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August 2005 - Posts

iPod dancer can't afford her own player (iol.ie)

The dancer whose silhouette has sold millions of iPods worldwide still can’t afford to buy one of the digital music players herself, she has revealed. Mandy Coulton, 26, was paid $1,500 (€1,231) to pose for Apple’s successful ad campaign. Read More...
Posted Friday, August 19, 2005 11:51 AM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Lisa Gomez: Model of excellence (San Pedro Valey News-Sun)

From her small-town roots, Lisa Gomez is on the runway and heading full-steam ahead toward a glamorous career as a fashion model. Read More...
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Finding the next supermodel at the mall (FortWayne.com)

ST. LOUIS - (KRT) - Their job is intensely mysterious and undercover. Jeff and Mary Clarke of O'Fallon, Mo., change lives, directions, fate. They are fashion scouts, the people who walk malls, circulate at parties and scan bus stops and convenience stores in search of the next Tyra or Giselle. Read More...
Posted Friday, August 19, 2005 11:50 AM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Sex sells. Should you buy? (CNN Money)

Playboy has been a hot stock lately, and competitor New Frontier Media might be for sale. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Sex, like politics and religion, is usually a taboo topic to discuss in polite conversation. Read More...
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Sutherland Models Turned 20 (Fashion-Monitor.com)

One of Canada's most renowned agencies, Sutherland Models, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Ann Sutherland, president of Sutherland Models, who discovered supermodel Shalom Harlow at a 1990 CNE Concert, believes the modeling industry began to change in the early 1990’s as fashion designers and marketers began to seek a new look. Read More...
Posted Friday, August 19, 2005 11:49 AM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

BBB: Fraudulent Modeling Agencies (ksdk.com)

Do you think you have what it takes to be a model or actor? If so, you should be aware of some fraudulent agencies promising money, exposure and stardom. The Better Business Bureau provides more information. How do some fraudulent agencies operate? Read More...
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Locals strut stuff as fashion spotlight shines on city (Chicago Sun-Times)

The capital of the fashion world on Friday was downtown Chicago -- right on State Street to be more precise -- as glam rock collided with runway fashion during Marshall Field's 2005 Glamorama. Read More...
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The Performer's Academy Awarded School of the Year (PRWeb.com)

(PRWEB) August 14, 2005 -- This year, The Performer’s Academy walked away with the coveted “School of The Year” trophy at WMTC Talent Convention. In addition, students from the academy walked away with five of the top nine honors. Read More...
Posted Friday, August 19, 2005 11:48 AM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Not your mom's magazine models (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Thin is out? Responding to ''changing body types,'' editors have begun to put more average women on their pages ; NEW YORK - Mixed among the pages of dazzling celebrities and rail-thin models that dominate fashion and teen magazines is a surprising sight: young women with thick thighs and flabby abs. Read More...
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Online image service adds free portfolio site for models (GXO.com)

Custom image provider OnRequest Images has launched the OnRequest Images Model Network, available to its customers and photographers online. Read More...
Posted Friday, August 19, 2005 11:47 AM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Fashion models protest at Cape High Court (SABC News)

Fashion models in Cape Town have braved cold and rainy weather to demonstrate outside the High Court. The models are demanding justice in the trial of the alleged killers of Fabio Lenzi, an Italian model scout. Read More...
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Teen, women's magazines now featuring females of all shapes and sizes (Newsday.com)

NEW YORK -- Mixed among the pages of dazzling celebrities and rail-thin models that dominate fashion and teen magazines is a surprising sight: young women with thick thighs and flabby abs. Read More...
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Ohio 16-year-old wins Miss Teen USA (Chicago Sun-Times)

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Allie LaForce did her mother one better. LaForce -- the daughter of Miss Teen Ohio 1977 -- was named Miss Teen USA Monday night, defeating 50 other contestants to take home the crown and a prize package worth an estimated $250,000. Read More...
Posted Friday, August 19, 2005 11:46 AM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Stars sign on for New York fashion week (WashingtonTimes)

Some of music's most prized jewels will grace the Radio City Music Hall stage for New York's 2005 Fashion Rocks concert. The lineup announced Monday will include David Bowie, Destiny's Child, Duran Duran, Gwen Stefani, Nelly, Tim McGraw, Alicia Keys, Rob Thomas, Shakira, Joss Stone, Billy Idol and Arcade Fire, Billboard.com reported. Read More...
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Modeling Scams Target Teenage Models (PR Web)

(PRWEB) August 8, 2005 -- "Scams aimed at models often prey on the inexperienced teenage model. Teens often hear glamorous stories of 'being discovered' and want that fast excitement themselves. This excitement can make them vulnerable to scams," says Eric Bean, a top NYC fashion photographer and author of "The Complete Guide for Models." Read More...
Posted Friday, August 19, 2005 11:45 AM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Cover Models Trend the New Black (Thread.co.nz)

