[1] Initially based in London, the agency booked adult film work in the United States for British females.

The following year, once demand had grown, Hay and his then-girlfriend, porn actress Hannah Harper, moved the agency's headquarters to a one-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles, California.

[3] In the fall of 2014, the agency opened a new office in Las Vegas, Nevada,[4] and departed the Vivid building.

LA Direct Models represents around 130 female and 30 male performers,[5] including Tori Black, Kagney Linn Karter, Alexis Texas and Lexi Belle.

Derek Hay has also been personally indicted by the California Department of Justice on charges of involvement in an illegal prostitution scheme in connection with Dwight Cunningham and Karen Michmichian of The Luxury Companion.