The 2011 IMTA New York Highlights!

IMTA CELEBRATES 25th ANNIVERSARY!!

Check out a very special Press Release about IMTA's most recent Modeling and Talent Event! The truly exciting news is that the search is on now for models, actors, singers and dancers who want to be part of IMTA's next event in Los Angeles in January, 2012! If you would like to learn more, please visit IMTA.com, our official site for more information and sign up here!

Michelle Paige (pictured above) from Barbizon Chique, Philadelphia, PA was named the IMTA 2011 Model of the Year! For more on this year's winners, please see the Official Press Release!

Los Angeles, 2010 Press Release!

Please see our Press Release to read all about our latest IMTA event. You can also find it by searching Google News for IMTA!

IMTA Jill Wagner in Wipeout Season 3!

Jill Wagner competed at IMTA in Los Angeles in 2001 where she won Female Model of the Year! Jill is the host of the reality competition hit show Wipeout and it has been renewed for a third season!! According to The Hollywood Reporter, "ABC is picking up a third season of its successful summer reality hit Wipeout from Endemol. The network is bringing the series back next year. At a time when few broadcast reality shows earn second or third seasons, the return of the stunt-driven series shows that last year's popular debut was no flash in the pan."

Many people knew Jill best as the Lincoln Mercury Spokesperson as she has done many ad campaigns for the auto giant! She also starred in Blade: The Series which was about the adventures of a half-human half-vampire and was based on a Marvel comic book and movie of the same name. She played an operative on fellow IMTA alum Ashton Kutcher's hilarious show Punk'd and while on the show she punk'd Katie Holmes, yet another IMTA alum! Her television roles include Bones, Monk, Dr. Vegas, starring as Larrin in Stargate Atlantis, Blade: The Series, and she starred in the independent films Junebug and Shifted.

Watch for Jill on Wednesdays on ABC!

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!

Riley Smith in a Disney Original Movie!

Catch IMTA alum Riley Smith in an encore presentation of his hit Disney original movie Motocrossed! Riley plays lead character Dean Talon in this beloved movie about an extreme sport and an extreme adventure.

Riley competed at IMTA in 1997 where he won Model of the Year for his age division. IMTA INSIDER: Riley was roommates with Ashton Kutcher in New York city when they were both competing at IMTA that year! Riley has been busy working in television and movies ever since. He appeared in many notable television shows and films such as: Drive, 7th Heaven, Freaks and Geeks, Gideon's Crossing, Boston Public, CSI: Miami, 24, Radio, Eight Legged Freaks, Weapons, and the recently wrapped the thriller Gallowwalkers.

Riley is also very musically talented and just released his first CD with his band The Life of Riley! You can listen to his great new songs on his official band MySpace.

Watch Riley tonight on The Disney Channel to catch his awesome performance!

Melody Woodin in Marie Claire!

IMTA alum Melody Woodin is the featured model in an eleven page layout in the January 2008 edition of Marie Claire! In an editorial spread,"Fashion Fresh Start", Melody appears in neutral clothing and accessories by Helmut Lang, DKNY, Giorgio Armani, Forever 21, Chloe, Celine, Lanvin, and Versace! Pick up your issue of Marie Claire today to enjoy the full layout!

Melody competed at IMTA in 2004 and won Model of the Year. She signed with the prestigious international modeling agency Women Management. She is also represented by Nathalie in Paris. She is a favorite runway, editorial and commercial model. Melody has modeled for some of the most highly influential and highly respected fashion designers in the world such as: Christian Dior, Badgley Mischka, Marc Jacobs, Oscar De La Renta, Luca Luca and appeared in a print ad for the Biore facial products.

That IMTA Blog will be on hiatus until mid-January...it's time for the next amazing IMTA Convention! We will be in Los Angeles with all the new models and actors who are competing, learning and meeting managers, agents, and casting directors.

Hundreds of agents, managers and VIP's have RSVP'd and are ready to judge, scout and discover the next wave of IMTA models and talent who will be on the hottest new shows, the silver screen, the covers and pages of magazines!

So we'll see you back here on January 15th!

Brynn Jones in Swoop and L.A. Fashion Week!

Check out these beautiful editorial shots of IMTA alum Brynn Jones! She will appear in an upcoming editorial for Swoop magazine, a Southern California surf and lifestyle magazine. Brynn competed at IMTA in New York and was an Honorable Mention for Model of the Year 2005! She signed with Elite Los Angeles and is working like crazy! She was a STAR in L.A Fashion Week, booking top fashion shows Heatherette, Gen Art, Linda Loudermilk, Ed Hardy, Eduardo Lucero and Bahar Shapar.

Keep an eye out for more from Brynn and watch out for her issue of Swoop!

Jill Wagner in a New National Mecury Ad Now Airing

Jill Wagner,the Spokesmodel for Lincoln Mercury, has a brand-new television commercial airing nationally! She looks amazing and is as smart and nice as she is beautiful! To get the Mercury gig, Jill was cast from hundreds of other women in an exhaustive search to find the perfect actress to appeal to men and women, promoting the Mercury Brand.

Jill was awarded the coveted title of Model of the Year for the 2001 IMTA Los Angeles Convention. She worked with another IMTA alumn Ashton Kutcher on his series, Punk'd. She was featured in the latest issue of Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive! Jill starred in Blade: The Series as Krista Star. Jill just finished filming the sci-fi thriller Splinter!

Melody Woodin on the runway!

Melody Woodin walked down the "T" presenting the Fall Couture line by Christian Dior.

She also displayed the Resort 2008 line for Badgley Mischka, Luca Luca, and Oscar De La Renta.

