Welcome to South Florida Talent and Modeling Community Sign in | Join | Help

June 2005 - Posts

Model who spurned glamour to fight crime found dead (news.scotsman.com)

A FORMER model and Los Angeles socialite who became a bounty hunter has died after being found in her bath following a suspected drug overdose. Domino Harvey, daughter of the British actor Lawrence Harvey, was awaiting trial on drug-smuggling charges. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 3:35 AM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

After crash on slope, skiers now vie in court (Boston.com)

It was so cold that Monday morning in January that Sarah Walker, a 23-year-old ski instructor and aspiring model, had an expert slope to herself as she skied down Loon Mountain in Lincoln, N.H., practicing her jumps. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 3:34 AM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

From catwalk to caddying at St Andrews (news.scotsman.com)

ST ANDREWS golf patrons are favouring age and experience over the beauty of youth when it comes to choosing a caddy. One month after its launch, Model Caddies, which employs beautiful female students in place of grizzled weather-beaten males, has received just one booking. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 3:33 AM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Italian men's fashion: Hot and Sexy (Fox 2 KASA)

MILAN, Italy If Italian designers have their way men will be showing off much more of their skin and physique next summer. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:47 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Demi Moore models Versace collection (The Washington Times)

Actress Demi Moore is featured in advertisements for Italian designer Donatella Versace's fall/winter line. "I have known Demi Moore for many years and never has she been as beautiful as she is now," Versace told Hello Magazine. "Her presence is magnetic because it is entirely natural and never forced. Her personality comes shining through." Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:46 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Bikini tops awards (News.com.au)

A G-string bikini that is wearable art won the supreme award at this year's NT Fashion Awards at the weekend. Darwin designer Cathy Vanderaa won the supreme award with swimwear from her label - girlcome exotic fashion. Read More...
Posted Monday, June 27, 2005 4:30 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Local fundraiser for teen with lupus (WALB News 10)

Albany-- A local modeling agency is putting aside the fashion for a fundraiser. When Yaz Photography and Modeling Agency found out that a local teen was in need they quickly stepped in. 17-year-old Fred Kinsey was diagnosed with lupus about a year and a half ago and undergoes dialysis three times a week. Read More...
Posted Monday, June 27, 2005 4:30 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Supporters of proposed bikini bar hold rally (Tampa Bay's 10)

VALRICO, Florida - Picketers demonstrated in support of a proposed bikini bar on Sunday. The bikini bar has been a hot issue in a Valrico neighborhood. Read More...
Posted Monday, June 27, 2005 4:30 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Glad rags: High fashion starts where cows need to be milked (ydr.com)

One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. Someone should probably get credit for that saying, but I don’t have a clue who. Maybe it’s that popular and prolific purveyor of miscellaneous bits of wisdom we all know as “Anonymous.” Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 26, 2005 2:51 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Life influences evident in fashion design (Bay of Plenty Times)

Spending lunchtimes knitting in the cafeteria has paid off for a local student. Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 26, 2005 2:50 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Face of Estée Lauder is now face of reality TV (News.Telegraph)

Elizabeth Hurley, the actress and model, is to make her British television debut hosting a reality show in the cut-throat world of fashion. Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 26, 2005 2:50 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Model Neighbors, Naked -- I Love L.A. (LA Times)

My wife and I moved from a studio apartment in Manhattan to a two-bedroom house up 30 steps on a dead-end street in the Hollywood Hills, where we hear coyotes, barbecue on a deck, go hiking from our front door and have a tree that produces a fruit called loquats, which you haven't heard of because they are so gross they don't even clear the lowest bar for fruit by inspiring loquatade. Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 26, 2005 2:49 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Style back in fashion as models put show in RHS (News.Scotsman.com)

THE ROYAL Highland Show moved from livestock to catwalk yesterday as the festival kicked off a series of fashion shows designed to broaden its appeal. Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 25, 2005 6:22 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

The 2005 SportsCrew.com Sorority Model Search – Hundreds of Next-Door Girls Soon to Become the Next Super Models (eMediaWire.com)

