The Ford Modeling Agency, or as it is known today Ford Models, is a modeling agency in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen and the late Gerard W. Ford.

Ford Models was started in 1946 by Eileen and Gerard W. "Jerry" Ford. Ford was the first company to advance their models money owed by jobs that had been completed but not yet paid. The Ford family had the tradition of allowing teenage models who originate far from New York City to stay in their home.

The company was the pre-eminent New York agency until John Casablancas of Elite Model Management opened up in the city, leading to the "model wars" of the 1980s. Ford, like many of the original agencies of the 1970s, now has to compete with a broad field of contenders, such as Women, IMG and DNA.

The agency has represented a diverse list of models and celebrities. In 1980, the company established the Ford Supermodel of the World Contest that attracts more than 60,000 hopefuls annually from around the world.

Eileen and Jerry began the business in their home. Katie Ford took over in 1995 after working in the agency for 16 years. In 2007, John Caplan became Ford Models’ Chief Executive Officer. After leaving the company, Katie Ford became Global Ambassador for the anti-slavery/anti-human trafficking organization Free the Slaves.

Francisco Lachowski (born 13 May 1991, Curitiba, Brazil) is a Brazilian model of Polish descent. Lachowski started his career in 2009 when he won a modeling contest in São Paulo, for which he was awarded a contract with Ford Models. In 2009 he did his first runway shows in Milan and Paris, walking for designers like Gucci and Dior Homme. Lachowski is currently the highest ranked Brazilian at 16th on 50 Top Male Models.

He has walked for numerous shows including Versace, Dolce & Gabanna, dsquared2, Gucci, Roberto Cavalli, Mugler, Armani and many more and opened for shows such as Ermanno Scervinno. Lachowski has also appeared on several magazine covers including Homme Essential, Carbon Copy, Made in Brazil and Chaos. Alongside this he has appeared in high fashion editorials for GQ, V, Vogue and FHM. Lachowski has also proved to be popular in campaigns for DKNY jeans, Lacoste, Armani Exchange, Etro, Dior and D Squared.