When Lucire, a fashion magazine, launched as a print edition in October 2004 with a black model on the cover, its publishers did not know that it would kick off a trend Down Under. Read More...
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Politician plans `erotic show' at fundraiser (Chicago Tribune)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- With his campaign for City Council going no place fast, Victor Bernace felt he needed something special to spark interest in his next fundraiser. Read More...
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Safety tips for prospective models and their families (icnetwork.co.uk)

MARK BERRY, executive officer of the British Institute of Professional Photography, had this advice for the parents of anyone attending a photoshoot: "Accompany them is the most important advice - if it's not a parent, then a chaperone. Read More...
Posted Friday, August 19, 2005 11:44 AM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Sex Sells...Until the Doors Close (AdRants.com)

If anyone this hot strutted the hallways of the Adrants conglomerate, we'd have to shut down for a few hours just to get our breath back. Read More...
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Now, bikini clad tax inspectors to uncover tax fraud (NewIndPress.com)

LONDON: Sexy female tax inspectors reportedly pose as bikini clad holiday makers to expose tax frauds at beachside bars in Italy. Read More...
Posted Friday, August 19, 2005 11:43 AM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Killer of Modeling Agency Chief Gets 48 Years (wjla.com)

Washington (AP) - A man who was convicted of killing the head of a D.C. modeling agency has been sentenced to 48 years behind bars. Twenty-two-year-old Markus Johnson of Southeast Washington was sentenced Thursday on his April conviction for first-degree murder in the death of Michael Myers. Read More...
Posted Friday, August 05, 2005 2:27 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Enter the Vodafone NZ Fashion Comp for Non-Designers! (Thread.co.nz)

Vodafone is giving ordinary New Zealanders the chance to live like Stella McCartney for a weekend. We're all critics of fashion - and now everybody from accountants and mothers to truck drivers and hockey players has the chance to show off their fashion flair and ideas. Read More...
Posted Friday, August 05, 2005 2:27 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Victoria's secret: shopping online (InsideBayArea.com)

Sex sells, but turns out, secret sex really sells; ... The cloak of anonymity afforded by the Internet has long been enjoyed by cybersociety — be it those who early on used e-mail to flame their enemies, or the now-popular Internet "trolls" who post inflammatory messages intended to disrupt bulletin board discourse. Read More...
Posted Friday, August 05, 2005 2:26 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Young Willcox model wins national fame (WillcoxRangeNews.com)

A 15-year-old Willcox girl may see herself high up on a New York City billboard in the near future, but for now, she's down to earth. Meagan Tunks, a Willcox High School student, was chosen Barbizon Modeling Agency's Junior Miss Model of the Year last week in New York City. Read More...
Posted Friday, August 05, 2005 2:25 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Austrian gets sentence for cheating model hopefuls (NewsFromRussia.com)

A court in Vienna convicted owner of a modeling agency Peter Huber for cheating young people willing to become models. Huber lured young people by saying he could get them modeling jobs in television and advertising, prosecutor Georg Krakow said. Read More...
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Bikini Party On Golf Course Tees Off Residents (cbs2Chicago.com)

(CBS) NAPERVILLE, Ill. It’s golf gone wild at a suburban course, outraging residents who live in the neighborhood. Now, police are investigating a bikini party sponsored by a strip club to see if any laws were broken. Read More...
Posted Friday, August 05, 2005 2:24 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Rape case puts spotlight on modeling industry (Newsday.com)

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Like many young women before them, three Norwalk teenagers thought a modeling agent could help them make it to the big time. They put their trust in a Bridgeport agent who told them they wouldn't even have to pay to learn the trade. He convinced them that he cared about them and their fledgling careers, said Vanessa Liles, a mentor who knew the girls from working at a community center. Read More...
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Cracks appear in UK thong market (Channel4.com)

Thongs are dropping in popularity, according to fashion experts. Cracks have begun appearing in the UK thong market with sales down nearly 20 per cent in the past year. G-strings have been all the rage since a model showed them off on the catwalk in 1997. Read More...
Posted Friday, August 05, 2005 2:23 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)

Will non-models sell the product? (NY Daily News)

Is Dove's "Campaign for Real Beauty," the hot ad ticket of the moment, the beginning of a revolution or just another flash in the pan? "I personally think it is risky," said Richard Kirshenbaum, co-chairman of ad agency Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners. "I've often found using real people to be problematic." Read More...
Posted Friday, August 05, 2005 2:22 PM from Modeling Industry News from Modeling World® | (Comments Off)