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, and Sydney. It is a subsidiary of the talent management company International Management Group. The company merged with William Morris Endeavor in 2013. The agency represents more than half of the highest paid

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s. Ivan Bart is the current President, and Lisa Marie Benson is the Vice President.

History

IMG Models was founded circa 1987 by sports agent Mark McCormack. In 1994, Ivan Bart joined the company as the creative director and later became IMG Models' president in 2013. Tyra Banks and Niki Taylor joined, followed by Angela Lindvall, Bridget Hall, Carolyn Murphy, Gisele Bündchen and Kate Moss. In September 2012, IMG decided to reintroduce their men's division, after its dismantling in 2007. In 2013, Bart decided to sign models without regard to traditional height, weight, race, or age requirements, or other factors that historically have prevented diversity in model casting. In 2014, IMG Models began a scouting initiative on

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called #WLYG (We Love Your Genes). Models that have been discovered through this process include Lameka Fox, Alyssa Traoré, and Gizele Oliveira. They also have done online scouting via their website.

Models

Notable models currently represented by IMG include: *

Roos Abels Roos Jasmijn Abels is a Dutch fashion model. She debuted as a Prada exclusive. At a young age, 14 years old, she courted controversy as to whether models under 16 should be allowed on the runway. She is ranked as a "Money Girl" on models.com. '' ...

* Alexandra Agoston * Lily Aldridge *

Ruby Aldridge Ruby Rose Aldridge (born August 26, 1991) is an American fashion model and singer. During the years of 2008 - 2012, Ruby Aldridge was the "face" of brands such as Coach, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Valentino, and Calvin Klein. During the 2011 fall fas ...

* Tyson Ballou * Nick Bateman * Hailey Bieber * Bianca Balti * Sonia Ben Ammar *

Thylane Blondeau Thylane Léna-Rose Loubry Blondeau (born 2001) is a French model. Blondeau started modeling at a very young age, and in 2006, was elected "Most Beautiful Girl in The World" by Vogue Enfants. She has modeled for many designers, including Dolce ...

* Bonner Bolton *

Maria Borges Maria Borges (born 28 October 1992) is an Angolan model. She was named ''Forbes Africa Magazine's'' top model of 2013. She is a Jackson Bryant favorite and calls him her " godfather". Early life Maria Borges was born in Luanda, Angola and rais ...

* Pietro Boselli * Christie Brinkley * Gisele Bündchen * Chase Carter *

Will Chalker Will Chalker (born 7 March 1980) is an English model and an amateur boxer. He is ranked 11th on Models.com's Money Guys list. Life and career Chalker was born in East Sussex. He began modelling at the age of twenty in 2000, leaving his earlie ...

* Quannah Chasinghorse * Lily Cole * Lior Cole * Sailor Brinkley Cook * Montana Cox *

Joséphine de La Baume Joséphine de La Baume (born 8 October 1984) is a French actress, singer, film director, and model. In 2018, she started the rock and garage group Film Noir. Career In 2010 she worked with Romain Gavras on his debut film ''Our Day will come'' an ...

* Elibeidy Dani *

Emily DiDonato Emily DiDonato (born February 24, 1991) is an American model. Early life Born in Goshen, New York, DiDonato is of Italian, Irish, and Native American ancestry. Her great-grandparents emigrated to the U.S. from Italy. Emily was scouted at the ...

* Lily Donaldson * Jourdan Dunn *

Oriol Elcacho Oriol Elcacho (born August 8, 1979) is a Spanish male model from Barcelona. He is known for being the face of BVLGARI's AQVA. He is referred to as the "Spanish Adonis". Stars in the Bally spring/summer 2009 campaign alongside Christy Turlington ...

* Paloma Elsesser * Karen Elson * Ella Emhoff * Hannah Ferguson *

Georgia Fowler Georgia Fowler (born 17 June 1992) is a New Zealand model, known for walking in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2016, 2017 and 2018. In 2018, she was the presenter of season 1 of '' Project Runway New Zealand''. Early life Fowler was bor ...

* Lameka Fox *

Charlee Fraser Charlee Fraser (born 25 December 1995) is an Australian fashion model. As of May 2018, she is ranked as one of the "Top 50" models in the fashion industry by models.com. She was the most booked model of NYFW spring 2018. Early life Fraser is ...

* Jessica Gomes * Ashley Graham *

Quiana Grant Quiana Grant is an American model who appeared in the 2008 ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue''. She was featured in a bodypainting layout as a canvas for bodypaint artist Joanne Gair who is in her tenth year of producing bodypaint art for the ...

Eileen Gu Eileen Feng Gu (born September 3, 2003), also known by her Chinese name Gu Ailing ( zh, s=谷爱凌), is an American-born freestyle skier. She has competed for China in halfpipe, slopestyle, and big air events since 2019. At age 18, Gu b ...

Anna Mila Guyenz Anna Mila Guyenz is a German fashion model. Early life and career Guyenz was born in Berlin, Germany, and speaks multiple languages in addition to German, including English, French, Ancient Greek, and Latin, which she learned as a student at E ...

* Bella Hadid * Gigi Hadid *

Julia Hafstrom Julia Hafstrom is a Swedish fashion model. Career Hafstrom debuted at Prada resort and Miu Miu in 2009; famed photographer Steven Meisel personally requested her for a campaign. Hafstrom has appeared in multiple Tommy Hilfiger campaigns includ ...

* Shalom Harlow * Taylor Hill *

Candice Huffine Candice Huffine (born October 15, 1984) is an American plus-size model represented by NEXT Models. A former teenage beauty queen, she signed her first modeling commercial contract in 2000 and has since crossed over from the commercial world into ...