See all of Melody's pictures from the European Collections on Style.com.

Melody competed at IMTA in 2004 and won Model of the Year! Her versatile good looks and confident style make her a face to watch!

Josh Duhamel on the cover of Best Life Magazine!

The July issue of Best Life Magazine is on newsstands now and IMTA alum Josh Duhamel is on the cover. In the magazine, Josh talks about his life, career and girlfriend, Fergie. In the interview, he says "It always feels like I have to prove myself to be more than what people think they see. That's part of what I'm fighting right now. People don't know what you're capable of until you actually do it." We're all about to see what Josh can do as he stars in one of summer's most anticipated blockbuster movies. Transformers: The Movie will be in wide release on July 3rd. Josh plays the role of Captain Lennox in the action-packed event movie.

Josh is an alum from the New York, New York 1997 IMTA Convention where he competed and won the title of Male Model of the Year. Male Model of the Year is an award given to the model who earns the top composite score in the IMTA modeling competitions (Runway, Swimwear, Jeans, Fashion Print, TV Beauty Commercial). Since then, Josh was cast as Leo du Pres on the daytime drama All My Children for three seasons. He has been starring in the hit drama Las Vegas, which will return in the Fall on NBC for its sixth season.

Sara Dawson in an Herbal Essences Campaign

Check out the gorgeous photo of Sara Dawson on Clairol's Herbal Essences Color Me Vibrant packaging. Sara competed at IMTA in 1996 and won Model and Talent of the Year for her age group. She has been featured in numerous advertising campaigns and national commercials such as Maybelline, Jose Cuervo Tequila, Fruit of the Loom and Stone Mountain handbags. She's also been a host of MTV and appeared in many magazines and newspapers such as Elle, Lucky, Women's Wear Daily, Real Simple, The New York Times and Cosmopolitan. Sara is represented by New York Model Management. Keep an eye out for Sara as she is one the most sought after models in the world!! You can learn more about Sara and read her bio on her beautiful official site!

Sean Faris booked the lead in a new film!

IMTA 1999 Junior Male Model of the Year Sean Faris has booked the lead in an independent film, Brooklyn to Manhattan. It sounds like a great plot; IMDB states, "Four people run for their lives in the Brooklyn subway tunnels after a botched drug deal." Sean will play Logan in the thriller set for release in 2008.

Faris competed at IMTA in 1999 where he won Junior Male Model of the Year. He started modeling immediately and was featured in several memorable campaigns, including Abercrombie & Fitch and Armani. Faris successfully transitioned into acting and starred on television in the cult classics Life as We Know It and Reunion. He also starred in the feature films Sleepover (with two other IMTA alums, Kallie Childress and Mika Boorem) and Yours, Mine and Ours (with IMTA alum Mateo Arias). His next feature film release Forever Strong has wrapped and is tentatively scheduled for release in 2007.

IMTA trivia: Sean is also friends with another IMTA alum, Eva Longoria. Here's a photo of them together at the 7th Annual Young Hollywood Awards in 2005.

IMTA L.A. 2007 Winners!

Presenting the Model of the Year and Talent of the Year Winners from the IMTA 2007 Los Angeles Convention:

MALE CHILD ACTOR - Joshua Miller
Kim Flowers Model & Talent, Reno, NV




FEMALE CHILD ACTOR – Kaitlin Foster
Santa Clarita Performing Arts, Newhall, CA




PRE-TEEN ACTOR – Riley Hutchings
Kim Flowers Model & Talent, Reno, NV




YOUNG MISS ACTOR – Victoria Goins
Bravo Talent, Houston, TX




FEMALE CHILD MODEL – Wendi Motte
Bravo Talent, Houston, TX




MALE CHILD MODEL – Demetrius Marshall
Take Two Talent, Folsom, CA




PRE-TEEN MODEL – Zachary Jackson
Ain’t It Good Productions, Coeur d’Alene, ID




YOUNG MISS MODEL – Dessaray Loomis
Barbizon, Los Angeles, CA




JUNIOR MISS ACTOR – Olivia Casey
Kim Flowers Model & Talent, Las Vegas, NV




MALE JUNIOR ACTOR – Jake Parker
John Robert Powers, Boston, MA




FEMALE JUNIOR ACTOR – Meghan Brown
Barbizon – Galaxy, Atlanta, GA




MALE ACTOR – Johnny Soto
Barbizon - Hott, Fresno, CA




FEMALE ACTOR – Grace Thorsen
IMD, Medford, OR




MALE FITNESS MODEL – Nicholas Menaquale
Barbizon – Chique, Ardmore, PA




FEMALE FITNESS MODEL – Kaitlyn Barron
Barbizon – JMT, Birmingham, AL




JUNIOR MISS MODEL – Mariah Watchman
IMD, Bend, OR




MALE JUNIOR MODEL – Taylor Simpson
IMD, Medford, OR




FEMALE JUNIOR MODEL – Michelle Paige
Barbizon – Chique, Ardmore, PA




MOST SOUGHT MALE – Alex Pederson
Premiere Models, Salt Lake City, UT




MOST SOUGHT FEMALE – Mariah Watchman
IMD, Bend, OR




MALE YOUNG ADULT ACTOR – Peter Kraus
The Rock Agency, Madison, WI




FEMALE YOUNG ADULT ACTOR – Rashida Morris
John Robert Powers, Southfield, MI




MALE MODEL – Peter Kraus
The Rock Agency, Madison, WI




FEMALE MODEL – Jacqueline Voegtlin
Barbizon – Chique, Ardmore, PA