Josh Duhamel in When in Rome in Theaters Today!

When in Rome opens nationwide in theaters today and Josh Duhamel IMTA '97, stars as Nick, the leading man! When Josh competed at IMTA, he was awarded the prestigious title of Male Model of the Year! Josh edged out fellow competitor Ashton Kutcher to win the big prize. Josh also has another film out The Romantics. Three IMTA alums star in the new film; Katie Holmes, Elijah Wood and Josh Duhamel! Katie plays the role of Laura, Elijah portrays Chip and Josh plays Tom in this comedy about a group of old friends at a wedding.

Be sure to get to theaters to see Josh in When in Rome!

Three IMTA Alumni on Project Runway!

Megan Davis, Erin Burton and series regular Holly Ridings will all appear on this season of Project Runway. Tonight's episode is called The Hi's and Low's of Fashion and airs tonight on Lifetime! Get the IMTA insider scoop on Megan, Erin and Holly below:

Megan Davis attended IMTA in 2008 and got selected to be on the new season of Project Runway.

Holly competed at two IMTA Conventions. She first competed in New York in 2000, and then came back to compete at IMTA three years later. She is represented by Elite Model Management, the biggest modeling agency in the world.

Erin competed at IMTA twice! She came to New York 2006 IMTA and New York 2007. She signed with Passport Model Management of San Francisco. She started the first round of Project Runway with over 1000 models and won! Please read a recent interview with Erin below:

What did you win and how will you be involved with the show?

Erin Burton: I won a chance to be on both Models of the Runway and Project Runway on the Lifetime Network.

What did you learn at IMTA that you think you will use during Project Runway?

Confidence. IMTA is such a learning experience, that builds confidence and really shows you what it's like to work in the industry.

How did your IMTA experience help you in the Project Runway competition?

Part of the Models of the Runway Casting Challenge, was a "Runway Walk video", and I really learned a lot about walking the runway at IMTA. I tried to go to all the seminars about runway, and really listen and then practice what I learned.

Be sure to tune into Project Runway and look for Holly, Erin and Megan!

Raini Rodriguez in I'm in the Band!

Raini competed at IMTA in 2005 and won first place in Monologue and Commercial Print Competitions and placed in the top ten for Top Actress of the Year!! Her newest project is a Disney Channel Television show called I'm in the Band. In this new TV show Raini plays the character of Arlene Roca.

Raini's big movie debut was in Paul Blart Mall Cop! She has appeared in the short film Parker, and television shows such as The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Family of the Year, Huff, Black Shadows, The No Sit List and lent her voice to the animated Disney children's show Handy Manny.

Tune into Disney and Raini in this hilarious new show!

Jessica Biel on February Cover of Vogue!

IMTA Alum Jessica Biel is on the cover of the 2010 Febrauary issue of Vogue magazine! These gorgeous shots were taken by the famed photographer Mario Testino! In the shoot, she wears clothes from the Ralph Lauren Collection and RRL Ralph Lauren denim. Jessica's next big film Valentine’s Day, a romantic comedy is opening nationwide February 12 and also stars fellow IMTA alum Ashton Kutcher! Check out the shoot on Style.com below!

THREE IMTA Alumni in The Romantics at Sundance!

The Romantics premieres today with several screenings during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival! The Sundance Film Festival describes the film as: "In The Romantics, seven close friends—all members of a tight, eclectic college clique—reconvene at a deluxe seaside wedding to watch two of their own tie the knot. Lila is the golden girl preparing for her dream wedding, and Laura is Lila's maid of honor. Once college roommates, Laura and Lila have been best friends since their first meeting on campus, but Lila's groom, Tom, is the man they have long rivaled over. Promiscuity and hi-jinks abound as the drunken friends frolic in the nearby surf and revel in the nostalgic haze of their glory days."

Three IMTA alums star in the new film; Katie Holmes, Elijah Wood and Josh Duhamel! Katie plays the role of Laura, Elijah portrays Chip and Josh plays Tom in this comedy about a group of old friends at a wedding.

Josh Duhamel IMTA '97 starred in the biggest film of the summer, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. When Josh competed at IMTA, he was awarded the prestigious title of Male Model of the Year! Josh edged out fellow competitor Ashton Kutcher to win the big prize.

IMTA alum Elijah Wood's animated feature film 9 is now out on DVD! In addition to Elijah, the film features the voices of John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Crispin Glover and Martin Landau. It's a fantasy flick and follows a group of rag dolls trying to survive a post-apocalyptic existence.

Katie competed at IMTA twice, in 1993 and 1995 . She returned a couple of years later to present awards at IMTA and debuted the first fifteen minutes of the pilot episode of Dawson's Creek.

Adrianne Palicki in Legion Opening Tonight!

Legion starring Adrianne (IMTA '01) as Charlie, opens in theaters nationwide today! In this thrilling horror film, the story revolves around the apocalypse and Adrianne's character is pregnant with the savior of the world.

Adrianne recently appeared on Chelsea Lately where she shared that her character Tyra from Friday Night Lights was scheduled to come back for a few episodes! Watch the very charming and funny interview with Adrianne from Chelsea Lately right here on That IMTA Blog!

Be sure to get to theaters this weekend to see Adrianne in Legion!
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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 Exclusive with Brittany Curran!

