The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency
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| The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency | |
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| Format | Reality/Documentary |
| Created by | Janice Dickinson |
| Directed by | Darren Ewing |
| Starring | Janice Dickinson Peter Hamm Nathan Fields Savannah Dickinson Gabrial Geismar Duke Snyder |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Kevin Williams Stuart Krasnow |
| Running time | 30 minutes (Season 1) 60 minutes (Season 2-3) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Oxygen Network |
| Original run | June 6, 2006 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency is a reality television series that debuted on Oxygen on June 6, 2006. The series follows supermodel, Surreal Life alumna and former America's Next Top Model judge Janice Dickinson as she prepares to launch her own modeling agency, also called The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. Dickinson regards herself as the "World's First Supermodel" and she believes that the next logical step for her career is to form a modeling agency, using the credibility that her 30 years of experience has given her. The agency opened for business in November of 2005.
The first season follows her opening the agency, including the difficulty in finding models, getting them "camera ready," obtaining financial backing and establishing a reputation for her agency. Subsequent seasons have followed the development of the agency and its models. A number of the male models are openly gay and a number of the agency's clients are gay-oriented businesses. This has resulted in many of the episodes and storylines being gay in theme.
On October 18, 2006, Oxygen announced that the series had been renewed for a second season. A holiday special, Christmas with the Dickinsons, debuted December 13. The second season premiered January 10, 2007.
On June 21, 2007, Oxygen announced that the series was renewed for a third season with casting beginning July 28, 2007. Season 3 premiered December 4, 2007.
The agency's MySpace page has revealed plans for a fourth season, as well as the opening of a Plus Size Division.
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[edit] Season 1
Janice Dickinson decides to open her very own self-titled modeling agency. She works in collaboration with business partner Peter Hamm to handle the affairs of the agency, yet creative differences set them apart.
The show begins when Janice holds an open call in her original location, responded by approximately 500 model-wannabes. After hiring 5 amateur models, the location of the agency moves to a bigger area. Janice finds a partner in Peter Hamm, who causes conflicts between her, himself and the subsequent models that get hired. As time passes, the agency suffers financial loss as Janice reveals she has been borrowing money from Peter to fund the agency, and in order to survive, several models are to be retrenched. At the end of the season, the agency launches their billboard at Sunset Boulevard, and zed cards are administered to the new roster of models.
[edit] Season 2
The increasing popularity of the agency leads Janice to becoming busier. She returns from vacation only to find some models upset at how Peter has been handling their careers.
When the original roster is affected after some models leave, Janice decides to open another open call, and the overwhelming response has Janice confident that her new roster will be fresher than before, causing jealousy between the existing models and the new models. The season features the infamous AussieBum incident, where Janice is fired after speaking ill of her AussieBum client off-camera, and the inspirational coming out of ex-Survivor contestant J. P. Calderon through a gay magazine.
[edit] Season 3
Janice sets history in the modeling world by opening her very own Latin Division as well as her third open casting. Promising models TJ Wilk and Stina Jeffers leave the agency, the former being unsatisfied with Peter Hamm's work ethics, and the latter having signed to Ford Models. Another open call introduces several new models. Janice hints opening an agency branch at Miami. Her business relationship with Peter is finally put to an end when complications put her credibility with clients at jeopardy.
[edit] Season 4
The Oxygen Network has confirmed that they have renewed the show for a 4th season, which will premiere sometime in the summer of 2008 rather than winter.
[edit] Models as of the end of Season 1
[edit] The "Management Board" roster
| Name | Age1 | Sex | Hometown |
| Sarah Eisele | 18 | Female | Hesperia, California |
| Jenny "Fargo" Gilbertson | 23 | Female | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Adrian Gonzales | 19 | Male | Cutler, California |
| Kristina "Stina" Jeffers | 23 | Female | Altadena, California |
| Christopher Jones | 25 | Male | Falls Church, Virginia |
| Billy Marquart | 19 | Male | Quincy, Illinois |
| Tony K. Perez | 25 | Male | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Brittany Picozzi 2 | 16 | Female | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Paul Ramirez | 26 | Male | Denver, Colorado |
| Pierce Ross | 19 | Female | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| John Stallings | 26 | Male | Sandy, Utah |
| Maurice Townsell | 25 | Male | Reno, Nevada |
| Crystal Truehart | 18 | Female | Southampton, Massachusetts |
| Christopher Vanek | 20 | Male | Van Nuys, California |
| Terry "TJ" Wilk | 21 | Male | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Natalie Winsell | 20 | Female | Newport Beach, California |
1 Ages are according to The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency's model profiles and are presumed to be correct at the time of filming.
2 Not mentioned in season finale, but was shown on the Sunset Boulevard electronic billboard.
[edit] The "New Faces" roster
| Name | Age1 | Sex | Hometown |
| T.J. Bates | 25 | Male | Wanship, Utah |
| Marcus Foy | 23 | Male | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Ben Gallenson | 21 | Male | Santa Rosa, California |
| Nyabel Lual | 24 | Female | Nasir, Sudan |
| Bryan McMullin | 20 | Male | Placerville, California |
| Timika Robinson | 22 | Female | Riverside, California |
| Lauren Wasser | 18 | Female | San Diego, California |
| Marlon Yates | 18 | Male | Los Angeles, California |
1 Ages are according to The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency's model profiles and are presumed to be correct at the time of filming.
