emodel.com, Options Talent Group

Dear Modeling Scams,

I'm interested in getting in contact with the agencies that Options Talent Group supposedly works with.

Could you provide me with numbers or addresses for Ford, Elite, and Wilhelmina?

Also do you know which casting directors Options "works" with? I would like to speak with them as well.

Thanks!

D.P.

D.,

Here is the contact information for New York offices of Elite Model Management, Ford Models, and Wilhelmina Models.

Elite Model Management
111 E. 22nd Street
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-529-9700
Fax: 212-475-0572

Ford Models
142 Greene Street
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212-219-6500
Fax: 212-966-1531

Wilhelmina Models
300 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-473-0700
Fax: 212-473-3223

I have no idea if Options Talent works with casting directors. I didn't see any names on their website.

There may be different claims by Options Talent. Certain scouts/talent executives have apparently claimed Option Talent affiliation with big names in the modeling/fashion industry which differ from the official print/online advertising.

Furthermore, it is not clear if model scouts/talent executives provide the same disclaimer as the website with respect to Elite or Ford.

For example, model scouts/talent executives on the street or at an open call could tell prospective clients Ford uses their website.

The immediate association in the mind of the potential member is the big agency in New York, Ford Models. However, the website said it was not that Ford, it is another Ford, i.e., a smaller Boston agency (which most people have probably never heard of).

Similarly, model scouts/talent executives on the street or at an open call could tell prospective clients Elite uses their website.

The immediate association in the mind of the potential member is the big agency in New York, Elite Model Management. However, it is not that Elite, it is another Elite, i.e., Elite Singapore.

A representative for Elite Singapore attended a meeting organized by emodel (former name for Options Talent), and said: "There are some pretty good ones actually, who will work really well in my market in SINGAPORE. I don't really know the other judges judging criteria, but, yeah, I get a few really good ones that I want to see in callbacks to look at up-close."

http://www.emodel.com/agencies/qoutes/elite3.htm

Disclaimer: Callbacks are not contracts. The difference is not very subtle. They require no commitment and can simply be a way of being polite to the host, because if you don't have at least a few callbacks, it essentially says to the scouts, "You guys are clueless."

Editor, Modeling Scams.com