Watch the IMTA exclusive video promo with Brittany Curran where you can hear straight from Brittany all the details of her IMTA twitter promotion. Brittany is going to award one lucky winner an autographed picture and an autographed DVD of Legally Blondes! To qualify, you follow Brittany's twitter and put the letters IMTA in a tweet to her!

Thank you Brittany for this exciting contest! IMTA is so proud of you and all that you have accomplished. Be sure to watch Brittany on the new Ray Ramono series, Men of a Certain Age on TNT! Brittany recently returned to IMTA to present awards to the L.A. 2010 winners. It was so exciting for the winners to receive their awards from such an accomplished IMTA alumna!

Find out more about Brittany on her official site !

IMTA alum Ashton Kutcher Presents at the Golden Globes Tonight!

IMTA Most Sought After Male Model of 1997 Ashton Kutcher will serve as a presenter at tonight's pestigious 67th annual Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association puts on the Globes in Beverly Hills, California. The show will air tonight live at 8:00 on NBC! Ashton just won the People's Choice Award for Best Web Celebrity!

IMTA Alum Kristin Hansen is Spokesmodel for Canon USA!

IMTA Actress of the Year 2006 Kristin Hansen has just completed a national assignment for Canon USA as narrator/spokesmodel at the Consumer Electronics Show 2010 in Las Vegas. In addition to providing product presentations at this high-profile tradeshow, Kristin narrated a series of Canon product videos taped in New York.

These videos may be viewed on the link below:

http://canonlive.vodevent.com/live.html

IMTA's Jessica Biel in The A Team Trailer!

Catch a sneak peak of IMTA alum Jessica Biel's big-screen treatment of the 1980’s hit TV series The A-Team. The movie is scheduled for a June 11 opening and is about a group of Iraq War veterans who want to clear their name with the U.S. military.

Next up on Biel’s busy schedule is Valentine’s Day, a romantic comedy opening February that also stars fellow alum Ashton Kutcher! Jessica just reached the top of 19,340-foot Mt. Kilimanjaro! She did the climb to Africa's tallest peak to raise awareness of the global water crisis.

Catherine Kresge is the new face for Ponds!

IMTA Actress of the Year 2003, Catherine Kresge has just been tapped to star in the international campaign as the new face of Ponds. Last year, Catherine filmed the lead role of in the independent feature The Things We Carry, winning her the 2009 Distinctive Achievement in Acting Award at the Wild Rose Film Festival.Her television credits include House, MD, CSI: Miami, Moonlight, Eleventh Hour, That 70's Show, The O.C., and the starring role in the History Channel's, Breaking Vegas. Catherine also starred in such films as The Trap, Luminous, Aftershock, and has a supporting role in the upcoming film, Ball Don't Lie. She has appeared in numerous advertisements including Bud Light, Ameristar Casinos,Volkswagen, Verizon, Amgen, State Farm, DirecTV, Coco’s, JBX, International House of Pancakes, American Express, Claritin, and last year’s, famous, “ring on a string proposal” commercial for Zales.

Be sure to catch Catherine in an encore presentation of CSI: Miami on Friday January 15 on AETV!

IMTA alum Ashley Greene promotes SoBe!

IMTA alum Ashley Greene is the new face of SoBe Lifewater, PepsiCo's newest 0 calorie drinks! Ashley is scheduled to be in additional SoBe promotions including an advertising spread for Sports Illustrated iconic Swimsuit issue.

Ashley is best known for her role as Alice Cullen in the blockbuster hit movies Twlight and The Twlight Saga: New Moon! The latest film of the saga, New Moon, broke the record for the highest grossing single day domestic box office record ever! After competing at IMTA in 2004, Ashley went on to model and since then has been featured in H magazine, advertisement campaigns for Feng Junk, Vision NYC, and Stop Staring! clothing.

Look for Ashley in the stunning SoBe ad campaign!

Ashton Kutcher wins People's Choice Award!

Congratulations to Ashton Kutcher for winning the People's Choice Award for Best Web Celebrity! He immediatey tweeted,"The People's Choice Award really goes to you all! Thanks for the props! Thanks for making it happen!" He also broadcast a live stream from the show which you can watch below!



Ashton Kutcher competed at IMTA in 1997 where he won the coveted title of Most Sought After Male Model! He signed with Next Models and went straight to Fashion week! He then was cast in an upcoming Fox comedy called Teenage Wasteland, the title was later changed to That 70's Show and Ashton was cast as the lovable Kelso! Ashton was the first Twitter user to reach a million followers! You can follow Ashton on Twitter here! IMTA is tweeting live from the Los Angeles Convention, so check us out here!

IMTA's Eva Longoria Launches a New Perfume!

IMTA superstar Eva Longoria has launched a new perfume! According to WWD: "Eva Longoria Parker, the actress and L’Oréal Paris front woman, has delved deeper into beauty with a signature women’s scent, called Eva by Eva Longoria.The eau de parfum, which was developed by Falic Fashion Group, is due to launch in the U.S. in spring.“I have always been somewhat allergic to all perfumes and really wanted to create something that every woman could wear,” said Longoria Parker. “So I decided to create my own fragrance that is light, fresh and unique. I think the scent of a woman is extremely sexy and this scent will prove that.”"

Eva competed at IMTA in 1998 and wowed all the agents and managers scouting at IMTA. She received 38 callbacks from representatives who wanted to sign her! She signed with a manager she had met at the convention and went on to star in the hugely popular TV show Desperate Housewives.

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