The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency
| The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Janice Dickinson |
| Directed by | Darren Ewing |
| Starring |
Janice Dickinson Nathan Fields Savannah Dickinson Gabrial Geismar Duke Snyder Peter Hamm (1-3) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 41 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Kevin Williams Stuart Krasnow |
| Running time |
30 minutes (Season 1) 60 minutes (Season 2-4) |
| Production company(s) |
Krasnow Productions FremantleMedia North America |
| Release | |
| Original network | Oxygen Network |
| Original release | June 6, 2006 – October 21, 2008 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency was a reality television series that debuted on Oxygen on June 6, 2006. The show completed four seasons, through which it followed the self-proclaimed world's first supermodel Janice Dickinson as she took on the role of a modeling agent to her own eponymous agency, also called The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, which opened for business in November 2005.
The first season follows her opening of the agency, including the difficulty in finding models of Janice's vision, getting them proficient in front of the camera, obtaining financial backing and establishing a reputation for her agency. Subsequent seasons followed the development of the agency and a constantly changing cast of models. A number of the male models were openly gay, and a number of the agency's clients were gay-oriented businesses. This resulted in many of the episodes being gay-themed.
Oxygen aired a one-hour holiday special to bridge a gap between the first and second seasons, entitled Christmas with the Dickinsons.
In the UK, there was to be a British version of the show with supermodel Paula Hamilton as the agency head. Like the American version, the show was to be titled after the lead (The Paula Hamilton Modeling Agency). It was to be shown on the cable channel Living, which is also the home of the Top Model franchise in UK. After much planning, the show was canceled due to a lack of interest in the American version.
Summary
Season 1
Janice Dickinson decides to open her own self-titled modeling agency. She works in collaboration with business partner Peter Hamm to handle the affairs of the agency, yet creative differences set them apart.
The show begins when Janice holds an open call in her original location, responded by approximately 500 model-wannabes. After hiring 5 amateur models, the location of the agency moves to a bigger area. Janice finds a partner in Peter Hamm, who causes conflicts between her, himself and the subsequent models that get hired. As time passes, the agency suffers financial loss as Janice reveals she has been borrowing money from Peter to fund the agency, and in order to survive, several models are to be retrenched. At the end of the season, the agency launches their billboard at Sunset Boulevard, and zed cards are administered to the new roster of models.
Season 2
The increasing popularity of the agency leads Janice to becoming busier. She returns from vacation only to find some models upset at how Peter has been handling their careers.
When the original roster is affected after some models leave, Janice decides to open another open call, and the overwhelming response has Janice confident that her new roster will be fresher than before, causing jealousy between the existing models and the new models. The season features the infamous AussieBum incident, where Janice is fired after speaking ill of her AussieBum client off-camera, and the inspirational coming out of ex-Survivor contestant J. P. Calderon through a gay magazine.
Season 3
Janice sets history in the modeling world by opening her very own Latin Division as well as her third open casting. Promising models TJ Wilk and Stina Jeffers leave the agency, the former being unsatisfied with Peter Hamm's work ethics, and the latter having signed to Ford Models. Another open call introduces several new models. Janice hints opening an agency branch at Miami. Her business relationship with Peter is finally put to an end when complications put her credibility with clients at jeopardy.
Season 4
The 4th season premiered on August 26, 2008. This season sees Janice close down her property at Hollywood and Highland and move her agency to a villa titled the Model House, where she will live with a select number of her existing and new models. Halfway through the season, a request for plus-size models is made by a client which Janice eventually chose not to refuse, though she becomes abrasive and intolerant over the three new plus-size models her son Nathan introduces to the agency.
During the fourth season finale, Janice announced her plans to move to New York City to truly and officially pursue her dreams of making a high fashion boutique agency. After firing the plus-size models as well as a popular existing model, Traci Moslenko, the future of the LA agency is currently dim, along with the fact of whether the existing models will stay or leave. Janice chose Crystal Truheart to model in the upcoming New York agency, and took in JP as the head of the agency's male division.
After four seasons, the show was not renewed, implying the failure of the New York division and the closure of the agency brand.
Models as of the end of Season 1
The "Management Board" roster
| Name | Age1 | Sex | Hometown |
| Sarah Eisele | 18 | Female | Hesperia, California |
| Jenny "Fargo" Gilbertson | 23 | Female | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 19 | Male | Cutler, California |
| Kristina "Stina" Jeffers | 23 | Female | Altadena, California |
| Christopher Jones | 25 | Male | Falls Church, Virginia |
| Billy Marquart | 19 | Male | Quincy, Illinois |
| Tony K. Perez | 25 | Male | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Brittany Picozzi 2 | 16 | Female | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Paul Ramirez | 26 | Male | Denver, Colorado |
| Pierce Ross | 19 | Female | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| John Stallings | 26 | Male | Sandy, Utah |
| Maurice Townsell | 25 | Male | Reno, Nevada |
| Crystal Truehart | 18 | Female | Southampton, Massachusetts |
| Christopher Vanek | 20 | Male | Van Nuys, California |
| Terry "TJ" Wilk | 27 | Male | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Natalie Winsell | 20 | Female | Newport Beach, California |
- 1 Ages are according to The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency's model profiles and are presumed to be correct at the time of filming.
