The Model Agency Mega Thread

[kab348]

so The Society finally posted girls they signed today, Lieve Dannau- former ck exclusive, Josephine Le Tutuor- won elite France 2011, Marilhea Peillard who just won Elite Look last month from France and Pauline Hoarau-girls without ny representation and have won Elite model contests in their own country. there were a lot of Elite Paris girls who had exclusives last season so I would think a lot will turn up at The Society. An unusual signing is Jasmine Sanders, a more commercial girl with vision who dated Ice T son.

 

[kab348]

Does anyone know if Elite Paris still affiliated or feeding girls to Elite ny or is that relationship severed and they will go to the Society?

 

[CheshireCAT]

Kab348^ where did you get these model names from? Their website is not up yet. As for Jasmine Sanders I don't personally think that's an unusual signing at all, she's gorgeous! Has some cool potential, but either way they need to make money and sign more than just fashion girls.

 

[sleb]

For all I know, there was no ANY "relationship" between Elite Europe and Elite NY for the last decade. Or am I missing smth?

 

[penny609]

For all I know, there was no ANY "relationship" between Elite Europe and Elite NY for the last decade. Or am I missing smth?

No, you didn't miss much I think. They had a girl in common every now and then, that's about all.

 

[Tom Linkens]

This just happened to Ten Model Management's website. Why would they care about an agency in Brazil is what I'm wondering.

 

[kab348]

Lindsey Wixson and Mackenzie Drazan are not on Marilyn ny anymore. I don't understand why Society can poach so many girls who would have contracts without repercussions. I hope Marilyn wins the Constance lawsuit and shame on Society hiring so many Marilyn people and now models for hurting Marilyn like this.

 

[evedwards]

Lindsey Wixson and Mackenzie Drazan are not on Marilyn ny anymore. I don't understand why Society can poach so many girls who would have contracts without repercussions. I hope Marilyn wins the Constance lawsuit and shame on Society hiring so many Marilyn people and now models for hurting Marilyn like this.

Marilyn sold the agency to an investor who is running the company in a way that the people who worked so hard to make it what it is, don't believe in. It was good timing with Elite needing to staff Society and the Marilyn team feeling unhappy and abandoned there.

 

[theBlueRider]

Marilyn sold the agency to an investor who is running the company in a way that the people who worked so hard to make it what it is, don't believe in. It was good timing with Elite needing to staff Society and the Marilyn team feeling unhappy and abandoned there.

So in the case of models leaving Marilyn, is it still considered poaching if the team responsible for their stardom moves to a different agency?

I wonder what will happen with Marilyn. The old team did an amazing job creating a board of uniquely sexy crossover models. It used to be the only agency in nyc known to "play fair" and was very picky...and those red portfolios!

 

[kab348]

I think it is poaching if you are under contract and leave even if it is to join the team that started you.

 

[woemwoem]

In a few short years, IMG, Women, Next and Society will dominate the New York scene and everyone else will be irrelevant. They might become like Wilhelmina, very profitable with its catalogue and commercial business but non-existent on the HF scene.
That's because those four are the only ones with global networks. Everyone else depends on associations with agencies in other places. The problem is that those associations change and break down and when they do, the pipeline for new talent dries up. Women was a nice boutique agency, but once it set up offices in Paris and Milan, it became a powerhouse. So many of their girls in NY were discovered or developed by their Paris/Milan offices. Society has the Elite network in Europe, of course, so it already has a jumpstart and by this time next year it will have many of the top working girls.
Even DNA, unless it creates offices in Paris and elsewhere will, be reduced to a second tier agency. It's no surprise they've gone on a poaching rampage lately and hiring bookers from Marilyn and I'm guessing from Ford based on how many former Ford girls have moved there recently. DNA sees what's coming and trying to prepare for it. We may also see some of these other agencies consolidating. It will be an interesting few years.