Martha Hunt Martha Hunt (born April 27, 1989) is an American model. She is best known for her work as a Victoria's Secret Angel. She is also a spokesmodel for Free People. Early life Hunt was discovered by a photographer in Charlotte, North Carolina, who i ...

* Lauren Hutton * Chanel Iman * Elaine Irwin * Paris Jackson *

Hannah Jeter Hannah Jeter (''née'' Davis; born May 5, 1990) is an American model and television host best known for her appearances in the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'', including the cover of the 2015 edition. Early life Hannah Davis was born and ...

* Milla Jovovich * Xiao Wen Ju * Du Juan * Wisdom Kaye * Miranda Kerr * Mathias Lauridsen * Nadine Leopold * Angela Lindvall *

Sasha Luss Alexandra "Sasha" Alexeyevna Luss (russian: Александра "Саша" Алексеевна Лусс; born 6 June 1992) is a Russian model and actress best known for portraying Anna Poliatova in the 2019 film '' Anna''. Early life Luss ...

* Tara Lynn * Grace Mahary *

Bridget Malcolm Bridget Malcolm is an Australian model who is known for appearing in Victoria's Secret Fashion shows in addition to walking in other fashion shows such as Ralph Lauren and Stella McCartney. Besides shows, Malcolm has also appeared in magazines s ...

Alton Mason Alton Devon Mason ( ; born November 21, 1997) is an American male model, the first black male model to have walked for Chanel. ''GQ Australia'' named him male model of the year in 2019 and ''Forbes'' listed him in its 30 Under 30 2021 for Art & ...

Miles McMillan Miles Thomas McMillan (born June 27, 1989) is an American model, actor, and painter. In September 2016, he was named the ''Daily Front Rows "Model of the Year" at the Fashion Media Awards. Early life McMillan was born and raised in La Jolla, ...

* Noah Mills *

Riley Montana Riley Montana (born Ebony Riley) is an American fashion model and singer-songwriter. Early life Montana was born in Detroit, Michigan, as Ebony Riley. She also lived in Southfield, Michigan. Before modeling, she got a nursing degree and worked j ...

* Licett Morillo * Camila Morrone * Kate Moss * Fernanda Motta * Amanda Murphy * Carolyn Murphy * Hari Nef *

Garrett Neff Garrett Neff is an American model. He is known for his early work with Calvin Klein as the face of jeans, underwear and the MAN fragrance. In 2015, Neff launched his popular swimwear line, KATAMA. Neff is currently one of the top "Money Guys" o ...

* Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters * Bambi Northwood-Blyth * Lily Nova * Gizele Oliveira * Barbara Palvin *

Soo Joo Park Soo Joo Park (born Park Suju; March 26, 1986), is an American fashion model and musician. She became the first Asian-American woman to be a L'Oréal spokesmodel. She is also known for her work with Chanel and is a Global Ambassador for the bra ...

* Nicola Peltz * Will Peltz * Samuel Pinedo * Sasha Pivovarova * Albert Reed * Hilary Rhoda *

Meghan Roche Meghan Roche (born September 13, 2000) is an American fashion model. Career Roche originally signed with Women Management at age 15, and debuted as a Givenchy exclusive, including a campaign shot by Steven Meisel. The next season, F/W 2018, Ro ...

* Kelly Rohrbach * Ola Rudnicka * Stephanie Seymour * Shanina Shaik * Brooke Shields *

Hyun Ji Shin Shin Hyun-ji ( ko, 신현지; born 15 March 1996) is a South Korean fashion model. After winning ''Korea's Next Top Model'', Shin appeared on the cover of international ''Vogue'' editions. She currently ranks on models.com's "Industry Icons" lis ...

* Vita Sidorkina *

Diana Silvers Diana Margaret Silvers (born November 3, 1996) is an American actress and model, best known for playing Erin Naird in the comedy series '' Space Force'' (2020–2022). Early life Silvers was born in Los Angeles on November 3, 1996, the daug ...

* Joan Smalls * Lucky Blue Smith * Jessica Stam * Romee Strijd * Elyse Taylor * Chrissy Teigen * Stephen Thompson * Ai Tominaga * Alyssa Traoré *

Nicole Trunfio Nicole Trunfio (born 16 March 1986) is an Australian model. Early life Trunfio was born on 16 March 1986 in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia to father, Giuseppe and mother, Kim. She is the youngest of three siblings. Her father was of Ital ...

* Andrés Velencoso * Gemma Ward *

Yasmin Warsame Yasmin Abshir Warsame ( so, Yasmiin Abshir Warsame, ar, ياسمين ابشير ارسام; born May 5, 1976) is a Somali-Canadian model and activist. In 2004, she was named "The Most Alluring Canadian" in a poll by ''Fashion'' magazine. Biogr ...

* Erin Wasson * Alek Wek *

Daria Werbowy Daria Werbowy (born 19 November 1983) is a Canadian retired fashion model born in Poland. She became a spokesmodel for the French beauty brand Lancôme in 2005. According to ''Forbes'', Werbowy has appeared on over 50 international ''Vogue'' c ...

* Jacquetta Wheeler *

Jeneil Williams Jeneil Williams is a Jamaican fashion model. Career Williams was discovered in a model search competition in Jamaica called Caribbean Model Search, in 2005; she subsequently signed with New York Models. In 2009, she appeared in a United Colors ...

* Devon Windsor * Stella Maxwell * Alexis Ren *

Lauren Stevenson Lauren may be a given name or surname.The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius. ...

* Maddie Ziegler

References

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