Alyson Stoner on The Disney Channel New Year's Eve!

Join IMTA alum Alyson Stoner on New Year's Eve on The Disney Channel! She is hosting the premiere of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam - Freestyle Jam! She will be showing the hottest new dance moves from the movie throughout the evening with co-host Matthew "Mdot" Finley.

Be sure to catch this exciting new edition of a Disney Favorite!
Happy New Year from all of us at IMTA!

Alyson Stoner in a New Series!

Alyson Stoner just gave an amazing interview to Alloy.com. She talks about touring with the Jonas Brothers, fellow IMTA alum Ashley Greene, Camp Rock, animals, dancing, Step it Up 3-D and her new series with Always. In the interview, Alyson shares the following:" I'm so excited. Before I headed out on tour with the Jonas's, I teamed up with Tampax and Always for their new series. And, it's the most awesome web series 'cause it's for girls, by girls, about growing up issues and changes like body image, peer pressure, boys, even intimate details. I'm so excited and passionate about it because literally the world is aching for a safe haven for young women to learn about who they are and be confident in who they are."

Alyson competed at IMTA in 2000 where she received alot of interest from the agents, managers and casting directors who were scouting at IMTA. Alyson was recently featured with another IMTA alum Tiffany Thornton in a PSA with Michelle Obama about staying active. Alyson has a hit song titled 'Make History,' which is available on iTunes and just wrapped up a world tour with the Jonas Brothers!

Elijah Wood in Disney Tron Cartoon!

IMTA alum Elijah Wood will play Beck in the new animated series Tron: Uprising. According to MovieFone.com: " The show will make its debut on the small screen in the summer of 2012 and will feature a voice cast of interesting names -- including Elijah Wood as the series' main character. Wood plays Beck, 'who leads a revolution inside the Grid's computer world.' The Grid, of course, is an advanced, digital universe created by leading video-game developer Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) in the 1982 movie. In 'Tron: Legacy,' Flynn's son Sam (Garrett Hedlund) enters the grid to find his father who has been trapped there for 20 years. Disney XD will air 'Uprising,' along with the previously announced 10-episode 'Tron' microseries, which starts in fall 2011. "
After competing at IMTA, Elijah has gone on to star in over forty feature films. Currently, Elijah is post-production on Happy Feet 2 which was done in 3D! This film is scheduled for release in November 2011. He starred in the film The Romantics, which fellow IMTA alumni Katie Holes (IMTA 1993 and 1995) and Josh Duhamel (IMTA 1997)!

Taylor Boggan on Human Target Tonight!

IMTA alum Taylor Boggan is guest starring in tonight's episode of Human Target! Taylor will portray Joel Appelbaum in this episode called The Other Side of the Mall. According to SpoilerTV.com, "When a murder attempt is made on a seemingly innocuous family, the team travels to their version of hell during the holiday season: suburbia. Chance and Guerrero go undercover at a boring corporate office, Winston joins a neighborhood book club and Ames chaperones a high-school party as they try to figure out which family member is being targeted and why."

Taylor competed at IMTA in 2004 where he met his managers Ed Goldstone and Debbie Entin of Rising Talent Management. Taylor moved to L.A. where he started booking roles right away! He has appearred in Summerland, Judging Amy, The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, The Road to Empire, Volare Lost with Dean Cain, The Rainbow Tribe and Exodus.



Be sure to tune in Fox tonight to see Taylor in Human Target!

Make It or Break It with Nicole Gail Anderson returns!

Nicole Gail Anderson returns to Make It or Break It for another season on ABC Family! Nicole portrays Kelly Parker, the nemesis competing for the gymnastics win. Full episodes of Make It or Break It are available on ABC Family.com and clips and highlights of Nicole on Make It or Break It are also on YouTube (featured below)!

Nicole competed at the 2004 IMTA in Los Angeles where she met and signed with her manager. Since IMTA, Nicole has been on television such such as Jonas, iCarly, Hannah Montana, Zoey 101 and Unfabulous. Her movie credits include Princess, Accused at 17 and Mean Girls 2, set for release in 2011.

Ashley Greene on the Cover of Cosmo!

IMTA alum Ashley Greene is on the cover of the January Issue of Cosmopolitan magazine! She recently tweeted: "So excited to be on my first Cosmo cover! Pick up the January issue on sale now!!"

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 wa

nt 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!"

Ashley's big break was when she got the role as Alice Cullen in the blockbuster hit movies Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon! Ashley is also currently in production on many projects including: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Warrior, The Apparition, and the

film Butter.