SportsCrew.com (http://www.SportsCrew.com) brings to you this great contest for the second year in a row. Hundreds of girls contend for a shot at a $10,000 contract with CLICK models. Come check out hundreds of beautiful women in tiny swimwear (if any at all) and vote for your favorite contestant! ATTENTION MODEL AGENCIES AND TALENT SCOUTS: here's a unique opportunity to own the portfolio of many upcoming super models. Read More...
Posted Friday, June 24, 2005 1:23 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Fashion Show Luncheon and Fundraiser Featuring St. John Knit Fashions By Dreena Diane Bryan (PrimeZone.com)

WHAT: The Association for Women in Technology, Southern California (AWT), a local non-profit organization dedicated to serving the advancement of women and girls in all fields of technology, will host a Fashion Show Luncheon and Fundraiser. Read More...
Posted Friday, June 24, 2005 1:23 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Warner Robins teens try for state title (Macon.com)

Teen contestants from across Georgia are competing this week in Columbus for the title of Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen. In the past, teens vying for the state title were known as Teen Miss Georgia America contestants. The title currently belongs to Warner Robins' Mandy Best, who is also a former Teen Miss Warner Robins. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:38 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Brazilian fashion is beyond bikinis (TheStar.com.my)

Brazilian fashion has progressed to more than just carnival wear and bikinis. While cameras have captured several noteworthy designs, it still has some way to go beyond bizarre beachwear as seen in the recent Fashion Rio showings for next summer. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:37 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

DOHERTY DITCHES FASHION SHOOT (ContactMusic.com)

British rocker PETE DOHERTY left VOGUE magazine editors fuming when he failed to attend a London fashion shoot. The troubled BABYSHAMBLES singer was due to be photographed alongside his former THE LIBERTINES bandmate CARL BARAT, SHANE MacGOWAN, THE CLASH star MICK JONES and THE POGUES guitarist SPIDER STACEY - but he stood them up after rowing with manager JAMES MULORD. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:37 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Text dating advert pulled (itv.com)

A poster for a text dating service is being condemned amid claims it could encourage teenagers to meet strangers. The cartoon-style advert for Textandmeet is described as irresponsible for not making it clear it is for over 18s. The advert showed a cartoon-style drawing of a bikini-clad woman, sitting beside a swimming pool while writing a text message as three men looked on. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 22, 2005 4:34 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Charges mulled v. bikini contest (SunStar.com.ph)

DAVAO City Councilor Angela Librado-Trinidad said Tuesday that City Hall's Integrated Gender and Development Division (IGDD) intends to sue the organizers of a bikini contest held two weeks ago at the Matina Town Square for violating the city's Women Development Code (WDC). Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 22, 2005 4:34 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

US fashion giant joins Merino wool boycott (The Daily Telegraph)

AMERICAN animal rights activists have claimed another major scalp in their war with the Australian wool industry on the eve of a crucial meeting in New York. US fashion giant American Eagle Outfitters has become the latest major retailer to ban Australian merino wool after pressure from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 22, 2005 4:33 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Bikini Briefs from Bodywise (Free-Press-Release.com)

( EMAILWIRE.COM, June 20, 2005 ) Chatswood, Australia -- Bodywise has a range of bikini briefs that are comfortable, sexy and made to last. Bodywise is 100% Australian owned. We have close control over quality. The Bodywise Basic bikini brief Range is made from the very best Australian Poly Cotton Elastane and lots of Love. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 21, 2005 3:15 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Jaunel The top black model in the world (Jamaica Observer)

"When Mr Cooper (Kingsley) of Pulse called and told me that based on the latest tabulations, I was now the number one black model in the world, I couldn't believe it. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 21, 2005 3:15 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Parr takes on French fashion photography (Stuff.co.nz)

PARIS: Martin Parr stands on an expensive carpet studded with tiny replicas of him wearing a sky blue shirt. It is not that fame has finally gone to the head of the 52-year-old photographer, a distinguished member of the Magnum agency founded by legendary photographers Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 21, 2005 3:15 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Fashion show will raise cash for young Africans (Scotsman.com)