- 2 Not mentioned in season finale, but was shown on the Sunset Boulevard electronic billboard.
New Faces
| Name | Age1 | Sex | Hometown |
| T.J. Bates | 25 | Male | Wanship, Utah |
| Marcus Foy | 23 | Male | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Ben Gallenson | 21 | Male | Santa Rosa, California |
| Nyabel Lual | 24 | Female | Nasir, South Sudan |
| Bryan McMullin | 20 | Male | Placerville, California |
| Timika Robinson | 22 | Female | Riverside, California |
| Lauren Wasser | 18 | Female | San Diego, California |
| Marlon Yates | 18 | Male | Los Angeles, California |
- 1 Ages are according to The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency's model profiles and are presumed to be correct at the time of filming.
Season 2 models
Existing
| Name | Height1 | Weight | Sex | Residence/Hometown |
| Jenny "Fargo" Gilbertson | 5'8" | 108 | Female | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Adrian Gonzales | 6'2" | 157 | Male | Los Angeles, California |
| Kristina "Stina" Jeffers2 | 5'10" | 120 | Female | Altadena, California |
| Christopher H. Jones | 6'2" | 160 | Male | Falls Church, Virginia |
| William "Billy" Marquart | 6'0" | 170 | Male | Los Angeles, California |
| Paul Ramirez3 | N/A | N/A | Male | Denver, Colorado |
| Pierce Ross | 5'10 | 110 | Female | Santa Monica, California |
| John Stallings | 6'0" | 155 | Male | West Hollywood, California |
| Maurice Townsell | 6'1½" | 185 | Male | Sparks, Nevada |
| Crystal Truehart | 5'9½" | 122 | Female | Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Christopher Vanek | 6'2" | 160 | Male | Van Nuys, California |
| Terry "TJ" Wilk4 | 6'0" | 160 | Male | Beverly Hills, California |
| Natalie Winsell | 5'7" | 110 | Female | Newport Beach, California |
| Marcus Foy5 | 6'2" | 165 | Male | Los Angeles, California |
| Nyabel Lual | 5'9" | 128 | Female | Los Angeles, California |
| Timika Robinson6 | 5'11" | 124 | Female | Los Angeles, California |
| Marlon Yates Jr. | 6'2" | 180 | Male | Los Angeles, California |
- 1 Height, weight, residence/hometown are according to The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency's Oxygen website model profiles and are presumed to be correct at the time of filming.
- 2 Leaves the agency in Season 3, Episode 2
- 3 Leaves the agency in Season 2, Episode 1
- 4 Leaves the agency in Season 3, Episode 1
- 5 Fired by Janice in Season 2, Episode 7
- 6 Leaves the agency in Season 2, Episode 3
New Faces
| Name | Height 1 | Weight | Sex | Residence/Hometown |
| Desiree Bick | 5'9" | ? | Female | Pacific Palisades, California |
| Andrew Brett2 | 6'4" | 165 | Male | Los Angeles, California |
| J. P. Calderon | 6'2" | 200 | Male | Long Beach, California |
| Johan Cederstrand | 6'2" | 176 | Male | Marina del Rey, California |
| Jordan Condra | 5'10" | 105 | Female | Tucson, Arizona |
| Jonathon D. Cox | 6' | 150 | Male | Highland, Indiana |
| Lakiska Finger | 5'9" | 110 | Female | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Kate Heffernan | 5'11" | 125 | Female | Palm Desert, California |
| Brian Kehoe | 6'1" | 190 | Male | Reno, Nevada |
| Jordan Lee3 | 5'7" | 105 | Female | Santa Clarita, California |
| Traci Moslenko | 5'8" | 108 | Female | Yorba Linda, California |
| Robert Naughton | 5'10" | 160 | Male | Beverly Hills, California |
| Lisa Riddle | 5'8" | 113 | Female | Hesperia, California |
| Ligia Rodrigues | 5'10½" | 114 | Female | Brockton, Massachusetts |
| Christopher Paul Strandburg | 6' | 175 | Male | Granite Bay, California |
- 1 Height, Weight, Residence/Hometown are according to The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency's Oxygen website model profiles and are presumed to be correct at the time of filming.