[edit] Season 2 models
[edit] "Existing"
| Name | Height1 | Weight | Sex | Residence/Hometown |
| Jenny "Fargo" Gilbertson | 5'7" | 108 | Female | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Adrian Gonzales | 6'2" | 157 | Male | Los Angeles, California |
| Kristina "Stina" Jeffers2 | 5'10" | 120 | Female | Altadena, California |
| Christopher H. Jones | 6'2" | 160 | Male | Falls Church, Virginia |
| William "Billy" Marquart | 6'0" | 170 | Male | Los Angeles, CA |
| Paul Ramirez3 | N/A | N/A | Male | Denver, Colorado |
| Pierce Ross | 5'10 | 110 | Female | Santa Monica, California |
| John Stallings | 6'0" | 155 | Male | West Hollywood, CA |
| Maurice Townsell | 6'1½" | 185 | Male | Sparks, Nevada |
| Crystal Truehart | 5'9½" | 122 | Female | Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Christopher Vanek | 6'2" | 160 | Male | Van Nuys, California |
| Terry "TJ" Wilk4 | 6'0" | 160 | Male | Beverly Hills, California |
| Natalie Winsell | 5'7" | 110 | Female | Newport Beach, California |
| Marcus Foy5 | 6'2" | 165 | Male | Los Angeles, California |
| Nyabel Lual | 5'9" | 128 | Female | Los Angeles, California |
| Timika Robinson6 | 5'11" | 124 | Female | Los Angeles, California |
| Marlon Yates Jr. | 6'2" | 180 | Male | Los Angeles, California |
1 Height, Weight, Residence/Hometown are according to The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency's Oxygen Website model profiles and are presumed to be correct at the time of filming.
2 Leaves the agency in Season 3, episode 2
3 Leaves the agency in Season 2, episode 1
4 Leaves the agency in Season 3, episode 1
5 Fired by Janice in Season 2, episode 7
6 Leaves the agency in Season 2, episode 3
[edit] "New faces"
| Name | Height 1 | Weight | Sex | Residence/Hometown |
| Desiree Bick | 5'9" | ? | Female | Pacific Palisades, California |
| Andrew Brett2 | 6'4" | 165 | Male | Los Angeles, California |
| J. P. Calderon | 6'2" | 200 | Male | Long Beach, California |
| Johan Cederstrand | 6'2" | 176 | Male | Marina del Rey, California |
| Jordan Condra | 5'10" | 105 | Female | Tucson, Arizona |
| Jonathon D. Cox | 6' | 150 | Male | Highland, Indiana |
| Lakiska Finger | 5'9" | 110 | Female | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Kate Heffernan | 5'11" | 125 | Female | Palm Desert, California |
| Brian Kehoe | 6'1" | 190 | Male | Reno, Nevada |
| Jordan Lee3 | 5'7" | 105 | Female | Santa Clarita, California |
| Traci Moslenko | 5'8" | 108 | Female | Yorba Linda, California |
| Robert Naughton | 5'10" | 160 | Male | Beverly Hills, California |
| Lisa Riddle | 5'8" | 113 | Female | Hesperia, California |
| Ligia Rodrigues | 5'10½" | 114 | Female | Brockton, Massachusetts |
| Christopher Paul Strandburg | 6' | 175 | Male | Granite Bay, California |
1 Height, Weight, Residence/Hometown are according to The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency's Oxygen Website model profiles and are presumed to be correct at the time of filming.
2 Cut in Season 1, rejoined in Season 2, episode 2
3 Fired by Janice in season 2, episode 5.
[edit] Models as of Season 3
| Name | Height | Weight | Sex | Residence/Hometown |
| Billy Marquart | 6'0" | 170 | Male | Los Angeles, CA |
| Brian Bernie | 6'1" | 185 | Male | Moorpark, CA |
| CC Fontana | 5'8.5" | 115 | Female | Long Island, New York |
| Chris Jones | 6'2" | 160 | Male | Falls Church, VA |
| Cristian Prelle | 6'2" | 195 | Male | |
| Crystal Truehart | 5'9.5" | 122 | Female | Northampton, MA |
| Danny Nuñez | 6'0" | 178 | Male | La Crescenta, California |
| Daria Lukonina | 5'10" | 118 | Female | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
| Desiree Bick | 5'9" | Female | Pacific Palisades, CA | |
| Dominic Figlio | 6'1" | 190 | Male | Northridge, CA |
| Dominique Sharpe | 5'7.5" | 100 | Female | Los Angeles, CA |
| Grasie Mercedez | 5'8" | 120 | Female | New York, New York |
| Joe Monbleau | 6'0" | 170 | Male | Rota, Spain |
| Jordan Condra | 5'10" | 105 | Female | Tucson, AZ |
| J.P. Calderon | 6'2" | 200 | Male | Long Beach, CA |
| Brian Kehoe | 6'1" | 190 | Male | Reno, NV |
| Lakiska Finger | 5'9" | 110 | Female | Las Irving, TX |
| Ligia Rodrigues | 5'10" | 114 | Female | Brockton, MA |
| Lisa Riddle | 5'8" | 113 | Female | Hesperia, CA |
| Nadia Alexandria | 5'9" | 124 | Female | Moscow, Russia |
| Paul Anderson | 6'1" | 174 | Male | Orlando, Florida |
| Payton Brady | 6'2" | 185 | Male | Denver, North Carolina |
| Rodrigo de Carli | 6'2½" | 175 | Male | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Shaun McCarron | 5'11" | Male | New Orleans, Louisiana |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency at Oxygen's website
- Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency at the Internet Movie Database