A FASHION show to raise money for children in Africa will be held in the city tomorrow. Designer clothing store Eden and furniture maker Hepple have joined forces to host the event, which will generate cash for vital mosquito nets to prevent the spread of malaria. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 21, 2005 3:14 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Peninsula woman goes beyond fashion (DailyBreeze.com)

She teaches clothing designers how to find success on the business side of the industry. Like many adolescent girls, Frances Harder and her mother differed on how short and tight her clothing should be. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 21, 2005 3:14 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

It’s a bust: why size has gone out of fashion (The Herald)

The fashion for outsize *** implants seems to be slowly deflating, although *** augmentation experts have not yet gone bust. On the same day as the annual Playtex Moonwalk marathon, in which thousands of people took to the streets in decorated bras, the Harley Medical Group (HMG) yesterday issued some revealing statistics. Read More...
Posted Monday, June 20, 2005 2:50 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Burglars target fashion houses (Stuff.co.nz)

Three Auckland fashion designers whose stores have been targeted by thieves in the past 13 months are at a loss to explain the burglaries but believe their clothes may be being relabelled and sold in New Zealand or overseas. Read More...
Posted Monday, June 20, 2005 2:50 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

SoftSheen eyes Jamaican models (Jamaica Observer)

You may have to move over Kelly Rowland, a couple of new faces are eyeing your role as spokesperson for SoftSheen Carson's Dark and Lovely brand. And they are Jamaicans: Sunna Gottshalk and Ghinelle Germain. Read More...
Posted Monday, June 20, 2005 2:50 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Caribbean Fashion Making Its Mark in the World (Trinidad & Tobago Express)

One of the biggest and most anticipated events was held in Jamaica last week over a five-day period, from June 8 to 12. Caribbean Fashion Week, now in its fifth year, brought out not only the gorgeous, professional models of Jamaican birth back home to grace the catwalk, but was mainly centred around the up and coming designers of the region. Read More...
Posted Monday, June 20, 2005 2:49 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Different shades of pink a hit in fashion world (Inside Bay Area)

MORE OFTEN than not, Donald Trump wears a pink tie. In the old Crayola boxes, a disturbing shade of pink is called "flesh." After World War II, pink houses, trailers and kitchens became a celebration of the most non-combative color. Do you think The Donald wears pink to come in like a lamb and go out like a lion? Read More...
Posted Monday, June 20, 2005 2:49 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Fashion label facing boycott (The Independent)

A boycott of the fashion label Dolce & Gabbana is being urged by animal campaigners in protest at the use of a chimpanzee in its advertising. The campaign group Animal Defenders International (ADI) has criticised the ads, which show the chimpanzee wearing a Seiko watch. Read More...
Posted Monday, June 20, 2005 2:48 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Jesse's at the height of fashion (Herts & Essex News Online)

A TALENTED clothes designer from Chipping won the top prize at London's prestigious Graduate Fashion Week for her garments made by recycling T-shirts. Jesse Noy, 22, was awarded the gold medal and a £20,000 cheque at the gala night at the end of last week's event and is still reeling from the news. Read More...
Posted Monday, June 20, 2005 2:48 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

FOCUS WORKSHOPS TEAMS UP WITH ONE MODEL PLACE FOR “BEST OF THE BEST 2”TELEVISION SHOW (Free-Press-Release.com)

Today (May 12, 2005), Focus Workshops LLC and One Model Place have announced an agreement of participation on the upcoming television show “Best of the Best 2”, which will be seen this fall on cable station MavTV, a sequel to the original “Best of the Best” show. The show is now titled, “Best of the Best 2 by One Model Place” Read More...
Posted Friday, June 17, 2005 1:08 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

The future of fast fashion (Economist.com)

Spain's Inditex, the owner of the Zara chain of fashion stores, has bold but worrying expansion plans; WHEN Spain's Crown Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano announced their engagement in 2003, the bride-to-be wore a stylish white trouser suit—which raised some eyebrows among those concerned with royal protocol. Read More...
Posted Friday, June 17, 2005 1:08 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Nigar Khan’s top comes off on catwalk! (APunkAChoice.com)