- 2 Cut in Season 1, rejoined in Season 2, Episode 2.
- 3 Fired by Janice in Season 2, Episode 5.
Models as of Season 3
| Name | Height | Weight | Sex | Residence/Hometown |
| Shelby Stingley | 5'10" | 125 | Female | Los Angeles, California[1] |
| Billy Marquart | 6'0" | 170 | Male | Los Angeles, California |
| Brian Bernie | 6'1" | 185 | Male | Moorpark, California |
| CC Fontana | 5'8.5" | 115 | Female | Long Island, New York |
| Chris Jones | 6'2" | 160 | Male | Falls Church, Virginia |
| Christian Prelle | 6'2" | 195 | Male | |
| Crystal Truehart | 5'9.5" | 122 | Female | Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Danny Nuñez | 6'0" | 178 | Male | La Crescenta, California |
| Daria Lukonina | 5'10" | 118 | Female | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
| Desiree Bick | 5'9" | Female | Pacific Palisades, California | |
| Dominic Figlio | 6'1" | 190 | Male | Northridge, California |
| Kate Heffernan | 5'11" | 125 | Female | Palm Desert, California |
| Dominique Sharpe | 5'7.5" | 100 | Female | Los Angeles, California |
| Grasie Mercedes | 5'8" | 120 | Female | New York, New York |
| Joe Monbleau | 6'0" | 170 | Male | Rota, Spain |
| Jordan Condra | 5'10" | 105 | Female | Tucson, Arizona |
| J.P. Calderon | 6'2" | 200 | Male | Long Beach, California |
| Brian Kehoe | 6'1" | 190 | Male | Reno, Nevada |
| Lakiska Finger | 5'9" | 110 | Female | Irving, Texas |
| Ligia Rodrigues | 5'10" | 114 | Female | Brockton, Massachusetts |
| Lisa Riddle | 5'8" | 113 | Female | Hesperia, California |
| Nadia Alexandria | 5'9" | 124 | Female | Moscow, Russia |
| Paul Anderson | 6'1" | 174 | Male | Orlando, Florida |
| Payton Brady | 6'2" | 185 | Male | Denver, North Carolina |
| Rodrigo de Carli | 6'2½" | 175 | Male | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Shaun McCarron | 5'11" | Male | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Sorin Mihalache | 6'1" | 185 | Male | Romania |
Models as of Season 4
| Name | Height | Weight | Sex | Residence/Hometown |
| J.P. Calderon | 6'2" | 200 | Male | Long Beach, California |
| Crystal Truehart | 5'9.5" | 122 | Female | Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Xian Mikol | 5'10" | Female | Los Angeles, California | |
| Paul Vandervort | 5'10" | 150 | Male | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Chandler Maness | 6'3" | 185 | Male | Coevorden, Netherlands |
| Brian Kehoe | 6'1" | 190 | Male | Reno, Nevada |
| Maurice Townsell | 6'2" | Male | Reno, Nevada | |
| Braneka Basset | 5'10" | 110 | Female | Freeport, Bahamas |
| Sorin Mihalache | 6'1" | 185 | Male | Romania |
| CC Fontana | 5'8.5" | 115 | Female | Long Island, New York |
| Crystal 'Toi' Winston | 5'10" | Female | San Diego, California | |
| Gavyn Michaels | 6'1" | 182 | Male | Tampa, Florida |
| Danny Nuñez | 6'0" | 178 | Male | La Crescenta, California |
| Dominic Figlio | 6'1" | 190 | Male | Northridge, California |
| Dominique Sharpe | 5'8" | Female | Los Angeles, California | |
| Hazuki Kato | 5'10" | 105 | Female | Tokyo, Japan |
| Martin Ritchie | 5'11" | 170 | Male | Austin, Texas |
| Erika Wilhite | 5'11" | Female | Los Angeles, California | |
| Mia Fields | 5'8" | 113 | Female | Hesperia, California |
| Michael Anderson | 6'2" | Male | Flint, Michigan | |
| Nadia Alexandria | 5'9" | 124 | Female | Orange County, California |
| Christian Prelle | 6'3" | Male | Orange County, California | |
| Selina Inkrote | 5'11" | Female | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | |
| Payton Brady | 6'2" | 185 | Male | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Polina Tretiakova | 5'10.5" | Female | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Traci Moslenko1 | 5'8" | Female | Orange County, California |
- 1 Fired by Janice in Season 4, Episode 9.
References
External links
- The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency at the Internet Movie Database
- The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency at TV.com
- Burke, Bill. "Tough love: Janice Dickinson reveals kinder, gentler side on 'Modeling Agency'", The Edge, Boston Herald, 26 August 2008.
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