Don't bother with these scammers.\r
I did some looking into them a while back when they ripped off a friend of mine and none of what they say is true.\r
They claim to have been around for 30 some years starting in the mid 80s when the truth is a failing hack model bought the old Druck Model and Talent agency, a failing scam agency, in 1996. They don't even have a real Modeling Agency License, just a lame charm school license.\r
They claim to have a bunch of big time clients when their actual client list the local Craigslist page. They have no real connections with any of the people they say they do.\r
They do local nickle and dime mall shows and hire for a few local photographers. \r
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Like any scam they make their money of screwing over their ""models"" they take any and everyone one as long as they pay, but once you are signed on you will never heard from them again unless you miss a payment. They will NEVER call you for your twice annual review like a real agency, they will never call to check and see whats up if they haven't heard from you in over a year(that happened with my friend, they even forgot who he was) once they have your money they don't care.\r
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Speaking of money of all the ""Models"" from their that I have talked to, no two of them paid the same price even though they were all of the same age and type. One paid $1200, one $1500, and another only $1300. All took the same classes and all got contracts. However once a year they will charge you a contract fee, but never send you a notice or a bill. They just take it out of your check at their convenience so they can screw you out of as much money as possible. \r
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In addition I looked up several of the people they claim are their top models. The Modeling world operates largely online with sites like FB and Model Mayhem making it extremely easy to get in touch. One person they claimed to have represented was 2010 Miss USA winner Rima Fakih, her agent who represented her at the time had never heard of them.\r
Last week when I was in NYC I personally was able to sit down and talk to Ian Mellanchamp, who NV uses as their poster boy and still showcase his work on their sites an pages, he told me himself face to face that NV hasn't represented him since early 2000's. He dropped them because they were lousy and barely found him any work, he has nothing to do with them anymore.\r
They also keep photos, videos and Magazines which they use to show off their ""models"" I was in their the other day and was shown a issue of HER magazine in which the agency guy tried to tell me the two girls in one of the picture were their models, the models were actually from another local agency, Heyman Talent.\r
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Avoid these fraudsters and if you are a model, report them to the Evandale police department they have a file a mile long on these thieves.
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