Two IMTA alumni in Legally Blondes!

IMTA alumni Brittany Curran and Kunal Sharma star in Legally Blondes which premieres Sunday, August 2nd on ABC Family! Brittany plays Tiffany, the prettiest, most popular and feared girl at Pacific Prep school. When twins Izzy and Annie who are Elle Wood's (Reese Witherspoon from Legally Blonde) cousins show up, the competition gets fierce! Kunal plays the brainy and loyal friend, Vivek! This marks the second time Brittany and Kunal have worked together on a movie!


Brittany recently guest starred as Kristy Marks on Ghost Whisperer. She is also starring in a new dramedy called Men of a Certain Age! The show will be airing on TNT and Brittany plays a series regular, Lucy, Ray Romano's daughter. Brittany played the lead role of Shelby, one of Ezra’s (Lucas Grabeel) close friends in The Adventures of Food Boy co- starring with Kunal! She has had recurring guest roles on The Suite Life of Zach and Cody and Drake and Josh. Brittany starred in the Universal release The Haunting Hour: Don’t Think About It with Emily Osment and Cody Linsley which was released last year. In the movie Diamond Dog Caper, Brittany plays the main character's self-involved older sister Lilly.

Kunal competed at IMTA Los Angeles in 2004, when he was sixteen years old. Kunal guest-starred on many popular TV shows such Phil of the Future, The Office, Veronica Mars, Crossing Jordan and Hannah Montana. He recently completed production for Frank the Rat and Sacred Journey. He is in production on the feature film The Kids Are All Right starring as Jai. It's a comedy starring Annette Benning, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo scheduled for release in 2010!

Be sure to tune in to ABC Family on Sunday night to catch Brittany and Kunal in Legally Blondes!

International Modeling and Talent Association Announces Model of the Year!

International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) Announces Model of the Year

Please see the above link for a very special Press Release about IMTA's most recent Modeling and Talent Event. The truly exciting news is that the search is on now for models, actors, singers and dancers who want to be part of IMTA's next event in Los Angeles in January, 2010! If you would like to learn more, please visit IMTA's official site for more information and sign up here!

Callback Day at IMTA!

Today has been an amazing day and it's really only beginning! The IMTA Models and Talent received their callback lists this morning, which detailed the agents, managers and casting directors who requested to see them. Then, it was a day of meetings where connections were made, contracts offered and modeling and talent careers began!

Michaela from Elite taping her announcement about selecting an IMTA Model to represent the United States in the Elite Model Look International.

Michaela Goddard-Quesada, the International Director of Scouting from Elite Worldwide, announced that one model would be chosen from the New York, 2009 IMTA to represent the United States for the Elite Model Look International which will be held in China this October! She said she chose IMTA because it is the best modeling showcase!

Now, we are off for the Talent Showcase! The finalists in the Singing and Dancing Competitions will be performing in front of agents, record labels and talent managers. Then, it's time for Jazz It Up! Competition Winners will be announced, followed by a dance party hosted by a real New York DJ! But first, here are some more scenes from today's Callback Day!

Branden Rickman gives a shout-out to all the IMTA Contestants saying,"you all are amazing and you've done a great job this week!"

Final Day of Competitions at IMTA!

The IMTA Designer Fashion Show and Overview

It's the third full day of Competitions at IMTA and what a way to wrap it up! The actors started off the day with I'm Ready For My Closeup Competition in the Grand Ballroom. Commercial Print and Sitcom Competitions were great as were the many wonderful Seminars and Workshops! Tony Perkins from Vision Models & Talent and Karen Lee from The Karen Lee Group presented a prestigious panel of Model Agents and Scouts who held a seminar "Preparing for Model Callbacks in the 21st Century!" Coretha Timko and Michae Harrah presented the Seminar for Actors "Preparing for Talent Callbacks!"

The Models showed the agents their beautiful figures and confidence during the IMTA Swimwear Competition. You can see our live photos from this event which were posted in real time via our Official IMTA Twitter feed! Follow IMTA for more live coverage of the week's events!

