Barbizon Grad Tiffany Cochran in Charleston Home Magazine

Barbizon Charlotte graduate Tiffany Cochran can now be seen in the Fall/Winter issue of Charleston Home Magazine.  Tiffany modeled in Charleston Fashion Week 2010 and her picture is now an ad for CFW 2011 where Tiffany will be modeling again.  Congratulations Tiffany!

Barbizon Grad Irina Shumskaya for Russian Town

Barbizon graduate and instructor Irina Shumskaya is gracing the cover of the latest issue of Russian Town Magazine.

"RussianTown magazine is the only free Russian-language publication printed and distributed in Atlanta, Florida and the whole southeastern United States.
RussianTown covers news, politics, culture, sports, health, technology, and history from around the U.S., Russia, and the world."

To read more about the magazine, visit www.russiantown.net.

Congratulations Irina!

Barbizon Against Bullying Campaign: We’re Not Just Models, We’re Role Models

Nearly 50% of all kids have been bullied, teased or taunted at least once.  Slightly over 52% of kids hit out of anger and more suicide cases have occurred due to bullying.  Barbizon Modeling and Entertainment Center -Carolinas have taken a stand against these cruel actions and has launched the Barbizon Against Bullying Campaign.  This campaign has established a full scholarship to Barbizon of the Carolinas and a new lecture program.

Scholarship Opportunity

The Barbizon Against Bullying will give counselors and teachers an opportunity to change a student’s life by writing a nomination letter of one student that they believe has been highly victimized in a bully case.  The student will be rewarded with

·         A Full Scholarship to Barbizon Modeling and Entertainment Carolinas

·         Leadership  and professional  skills

·         Confidence and personal development

School Lecture Program

The Barbizon Against Bullying lecture was created by education counselors and is facilitated by trained motivational speakers.  This lecture cover topics listed below:

·         Educate students to identify the different cases of bullying

·         Advise How to prevent bullying in school

·         Promote Leadership and Self Confidence

·         Teach the importance of Individuality

Barbizon Against Bullying Bands

Barbizon students will also wear purple t-shirts and purple wrist bands at the International Model and Talent Association conference in Los Angeles, California to create awareness.  Purple wrist bands that say “Barbizon Against Bullying” will be sold and proceeds will go to the Stop Bullying Now program.

Contact Us

For more information on how you can nominate a student, book a school lecture or buy a wrist band, contact us at 704.227.3462 or kworth@barbizontomodel.com.

Anna May for Kohls Black Friday Catalog

Barbizon graduate Anna May will be showcased in the Kohls "Black Friday" catalog again this year!  Anna May has been modeling for Kohls holiday catalogs for a year now and has graced many pages in that time.  You can check her out online, in the stores, or on our Barbizon Facebook page.

Congratulations Anna May!

Barbizon Grad Brianne Chamberlain Interviewed

Barbizon Toronto grad Brianne Chamberlain has recently had her modeling successes chronicled in print!

MyKwartha.com, a website that keeps the Peterborough, Canada community interviewed Brianne because of her most recent modeling success with Complections and the 2010 Redken Cover Competition.

"Though she has only been modeling for about a year, after joining a Barbizon modeling class in Peterborough and signing up with the Ice Model Talent Management agency, Ms Chamberlain has made the most of the experience."

To read the full article, click on the link below.  
www.mykwartha.com/briannechamberlain

Congratulations Brianne!!

Barbizon Instructor Wins Metrolina Theatre Association Award

Barbizon instructor Terry Norman has officially won the coveted Metrolina Theatre Association Award!

In February, Mrs. Norman starred as Alberta "Pearl" Johnson in the production "Black Pearl Sings" with the Actor's Theater of Charlotte.  The play also won awards in the categories of Best Drama and Best Music Director.  

Mrs. Norman thanks everyone who has supported her in this victory.  "I want to say thanks to all of you who attended, prayed and encouraged me in some way. Thanks for the continuous love that you show and know for certain that each of you has a special place in my heart too!" 

Congratulations Mrs. Norman.  We are so proud of you!!

Barbizon Grad Tiffany Cochran for Emerging Designer Competition

Tiffany Cochran has been featured in a poster for the Emerging Designer Competition: East during Charleston Fashion Week!  The competition gives designers from all over the Eastern U.S. the opportunity to showcase at CFW March 22-26.

Tiffany modeled in CFW last year and made such a great impression that they've used her in publicity for this year's event.  Tiffany will also be modeling in CFW this year along with other ICE models.
If you are interested in participation in Charleston Fashion Week alongside Tiffany, casting submissions are due no later than October 15, 2010.

