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Modelwhowasscamed
December 4, 2010
Total scam..(from an insider)
This company is indeed a total scam! I was signed to them and they got me no work. They sent me an email on an audition that i already went to a wk prior. (i saw the audition posting on craigslist and wilhelmina emailed me and notified me very last min) Also, wilhelmina of PA say they have the best photographers???? I say..no way. The photographer that I shot with was horrible. I also found out that Ed Marcainte (their grreat photographer) works at the gentlemens club called LACE!! He works as their air conditioning/heater repair guy. You ask how do I know this?? Its because a manager friend of mine works at it and I was in the club talking to her when in walks Ed! I asked her what he was doing here and then she told me. Also...the makeup artist that Ed had also works at LACE. Do not get involved with this scam...on so many levels its wrong!! Oh and if you dont believe me about wilhelminas so called great photographer Ed?? Call Lace in NJ and NY. Ask them if he works there or better yet stop in. Im sure youll see their photographer there and also their makeup artist!!!
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Stfin
November 23, 2009
Wilhelmina of PA is a SCAM
WILHELMINA OF PA IS A SCAM!!!
Wilhelmina of P.A. is a supposed modeling/talent agency but they charge people $2400 for all kinds of fees, such as: forcing you to use their own photographer, their own modeling/acting classes, website, fedex, and many many more.
First they bait you by not telling you these fees when they advertise on Craigslist and then when you attend their open call you find out what they're really after--the talent's money. You're not even allowed to use your own photographer, it has to be theirs and they pressure you into getting the money in a few days or else you won't get a spot in their roster.
I called the Talent Agency Association in L.A. and they said that what they're doing is not right and they're probably getting away with it because they are outside of the New York and Los Angeles jurisdiction.
People should be warned about this agency because it's so easy to fall prey to them since they are actually affiliated with the big time modeling agency in New York and Los Angeles. I can't believe that Wilhelmina would allow their reputations to be destroyed like this by allowing and condoning such practices. And yes I called the Los Angeles and New York offices and they said these fees were legit. And NO they are not legit. If you research you'll find that the legitimate talent agencies are not supposed to charge you any kind of fees. They only make money when you make money. They get 10-20% commission off of your paycheck which is done by the payroll company and not the agency. They'll make up excuses like that the entertainment industry is a business and you're supposed to invest in your business--this is true, BUT, the talent has the right to choose which photographers to work with, which classes to take, etc.
The reason talent/modeling agencies such as Wilhelmina of PA want you to use their own photographers, classes, etc, is because they get a commission off of these charges.
So beware, Wilhelmina of PA is a SCAM!!!
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