (catwalk).

The photoshoot:

Carrying out photo tests for the jury and the agencies.

Validation of registration:

Creation of the model portfolio on the site (if choosing the “online book” offer).
For more information, you can visit the "STEPS" page accessible directly by CLICKING HERE.

To consult the dates and the selection cities for the current edition, we invite you to consult the "2025 SELECTIONS BY CITY" page accessible by CLICKING HERE.

Registrations are open to anyone meeting the selection criteria presented above. To register for a selection phase, simply go to the “REGISTRATION” page accessible by CLICK HERE. Following your registration, you will receive feedback from us within 7 days with a proposed meeting. If your application is validated, a registration fee of €40 will have to be paid online to validate your participation. If you do not receive a response from our team within 7 days, we invite you to contact us by email at: selection@egeri-tour.com

You can register for a selection phase until the day before the event. However, it may happen that the maximum number of participants is reached and registrations are closed. In this case, we invite you to participate in another selection phase. You will find all the dates and cities of selections in the "2025 TOUR" page accessible by CLICKING HERE.

Because of the health crisis, we had to restrict the guides. Minor and 18 years old candidates are allowed to come accompanied by a maximum of one person. Major candidates (more than 19 years old) are not allowed to come accompanied.

The selection phase by city can last between 2 hour and 3 hours. We therefore advise you to reserve a sufficiently large time slot to be able to fully participate in the event.

You will need to wear your own outfit during the selections. We advise you to come already dressed.

For women, prefer a simple and close-fitting outfit (your silhouette should be visible). It is advisable to choose shoes with heels (pumps, wedge soles, ankle boots). Avoid caps, beanies and hats. Photoshoots are made without accessories (glasses, caps, etc.).

For men, prefer a simple and close-fitting outfit such as jeans/t-shirt or shirt. Avoid caps, beanies and hats. Photoshoots are made without accessories (glasses, caps, etc.).

You must bring your printed and signed invitation.

We ask you to come with an identity card.

If you are a minor, you must come accompanied by an adult and the summons signed by one of your parents.

We advise candidates to come without makeup. If you have imperfections, you can wear a "nude" type of makeup. Avoid false eyelashes, lip gloss and bright colors.

There is no hairdresser available on site. You will have to come already styled.

For candidates with long hair, please keep it simple: loose hair combed back or ponytail.

Extensions are allowed.

For underage persons, it is requested to come accompanied by one of the parents or a legal guardian. If the parents or the legal guardian cannot be present during the selection phase, the underage candidate must be accompanied by an adult and must present a signed parental authorization. The summons must also be signed by the parents or the legal guardian.

The transport costs to get to the selections remain the responsibility of the candidate. The EGERI TOUR team travels to 30 cities in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg to allow as many people as possible to go to a selection phase.

You can check if the person who contacted you is part of the EGERI TOUR team by CLICKING HERE !

Veils and other religious decorations are permitted. You will not be asked to remove them during the photo session.

After carrying out the photo session, you will view all the photos with a member of the team. You can then choose to leave with all of your raw photos as well as the creation of an online profile including 4 retouched photos accessible by fashion professionals. This offer is offered at the preferential rate of €95.

Choosing this option offers several advantages:
- Creation of a 4 photo mannequin book for only €95
- Visibility among professionals for 1 year on the EGERI TOUR website
- You have image rights. You can use the photos freely
- Possibility of sharing photos on Instagram with #egeritour
- Leave directly with the photos on the day of selection

During the selection phase, all candidates in all categories are invited to participate in a catwalk. It is a presentation to the jury to meet you face to face, and not an evaluation judging the manner of the parade.

Following your registration request on the site, your profile will be studied and you will receive a response from our team within 7 days.

If you match the criteria of the contest, we will contact you to schedule a date and time to meet for the photo shoot. Payment of registration fees must be made to validate the appointment. Following the payment of the fees, you will receive a convocation by email in which you will find all the useful information to appear at the selection phase in the chosen city.

The deliberations for the 2nd round of the EGERI TOUR 2025 edition will take place at the end of January 2024 and the beginning of June 2025. The results will be announced by email to the candidates in early February 2025 and mid-June 2025.

The 2nd round will take place in Paris during 2025 summer.

Deliberation for the 2nd round

The deliberation to choose the candidates who will reach the 2nd round in Paris is carried out by the EGERI TOUR team.

Deliberation for the winners

The deliberation to choose the two winners of the competition is carried out by a jury made up of fashion professionals.

A fashion show model must meet very strict pre-defined criteria that vary according to gender: fine body measurements, height greater than 172cm for women and non binary and 182cm for men (with some exceptions), attitude and ease during the show.

An editorial model is oriented towards photo and/or video advertising projects. The size and silhouette criteria are less strict than for the fashion model. The beauty of the face, the expressions and the photogenic are the most important criteria.

Physical particularities and disabilities are accepted.

For candidates selected to participate in the contest and take the photo tests in their city, a registration fee of €40 including tax must be paid before the online meeting.

The registration fees to participate in the EGERI TOUR contest include:

Participation in the competition

The photoshoot (tests)

A HD retouched photo

No other compulsory expense will be expected following the selections until the 2nd round.

During the selection phase, candidates have the possibility if they wish to acquire all the photos taken by the professional photographer for a preferential rate of €95 including tax. These offer include an online profil visible for 1 year.

At the end of the selections, you will watch with the team all the photos taken by our photographer. You will then have the possibility if you wish to acquire one or more additional photos for a preferential rate. These offer include an online profil visible for 1 year.

Registration fees must be paid online by credit card (or Paypal, on request only).

The "full book" option can be paid by cash or credit card.

Many applications are received and reviewed each day. If you are one of those candidates, you will be asked to pay your registration fees within 24 hours in order to guarantee the time slot offered to you.

The registration fee is non-refundable.

It is possible to move your participation to another selection phase.

The profiles of the candidates who choose the "online profil" during the first step in the 2025 edition will be put online in September 2025 for a period of 1 year. All the candidates' profiles will be put online the same day.

There is no pre-defined number of candidates selected for the 2nd round. The jury is free to choose as many candidates as it wishes.

The retouched photos are sent to the candidates 3 months after their passage in the selection phase.