 

[fritmayo]

In a few short years, IMG, Women, Next and Society will dominate the New York scene and everyone else will be irrelevant. They might become like Wilhelmina, very profitable with its catalogue and commercial business but non-existent on the HF scene.
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networking is hardly new concept, Elite created it successfully in the 70's Ford was good at it too at that time...

still at moment it failed, and it did because "in theory" it sounds the perfect solution, but from management point of view world networking is always borderline to a big issue . it can only work and last if there is 1 leader above all the network, and a very very strong one that everybody will follow no matter if working in Paris, milan or NY.
If not, it rarely work as if one year milan it works less good, quikcly there will be people in Paris telling "why the hell we have to work with these loosers", or a booker in Paus will fight for a world client with a booker of "his agency in NY...

to make a network is easy, to make it work and to make it last is a management huge challenge. so far only two really work, IMG and women,, IMG because they succeeded to put a very "american" management in all their office, and Women, caus there is a crazy old fashion king leading it who scare anyone wanted to open mouth in his network

 

[CheshireCAT]

In a few short years, IMG, Women, Next and Society will dominate the New York scene and everyone else will be irrelevant. They might become like Wilhelmina, very profitable with its catalogue and commercial business but non-existent on the HF scene.
That's because those four are the only ones with global networks. Everyone else depends on associations with agencies in other places. The problem is that those associations change and break down and when they do, the pipeline for new talent dries up. Women was a nice boutique agency, but once it set up offices in Paris and Milan, it became a powerhouse. So many of their girls in NY were discovered or developed by their Paris/Milan offices. Society has the Elite network in Europe, of course, so it already has a jumpstart and by this time next year it will have many of the top working girls.
Even DNA, unless it creates offices in Paris and elsewhere will, be reduced to a second tier agency. It's no surprise they've gone on a poaching rampage lately and hiring bookers from Marilyn and I'm guessing from Ford based on how many former Ford girls have moved there recently. DNA sees what's coming and trying to prepare for it. We may also see some of these other agencies consolidating. It will be an interesting few years.

I 100% agree with you on this.

 

[CheshireCAT]

Lindsey Wixson and Mackenzie Drazan are not on Marilyn ny anymore. I don't understand why Society can poach so many girls who would have contracts without repercussions. I hope Marilyn wins the Constance lawsuit and shame on Society hiring so many Marilyn people and now models for hurting Marilyn like this.

The Society might not have anything to do with this, there is a possibility of DNA too..

 

[sleb]

I 100% agree with you on this.

And I do not...

 

[kab348]

Except Mackenzie and lindsey are both with elite paris and The head guy at society came from Marilyn and got Mackenzie from elite ny.

 

[theBlueRider]

Except Mackenzie and lindsey are both with elite paris and The head guy at society came from Marilyn and got Mackenzie from elite ny.

I thought he got Mackenzie from Stars sanfran?

 

[kab348]

stars is her mother agent. Debuted feb 2011 as ck exclusive for Elite ny.

 

[BBfrom89]

Patiently waiting for Society to update their website

 

[stellarnostalgia]

The Lions in NY hits another rocky season

Sometimes New York isn’t so pretty — even for a successful modeling agency.

The founders of Paris-based Silent Models, a flourishing agency that represents Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Isabeli Fontana in France, have stumbled in their attempt to expand to the Big Apple, The Post has learned.

Vincent Peter and Eric Dubois, who founded Silent in 2006, recently cut ties with their New York office after knocking heads with Silent NY founder Peter Fitzpatrick, sources said.

“Silent Paris has terminated its relationship with Silent NY and the agencies are no longer working together,” according to a notice posted at Silentmodels.com.
Silent Models of Paris — which reps the likes of sultry beauty Isabeli Fontana (above) can’t get its New York City act together.

Each side feels the other cheated it out of money, sources said — and Peter and Dubois have filed suit in Manhattan state court over the matter.

The Parisian partners then tried to form a partnership with The Lions, a newbie New York agency founded by Marianne Tamposi, of Prodigy Model Management in Palm Beach, Fla.

But the two have run into turbulence again. Fitzpatrick flipped his lid when models once listed with Silent NY started appearing on The Lions’ website late last year, sources told The Post.

“They were trying to take the girls to different agencies,” Fitzpatrick told The Post. “I just called up the owners of those agencies and said they are not allowed to work for you because they have a noncompete.”

Tamposi didn’t respond to a request for comment, but sources told The Post two other ex-bookers for Silent NY, Carl Navarro and David Kim, now work for The Lions.

Fitzpatrick said that the two sides are working on a settlement. He declined to discuss the terms of the deal except to say that he expects a press release soon.

Joseph D’Avanzo, the lawyer representing Peter and Dubois in the employment dispute, declined to comment. Fitzpatrick’s lawyers, Joe Clark and James Koutoulas, also declined to comment.

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