Controversy kitten Nigar Khan is making headlines back home in Norway. The Norwegian sex bomb keeps hopping back into limelight time and again. Nigar, who was deported back from India to Norway because of the expiry of her visa earlier this year, has now hit headlines in Norway. Read More...
Posted Friday, June 17, 2005 1:07 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Most designers, models do drugs (The Times of India)

NEW DELHI: Amid the thrills and spills of the catwalk, a bit of powder to bring colour to the cheeks isn't always just about rouge. The arrest of fashion guru Prasad Bidappa has put the focus on the blurry world of fashion that is replete with off-and-on drug users who treat the stuff more like entertainment than serious abuse. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 16, 2005 1:43 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

MOT Models support London College of Fashion (Response Source)

Model agency collaboration with centre for excellence - MOT Models support London College of Fashion; One of London’s busiest model agencies is giving a boost to Foundation Degree Arts graduates in Fashion Styling and Photography and specialist Make-up Design at London College of Fashion, part of the University of Arts London. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 16, 2005 1:42 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Former model's love of horses boosted her career (Palm Beach Post)

In her heyday, model Lieghann Fischer didn't care about a broken fingernail or wind-blown hair. When the renowned Ford modeling agency told her she had to attend parties on the weekends, Fischer's response was 'Ho, ho, ho,' " which is horse talk for "stop." Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 16, 2005 1:42 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Hatcher's bikini ban (FemaleFirst.co.uk)

Teri Hatcher is so insecure about her body she refuses to wear a bikini. The 'Desperate Housewives' star confessed: "I wear a swimsuit, never a bikini. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 15, 2005 4:48 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Busted! (The Times of India)

Celeb circuit in shock over image consultant Prasad Bidapa's drug arrest at Dubai airport. CT investigates. Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 15, 2005 4:48 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Models find catwalk no longer a cakewalk (People's Daily Online)

An examination system that aims to help standardize the market for fashion models has been introduced in Guangdong's provincial capital. Only models that have passed professional examinations, and have been granted two certificates, will be allowed to take to the catwalk. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:58 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Get a great bikini body (TheSun.co.uk)

AS a celebrity fitness trainer and one third of The Sun’s very own Fit Squad, NICKI WATERMAN knows the secret to shaping up. The exercise expert has helped a whole host of stars achieve their superstar bodies — and now she wants to help YOU get the body you want. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:58 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

JORDAN'S TOT NO2 IS A BOY (Mirror.co.uk)

GLAMOUR model Jordan gave birth to her second baby boy yesterday. The 5lb 13oz baby - born four weeks premature after she suffered complications - was delivered by Caesarean. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:57 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Modeling firm subject of New York consumer alert (The News-Gazette Online)

Your toddler's cute, and he's got a knack for balancing cups of juice on his head. He's got talent, right? Why wouldn't you want to bring him to an open casting call? Before you sign any modeling contracts, fork out hundreds of dollars for photographs or fly across the country to participate in talent or modeling shows, ask yourself, what are you getting for your money? Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:57 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

North Carolina Shuts Down Modeling Scam, Wins Refunds for Consumers (ConsumerAffairs.com)

Face National Models is barred from taking customers’ money to provide them with modeling work and must pay refunds to consumers as part of a settlement announced by North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:57 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Local trainer places fourth in Bikini South Beach, looking to make impact at Miss Universe and in people's lives (Ravalli Republic)

Envision if you will a warrior. The first image to pop into your mind might be a big, bulky man carrying a shield and a sword. What about a beautiful blond who could be mistaken as a teenager? Don't worry, I couldn't believe it at first either. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:56 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

FTV head and Elite agency CEO arrested in sexual assault case (Haaretz.com)

The president of FTV was remanded Sunday, and the CEO of the Elite modeling agency in Israel was arrested, both on charges of sexually abusing a 20-year-old model. The court extended the remand of fashion television president and French citizen Michel Adam by six days, while the head of Elite, Shai Avital, 28, was arrested and released on bail. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:56 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Fashion TV chief arrested (Guardian.co.uk)

