Cassi Van Den Dungen

[Street_a_Licious]

because she provided the most controversy, duh

 

[Bamhutt]

because she provided the most controversy, duh

Yes I know

 

[lemeray]

Uh, thought it was another rumour!

 

[*Bianca*]

So Cassi van den Dungen lost Australia’s Next Top Model’s 2009 crown, turned down contracts with Priscillas and Elite New York and threatened to go back to Sunbury to focus on her boyfriend’s bricklaying business. But it seems she has not given up on her modelling dream. Van den Dungen has rejoined the agency that discovered her at the age of five and repped her as a child model: Melbourne’s Tanya Powell Model Agency. Never heard of it? Tanya Powell is one of many low-profile Australian agencies that often springboard models in the smaller markets, only to then send them on to sign with larger local agencies, namely Chic Management, Priscillas, Chadwicks and Scene. And some question the wisdom of van den Dungen’s decision to turn her back on offers from bigger players with proven track records of managing international careers.

This is certainly the case with the modelwatchers on online forums The Fashion Spot and vogue.com.au and indeed, Priscillas itself.

Unaware that van den Dungen had returned to Tanya Powell when frockwriter called this afternoon for comment, Priscillas booker Lizzi Leighton-Clark noted, "It's a shame that she's not willing to pursue a modelling cereer that goes beyond Melbourne, because obviously she has the potential to be an amazing model".

Modelling is not just about having a pretty face and long legs. It is about attitude, work ethic, momentum and, moreover, the right management.

According to Tanya Powell manager Rosetta Stefano, Tanya Powell does not have any models under contract. The agency's biggest womens' name is Cassie Gardner, in addition to television personalities Paul O’Brien, Tania Zaetta and Laura Csortan.

With Gardner's wider career now being managed by Viviens in Sydney and IMG in New York, one would hope that all is not lost for van den Dungen. And both van den Dungen and Tanya Powell should take on board the fact that, since van den Dungen is evidently not under any kind of non-compete agreement with the management agency affiliated with ANTM, ie Priscillas, every other major Australian agency that is headquartered in Sydney would be very keen to sign her up immediately.

The essential difference here however is the fact that while an unknown Gardner went from a small agency to bigger agencies, van den Dungen made a name for herself in a high-profile television competition, had offers from big agencies, but has chosen to go in the reverse direction.

Van den Dungen is booked to shoot for Portmans on Saturday – a web campaign is all Stefano could tell frockwriter, adding that she rejoined the agency immediately after the ANTM finale.

Reports Stefano, “We’re speaking to lots of different companies. She’s definitely very keen to be a model. We are doing her comp card, she went for a casting yesterday, she’s on the way. At the moment she wants to basically do as much as she can in Melbourne. If you’ve got a good product it doesn’t matter who represents her”.

frockwriter.blogspot.com

Pleased to hear she's working!

 

[abul]

Tanya Powell is one of many low-profile Australian agencies that often springboard models in the smaller markets, only to then send them on to sign with larger local agencies, namely Chic Management, Priscillas, Chadwicks and Scene.

it's just stupid, she rejected a contract with priscilla to enter an agency that prepares models for priscilla's.
and i doubt she will ever sign with img, she's just not their type at all

 

[daggertrepe]

At least she's keen to be a model...*shrugs*

 

[Trista]

That's the thing we can hope. In a way, I think it's good that she goes with a smaller agency to help get her groomed for the big time, but she could do better.

 

[soymilkfreak]

Of course she can do better, freaking Storm was interested in her...
Elite NY, Priscillas. Oh Cassi. Well at least she's doing something.

I briefly chatted with Charlotte Dawson on facebook & she said that

we are all bitterly disppointed with wassername - it's all about Tahnee now!

& apparently Tahnee is doing fittings with Alex Perry for hers Harper Bazaar shoot

 

[Trista]

It will never be about Tahnee for me, plain and simple.

 

[David Iconic]

Yes. As pissed off as I am at Cassi as of late, I won't cheer for wannabes. I'd rather have nothing.

 

[Esperanza]

id rather have nothing too than second best.

 

[AustralianaBoy]

Tahnee who?

Cassi im dying for you to break out of your boyfriends life and become a model now.

Its like a Gemma Ward comeback. The suspense is killing!

 

[Street_a_Licious]

lol

"wassername"

i love Charlotte.

 

[kickassgood]

that image is amazing

 

[mrsjamesdean]

Don't know if this been posted but its 'Behind the scene'




zimbo

 

[jadedomega]

im still holding out for cassi. I am not even worried about Tahnee

 

[lovelyx3]

news.com.au

 

[Mea Culpa]

Its so frustrating to watch this girl throw so much away... and to know that there were thousands of girls who'd kill to be in her position... makes me wonder why she bothered with the show at all...
*sigh* hopefully she'll get it together and do something with what she's got while she can...

 

[daggertrepe]

You all need to just give her more time.

 

[abul]

makes me wonder why she bothered with the show at all...

that was my thought when i read that she refused the contracts with elite/priscilla