Ugly Models Agency Finds Only the Most Peculiar-Looking Talent

'No one is too abstract for our books!'

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When modeling agencies say they use "unconventional models," that's usually code for "pretty but not famous yet." Not at the Ugly Models Agency, though. They've gone full John Waters, by which I mean they use the weirdest-looking people they can find, which is all kinds of refreshing. "We like our women fat and our men geeky," the company says on its website. "We like the extremely tall and the shockingly small. No one is too abstract for our books! We are Ugly.

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