The Zoli Agency was a modeling agency based in
New York City
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, particularly notable in the 1970s and 1980s.
Background
It was established by a
Budapest
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-born
Hungarian designer named Zoltan "Zoli" Rendessy in 1971.
["In the Mad, Mod World of Models, Zoli's Zoo Has Cornered the Crazies"]
By Lee Wohlfert, ''People magazine
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'', September 01, 1975, Vol. 4 No. 9. It was originally more geared towards male models, and was known as one of the elite male modelling agencies in the 1970s.
The agency has had a considerable number of celebrities on their books, including
Veruschka
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Early life
von Lehn ...
(signed 1975),
Geena Davis
Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an American actor (signed 1979),
Vanity
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and
Dolph Lundgren
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(signed 1983), although his modelling for the company was short lived as he was described as "a bit too tall and muscular for a model's size 40".
In 1981, the legendary documentary filmmaker
Frederick Wiseman
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released the film ''Model'', which was filmed in part at the Zoli Agency. It was screened on
PBS
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.
In 1989, the modeling agency expanded to
Miami Beach for the launch of Zoli South.
See also
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List of modeling agencies
A modeling agency is a company that represents fashion models, to work for the fashion industry. These agencies earn their income via commission, usually from the deal they make with the model and or the head agency.
Modeling agencies
See also
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References
http://www.zipporah.com/films/20
External links
Zoli archivesZoli Models New York
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Companies based in New York City
Modeling agencies