The 2010 New York IMTA is off to a great start! Today, we began our modeling and talent competitions with Team Singing, Team Dance and Team Fashion! The Contestants looked and performed beautifully! To see all of our live coverage, please follow @IMTA !
Feature Film and Television Star
Katie Holmes...
Katie Holmes attended the IMTA New York Convention in July '95. She signed with Onorato/Guillod Entertainment and was cast in the Ang Lee feature film, The Ice Storm with Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver and IMTA discovery Elijah Woods, which is slated for a summer release. Katie has recently been cast in the lead role in a new television series "Dawson's Creek" which will air this fall. We have just received the following letter from her and felt it was so incredible that we wanted to share it:
"For years I have spent some time sitting in front of the television from 7:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. listening intently to John Tesh
On July 23, 1995 my life changed. This particular Sunday evening, I found myself in the New York Hilton for the International Modeling and Talent Association Convention. I was sitting in one of the ballrooms reciting a monologue in front of about 50 other contestants, as well as Al Onorato, David Guillod and Bobby Moresco, the men who were conducting this seminar on "Prepare to Compete". After I had finished, Al and Bobby offered some direction and had me alter it a little. I used my nervous anxiety to help me become more intense and, following my second performance, I felt elated. It was clear to me that something very special occurred in that ballroom that evening.
About six months later, I found myself in the Los Angeles office of Al Onorato, rehearsing an audition piece for the Ang Lee, film The Ice Storm. David, Al and Bobby had become my business managers following that memorable convention and encouraged me to audition in Los Angeles during the 6-week pilot season. Instead of viewing Hollywood on my T.V., I was there. Being in that untouchable world, experiencing the life of a beginning actress, was surreal. Suddenly this strange path of life seemed so normal. I love it.
My experience grew even more unbelievable. On May 21, 1996 I found myself in a trailer on Park Avenue in New York City, getting my hair and make-up done in order to transform myself into a teenager from 1973. I was anxiously waiting to begin filming The Ice Storm. Suddenly, I was part of Hollywood. I was then inside the walls of the business instead of remaining a curious outsider gazing in, struggling to discover what exactly takes place on the inside. I found myself chatting with actors whom I had read about for several years. After receiving directions by the highly acclaimed Hollywood director, Ang Lee, and talking to Kevin Kline for a substantial amount of time, it was time to begin becoming a professional actress.
My rather eventful and definitely memorable year provided me with such valuable life-long lessons that will forever remain a part of me. Fortunately, I was able to work with extremely focused, conscientious people who are completely unconcerned with the Hollywood myth. They work hard at their jobs and then retreat home to their families. I discovered that the Hollywood portrayed on Entertainment Tonight of exciting parties, premieres, galas, etc. is a distortion. The Hollywood I came into contact with is one of extremely talented people who spend their time participating in acting workshops, auditions, films, etc. in order to perfect their craft. The highly respected actors and directors are solely concerned with their work and concentrate on ways to improve. Although "Tinsletown" continues to be a mystery to all and several have benefited from the fortunate fate that seems to occur only in Hollywood, it remains to be true that even in Hollywood, those who diligently work hard are the people who achieve true and long-lasting success."
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Riley Smith, IMTA Junior Male Model of the Year 1997, just tweeted: "Thats right guys! cats out of the bag! Im doing an episode of #Leverage! Im really stoked. Its nice to be doing a show that I actually watch".
The nominees for the 2010 Teen Choice Awards are out and five IMTA alumni are nominated! Please vote for:
IMTA's Ashley Greene is presenting at ESPYS tonight! She just tweeted: "So excited to be presenting at the @espys on Wednesday!" The ESPY Awards celebrate the best sport stories of the year and is presented annually. This year's awards will be hosted by Seth Meyers! The 2010 ESPYs will be air, Wednesday, July 14 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPNHD from the Nokia Theatre at L.A. More unique content will be available on a variety of ESPN multimedia platforms including ESPN.com, ESPN Mobile, ESPN Deportes and ESPN International. 
