Leading modeling agencies from New York, Paris, Milan, London and Tokyo send their scouts to iPOP! in search of beautiful, fresh faces. Some models will be selected to perform in the final night showcase fashion shows produced by Mr. Michael Maddox. Models are evaluated in the following categories:
1. Runway 2. Print 3. Swimwear
Models can also be seen in Commercial Print and Beauty Television Commercials.
Guidelines:
1. You must radiate confidence! When you go on an interview before famous designer's show and she/he asks you to walk, you walk through as if it's the real show: lights, music, audience! Wear black and white, simple clothing and don't go crazy with your hair and make up.
2. For the swimsuit competition, choose a piece that flatters your figure. It can be a bikini or one piece for girls, trunks for the boys. Make sure you look good in your outfit, and watch the tan lines!
3. Keep in mind that you should submit only your best photos. Make sure the photos are done by professionals, show your true qualities - your size, type, age - and make you look your best.
"We always find our best talent at the conventions. And this convention has been phenomenal, there're so many boys and girls to choose from that it is going to be difficult to actually narrow it down and decide who we'd like to represent." - Grace Puc, Next Model Management (Miami, USA)
"I think there is a really great opportunity here to find new beauty, new faces." - Osana, Success (Paris, France)
"The quality of the models I've found are much higher levels than on other events I went to before, and I don't talk only about the American ones, I talk about European ones as well." - Maggie Fedorow-Berndt, Okay Models (Hamburg, Germany)
"Our agency signed several models at iPOP! 2005." - Josh Robbins, Wilhelmina (Nashville, USA)
"It's not often that you go to these conventions and see the standards so equal, but we've seen a lot of girls and boys have been quite high standards." - Tracie Bestford, Storm (London, UK)
"I was very impressed by the quality, the standards of the models. This is more than a convention!" - Yoshie Furuya, Yoshie, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)