The head of the Paris-based satellite channel Fashion TV has been arrested in Israel on suspicion of indecent assault, Israeli police have said. Police spokesman Avi Zelba said Tel Aviv police arrested Michel Adam on Saturday night after a complaint by a young model who accused Mr Adam of assaulting her at a Tel Aviv nightclub. Magistrates have ordered that Mr Adam be placed under house arrest for six days. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:55 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

VH1 begins taping modeling show The Agency and buys Top Model reruns (The Advocate)

VH1 will team up with the Wilhelmina modeling agency and GRB Entertainment on the reality show The Agency, a behind-the-scenes look at the skin-deep world of modeling. Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 12, 2005 1:55 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Don't judge 'Fashion Man' by his suits alone (Chicago Sun-Times)

Vincent P. Falk is in his glory. On the Orleans Street Bridge most afternoons around about 5 p.m. Today, he is in a tangerine-colored suit -- some days it is gold, or red, or purple. A boat passes underneath -- the Seadog, his favorite -- and he waves, then removes his jacket to show off a bright aqua shirt. Read More...
Posted Sunday, June 12, 2005 1:55 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Foot Fetish suspect had Modeling web site (WHAS 11.com)

Martin Jackson's apparent obsession with women's feet is perhaps behind his glossy looking modeling and talent website. He lists ... Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 11, 2005 11:11 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Going where the fashion need is (LATimes.com)

Blunt analysis is served on TLC's 'What Not to Wear,' but only the remarks are cutting in the show's makeovers. There are a million ways to tell a woman that her clothes are ugly. Most people try assiduously to avoid any of them ("Honey, does this make me look fat?" "No!") But on an average day, Stacy London and Clinton Kelly cover at least a few dozen. Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 11, 2005 11:11 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

The World's Fitness Enthusiasts, Athletes and Models Converge on Toronto for FAME 2005 - the City's Ultimate Celebration of Health and Fitness (CNW Group)

-Fitness and Model Expo Excites, Motivates and Entertains Visitors of all Fitness Levels- TORONTO, June 10 /CNW/ - Amateurs and experts alike are getting set to pump up, be energized and take in the show as FAME (Fitness and Model Expo) 2005, presented by Faremon Sportwear, hits Toronto from Friday, June 10th to Sunday, June 12th, 2005. Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 11, 2005 11:10 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Britain's obsession with C-list stars (stuff.co.nz)

LONDON: Hollywood has its A-list heroes to sate the American appetite for gossip. The British have to make do with soap stars and reality TV losers. This celebrity-obsessed country has developed an insatiable appetite for people who are famous simply for being famous. Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 11, 2005 11:10 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Hilfiger rates fashion hopefuls in 'The Cut' (Chicago Sun Times)

Fashion's Tommy Hilfiger is nothing if not honest. "With some talent and great marketing," he says during the premiere episode of new reality series "The Cut," "you can literally build a fashion empire." Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 11, 2005 11:09 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Beautiful creatures (St. Petersburg Times)

I never grew up hoping to aspire to be a model... who does?" - Stacy Zielenski, American, 23, former model of the New York model agency Women Model Management. Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 11, 2005 11:09 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Kate, queen of catwalk, is honoured (Daily Telegraph)

NEW YORK: Model Kate Moss was honoured for her sense of style yesterday by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Moss, who shot to fame in the early 1990s, was at the forefront of the "waifish" model craze and is famous for showing off her exceptionally slim frame in controversial ads for Calvin Klein fragrances. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 2:00 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Fashion czars mull Marc of excellence (NY Daily News)

Is this the best dress in America? You may not think so, but its designer, Marc Jacobs, has been nominated for fashion's biggest award. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 2:00 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Hundreds fall victim to modeling scam (News 14 Charlotte)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- When Shantea Boston heard on the radio that there was an open call for models, she thought it was her chance to make it big. "I told my sister right then that that's going to be my chance to shine,” said the 24-year-old, who always wanted to be a model. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 1:59 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Absolute Models and Actors (LondonLaunch.com)