Ashley competed at IMTA in 2004, when she said,"I'm so thankful I got the opportunity to be here at IMTA because there are so many people and so many opportunities. I want to come back to IMTA even if do I make something big of it. I definitely want to come back, it was a lot of fun!" She has been very busy this year. She has recently started a new campaign as ambassador for Avon's younger brand called Mark! As brand ambassador for Mark, she will appear in the Mark magalog, website, as well as in print and online advertising. Her huge movie Eclipse just opened in theaters and is doing extremely well. She portrays Alice in the third installment of the Twilight films. She is also currently in production on many projects including: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Warrior, The Apparition, and the film Butter.
Check out these gorgeous photos of IMTA alum Danielle Veenstra. Danielle competed at IMTA Los Angeles 2009 where she met and signed with Bellisima and C/H Manangement. Her modeling work has already taken her to work in Japan and Miami!
IMTA alumni Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes and fellow castmates modeled clothing from J. Crew for the upcoming Fall 2010 collection, a clothing brand they also wore for their recent film, The Romantics. According to E! Online, "Holmes sparkled in a pink sleeveless mini-dress paired with a brown belt while Duhamel donned a classic suit, white shirt and a preppy blue tie."
manager Al Onorato and soon thereafter landed the role as Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek. Katie has previously modeled for J. Crew with the cast members of Dawson's Creek, (see photo on the right). Since her role on Dawson's Creek, Katie has been in many hit movies such as Go, Pieces of April, Batman Begins, and Mad Money.
ay and in acting competitions. IMTA insider scoop...he was known as BJ Routh then!
Thanks to all of the support from her fans and votes from all over the world, Alyson Stoner's new single "Make History" is the 'pick' of the week on Radio Disney! Not only can it be heard on Radio Disney's airwaves, but "Make History" is available now on iTunes! Alyson will also be performing 
her hit new song on a world tour with the Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato and the cast of Camp Rock this summer! The tour begins August 6th in St. Louis, Alyson will then perform in numerous cities all over North America before traveling to Latin America. Click here to hear the hit song "Make History" with lyrics from Alyson's Official Youtube Page. For more details on tour dates near you, check out Demi Lovato's Official MySpace.
comedic hit Cheaper by the Dozen as Sarah Baker with IMTA alum Ashton Kutcher. Alyson has been in numerous Disney projects since IMTA, such as Lilo & Stitch, Super Short Show, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Camp Rock and Phineas and Ferb! She is currently working on Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam and her major motion picture Step Up 3-D is set for release this year!
IMTA alum and supermodel Sean Harju modeled for Zero magazine and was shot by photographer Eric Hason. He recently did a campaign for Ralph Lauren with clothing designed for Wimbledon! Sean competed at IMTA in LA in 2006 where he won First Runner Up for Male Model of the Year and signed with the legendary Major Model Management team. Sean has been featured in numerous magazines and ad campaigns such as: GQ Taiwan, Surface Magazine, Arena Magazine, GQ, Details, and HUGE. He was in the Spring/Summer ad campaign for Dolce & Gabbana with fellow IMTA alum and supermodel Tyson Ballou and has modeled for Y-3, Calvin Klein, Dior, Diesel, Thom Brown, Numero Hommes and Adam Lippes.
Brooke Burns stars as Dr. Kim Patterson in the upcoming sequel Titanic 2. The synopsis, according to the producers of the film states: "On the 100th anniversary of the original voyage, a modern luxury liner christened 'Titanic 2', follows the path of its namesake. But when a tsunami hurls an ice berg into the new ship’s path, the passengers and crew must fight to avoid a similar fate." For more information on Brooke in Titanic 2, check out The Asylum's official website.
See Brooke in Titanic 2 set for release August 24th, 2010! 
Super beautiful Jessica Biel is on the cover of the July issue of Glamour magazine. Her movie The A Team is a big hit and is in theaters now! In this action adventure film, Jessica portrays the very tough and intense Captain Charisa Sosa. Her other most recent movies include Easy Virtue, Planet 51, Powder Blue and Valentine's Day, with IMTA 1997 alum Ashton Kutcher.
Alyson Stoner has just released her new single "Make History!" Please vote for Alyson's song on Disney's Music Mailbag anytime between today and July 3rd on RadioDisney.com! You can also call into Radio Disney at 11:00am PS / 2:00pm ET and tell them what you think of it. Also available on the voting page is a clip of Alyson's hit new song!
