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Chadwick Models 50 Year Anniversary

Chadwick Models in 2026 celebrated 50 years in business, consistently at the forefront of the Industry not just locally but internationally.

Founded in 1976, Chadwick Models has developed the careers of some of the most beautiful, diverse and successful models in the fashion industry.

In those 50 years Chadwick Models has initiated the careers of some of the biggest names in the industry that have gone onto global success and recognition names like Elle McPherson, Travis Fimmel, Rachel Hunter, Toneya Bird and Megan Gale.

Chadwick have nurtured the careers of recent and enduring major names Adut Akech, Jessica Hart, Anna Robinson, Cruz Kahlbetzer and Audrey Lees all discovered and represented by Chadwick's i

With leading interstate divisions across Australia in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth the agency has always been committed to a personal approach to the management of each one of our models, guiding and developing each in a strategic and individual manner to ensure every Model achieves their full potential.

We’ve been proud to lead the industry in recognizing and developing a wide range of culturally diverse and indigenous models both Male and female long before it became a recognized and commercially supported aspect of Australian advertising.

Under the Celebrity management division clients have included Jackie O, Sophie Falkiner, Karina Brown, Tara Moss, Jess Rowe, Kate Waterhouse, Tammin Sursok and John Cleese.

Chadwick have always moved with the times developing a strong Social Media management focus. Some of the most viewed and engaged social media influencers in the country including names like Steph Claire Smith, Laura Henshaw, Dan Brown, Christian Wilkins,  Elisha and Renee Herbert are managed through Chadwick.

Chadwick Models started in November 1976 when founder Peter Chadwick took over Griffin Models with business partner Stuart Cameron based in Cooper St Paddington.

Martin Walsh joined the agency as young model in 1981 and after 12 years based in New York and another business under his belt returned to Sydney to go into partnership with Peter in 1994.

Peter Chadwick retired from the business in 2007 with Martin assuming the CEO role as major shareholder. Melbourne Manager and shareholding director Matthew Anderson continues to be a driving force within the business. With an accompanying Academy attached to the Perth Division our West Australian operations have gone from strength to strength under the guidance of long term manager Tanya Muia.

Since its inception it’s been the dedicated team at Chadwick that has consistently set us apart. Skilled, passionate, experienced, determined, understanding and loyal. Although Australia’s largest Model Agency we operate as a family, with our agents the most experienced and highly regarded in the business some with us for over 20 and 15 years, others from client back grounds and others who started with us as successful models themselves.

It is the cohesive team effort approach to our models careers from development to international success that has created and maintained the highest reputation that CHADWICK MODELS deserves wholeheartedly.