Breaking News! Branden Rickman Wins Make Me A Supermodel!!

IMTA alum Branden Rickman won Bravo's Make Me a Supermodel! He's the first male model to win it all! Branden wins a one year contract with New York Model Management, a $100,000 Maybelline New York contract and a fashion pictorial in Cosmopolitan magazine! The Season Finale aired on Bravo last night!

Bravo scouted for models at the 2008 New York IMTA and chose two IMTA alumni for Season Two of their hit series Make Me a Supermodel. C.J. Kirkham was eliminated in Episode 5 but Branden successfully met all the challenges to win the top prize! Branden did very well at IMTA, winning 3rd Runner Up for IMTA's award for Male Model of the Year. Model of the Year is a composite award for the model whose scores are the highest from competitions such as Runway, Swimwear, Fashion Print. The judges for the IMTA Competitions are agents, managers and scouts who are looking for fresh faces to represent.

Branden is from Oregon where he was scouted and trained by Teresa Pollman, Rickman's agent and President of Image Modeling Development in Medford. Teresa took Rickman to the International Modeling and Talent Association Convention in New York. "Everybody and anybody who's important in the business is there," Teresa said. "It was great exposure for him." The entire article is available on the Mail Tribune's site. To learn more about IMTA, please visit the IMTA official site.

Check out Branden's Supermodel potential for yourself in this clip of Branden on the Runway from the Season Finale episode of Make Me a Supermodel! right here on THAT IMTA BLOG!

C.J. Kirkham to be on Make Me a Super Model

IMTA alum C.J. Kirkham recently flew to New York City to film her debut for the reality show Make Me A Supermodel. C.J. was selected to be a part of the second season of the Bravo TV series, which will air beginning January 10, 2009! She will be one of 22 contestants who will live together while their professional modeling potential is challenged. First season contestants faced challenges such as modeling summer clothes in frigid weather in Times Square and modeling suits and dresses while being suspended from the ceiling on harnesses. The show is hosted by models Tyson Beckford and Niki Taylor. The winner will take home $100,000, get a modeling contract and a photo spread in a leading fashion magazine.
C.J. competed at IMTA in New York City in 2008. She did really well and received 58 callbacks from modeling agents from all over the world. At IMTA she won awards in Swimwear, Runway, Jeans and Fashion Print. Since IMTA she signed with Revolution Management Inc., a worldwide management company for models. It was at IMTA that she was pursued by the producers of Make Me A Supermodel, and she was cast for the show in August. She also did some photo shoots over the summer for a chocolate commercial that will air in Turkey. C.J. told the Oakland Tribune "I believe I can do this, I have a good support system and am really looking forward to what will happen (in New York). I don't give up and I have a competitive nature, I know what I want."

Congratulations C.J. we cannot wait to see you on Make Me A Super Model!