Ashley recently posted a photo to her twitter wearing a t-shirt in support of Arm The Animals charity organization, a group set out to help ab

used and neglected animals. Arm the Animal's mission statement is "To create killer T-Shirts and raise money for cash-strapped animal care organizations! To join Ashley in helping the animals, shirts are available for purchase at armtheanimals.com.

Sara Niemietz Update!

IMTA alum Sara Niemietz has recorded an awesome new video and song! Sara worked with singer/songwriter, Jake Coco, to record this cover of the Lady Antebellum hit "Need You Now. It was recorded at Snuffy Walden's studio and he and Jake mixed it. Sara recently guest-starred on Glee where she played the on-screen guitarist.


Sara competed at IMTA in 2000 when she was just seven years old. She was selected and trained by Barbizon Royal, our IMTA Member in Schaumburg, IL. Barbizon Royal and Barbizon Aero's excellent program combined with IMTA have produced countless working models and actors and celebrities including:

Alecia Svenson (appeared in feature film The Social Network)
Lauren Storm (from I Love You Beth Cooper feature film and the indie film ghost story Munger Road)
Kallie Flynn Childress (guest-star on Disney's Good Luck Charlie, CSI-Miami, and star of the feature films Sleepover and Wild Cherry)
Jordan Monaghan (Maria on The Secret Life of the American Teen)
Top Model Holly Ridings and so many more!

Courtney McCann Update!

Check out these gorgeous photos of IMTA alum Courtney McCann! The shot above is Courtney when she was recently featured in O Magazine! She shared the following with us about her IMTA experience and her director, Voloney White:

"I competed in IMTA in NY in the summer of 2002. I think I won 6 or 7 awards, the top one being 1st runner up for Teen Model of the Year...I think. It was so long ago. I've worked in Germany, Paris, Milan, New York, and LA. The past spring I got the opportunity to be a trophy presenter at the 2010 academy awards. I work for designers like Missoni, Pucci, Guess, JC Penney, and Youngblood cosmetics. I am currently working and living in NY and LA. I'm so blessed to be doing my dream job. Thanks Voloney and IMTA."

This editorial was featured in an online magazine called Cyanatrendland.com.

Wendi Motte Update!

IMTA alum Wendi Motte will be the new face of the African American S.I.S. So In Style Barbie dolls! Wendi will appear on the the packaging of this exciting, beautiful new Barbie!

She also just wrapped the movie Eye of the Hurricane! She plays the role of Abby Nelson in this family drama about members of a small Florida Everglades community struggling to put their lives back together after a devastating hurricane.

Wendi competed at IMTA in 2007 where she won many awards including the overall Child Model of the Year Award! She also won the Swimwear, Runway and Fashion Print Competitions for her division and Honorable Mention for Child Actor of the Year and was Second Runner up for Theatrical Headshots! Since competing at IMTA, she has appeared in national commercials for: Burger King Moxie Girlz, Time Warner Cable, Regional Academy Sports and Outdoors, International Claire's Accessories print and online campaign and Target Ads.

Stay tuned for more on Wendi Motte!

Ashton Kutcher at The TeenNick Halo Awards!

IMTA alum Ashton Kutcher is appearing on the TeenNick Halo Awards airing on Nickelodeon tonight! The show will be hosted by Nick Cannon and will honor four teens who take philanthropic leadership roles to help their communities. Each teen will meet with a celebrity who is interested in their cause. The celebrities featured are Mariah Carey, Ashton Kutcher, Rosario Dawson and Jean Wyclef.

Ashton also has an article appearing in the January issue of Harper's Bazaar, "Has Texting Killed Romance?" In this article, he discussed his own use of texting and how it affects his relationship with his wife. He says,"Sending sweet nothings on Twitter or Facebook is also fun. In some ways, it's no different than sending flowers to the office: You are declaring your love for everyone to see. Who doesn't like to be publicly adored?"

Ashton competed at IMTA in 1997 when he was awarded Most Sought After Male Model, which meant he had the most callback requests from the agents, managers and casting directors who were at IMTA scouting. Upon winning Most Sought After Male Model at the New York 1997 Convention, Ashton said:

"If you want to be a model, actor, singer or dancer, IMTA is the place to be! I'm on the top of my world right now!"

Jimmy Deshler Update!