Since its inception in 2003, Absolute Models & Actors Ltd has become one of the UK’s leading suppliers of models, actors and presenters for film and TV, commercials, press advertising, special events, shows, launches, exhibitions, demonstrations, private functions, publicity campaigns, corporate entertainment and hospitality. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 1:59 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Catwalk fame for the taking (Northern Daily Leader)

TAMWORTH girls dreaming of a career as a model have a chance to live their dreams in the Model for Life competition next Tuesday. An initiative of the Spastic Centre, heats will take place at West Tamworth League Club on June 14. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 1:58 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Fashion group considers design deal (Ireland On-line)

Fashion group Marchpole today said it was close to adding to its wardrobe of haute couture brands after posting a 79% hike in annual profits. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 1:58 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Fashion film focuses on the struggles of four designers competing for a $200,000 prize (Newport Daily News)

NEWPORT - "Seamless," the documentary that chronicles four designers as they vie for money and mentoring, brought the New York fashion world to Newport Tuesday night as the opening film for the eighth annual Newport International Film Festival. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 1:58 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Japan Plans Expanded Fashion Week to Boost Designers' World Clout (Dexigner)

Japan plans a Fashion Week to compete with the world's glitziest events in a bid to promote Tokyo as a fashion capital and draw back Japanese designers more used to unveiling their collections abroad. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 1:58 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Sex sells: 'Unrated' DVDs rake in money (SouthFlorida.com)

Two DVD versions of Team America: World Police hit the shelves May 17. One was R-rated. The other was unrated -- and for good reason. It contains, among other things, 50 seconds of new footage of a sex scene best described as Larry Flynt meets the Kama Sutra. Performed by two acrobatically inclined puppet protagonists with scatological fetishes, it's setting the town abuzz. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 1:57 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Teri Hatcher wows Glamour Awards (FemaleFirst.co.uk)

Teri Hatcher scooped two prizes at the Glamour Magazine Women of the Year Awards in London last night. The 'Desperate Housewives' star, who plays single mother Susan Mayer in the TV series, won US TV actress of the Year and The Editor's Special Award for her work on the hit show. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 1:57 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Court orders Beyonce to pay agency:- (WebIndia123.com)

A New York judge has ordered singer Beyonce Knowles to pay the Wilhelmina modeling agency $1 million for getting her a job with L'Oreal. Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 1:56 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Charlotte Modeling Agency Agrees To Shut Down (Wsoctv.com)

Charlotte, NC -- A modeling agency in Charlotte has agreed to shut down and refund money to customers. A judge in Raleigh signed a consent agreement late Friday with Face National Models. The state attorney general's office says the modeling agency signed up eight thousand people across the country and found only 800 jobs for them. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:40 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Talent scouts to meet with potential models at Alderwood Mall (nwsource.com)

Talent scouts from Los Angeles and New York along with CT of "The Real World: Paris" fame will be at Alderwood Mall 5-8 p.m. Thursday seeking new faces for the fashion industry, Los Angeles-based television opportunities and other commercial ventures. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:40 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Singular fashion (LA Times.com)

Thinking about apparel manufacturing in Los Angeles, what first comes to mind are mass-market denim and sportswear labels. But beyond the large-scale production houses in Vernon and South Gate is a small fashion community committed to making high-end clothes the hard way, on their dining room tables or out of their garages, if necessary. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:39 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Lowly flip-flop now high fashion (Washington Times.com)

St. Petersburg, FL, Jun. 6 (UPI) -- Pity the poor flip-flop no more, with summery weather in much of the United States the pedestrian thong footwear is moving from the beach to the runway. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:39 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

VH1, Wilhelmina, GRB Team for New Reality Series (WorldScreen.com)

NEW YORK, June 6: VH1 has ordered 10 episodes of The Agency, a new reality series that follows a group of booking agents at the Wilhelmina Modeling Agency. GRB will distribute the series internationally. Slated to premiere this fall, the series aims to give viewers a look at how the modeling industry works, focusing on the relationships between the agents and models. Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:38 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)