Save the animals ! Christoph Musiol photographs model & animal rights activist Tamara RYZHENKO for THE KUNST magazine - hair & make-up by Mischka HART c/o BASICS.BERLIN

VIVAmodels - Berlin - based agency for  international, fashion, editorial & advertising men & women. In 1991 the VIVA ServiceAgency for Models was founded. VIVA was the first agency to receive the official permission to mediate models through the Federal Institute for employment. Executive acting partner Andrea Matthias, former model and trained advertising executive, started the company through her own industry experience. Today VIVA is the most renowned agency within Berlins fashion landscape - and plays a keyrole as well on the international markets. Our first offices were in Berlin Charlottenburg and since 2008 we are located in Berlin Mitte at Checkpoint Charlie. The VIVA Team is made up of 4 bookers,
1 scouter, 1 graphic designer, 1 accountant, and usually one work experience placement.

VIVAmodels represents and looks after female and male internationally placed models as a mother agency, as well as international models which are represented by VIVAmodels in Germany. VIVAmodels is also responsible for the management of supermodel Nadja Auermann. Furthermore, VIVA represents commercial models as well as actors. VIVAmodels works with all big name magazines, photographers and casting agencies in Germany. Meanwhile, be also as well successfully Kids & Teens mediated via Youngermodels.