Jimmy Deshler with IMTA Alum Moises Arias

IMTA alum Jimmy Deshler has been very busy working on an amazing array of projects. According to Kristin Goodrich from the White Bear Press: "So far, the young actor has had three lead roles and three supporting roles in student and independent short films. Most recently he finished filming “Summer,” a coming-of-age story written and directed by award-winning Biola University student Nolan Goff. He’s also landed small guest appearances in “Moises Rules!” on Disney XD and “Hung” on HBO. Deshler appeared in several commercials, including one for HealthEast and Globe University in Minnesota. He’s also modeled for a few print publications, including the covers of a Medtronic brochure and Gopher Sport Catalog.

His appearance in the Eminem “No Love” video featuring Lil Wayne is his most prominent role to date, he said. He remembers waiting three hours to audition, along with dozens of other youths. He didn’t get to meet the rap stars — their portions of the video were filmed at separate times.The video premiered on MTV three months later — Deshler missed it because he was at another audition — but he is among the more than 12 million who’ve now watched it on YouTube.

His road to celebrity started with honors at an International Modeling and Talent Association Competition two years ago. Deshler received offers from several modeling agencies and eventually signed with The Savage Agency, commuting to L.A. for a few jobs before making a permanent move."

Stay tuned for more on Jimmy and his exciting new projects!

Katelynn Tilley Update!

IMTA alum Katelynn Tilley appears as a ditsy cocktail waitress in the feature film Burlesque in theaters now! Katelynn has appeared in many projects such as: ER, Boyz in the Wood, Escrow of the Encounter, Amerasian 3 Ally, LIFE, Beverly Hills Country Club and Vivia Laughlin. Katelynn competed at IMTA in 2007 and has also modeled for the cosmetic giant Smashbox!

Brittany Curran on Men of a Certain Age Season 2!

Did you see IMTA alum Brittany Curran on the premiere of season two of her new hit series Men of A Certain Age last night? If you missed it, there is an encore viewing tonight! Brittany recently tweeted: "BrittanyCurran: Me back stage at my show Men of A Certain Age. It starts airing on Dec 6th TNT at 10pm!" Brittany plays Lucy, the daughter of the lead character played by Ray Romano. Next week's episode is called If I Could I surely Would and Brittany will be starring in it.Brittany's film Legally Blondes was nominated for Best Feature Film of the Year for Kids First: A Coalition for Quality Kids Programming! The film also stars IMTA alum Kunal Sharma. Brittany played a lead role in The Adventures of Food Boy and co-starred with Kunal! She has had recurring guest roles on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and Drake and Josh and been on Ghost Whisperer. Brittany starred in the movies The Haunting Hour: Don’t Think About It and in the movie Diamond Dog Caper.

Be sure to tune in next Monday 12/13/10 to see Brittany on Men of a Certain Age!

Danielle Veenstra on The Cover of Elle Girl!

IMTA alum Danielle Veenstra is on the cover of Elle Girl Magazine! She has been very busy modeling in Asia where she has done magazine shoots and some commercials. She recently graced the cover of Avenue L Magazine in Korea.


Danielle competed at IMTA Los Angeles 2009 where she met and signed with Bellisima and C/H Management. Stay tuned for more on the gorgeous Danielle Veenstra!

Lauren Storm Update!

IMTA alum Lauren Storm has been working on many new projects! She just wrapped The Roomate which is set to air in February of 2011. Currently, she is working on Munger Road and is in pre-production of Drones, Clones and Pheromones.

After competing at IMTA in New York, Lauren became a recurring role on Boston Public. Lauren received nationwide attention for her role of Malcolm's girlfriend in the episode "Company Picnic" on Malcolm in the Middle. Lauren starred with Hayden Panettiere in the Chris Columbus feature film, I Love You Beth Cooper and has appeared in the films, The Game Plan, The Jerk Theory, The Ripples, Mrs. Harris, and The Inner Circle. Lauren's television credits include CSI: Miami, 7th Heaven, Joan of Arcadia, 24 and starred in the popular television series Flight 29 Down.

Tyson Ballou in Harpers Bazaar's Australia!

Check out these amazing shots of IMTA alum Tyson Ballou in the November issue of Harper's Bazaar Australia. Tyson is also the new face for Biotherm Homme’s brand new fragrance Force!






Tyson competed at IMTA in 1996 and signed with Ford Models and is now with IMG. He has appeared on the runways and in ad campaigns for several top designers. He is a favorite face for the D&G brand representing their fragrances, undergarments, sunglasses, and clothing lines!