Diversity Models Academy

25/09/2025

Developing Australian Communities Melbourne Disability Connections Expo is happening next 3rd and 4th Oct. If you are a participant and would like to be on stage, contact the founder River J Night who can assist you :)

25/09/2025

Today I am extremely proud and thankful to see our Diversity Models disability models in a huge marketing campaign for one of the top healthcare/NDIS companies, Wise Healthcare in Melbourne at Avalon Airport. Thank you Bobby Singh for supporting our team!

Visit https://wisehealthcare.com.au/ for all your NDIS needs for your participants!

Well done Suzanne, Holly, Emily, Quaid, Alex and Luan on a wonderful effort!

24/09/2025

24/09/2025

The news I’d been waiting for - to be named Monique Jeremiah - Diversity Models - Founder finalist in the 2025 Gold Coast Entrepreneur Awards

The awards by Business News Australia is a massive well recognised national awards program and one of the toughest awards in the country across all industries to win. My heart today is filled with joy, with tears and a resilience no one can ever beat down, for my team know how hard it is to run, grow and hit hard for Diversity Models and beat the odds!
No matter what I will always strive to represent and employ people with disabilities in a modelling agency like no other.

Thank you for this recognition. If I win, this one is for my team and for my supporters who stood by me everyday of our journey!

We are DIVERSITY MODELS!

18/09/2025

Diversity Models was born from the desire to unleash the unleashed. As founder here is my back story of the journey and the fight it took to break into the modelling industry, to thrive as a model and to start Australia’s first modelling agency for disabilities and diversity models and create the modelling jobs and positive media exposure that never previously existed for people with disabilities.

UNLEASHING - Monique Jeremiah live at STORIES THAT STIRFrom ex-teacher to founder of Australia’s top modelling agency for disabilities, Monique is the highly...

16/09/2025

STATEMENT BY DIVERSITY MODELS

On 16th September 2025, A Current Affair aired a segment concerning Diversity Models which contained allegations that were both unfounded and made without prior consultation. The program's producers did not seek comment or clarification from Diversity Models until I was ambushed unexpectedly in the street by 4 people from the show on 11th September 2025.

We express our deep disappointment that A Current Affair elected not to engage in any formal dialogue prior to this. Diversity Models would have welcomed the opportunity to participate in a transparent and constructive discussion as we have always been and always be an honest and family driven agency.

Diversity Models is a fully inclusive modelling agency committed to representing individuals of diverse backgrounds and abilities, specialising and including persons living with disability. We pride ourselves on delivering a boutique, client-focused service, which includes the coordination of all aspects of a modelling engagement—such as professional make-up, hairstyling, and on-site managerial oversight—at no additional cost to the client.

Our agency remunerates models and staff at rates significantly above the Award namely the Mannequins and Models Award MA000117, and above the standard rates offered by traditional modelling agencies. A single day of modelling work with Diversity Models would be comparable to a full week's wage in other sectors.

We offer flexible pricing to our clients, often applying discounts to facilitate broader model engagement. These discounts are absorbed by the agency and do not result in reduced pay for our models. We go above and beyond to deliver value for our clients so that our disability models have the greatest opportunity to be booked for paid open employment.

We categorically reject any practice that would result in unpaid work or compensation below our ethical standards, even where such practices may technically comply with minimum award requirements.

All models are paid for every engagement, with payments processed within 14 days of completion of work. Diversity Models has never failed to meet its wage obligations.

We charge a one-time portfolio onboarding fee to cover the costs of a model’s initial photo shoot, professional styling, photography costs, studio hire, profile set up and agency marketing fees to promote our models immediately.This fee is substantially lower than industry norms and is not subject to renewal. In most cases, models recoup this initial cost within three days of paid work.

Our current modelling pool comprises approximately 60 individuals with disabilities. We do not onboard new talent unless there is a clear and immediate opportunity for engagement and open employment. Thereby ensuring that existing models are not disadvantaged or displaced.

We take this opportunity to extend our sincere gratitude to our current disability models, creative staff, and clients for their continued support and trust. Diversity Models remains committed to delivering high-quality, ethical, and inclusive modelling services aimed at building confidence, employability and social participation.

For further information, please contact [email protected]

Monique Jeremiah - Founder - Diversity Models

14/09/2025

Diversity Models is proud to be Australia’s most unique modelling agency for people with disabilities. With a passion for creating meaningful employment opportunities, visibility and a chance for new life experiences we are an NDIS registered provider. Our no.1 goal is to champion diversity and inclusion in all that we do and help our models to succeed and grow!

To book our disability models or to join our agency across Australia contact 0447840939 www.diversitymodels.com.au

13/09/2025

DAY 2 - Diversity Models Academy Mini Fitness and Wellbeing For Models Weekend Workshop and today it’s healthy cooking and making healthy food choices with our disability model Allycia Staples! Here’s our low carb, high protein banana bread with zero sugar!

12/09/2025

Be always fabulous like Allycia at Diversity Models! If you want to build confidence, social participation, personal skills and employability, join us as a disability model at Diversity Models modelling agency or come on our weekend workshops at Diversity Models Academy.

0447 840 939
www.diversitymodels.com.au
NDIS Participants

12/09/2025

DAY 1 - Diversity Models Academy Mini Fitness and Wellbeing for models weekend workshop - Today it’s a perfect Friday with the one that always makes me giggle more than anyone …..our sweetheart Allycia Staples!

08/09/2025

Thank you so much Raegan! Wishing you absolute good luck as a model as you follow your goals and we will back you as we can!!!

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