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avril lavigne signed with ford models.......
i guess being in the public eye REALLY does help you out! what is everyone's thoughts on this? Nov 27 05 05:34 pm Link I hadn't heard....thanks for the info. I'm still wondering why Ford would sign her. I guess celebrity means more then height. I could be wrong but i thought she was just a tad over 5'?? Nov 27 05 05:37 pm Link EyeOnYouModels wrote: she's tiny. Nov 27 05 05:39 pm Link I agree. I don't understand. What is your source for this info? There are millions of girls that are just as cute as her..they just don't have the advantage of already being famous. I don't get it.... Nov 27 05 06:06 pm Link Good for her. If they signed her it's probably because celebrities are the new models. Look at the cover of almost any fashion magazine in the US and their is a good chance it is a celeb and not a model. mike Nov 27 05 06:25 pm Link On Ford, she's listed under "special arrangement-Women", along with various other celebrity super-models, older models, etc... John Nov 27 05 06:35 pm Link John Allan wrote: That makes sense...thanks for the onfo...... Nov 27 05 07:10 pm Link right on for the petites.....Thatis awesomel...lol Nov 27 05 07:12 pm Link She's not there for her potential as a model; she's there as a celebrity. www.fordmodels.com - click New York, then Special Arrangement - Women Nov 27 05 07:26 pm Link Um, if you're a celebrity, female, and not ugly, you're wanted for editorials and advertising. All the usual height restrictions no longer apply. (Honestly I don't like it one bit, I think most celebs make horrible models, especially the way they're often photographed like mannequins when they're so obviously not mannequins, but that's what so much of our esteemed public seems to pick off the newstand...) Nov 27 05 07:38 pm Link I image some shorter models will take it out of context and develop a false sense of hope in getting signed with major agencies which stick (generally) to their height requirements. Nov 27 05 07:47 pm Link What does it matter? She already has celebrity status and probaby did this as a way of getting endorsement deals and a way to keep in the public eye. In case you hadn't noticed, you don't hear much about her or from her lately. At least I haven't. Nov 27 05 07:48 pm Link DawnElizabeth Moderator wrote: This is a good point Dawn, and one that I didn't fully consider. And I didn't know that Ford was known for doing that with "fading" celebs. Nov 27 05 08:01 pm Link There are a goodly number of ads in Vogue in the last issue where celebs are the model - often without mention of the name, its up to you to recognize the face. And that is likely a big part of the reason to use them- average turn of a page is less than a second and you won't likely turn back to that page, especially in a doctor's office or such setting. Magazines do still get handed around, not as much as the golden "six pairs of additional eyes to every one subscription", but it happens. At anywhere from $10K to $60K or more to run the full page, you want the viewer to pause, linger, look harder.... So, instead of flashing past the ad, you hestitate..... "hey, she looks familar.." and mission accomplished. As an example, Tia Leone is only one of many "model/ actresses" in ads in the latest edition of Vogue. Nov 27 05 08:30 pm Link Dreams To Keep wrote: the models always get my attention. Nov 27 05 08:33 pm Link Yeah. I looked at Ford's site and got discouraged because all the models are 5'9. I think I found one that was 5'7 MAYBE. But it's just makes me not even want to bother if I'm going to be the short fry. hah I'm 5'5 and I've never been over a size 3/SM ever in my life, yet I probably won't be accepted because I'm not atleast 5'9. Nov 28 05 03:16 am Link I don't know about you guys but there's just something about her that is SO HOT, maybe they can use her for print, I guess. Even DiCaprio got that gig with Polo Nov 28 05 12:49 pm Link A C T U A L L Y... She had one of the hottest editorials I have seen in a while in Vogue within the last year. And she is all I hear all over the mainstream xm radio stations. And she is not too shabby in the looks dept. Nov 28 05 01:00 pm Link Never said she wasn't pretty. I think she's a hot little chick. Just pointing out there are other reasons that agencies pick up talent and other reasons why celebs decide to explore other routes of publicity. Nov 28 05 01:05 pm Link Most celebs are AWs (attention whores) and need to feel the love 24/7. To be on the cover of a magazine is not a job that brings home the bacon. It pays extremely little. About 200-300 dollars, if that. Celebs have no problem doing covers because it is free publicity for them. And they might score some