For More information, go to www.charlestonmag.com/fashionweek.
Congratulations Tiffany!

Barbizon Celebrates Newest Model on the Rise

Danny Kurtz, seen here with his mom Sandy after winning Overall Junior Model of the Year on the i2 Cruise in August.  Danny is a Barbizon grad and ICE Model from Cincinnati, Ohio where he attends Oak Hills High School and plays on the football team.  Danny just signed a contract with world renowned Wilhelmina Model Management!  Congrats Danny and we look forward your exciting career!

Barbizon Grads for Johnathan Kayne Show

Barbizon graduates worked the runway in a 4 day event at the Southern Women's show in Charlotte Sept 16-19th. The runway shows featured designs from Johnathan Kayne of Project Runway Season 3. The shows were sponsored by V Magazine and the American Ego Competition.  Models who participated were: Tiffany Cochran, Brandy Eargle, Atiajah Wallace, Catherine Diehl, Rhythm Howie, Jessica Carver and McKenzie Bowers. Brandy made the top 12 finalists, Rhythm made the top 6, and Tiffany was in the top 3.  Congratulations to all of the wonderful ICE ladies!

See more from Kayne's website here:

http://www.johnathankayne.com/

Barbizon Grads in Delhi2Dublin Music Video

Here is the exciting release of Delhi2Dublin's video for the song 'Tommy'. This video was shot in Toronto and featured many of our Toronto ICE Models and Talent as extras!

See the whole video here: http://vimeo.com/14302215

Barbizon Grads for Tim Hartley Hair Show

Toronto Barbizon graduates have been chosen to participate in a hair show for Tim Hartley.  After a 30 year career at Vidal Sassoon culminating in his role as International Creative Director Tim left the corporate world to concentrate on his own stunning visions of hair design.  For over 30 years he's been inspiring generations of young hairdressers with his passionate approach to hair, cutting edge aesthetic and technical expertise. Hartley had his collection launch show on Sunday September 19th and Industry Seminars Sept 20th and 21st.

 

The models who participated were Robert Richards, Bradley Ferreira, Joe Gaebel, Janette Conway, Ruby Tsang, mackenize Goodwin, Angelica Tomczyzyn, Lana Turcic Brandau, Layla ryan, Jessica Goff, kate Downes, Angelica Dizon, Kayla Tone, Gabriela Mirkovik, Gill McDonald, Julie Poitras, Malaika Gomes, Jenna Dyer, Courtney Hepditch, Christine Richards, Stephanie Stevens, Emilee Hamilton, Venessa Koch,Romina Bufasi, Becky Davies, Brenda Silva, Brittany bergen, Emily Dennis, Kristina Turner, Kim Woollett, Vianna Bui, Reeya Pandit, Chanel Cernigoi, Taylor Morrison.

Check out Hartley's website here: http://www.curatoruk.com/collections_forever_timhartley.html

Barbizon Grads for Beth Minardi Hair Coloring

Barbizon graduates Madison Mills and Reagan Reeves had the pleasure of working with renowned hair colorist Beth Minardi.  The hair color class was at the Ballantyne Resort in Charlotte on September 20th.  Ms. Minardi has been in the business for over 26 years.  She started her career at Clairol and developed two lines of professional hair color.  She was a consultant for Redken products for 5 years. She has her own salon in New York City as well as her own product line. Minardi has worked with many celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Brad Pitt, Julianne Moore, Evan Rachel Wood, Edie Falco, Rene Russo and more. 

Barbizon Grads Strut in New York Fashion Week

ICE Models Brandi Eargle, Madison Mills, Shandria Brooks, Ashley Loehr, Krysta Mouncer, Alex Angel, and Elizabeth Sibley on the red carpet in New York with designer Luis Machicao after he displayed his newest collection on the Fashion Week runway.

Meet our models!

Alex Angel: 

Barbizon graduate Alex Angel attended Northwestern High School in Rock Hill.  She has been modeling for over 4 years. She attended IMTA in New York in 2008.  Alex has been doing runway shows for Luis Machicao since 2007.  Alex now attends Savannah College if Arts and Design and plays on their Volleyball team.

Ashley Loehr:

Ashley is the most seasoned model of this group.  With 10 years experience, Ashley has done over 50 runway shows.  Ashley has modeled in NY and Milan- where she did showroom work for Balenciaga.  She has been in a commercial for Belk. Ashley has been featured in Uptown Magazine, Klazzy Magazine and Elevate Magazine. She is originally from Rockingham, NC and is a full time nurse at First Health of the Carolinas in Pinehurst.

