Ford Modeling AgencyFord modeling Agency has just launched an ambitious program to create and syndicate online video shot by dozens of models. The company is providing its models with camcorders and is handling simple editing and file uploads. The agency launched a channel on YouTube in January and today it ranks as 13th most popular channel. Ford Models was started in 1946 by Eileen and Gerard W. Ford. Ford was the first company to advance their models money owed by jobs that had been completed but not yet paid. The Ford family had the tradition of allowing teenage models who originate far from New York City to stay in their home. In addition to the New York City headquarters, Ford has offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, Scottsdale, Milwaukee, Toronto, Paris, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. The company was the pre-eminent New York agency until John Casablancas of Elite Model Management opened up in the city, leading to the "model wars" of the 1980s. Ford, like many of the original agencies of the 70's, now has to compete with a broad field of contenders, such as Women, IMG and DNA. The agency has represented a diverse list of models and celebrities, including Christie Brinkley, Elle Macpherson, Christy Turlington, Cheryl Tiegs, Courteney Cox, Rachel Hunter, Evangeline Lilly, Stephanie Seymour, Chanel Iman, Carolyn Murphy, Carmen, Carol Alt, Elaine Irwin, Erin O'Connor, Vendela, Veronica Webb, Raven-Symone, Xuxa Meneghel, Paris Hilton, Anderson Cooper, Ali Larter, Dorian Leigh, Ashley Tisdale, Liliane Ferrarezi, Ryan Lochte and Lindsay Lohan. In 1980, the company established the Ford Supermodel of the World Contest that attracts more than 60,000 hopefuls annually from around the world. Back To modeling Agencies
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