Mum, 50, accompanies daughter to modelling audition, gets signed instead
Sun Ting, who used to model in China, was unexpectedly called into the audition room when she was accompanying her daughter to an open casting call for a modelling agency.
PHOTO: Screengrab/YouTube/Basic Models Management

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June 19, 2026 2:40 PMBY
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Accompanying her daughter to an open casting call for a modelling agency, the mother was surprised to find herself called into the room to audition.
Sun Ting, 50, ended up signing with Basic Models Management, a local modelling agency, after passing several rounds of evaluation.
This was caught on camera as part of an episode of the agency's Making of a Model series, which was uploaded on their YouTube channel on June 10.
Anya, 15, a Singapore Permanent Resident, was called in to audition by the judges, where she revealed that she was a French citizen, as her dad is French, while her mother is Chinese.
When asked if she had any other friends who model, Anya mentioned that her mother was a former model.
Modelling since young
"I'm a little bit nervous and excited for my daughter," Sun said, while speaking to the camera in the video as she stood outside the audition room waiting for Anya.
"I've been modelling since I was young, so it's like she followed my passions," she added.
This caught the attention of the judges, who decided to call Sun into the room to audition after hearing that she was 172cm, and that she was present at the venue.