cool clothes. Often when a movie is coming out starring so-and-so, so-and-so is usually seen on alot of covers. Why Paris is on so many, so often is one of the great mysteries. Dawn, I didnt' think you were hating on Avril. Nov 28 05 01:21 pm Link I wanted to be a Ford model, but you either have to be 5'8 or 5'9 (can't remember), and I'm 1/4 of an inch under Dean Johnson. Damn it! Nov 28 05 01:23 pm Link I think she's pretty...with potential anyhow...she needs to get ride of that horrible black eye-liner that makes her look so depressing. Nov 28 05 05:03 pm Link I just saw on tv a couple of minutes ago that Avril had a hissy fit on a Cosmo photo shoot set. Sad to see celebs taking the place of models on fashion magazines and make-up campaigns. Nov 28 05 09:09 pm Link Ashes Geren wrote: kate moss is actually only 5'5 Nov 28 05 09:13 pm Link pamela mars wrote: I think she has an interesting beautiful face. I like her music too.... truly talented and beautiful. Nov 28 05 09:16 pm Link i cant stand her music and i think her looks are little above ordinary...but hey, shes done something right: she has a record label and is signed with ford. props to her Nov 28 05 09:18 pm Link i can't stand her music either...but she's freakin' hot! i'd love the op to shoot her... and there's nothing wrong with celebrity models-if they can sell a product, should it matter if they were an accomplished(or not so accomplished, in anna k's case...but she's hot, too) or high profile athlete, actor, or musician beforehand? Nov 29 05 11:40 am Link what is the industry coming to........ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!  Nov 29 05 04:10 pm Link I thought Avril was all against that beauty-model-fashion-machine she sings about in all of her songs...guess not! Nov 29 05 05:54 pm Link Ford doesn't always provide the most beautiful men and women in the world. They deliver image and impact to clients wishing to make statements. That is the role of an agency. What Avril does is bring an element of immediate recognition to a national brand that Ford can now deliver to a client populace. Those same clients are the ones that will probably bring countless bookings to the other divisions simply through that association. Pretty smart business move, I'd say. Nov 29 05 06:47 pm Link If I saw her on the street I wouldnt look twice... Nov 29 05 06:54 pm Link Model Sarah wrote: But you remembered it. Nov 29 05 07:11 pm Link Dreams To Keep wrote: small nitpick, printed media still have anywhere from 6 to 16 eyeballs to ever single issue. so magazine still get handed about (from other house hold members, to friends, to doctor's offices). Notice how magazines stress the number of readers and not the number of issues sold. Readership is determined by independent auditing of the random public over the course of a year. Nov 29 05 07:20 pm Link I think that more ironic than a scrawny dinky little girl being signed with Ford just because she's popular with anti-culture would be HER all too public observations on "fakeness" in people and how she hates "phonies" and all that nonsense she spews to slam other people, and now here she is signing with a modeling agency, to "exploit" her own looks. I smell a hipocrite. Of course, I've pretty much figured she was from the outset. Ultimately, Ford might be the ones to regret this down the road. She's got that perpetual chip on her shoulder. Nov 29 05 07:27 pm Link JadeK wrote: LOL .... Nov 29 05 07:31 pm Link All major agencies (that I can think of off the top of my head) have at least a 'Celebrity' division where they get celebrities endorsements, editorials, covers, etc. Nov 30 05 01:30 am Link im my opinion she got signed because she has a personality, a pretty but special face and is natural, not another 6ft tall plastic model.. Good for her, I say... Nov 30 05 08:21 am Link Most of your larger agencies,Ford,Elite,IMG all have celebrity divisions.They also try to recruit major athletes as well. I was once out with Kirsten Dunst and her mom following a publicity shoot and a Chicago booking agent for Ford kept hovering around our table bothering us,insisting that Kirsten take her business card.Finally Kirsten,stopped in mid conversation looked at the card and replied,WTF Im already with you guys and have been for like 10 years.The clueless embarrassed Ford Rep.quickly slinked away.LOL! Dec 01 05 09:19 pm Link Ford also reps Reese Witherspoon also tiny,and fellow rock star Cortney Love.Avril who is gorgous in my opinion (See her layout in Maxim) should do very well for them.Its all about the money. Dec 01 05 10:00 pm Link Someone may have mentioned this already, but it's just like all of these random celebs with clothing lines. Who said 50 cent was a fashion icon? Dec 04 05 02:06 pm Link |
