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MADE in FASHION & ENTERTAINMENT (MiFE) presents “The Business of Fashion Models 2012” on Saturday July 21st, 2012.                         From those who ‘MADE IT’…to those who DREAM of ‘MAKING IT’ in FASHION. The MiFE TEA Talks is the first of its kind series that aims to cover the business of fashion through panel discussions, Q+A Sessions, and inspirational conversations with the world’s leading professionals, and to help educate and inform those wishing to enter the industry with honest and direct topics that will uplift and help those who dream to be in the fashion industry. The event will feature a panel discussion of top model & celebrity casting agents, photographers, models, and other industry experts, speaking on the topic of “The First Three Years of Becoming a Model.” Beverly Peele, former supermodel will speak openly about her life story of triumph and failures in her talk “What’s Behind the Cover?” Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri, former model and celebrity photographer will discuss “Life After Vogue,” and will show a clip from her recent short film featured at the Cannes Film Festival. Celebrity Fashion Panel to have an open and candid discussion about the tumultuous first 3 years of becoming a model. Hear the true stories of what it takes to develop a successful career in fashion modeling. Told from top model agents, fashion photographers, and the former editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine. Topics include: – The TRUTH of what TOP MODEL AGENTS and casting directors LOOK FOR – The HIGHS and LOWS of the fashion industry – What it takes to make it and stay on top – SECRETS to getting clients to book you over and over – Where to go – the top cities for fashion & entertainment – How do you get from $1,500 to $15,000 a day What does it take to become a glamour fashion model? What happens behind the scenes? How does a model reach the top to become featured on the cover of glossy magazines? These answers will be discussed in an honest, candid discussion amidst the top known names in the fashion industry including former top model agent Tyron Barrington, top fashion photographer Marcus Klinko, former editor of Cosmopolitan Judy Goss, as well as many more industry experts. Beverly Peele, former Supermodel, actress, rose to fame in the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing mostly in Mademoiselle and Elle magazine. She appeared on about a dozen fashion magazine covers. Beverly made the cover of Vogue and Seventeen magazine numerous times during her modeling career. Tyron Barrington, former top model agent TYRON BARRINGTON, now a leading fashion Producer & Casting Director for Fortune 500 companies such as AVON MARK Cosmetics, TARGET, BMW, L’OREAL FERIA, ELLE, etc. He’s helped built some of the biggest names in fashion and entertainment, including leading man Matthew Fox of ABC-TV “LOST”, TYSON BECKFORD, CARRIE OTIS, KIMORA LEE SIMMONS, to name a few, and has been featured on ABC TV News program NIGHTLINE. He has negotiated every top contract in fashion from Calvin Klein, Versace, Gucci, YSL, Chanel and Prada. His departure in 2003 as an agent made the pages of the NY Post newspaper not once but twice. He went on to becoming a leading casting director for clients such as L’oreal Feria, Levi’s, Target, Carter’s, Osh Kosh B’Gosh, etc. to name a few and currently produces for the iconic American brand Avon “Mark” producing for such celebrities as Lauren Conrad (MTV ‘The Hills’) and Ashley Greene (Twilight series). www.barringtonmgt.com Markus Klinko, Photographer and TV Personality French-Hungarian Markus Klinko was born in Switzerland, the son of a French Horn player, and began piano at 3. He spent his teens studying harp in Paris at the National Conservatory. Markus had an illustrious career as one of the world’s preeminent classical harp soloists. He was the first harpist with a major recording label contract, and released award-winning albums for EMI Classic, and played concerts around the globe. In 1994, after receiving the “Grand Prix du Disque” (European equivalent to a Grammy) for his last recording with the Paris Opera Bastille Orchestra, Markus decided to follow his passion to begin a career in photography. Two weeks later he met Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri and they began their extraordinary relationship and creative collaboration that is now known around the world. www.markusklinko-indrani.com Judy Goss, TV Host, Author, Entrepreneur, began her successful career in the entertainment world as a high fashion model for Ford Models in New York City where she traveled extensively around the world appearing in campaigns such as Armani, L’Oreal and Nivea. After modeling, she became a highly regarded model agent at two of the world’s leading modeling agencies, New York Models and Ford NY. After working as an agent she went on to become an editor for Cosmopolitan then More Magazines. After two months with More, she was named their national media spokesperson interviewing notable women such as former first lady Laura Bush, Barbara Corcoran, Nora Ephron, Jean Chatzky and many more, along with traveling the country making TV appearances for More’s Nationwide Model Search. Judy is constantly seen on countless TV networks nationwide including ABC, NBC & CBS TV as a “Lifestyle Expert.” Judy hosted “Women Power” for News Butterfly TV which aired on Time Warner, and most recently More Magazine’s Reinvention Convention for nationally acclaimed Better TV as well as “City Buzz” and “The Cooking Show”. She is also the author of “Break Into Modeling for Under $20” published by St. Martin’s Press. www.judygoss.com “The Business of Fashion Models 2012” will be held at: The Colony Theatre 1040 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 Saturday, July 21st, 2012 12 – 5pm Ticket Cost: $75 The Event will SELL OUT. 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