about
MHI assists and works along side the mother agents of select New Zealand agencies. MHI solely concentrates on the international part of the business and offers a unique professional one-to-one service tailored to each model to achieve their full potential internationally. This is a unique service not offered by any other in New Zealand!

MHI was founded in January 2004 by Michael Hooker and Hodi Poorsoltan. Michael with now over 19 years of experience as a booker, scout, event organiser and agency manger in New Zealand and London; and Hodi, 23 years of corporate experience as a researcher, information specialist and manager in New York and Tokyo. Between both of them, they bring knowledge and expertise of the industry as well as cultural, artistic and people skills on a global scale. Michael and Hodi travel regularly to most destinations the models travel, to gain first hand knowledge of the model's agencies, market, trends, and ever changing of social and economic conditions of each city.

how we work
MHI is about recognising, developing, motivating and promoting New Zealand fashion models to work internationally whether it be in New York, Paris, Milan, London, as well as other major centers such as Tokyo, Barcelona, Singapore, Dubai, Hamburg, Los Angles, Sydney, Miami, Hong Kong...

Since the start of MHI, Michael and Hodi have seen a vast increase of agencies from around the globe coming to New Zealand to scout. While under the management of MHI, New Zealand models have worked for such names as; Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani, DKNY, Levi’s, Shu Uemura, GANT, ETRO, Mossimo, Alexander McQueen, Roberto Cavalli, Yohji Yamamoto, and Mango; Numero Homme, Rolling Stone, Italian Amica, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Men’s Health, GQ Australia, GQ Japan, and Vogue in Australia, UK, U.S., Italy, Germany, and Russia.

who we work with
KHM (Auckland), LMC (Christchurch), PORTFOLIO (Christchurch), RED 11 (Auckland) and VANITY WALK (Auckland).

want to be a model?
If you are between the age of 16 - 25, and 5'8" - 5’11’’ for women and between 6’ - 6'2" for men, please email a head and full length body shot (snap shots are fine) with your full name, date of birth, contact phone numbers and address to: michael@mhi.co.nz or hodi@mhi.co.nz

Alternatively, post the above (with a self addressed stamped envelope if you would like the photos returned) to the address below.

(If you are under 18 make sure you have permission from a parent or guardian and include their name and contact phone numbers.)