Brandy Eargle:

Barbizon graduate Brandy is one of the more recent ICE models. She attended IMTA in LA in January. SHe has done a photo shoot for Luis Machicao and Christine Szeredy. Brandy has walked in shows for Luis Machicao, Jonathan Kayne, of Project Runway Season 3, and Roc the Fashion event. Brandy attends Chapin High School in South Carolina.

Elizabeth Sibley:

Barbizon graduate Elizabeth has walked in numerous shows for Luis Machicao. She has also participated in other runway shows, including Charlotte, NC Fashion week, Pilger Designs and New York Bride.  Elizabeth has shot with renowned Miami photographer, Jose Amigo. Elizabeth is a Freshman at Belmont Abbey College, majoring in English.

Krysta M:

Krysta is a Junior at Weddington High School in Union County. She has walked the runway for True Religion Jeans, Pilger Designs, Lore Emilio, Charlotte NC Fashion Week, Rain Anthology and more.  She has worked at the Atlanta Apparel Mart, shot for Uptown, Elevate and Noi.se Magazine and was Luis Machicaos fit model. She is featured on Luis Machicao's website, print work and closed his show at the Waldorf Astoria during NY Couture Fashion Week.  Krysta is also signed with Factor Models in Atlanta.

Madison Mills:

Barbizon graduate Madison was hand selected to be the finale model for NY Couture Fashion week. Maddison is local to the Charlotte area, and is a Junior at Audrey Kell High School. Madison has done numerous photo shoots and runway shows in the past couple of years, including: Uptown Magazine, Charlotte NC Fashion Week, Bedazzled Bridal and Formal Wear, Beth Pilger and Rain Anthology runway shows, and is the fit model for Pixton Couture Wedding Gowns.  Maddie will be traveling to NY again in October to showcase Pixton Couture at the NY Bridal Expo.

Shandria Brooks:

Barbizon graduate Shandria is a Senior at Olympic High School in Charlotte. She has been modeling for over 4 years. Shandria has walked for Pixton Couture, Luis Machicao, Flow by Tara Davis, Bedazzled Bridal and Formal Wear and Jay Carroll, Winner of Project Runway Season 1. Shandria will also be returning to NYC next month to show Pixton Couture Designs.

Congratulations to Luis and all of our models on rocking the runway during an amazing New York Fashion Week!

Barbizon Toronto Graduates for Complections International

This past August , nine Barbizon graduates did a shoot with Complections International Makeup School.

Gabriela Mirkovik, Hayley Schwenker, Isabelle Simon, Jessica Ackerman, Krystal Kennedy, Janelle Desserault, Hillary Webster, Kimberly Woollett, Bethanie Ho, and Kaity McLaughlin.

A lot of our girls are also featured on the company's website in the fashion gallery. Please see link below!

http://www.complectionsmake-up.com/gallery-fashion.shtml

Danielle Jackson in Tokyo

Barbizon Toronto graduate Danielle Jackson, who is currently modeling with World Top in Tokyo, just did a gorgeous test shoot. She is going on about 3-7 castings a day in Tokyo and having an amazing time! She will also be attending IMTA this upcoming January.  Congratulations Danielle!

Helina Shebeshe for David Dixon's Fashion Show

 

Barbizon Toronto graduate and instructor Helina Shebeshe walked in the David Dixon show at the event 'Wear it Loud'.  This amazing event happened at This Is London night club to raise money for Plan Canada's Because I am a Girl campaign. The event was hosted by Rick Campanelli, host of Entertainment Tonight Canada, and had a fashion show of the latest 'Barbie' collection from David Dixon, and performances by Anna Cyzon and Candy Coated Killahz. The event was sold out with many of Toronto's biggest names in fashion attending.

Congratulations Helina on a stellar job!

Barbizon Toronto Grad on The Bachelor

Barbizon Toronto graduate Jessie Sulidis has been spotted on The Bachelor Season 14!

