Ex Voto  Studio wrote:
It is....  They sell the right to use their name.

It seems to be the same Wilhelmina in NYC and Miami...just a PA branch.

Malin_ wrote:
I wouldn't bother. I hear they take anyone and have people come in for these big open calls where they are first being given some speech about how they're going to be stars if they just invest in a portfolio with the agency's photographer, bla bla bla. I think there was a thread about them here recently, or maybe I'm getting confused.

They emailed me to come in on Saturday- it's a drive and a half do I didn't want to bother..they actually go in touch with me about acting...cause some of us aren't thin fashion models (ahem).

Thanks for the tip sweetheart- hope we can get together again soon

Daniela Victoria wrote:

It seems to be the same Wilhelmina in NYC and Miami...just a PA branch.

Yep... it is... by name anyways.  It is another agency that gave W. money to use the name.

Daniela Victoria wrote:

They emailed me to come in on Saturday- it's a drive and a half do I didn't want to bother..they actually go in touch with me about acting...cause some of us aren't thin fashion models (ahem).

Thanks for the tip sweetheart- hope we can get together again soon

Yes, I would love that! As for the agency, are they SAG/AFTRA franchised? Otherwise the only "acting" work they will provide is probably background and maybe some low paid non-union crap.

Try Heyman; they've gotten me some great SAG auditions lately.

Daniela Victoria wrote:

They emailed me to come in on Saturday- it's a drive and a half do I didn't want to bother..they actually go in touch with me about acting...cause some of us aren't thin fashion models (ahem).

Thanks for the tip sweetheart- hope we can get together again soon

But, you would then be in my neighborhood and we could shoot!   

Malin_ wrote:
Try Heyman; they've gotten me some great SAG auditions lately.

I submitted to them today but I fucked up the upload picture part...cause I'm a retard. We'll see what they say

EA Photographics wrote:

But, you would then be in my neighborhood and we could shoot!   

This is true, but I would be driving out with my husband...actually he would be driving his car because mine is leased and I have to watch my mileage.

Daniela Victoria wrote:

I submitted to them today but I fucked up the upload picture part...cause I'm a retard. We'll see what they say

You can't possibly have fucked up more than I did when I faxed them my contract.


I'm sure you'll be fine! And stay away from Wilhelmina PA. I'm with Greer Lange in
Philly and they're pretty good, I would be even busier with them if I lived a little closer (at least in NJ) and had a car.

Talk to you soon! xoxoxox

JEBKA Photography wrote:
Legit, the info matches with this...

http://www.wilhelmina.com/affiliates.cfm

That's what I do not like...agencies selling themselves as franchises.

Strategy

Management’s strategy is to increase value to shareholders through the following initiatives:


·
expanding the women’s high end fashion board;


·
continuing to invest in the WAM business;


·
strategic acquisitions;


·
licensing the “Wilhelmina” name to leading, local model management agencies;


·
exploring the use of the “Wilhelmina” brand in connection with consumer products, cosmetics and other beauty products; and


·
partnering on television shows and promoting model search contests.

Divo Models wrote:
I could be a CEO of that agency anyday...at least I think.

well, you could be majority shareholder for like $10,000  which is like the owner

Think about how many women will suck your cock on a whim if you told them that.... its a lot, casting couches are cheap

Daniela Victoria wrote:

They emailed me to come in on Saturday- it's a drive and a half do I didn't want to bother..they actually go in touch with me about acting...cause some of us aren't thin fashion models (ahem).

Thanks for the tip sweetheart- hope we can get together again soon

A friend went in to Wilhelmina many years ago-
They asked her to drop some weight and get a better portfolio
She lost the extra weight and grabbed a photographer she felt she could accomplish better photos with her name is Allie Crandell

xaveir wrote:

A friend went in to Wilhelmina many years ago-
They asked her to drop some weight and get a better portfolio
She lost the extra weight and grabbed a photographer she felt she could accomplish better photos with her name is Allie Crandell

xaveir wrote:
A friend went in to Wilhelmina many years ago-
They asked her to drop some weight and get a better portfolio
She lost the extra weight and grabbed a photographer she felt she could accomplish better photos with her name is Allie Crandell

Emily  C wrote:

  Holy Toledo.

Obviously you don't know Daniela!  She's very successful, so save the preaching!

He's funny right?

xaveir wrote:
I am silly

eroticzone wrote:
do not, repeat, DO NOT waste one nanosecond of your time on this agency.

just google kelli harman and harman agency pa and you'll find all you need to know to save those precious miles/seconds/hours/days of your life.

Basically.  I signed with the Harman agency right before she bought the rights to use the Wilhelmina name last year.  I've gotten a few go-sees, but nothing serious.

World Class Photos wrote:
I just heard Kelli Harman changed her name..... Can anyone please verify?

Kelli Walters.

Daniela Victoria wrote:
warning:read the thread, know it's a scam...or sound retarded.

Here's the website:

http://modelingpa.com/

I can't imagine this isn't legit...someone want to tell me it is or isn't...?

Completely legit, im signed with them.
However, i will say Im not pleased with them. I've gotten no work, I feel like I was just someone to make money off of and then throw in a drawer somewhere...

Zoe Mosier wrote:
Completely legit, im signed with them.
However, i will say Im not pleased with them. I've gotten no work, I feel like I was just someone to make money off of and then throw in a drawer somewhere...

That's exactly what you were to them and that's why you shouldn't be so quick to claim they're legit.

Any agency for whom a non-working model is profitable isn't really an agency, they're a portfolio mill.

Divo Models wrote:
I have been following this business for a while...and I have not heard anything favorable in the past 10 years.

CAMPAIGN FOR ME TO TAKE CONTROL OVER WILHELMINA!

Let's get rid of the scams and stupid small town satellite agencies in nonexistent markets...and get Wilhelmina back on top!

Yeah.. lemme know how that works out for ya. 
In this age of interweeb models, "real" agencies are a quickly dying breed

Simon Gerzina wrote:

That's exactly what you were to them and that's why you shouldn't be so quick to claim they're legit.

Any agency for whom a non-working model is profitable isn't really an agency, they're a portfolio mill.

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