Mother goes to S'pore modelling casting call to support daughter, 15, gets signed by agency instead

A woman in Singapore was at an open casting call for a modelling agency, Basic Models Management, to support her 15-year-old daughter, when she was invited to audition herself.

After passing several rounds of evaluation, the woman, Ting, signed with the modelling agency instead.

Speaking to Mothership, the agency confirmed that her daughter, Anya was not cast due to "scheduling conflicts".

Unexpected discovery

The surprise scouting was captured in season 5, episode 6 of the series 'Making of a Model', uploaded to the agency's YouTube channel.

Anya is a Singapore Permanent Resident, and her mother is Chinese while her father is French.

During the casting call with agency director Bonita Ma, Anya added that she has been in Singapore for the past eight years.

Ma asked if she had any friends that model, and the young girl mentioned that her mother used to be a model.

When Ma inquired about her mother's height, Anya revealed she was around 172cm and was currently waiting outside.

Upon hearing this, Ma immediately instructed her assistant to bring Ting into the audition room.

Return to the runway

When Ting walked in, Ma openly praised her appearance, stating that she immediately wanted to give the Chinese ex-model a "pass" to the next round.

Despite saying she was not prepared, Ting agreed to a runway trial.

When asked if she was interested in being a model, Ting expressed that she was open to the idea.

She had previously modelled in China for four to five years, but felt that as she was getting older, modelling was not a long-term career for her.

Ma reassured her, saying that times have changed and that the industry is different now.

Reflecting on the audition, Ting said, "I think it's kind of dramatic because I didn't expect to be called in to walk the runway after so many years".

Ting added that was just happy to have been there to support her daughter and help build her confidence.