The evening culminated in the amazing Overview event. Nancy Mancuso and Mark Reynolds announced the long roster of Agencies, managers, casting directors and VIP's scouting at IMTA and it was incredible. Next up was a beautiful and elegant Fashion Show presented by Curtis Davis which was hosted by the cast of Bravo's Make Me a Supermodel! Sandhurst was adorable on stage saying that he came in second on the show but Branden (the winner) had the benefit of the IMTA experience! Then the crowd went wild for the IMTA Reel, a video that featured many of the IMTA models, actors and celebs who got their start at IMTA!

Then it was this year's participants turn to impress the agents, managers and casting directors who were there to scout and select the models and actors they want to see tomorrow during the Callback day!

Check out some scenes from today!

The Designer Fashion Show

"IMTA Swimwear was a rush!"

IMTA Judges before Swimwear begins

IMTA Swimwear Competition

Second Full Day of Competitions at IMTA!

It's the second full day of competitions here at IMTA and so much is happening, it's hard to keep up! The day started with the Fashion Print/Runway Competition. The agents who were scouting were here with pen in hand to write down the number and the scores of the beautiful models who walked the runway! At one point, the agent seating was completely full and overflow seating had to be provided!

IMTA 2000 Alum Alyson Stoner popped in between Runway Division M10 and M5 to say hello and wish this year's participants the very best of luck and told them to believe in their dreams! The kids were extremely excited that one of their favorite IMTA and Disney stars was there to wish them well!

The actors showed their talents in the closed set Entertainment Host Competition! There were seminars and workshops and in just a little while, the entire Convention participants (models, actors, singers, dancers, parents and guests) will be off for the Circle Line Sailabration to cruise around Manhattan. Bon Voyage!

The IMTA Convention is off to an amazing start!

The IMTA New York 2009 Convention has kicked off with a great start! The Contestant Orientation featured live performances and amazing guest speakers including Make Me a Supermodel's Branden Rickman! He spoke to the group and inspired them by saying,"Just a year ago, I was sitting in the same chairs you were. I competed at IMTA and caught the attention of the Bravo Network who were scouting for Make Me a Supermodel. I came to their casting and as I was leaving, I heard one of the producers say,'he's perfect for the show!' and I knew I was in!" Heather Isaacson, one of the hottest models working in fashion today also spoke to the crowd too, saying,"a year ago, I competed at IMTA and signed with Elite! Dreams come true at IMTA!"

Today's events have included Team Singing, Team Dancing and Team Fashion. Right now, the actors are performing Cold Read for the agents, managers and casting directors.

For up to the minute coverage, please follow our Twitter event feed! We are tweeting live all week long!

IMTA alum Moises Arias in Disney Switch Over Tonight!

IMTA alum Moises Arias is part of the Disney channels cross over event tonight! According to Disney: “Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana, the crossover event of summer that intersects three hit series and superstars among kids and tweens, will be presented FRIDAY, JULY 17 (8:00 - 9:30 p.m. ET/PT) on Disney Channel. The 90-minute telecast stars the casts of Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place and The Suite Life on Deck” Moises, who competed at IMTA in 2005 plays the irascible Rico on Hannah Montana!

Moises competed at IMTA in Los Angeles in 2005 with his brother Mateo. Shortly after IMTA, Moises got his break with appearances on Everybody Hates Chris and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody before landing the role of Rico on the hit show Hannah Montana! He made his feature film debut in 2006 starring in Nacho Libre opposite Jack Black. He competed at the 2008 Disney Channel Games with fellow IMTA alumni, Alyson Stoner and Kunal Sharma. He also starred in the film Hannah Montana The Movie, The Perfect Game, a baseball movie, Beethoven's Big Break and Dadnapped!

Don't miss Moises on the Disney switch over tonight!

IMTA alum Tiffany Thornton's Back Stage Pass

Tiffany competed at IMTA in 2003 and was 1st runner up for Actress of the Year! She plays Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel's new hit comedy Sonny with a Chance. Check out her new "exclusive back Stage Pass" on Disney! In this video clip, Tiffany talks about a hilarious episode of Sonny with a Chance and what it is like to work on this hit show! You can even see her getting her makeup and hair styled for the show!