Jessie took Barbizon in Toronto in 2000 and was also cast to appear on ABC's 'Bachelor Pad' the show is airing on ABC right now. Unfortunately she has been elimated already but here is a link to the show's website, you can see info and pics of her on it still.

http://abc.go.com/shows/bachelor-pad/bio/jessie-sulidis/490276

Congratulations Jessie!

i2 Cruise Awards

On August 9th-14th, ICE Models and Talent from the Carolinas, Midwest, and Toronto attended the IMTA i2 Cruise to compete with other contestants while sailing to Mexico. In true ICE fashion, our representatives took home high score and higher praise! See the list of winners below.

i2 Cruise Awards:

Overall Winners & Highest Scores:

Neveag Gale (TO)

Ramone Williams (Clt)

Nicole Rodo (TO)

Danny Kurtz (MW)

Brittlyn Boudreaux (Clt)











Dance:

Winner - Ali Molitor (MW)

Child Model:

Winner – Nevaeh Gale (TO)

Pre Teen Talent:

2^nd Runner Up – Macy Parker (Clt)

1^st Runner Up – Katarina Ovan (TO)

Pre Teen Model:

Winner – Ramone Williams (Clt)

Junior Talent:

3^rd Runner Up – Allison King (Clt)

1^st Runner Up – Kailah Brown (Clt)

Junior Model:

3^rd Runner Up – Ariel Hodges (Clt)

Winner – Danny Kurtz (MW)

Teen Talent:

3^rd Runner Up – Justin Barfield (Clt)

Winner – Nicole Rodo (TO)

Teen Model:

4^th Runner Up – Evelyn Wilson (Clt)

3^rd Runner Up – Kim Smith (Clt)

1^st Runner Up – Dennis Randomski (TO)

Winner – Brittlyn Boudreaux (Clt)

Adult Talent:

3^rd Runner Up – Alex Wallace (MW)

Adult Model:

4^th Runner Up – Sara Lussier (TO)

1^st Runner Up - Robin Crowell-Beard (TO)

Congratulations to all ICE winners and contestants! You've all done a fabulous job!!

ICE Model Alana Greszata Busy in Beijing

Barbizon graduate and ICE Toronto model Alana Greszata has been busy in Beijing, modeling for the Chinese Marie Claire Beauty magazine, New York shoes company ZIGI, and participating in a Rock and Roll Style photo shoot. Congratulations Alana!

ICE Model Susan Coble for The Limited

ICE Model Susan Coble has recently been spotted modeling new apparel on The Limited website. Susan started with Barbizon Charlotte back in 2002 and attended MIE (Modeling in Europe) where she racked up on awards! Susan also attended one of our MIC conventions in Charlotte, where she did even better. She has since moved to NYC and has been spotted in numerous publications and,as you may have seen, the HUGE Target ad in Time Square!!

To see Susan, go to www.thelimited.com and she is all over their site. Way to go Susan!

ICE Model Danielle Jackson in Tokyo

Barbizon Toronto graduate and ICE Model Danielle Jackson will be heading abroad soon. In addition to her recent photo shoot with photographer Richard Sibbald, Danielle has just received a contract from World Top Models to spend three months in Tokyo, Japan, modeling. Congratulations Danielle! We're so proud of you!!

Barbizon Instructor for American Eagle!

Barbizon Toronto graduate and instructor Alana Greszata is featured in a new ad campaign for American Eagle. Alana has been spending the summer in shoots for several new publications and recently flew to Hong Kong for several other jobs.

Congratulations Alana!

Anna May for Kohls

Congratulations to Anna May who is featured on the first page in Kohl's "3-Day Specials" brouchure this month. Anna May signed with Ford Models in 2009 and has since become a favorite in the Kohl's Catalogue. Once again, congratulations Anna May! We're so proud of you.

Barbizon Instructor in Cosmo!

Barbizon Toronto graduate and instructor Alana Greszata is gracing the pages of the August 2010 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine. See Alana in the "Move Your Life Forward--Now" article on pages 166 and 168.

Congratulations Alana!

Barbizon Grads for Johnny Reid Music Video!

ICE talent were featured extras in a music video 'Today I'm Gonna Try And Change The World' for country artist, Johnny Reid!

The video features about 30 Barbizon Toronto graduates as extras. The opening scene features Toronto Grad, Troy Holness walking with the elderly gentleman. The rest of our talent were utilized for various scenes and in the background throughout the whole shoot! Congratulations to all our fabulous grads!

To see the video and learn more about Johnny Reid, click here!

Barbizon Grads for IMTA Promo Poster

Students and graduates from our Barbizon Toronto School have been featured on the new IMTA L.A. 2011 poster. It is an incredible honor for our students to be used in promotions for IMTA. Congratulations everyone!

New photos of Alana Greszata in Beijing

Check out the new photos of Alana at Esee in Beijing.

Click here to see all Alana photos.

Barbizon Grad Wins EMMY!

