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What Did Industry Leaders Say About emodel?


"The whole thing, fundamentally, from beginning to end, is a scam." — Bill Mitchell, President, Better Business Bureau, Los Angeles


"What they're doing isn't right. They're telling people who have no chance of being models to put their pictures up. I guarantee you, the money those people are paying is more than most of them will ever make in their lifetime modeling." — Bill Ford, Ford Models, New York


"We are having problems with them. They say they work with us. We do not work with them. They're not reputable people."— Bill Ford, Ford Models, New York


"They walk up and down the streets with [scouts] who've never been in the business before. Why would they know what to look for?" — Bill Ford, Ford Models, New York


"What they're doing is using our name, and that's a big no-no." — Christine Schott, Director of Public Relations and Promotions, Elite Celebrities, New York.


"We don't endorse them and we don't use their site." — Diana Gormley, Director of New Faces Division, Next Management Co.


"I don't see any value in it. We have enough models knocking on our door." — Al LaCayo, Director of Men's Division, Look.


"What? This is an outrageous situation! They have no business using our girls to promote their business." — Nadine Johnson, Public Relations, IMG Models, New York


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