Tiffany is a triple threat: she can act, dance and sing! She recently recorded the theme song "Let It Go" for the Disney movie Hatching Pete with Mitchel Musso. It's a top hit on Radio Disney and plays in heavy rotation! She also starred in the Disney Channel original movie Hatching Pete! She just went to Orlando for launch of the first-ever "Disney Channel Summer At Sea" on the Disney Cruise Line! Another IMTA alum and Disney star Alyson Stoner (Camp Rock and Phineas and Ferb) will also set sail with the "Disney Channel Summer At Sea" cruise in August!

Be sure to check out Tiffany's exclusive backstage pass and tune in to Disney to see her on Sonny with a Chance!!

Chanté Keeps Giving Me Moore

I'm sitting here with my fingers hovered over the keys trying to decide how to start this post. What do I say? How do I say it? I'm not kidding. I developed, and to this day still have, a major crush on Moore.


Chanté Torrane Moore is a fine woman. She is a gorgeous woman. Thoughts of her make me giddy. She gets more beautiful and sexy with age. I am beside myself with how I feel about this woman. Believe me when I say it, when I fell for her I was convinced that it was impossible to fall any harder or deeper. I tell you now, I was wrong. In fact, I couldn't be more wrong.


If you only knew how many times I would stay up to watch Midnight Love on BET. I would be tired like hell the next day but I couldn't miss it because Chanté more likely than not would be featured. Take note of the 'more likely than not' because sometimes she wouldn't be on but it was worth it for the times that she was.


Have any of you seen the video for It's Alright? Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm. It's my favorite Chanté video. Ah man... Chanté... white spaghetti strap dress (I say dress but it looks very much like a nightgown and if it isn't, it doesn't matter because this is what I see when I look at or think of it). **sighs** Chanté Moore... **more sighs**.




I've totally lost track of all I intended to say *even more sighs*. This is the effect that Moore has on me. I get all dreamy... lost in my thoughts... ooh the thoughts... Where was I? This is not an easy composition. I am seriously taking 3 - 5 minute pauses to recover.




Moore has a daughter, Sophia, with ex-husband Kadeem Hardison *how he could let her get away is beyond me* and a son, Kenny, with singer husband Kenny Lattimore. Her music falls into the R&B and Jazz genres. She's a former model and beauty pageant contestant.


In 1992, she released her first album, Precious. The debut album went gold. She followed up with A Love Supreme in 1994 and This Moment Is Mine in 1999, both these albums were also certified gold.




My favorite Moore songs include I See You In A Different Light *this is my most favorite of all* with Jojo Hailey of K-Ci and Jojo from her This Moment Is Mine album. This song was featured in the move Love And Basketball and is a true ballad as far as ballads go. Another song that is a great contender for most favorite of all is the upbeat, mid-tempo, head-bopping, finger snapping and all round feel good tune, Straight Up off of her 2001 album, Exposed. Your Home Is In My Heart, done with Boys II Men for the How Stella Got Her Groove Back soundtrack is another song that gets played out by me, even still today.


Other songs that come to mind are It's Alright (this is the song/video that captured my attention and brings back a surge of memories of falling head over heels for Moore - it holds a very special meaning for me), Old School Lovin', Love's Taken Over, Chanté's Got a Man and You Don't Have To Cry. Moore has sold over 5 million albums and singles throughout her career. Her 2003 album, Things That Lovers Do has been her highest ranking album on the Billboard Charts so far.




I think I'll just sit here for a while and soak up all of the goodness, hotness, sultry sexiness, scrumptious, exquisite, smooth, sensuous and magnificent beauty that is Chanté Moore *sighs.......*


just look at that rear......mmm mmm mmm...*

IMTA's Eva Longoria is Heineken Spokesmodel!

Eva Longoria, who competed at IMTA in 1998, is now the new famous face promoting Heineken Light Beer! She appears in a new ad for the beer giant where she is in the audience at a Spur's basketball game. This funny ad shows her comedic timing and delivery which works so well for her portrayal of Gabby Solis on Desperate Housewives!