Congratulations to Barbizon of Akron grad, Drew Tyler Bell, for winning a Daytime Emmy Award for Younger Actor for his role as Thomas Forrester in The Bold and The Beautiful. Congratulations to Mary and Joe and the entire Barbizon of Akron staff.

http://www.cbs.com/specials/daytime_emmys/video/?pid=vGjKVaWwl25sZySPnKXUcuMVHaRjKT2P&vs=Default&play=true

Alana Greszata for Esee Models in Beijing

Esee Model Management, Beijing, have added Alana Greszata ( Toronto model, instructor and IMTA alumni) to the website for the agency in Beijing. She is China modeling for two months and has done numerous fashion shows and catalogs shoots already.

Congratulations Alana!

See Alana's page here:
http://www.eseemodel.com/eweb/zm/zp.asp?kind=%CD%E2%C4%A3&sex=%C5%AE&id=302&page=2

Barbizon Grad and Instructor on MTV Canada

Currently airing on MTV Canada right now is a commercial featuring our wonderful IMTA Grad and instructor, Helina Shebeshe! The commercial is for a casting call for MTV and Helina stands out, wearing two outfits; once in the pink hat and once in the black top.

Congratulations Helina!

See the commercial here:
http://casting.mtv.ca/

Barbizon Grads in Mark Anthony Salon Videos

Four of our models are featured in new product demonstrations for Marc Anthony products. "Described as the “Canadian hair-styling guru,” by The Canadian Press, Marc Anthony is the Toronto-based celebrity hair stylist, product developer, business dynamo and television personality who has revolutionized the hair care industry."

He has numerous hair care lines and our models, Brittany and Maleah Sparks, Olga Valentin and Jaimie Hayward had the opportunity to demonstrate them for their online instructional videos.

Please see the links below for their videos

Brittany Sparks

Olga Valentin

Jaimie Hayward

Maleah Sparks

Jessica Goff for Peluquerias Magazine

Barbizon Toronto's Jessica Goff was featured in the May issue of Peluquerias Hair Styles Magazine in Europe! Jessica modeled in the February Christiano Cora show in Toronto and the pictures were used in a full page spread about Cora.

Congratulations Jessica!

Click here to see the post on Christiano Cora's site.

Alannah Kennedy in Peter Jackson Music Video.

IMTA Alumni and Barbizon Toronto graduate Alannah Kennedy can be seen in the new music video for Peter Jackson ft. Die Mannequin. She is in the funeral scene, young girl in the middle.

See the video on YouTube here.

Congratulations Alannah!

ICE Models for Complections Cosmetics

ICE Toronto models recently worked on a photo shoot for Complections, an internationally known school for makeup artistry and special effects. The models who participated were Gabriela Mirkovik (pictured), Shelby Bastarache, Laurinda Lee, Michelle Black, Sarah Russell, Olga Valentin, Martha Szumowska, Nicole Rodo, Crystal Baker, Jaimie Hayward and Danielle Jackson.

Congratulations ladies!

ICE Toronto Talent on Paxels.com

Five ICE Toronto talents will be hosting various segments on Paxels.com, a streaming video network.

You can check out the website to see our actors, Casey Porter, Craig Cunningham, Ruby Tsang, Raissa Bernabe and Laurinda Lee. Keep tuning in to the channel to see what they are all up to.

www.paxels.com

Barbizon Fashion Show at Oak Hollow Mall

Barbizon Carolina students and grads participated in a fashion show last week at the Oak Hollow Mall in High Point North Carolina. The models wore fashions from local stores and boutiques in the mall and rocked the runway in the process. Congratulations ladies and gentlemen on your amazing work!

To see the show, click here.

Barbizon Grad Nicole Anderson in Lifetime Movie!

Barbizon of Atlanta grad, Nicole Anderson will be starring in the powerful Lifetime Movie “Accused at 17” airing May 11 at 9:00pm.

To watch the trailer, click here.

Nicole also plays Kelly Parker in the ABC Family Series “Make it or Break it” and Macy on the Disney Channel series “JONAS.”

Barbizon Grad Courtney Myers in Cincinnati Fashion Week

Barbizon graduate and ICE Model Courtney Myers wowed crowds as she walked the runway at the 2010 Cincinnati Fashion Week. She was in the up and coming designer show Thursday night and the finale Friday night. She had over 11 outfits for amazing designers and she led off the finale for designer David Meister.

Congratulations Courtney!

ICE Models for Charlotte Style Magazine

ICE Models Maddison Mills, Krysta Gena, Leah Pack, Ashley Loehr and Elizabeth Sibley walked the runway in a special Charlotte Style Magazine fashion show featuring designer Beth Pilger.

For more pictures, visit our ICE Facebook Photos.