Nobody is coming to give it to you. You go GET it. Every booking is a door. Every door has a door behind it. You knock on all of them. That's the whole career!
Emerging Talent
Ricky Flames
Emerging talent. Big-room energy. Booking now.
“I'm one callback away from Milan. One. I can feel it.”
Specialty
Emerging talent for exclusive private showcases
Representation
Ricky Flames is HotMales Model Management's most forward-leaning emerging talent. A self-described "hustler's hustler," Ricky has been on the verge of his big break since signing with HotMales in 2024 and expects representation at a top European agency "any day now."
In the interim, Ricky has built a robust private-engagement practice while continuing to attend open calls, submit headshots to international agencies, and personally email casting directors every Sunday evening. He maintains an active Cameo presence priced aggressively.
Ricky specializes in exclusive private showcases, launch events, brand activations, and what he refers to as "the network bookings" — engagements with "people who know people." He always brings business cards. He runs his own QR code.
He has been to Milan once, as a tourist, in 2019. He does not consider it counted yet.
The Particulars
- Height
- 6'2" (187 cm)
- Weight
- 176 lb (80 kg)
- Chest · Waist · Hips
- 40 · 31 · 37 (in)
- Editorial Rate
- $450 / hour
- Overnight Engagements
- Considered
- Experience
- Emerging Talent
In Conversation
What are you focused on right now?
Everything. Submitting to international agencies, building a private-engagement book that funds the next move, working on the demo reel, taking class twice a week. You can't half-do it. You have to throw the whole self in. That's the only formula.
What's the dream booking?
Milan. Big runway. Any of the big four houses. I've already picked my walk. I just need the call. The call is coming. I know that sounds delusional. It will not sound delusional in six months.
What kind of clients do you work with?
Anyone with vision. Especially anyone with a vision and a network. I've turned three private bookings into three actual modeling opportunities. The bookings ARE the strategy.
What's your edge?
Hunger. The veterans on this roster — and respect to them — they've settled. They've optimized for the work that's in front of them. I haven't. I'm still building the version of me that gets the call from Milan.
Anything to share with potential clients?
Yes — bring me. Bring me to your gala, your launch, your dinner. I will work that room. Your guests will remember me. Some of them will book me. One of them will probably know somebody. That's the whole math.
Recent Campaigns
Ascend Athleisure
The Climb, A 30-Day Campaign
Ricky is the launch face of an emerging activewear brand whose marketing budget appears to be entirely his network. The shots are excellent.
Flames Co. (in development)
Personal Brand Pre-Launch
Ricky is the founder, face, and only employee of a forthcoming lifestyle label whose deck is on its eighth revision. The logo is ready.
Saw a casting submission window open for Milan SS26. Submitted. Will I hear back? Probably not. Will I keep submitting every week until I do? Watch me.
January availability is FILLING. Launch parties, brand activations, private dinners, holiday galas — I bring the room with me. DM the agency before this calendar locks!
14 engagements last month. Two of them turned into intro calls with people I can't name yet. This is what the build looks like. It's not glamorous. It's the math!
Client Notes
“Ricky pitched himself to every single guest at my husband's birthday dinner. By dessert, three of them had taken his business card. By the next morning, two of them had booked him. The energy was, frankly, unbeatable.”
“Booked Ricky for a brand launch. He worked the room like he was the launch. Walked away with what he called 'three actionable leads.' He emailed me a follow-up at 2am.”
“Ricky asked if my friend's nephew worked at a 'major European casting house.' He does not. The conversation was still wonderful.”
By Appointment
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