When Eva competed at IMTA in 1998, she had 38 agents and managers interested in representing her! She signed with a manager she had met at the convention. Eva told Pageantry Magazine that, “The first day they signed me I had four auditions...It was pretty fast.” She quickly moved to Los Angeles and landed guest-starring roles on Beverly Hills 90210, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless. In 2003, she took a role as a detective in a TV remake of LA Dragnet and made her big-screen film debut in Carlita’s Secret, and also starred in the films Harsh Times, and The Sentinel. Eva's is most well-known as the beautiful Gabrielle Solis on the award-winning Desperate Housewives on ABC.

Leather Leather Everywhere!

Since I am quite pressed for time, I thought I'd put on a little show today. I think the mood and tone are just right for the parade is about to follow. It's one of those days where I feel a little restless; I just can't seem to get into the groove of anything that I need to do.


So the way I see it, I need a fixer-uperrer (see what I mean, I can't even come up with the appropriate words so I'm making them up as I go along). What's a fixeruperrer? That's easy; it's something (or someone) that fixes everything. It's something that will cheer you up if you're down in the dumps; something that will brighten a gloomy day; something that will calm the turbulence or discomfort... You see what I mean, right?


So in the spirit of all things that need fixing, fix you eyes on these stunningly beautiful and hot fixeruppers.


Feast your eyes on the cast of Coyote Ugly. Trust me, there's nothing unsightly about these hotties. From top clockwise - Izabella Miko (Save The Last Dance 2, The Shore, Crashing, Dark Streets), Maria Bello (ER, The Sisters, Nothing Is Private, The Jane Austen Book Club), Bridget Moynahan (Whipped, Serendipity, Gray Matters, Six Degrees), Piper Perabo (Lost And Delirious, Imagine Me & You, Because I Said So, The Prestige), Tyra Banks (The Tyra Banks Show, America's Next Top Model).


Scarlett Johansson - The Horse Whisperer, In Good Company, The Black Dahlia, The Nanny Diaries. She is so working it.


Tyra 'Mmm Mmm Good' Banks - Super 'super' model, America's Next Top Model, True Beauty, The Tyra Banks Show.


Rachel Stevens - S Club 7, Suzie Gold, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, Glendogie Bogey.


Meg 'Keeps on Going and Going' Ryan - One of my early crushes; I love me some Meg - Innerspace, Sleepless In Seattle, Hanging Up, Proof of Life (one of my most favorite movies of all time).


Lena 'Makes Me Walk With My Tongue Hanging Out, I've Been Very Naughty' Headey - Words fail me; woof woof is all that comes to mind - Possession, Imagine Me & You, 300, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.


Naomi Watts - Flirting, The Custodian, Mulholland Dr., The Painted Veil.


Nicole 'Sizzling, Make Me Sweat' Scherzinger - Lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls. Meow!


Kelly 'I'm In Love With You' Rowland - Original member of Destiny's Child, Solo R&B Artist, Super smooth hottie.


Katie 'I Still Can't Believe You're With Him' Holmes - The Ice Storm, Teaching Mr. Tingle, Phone Booth, Mad Money.


Jennifer 'Oh What An Ass' Love Hewitt - Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Truth About Love, Ghost Whisperer.


Jodie 'I Will Take Out Your Trash And Clean Your House Just To Be Close To You' Foster -Panic Room, The Silence of the Lambs, Flightplan, The Brave One, Inside Man.





Jennifer Morrison - Miracle on 34th Street, Girl Fever, Surviving Christmas, House M.D.


Halle 'I Could Never Stop Loving You' Berry - Boomerang, Executive Decision, X-Men, Things We Lost In The Fire.


Stacy Ann "Fergie" Ferguson - Former lead singer of The Black Eyed Peas, Solo Artist.


Famke 'Come And Get Me' Janssen - Golden Eye, Hide And Seek, Turn The River, Taken.


Angelina 'I Don't See What All The Fuss Is About' Jolie - The Bone Collector, Girl Interrupted, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Mr. & Mrs. Smith.





Alicia 'Save The Best For Last, I Have The Hots For You, I Would Do Anything For You, You Are One of THE Hottest Women In the World, I Need You In My Life, I Will Lust After You Forever' Keys - *sigh* - child prodigy, pianist extraordinaire, superb R&B singer, entrepreneur, humanitarian, gorgeous bombshell.