Wilhelmina Models
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Wilhelmina Models is a modeling agency
founded in 1967 by the model
Wilhelmina Cooper
and her husband Bruce Cooper in Manhattan
Starting in 2010, Wilhelmina Models started a sub-brand called "Digital Empire Modeling" for new digital-era modeling talents.
In February 2009, the company was acquired by New Century Equity Holdings Corp., a publicly traded company. New Century subsequently changed its name to Wilhelmina International, Inc. and now trades under the ticker symbol WHLM.
Prior to the transaction, the agency was owned and run by Horst-Dieter Esch and Brad Krassner, who purchased 50% from Esch in 1999. Currently Esch and Krassner are Directors of the Company. The company's largest shareholder is Newcastle Partners, L.P. Messrs. Esch and Krassner also remain significant shareholders of the company.
The agency was sold in 1988 to Horst-Dieter Esch for $5 million. He later made his daughter Natasha Esch president as a twenty-first birthday present. The Wilhelmina Guide to Modeling was published in 1996 by Simon & Schuster
, New York. Although authorship is attributed to Natasha Esch, actual writing credit is given to C.L. Walker, who was a Wilhelmina model at the time.
The Wilhelmina agency has offices in New York
, Los Angeles
, Miami, and Austin
.
In 2004, VA based Modelogic Agency entered a license agreement with Wilhelmina and became Modelogic Wilhelmina
. Within the same year, the agency formed a second division (Wilhelmina Image) as a scouting/development program.
In 2007, Wilhelmina came together with Charlotte, North Carolina
- based agency founded by Scott Cooper forming Wilhelmina-Evolution. Wilhelmina-Evolution discovered, at age 16, 2010 Sports Illustrated cover model Brooklyn Decker.
Since 2008, Wilhelmina's president, Sean Patterson, has judged the TV Land
reality show, She's Got the Look
, where 20 women over 35 compete for a lucrative contract with Wilhelmina and a photospread in Self
.
In June 2009, Wilhelmina tabbed Harrisburg, PA - based agency founded by Kelli Harman forming Wilhelmina-PA. Wilhelmina continues to create licensing agreements with agencies across the United States as well as other successful international markets including Panama and Italy. Licensed Wilhelmina International agencies are proprietary feeder agencies for the New York, Los Angeles and Miami boards and will continue to assist in keeping the board fresh to assist in maintaining Wilhelmina as one of the top agencies in the world. Wilhelmina Fashion Academy, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, teaches photography, acting, runway, and other aspects of the fashion business. Other states/cities that currently have a local Wilhelmina agency include Rochester, Phoenix, Denver, Ohio, Texas and Salt Lake City.
In May 2011, Wilhelmina entered into a license agreement with US Talent Management, Rochester, NY - based agency founded by Billy Powell forming Wilhelmina Rochester and W Evolve as their scouting/development division.
Modeling agency
A modeling agency is a company that represents fashion models, to work for the fashion industry. These agencies earn their income via commission, usually from the deal they make with the model and or the head agency....
founded in 1967 by the model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
Wilhelmina Cooper
Wilhelmina Cooper
Wilhelmina Cooper was a model who began with Ford Models and, at the peak of her success, founded her own agency, Wilhelmina Models, in New York City in 1967.-Life:...
and her husband Bruce Cooper in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
Starting in 2010, Wilhelmina Models started a sub-brand called "Digital Empire Modeling" for new digital-era modeling talents.
In February 2009, the company was acquired by New Century Equity Holdings Corp., a publicly traded company. New Century subsequently changed its name to Wilhelmina International, Inc. and now trades under the ticker symbol WHLM.
Prior to the transaction, the agency was owned and run by Horst-Dieter Esch and Brad Krassner, who purchased 50% from Esch in 1999. Currently Esch and Krassner are Directors of the Company. The company's largest shareholder is Newcastle Partners, L.P. Messrs. Esch and Krassner also remain significant shareholders of the company.
The agency was sold in 1988 to Horst-Dieter Esch for $5 million. He later made his daughter Natasha Esch president as a twenty-first birthday present. The Wilhelmina Guide to Modeling was published in 1996 by Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
, New York. Although authorship is attributed to Natasha Esch, actual writing credit is given to C.L. Walker, who was a Wilhelmina model at the time.
The Wilhelmina agency has offices in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, Miami, and Austin
Austin
Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas.Austin may also refer to:-In the United States:*Austin, Arkansas*Austin, Colorado*Austin, Chicago, Illinois*Austin, Indiana*Austin, Minnesota*Austin, Nevada*Austin, Oregon...
.
In 2004, VA based Modelogic Agency entered a license agreement with Wilhelmina and became Modelogic Wilhelmina
Modelogic Wilhelmina
Modelogic Wilhelmina is a talent agency founded in 1993 by Stacie Vanchieri in Richmond Virginia. Vanchieri, formerly of Long Island, NY, had a photography background with an interest in fashion and design. After working in commercial photography for several years, Vanchieri opened Modelogic Inc...
. Within the same year, the agency formed a second division (Wilhelmina Image) as a scouting/development program.
In 2007, Wilhelmina came together with Charlotte, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
- based agency founded by Scott Cooper forming Wilhelmina-Evolution. Wilhelmina-Evolution discovered, at age 16, 2010 Sports Illustrated cover model Brooklyn Decker.
Since 2008, Wilhelmina's president, Sean Patterson, has judged the TV Land
TV Land
TV Land is an American cable television network launched on April 29, 1996. It is owned by MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, which also owns Paramount Pictures, and networks such as MTV and Nickelodeon...
reality show, She's Got the Look
She's Got the Look
She's Got the Look is a reality series created for and aired on TV Land. Hosted by model Kim Alexis, twenty women compete to become the next great supermodel 35 years or older. Celebrity judges, Robert Verdi, Sean Patterson and Rosumba Williams whittle down the cast of twenty until they find the...
, where 20 women over 35 compete for a lucrative contract with Wilhelmina and a photospread in Self
Self (magazine)
Self magazine is an American magazine for women that specializes in health, fitness, nutrition, beauty and happiness. Published by Condé Nast Publications 12 times a year, it has a circulation of 1,486,992 and a total audience of 5,541,000 readers, according to its corporate media kit. The...
.
In June 2009, Wilhelmina tabbed Harrisburg, PA - based agency founded by Kelli Harman forming Wilhelmina-PA. Wilhelmina continues to create licensing agreements with agencies across the United States as well as other successful international markets including Panama and Italy. Licensed Wilhelmina International agencies are proprietary feeder agencies for the New York, Los Angeles and Miami boards and will continue to assist in keeping the board fresh to assist in maintaining Wilhelmina as one of the top agencies in the world. Wilhelmina Fashion Academy, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, teaches photography, acting, runway, and other aspects of the fashion business. Other states/cities that currently have a local Wilhelmina agency include Rochester, Phoenix, Denver, Ohio, Texas and Salt Lake City.
In May 2011, Wilhelmina entered into a license agreement with US Talent Management, Rochester, NY - based agency founded by Billy Powell forming Wilhelmina Rochester and W Evolve as their scouting/development division.
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