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  John Casablancas - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
John Casablancas (born 1942) is a retired fashion model, former chairman of the Elite Model Agency Group, and founder of the world's largest modelling school.
His company, John Casablancas modeling and acting school, now has franchises in Bolivia, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Italy, and Indonesia, as well as in the United States, for example in Florida, New York, New Mexico, and Arizona.
He is the father of Julian Casablancas, lead singer of the band The Strokes.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/John_Casablancas   (208 words)

  
  John Casablancas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Casablancas (born December 22, 1942 in Manhattan, New York) is the founder and former Chairman of the Elite Model Agency Group, and founder of the world's largest modelling school.
His company, John Casablancas modeling and acting school, now has franchises in Bolivia, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Italy, and Indonesia, as well as in the United States, for example in Florida, New York, New Mexico, and Arizona.
He is the father of Julian Casablancas with danish ex supermodel ex-wife, lead singer of the band The Strokes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Casablancas   (226 words)

  
 why JC?
John Casablancas is the founder of Elite Model Management International, the largest and most prestigious modeling agency in the world.
John Casablancas began the John Casablancas Modeling and Career Centers over 25 years ago to develop local talent and promote them through his international network of agencies in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Milan, Tokyo and many other cities throughout the world.
In states where it is required, the John Casablancas Modeling and Career enters are licensed with the State Boards of Education, proving they are certified or licensed to operate in that state under the guidelines of the Board of Education.
www.jc-centers.com /Pages/whyJC/tabid/54/Default.aspx   (324 words)

  
 John Casablancas is mad at Naomi Campbell - The Superficial - www.thesuperficial.com
John Casablancas is mad at Naomi Campbell - The Superficial - www.thesuperficial.com
John Casablancas, the founder of Elite Model, is allegedly upset with Naomi Campbell because she told Page Six about a note he sent her apologizing for calling her "unbearable" in an interview with Complex magazine.
Additionally, a representative for Casablancas stated that he wouldn't apologize to Gisele Bundchen for calling her "an empty shell, one big void" in the same article.
www.thesuperficial.com /archives/2005/08/01/john_casablanca.html   (343 words)

  
 Hollywood vulnerable to sex suits | csmonitor.com
The woman, now a housewife, claims that Casablancas impregnated her when she was 15 in the late 1980s, and then arranged for her to have an abortion.
The Casablancas lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that Casablancas began sexually abusing the girl in 1988 when she was in Elite's "Look of the Year" competition, a pageant to find new models.
Casablancas, now 60, set up the business in 1970 and built it into one of the world's leading agencies with models such Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell.
www.csmonitor.com /2003/0116/p01s03-usju.htm   (1139 words)

  
 Rip Off Report: John Casablancas Talent And Modeling Agency ripoff Bellevue Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
John Casablancas stated that 'the students in the professional advance modeling courses courses are eligible to be seen by the scotts at the completion of the courses' this never happened.
I find John Casablancas to be a rip off due to the fact they mislead the client into believing that they will find work for them after they complete the program.
John Casablancas also told client to call on ever 'odd Monday' to chek in, means they would be place on a list that is created to find work for client.
www.ripoffreport.com /reports/ripoff168865.htm   (500 words)

  
 The HooK: THE FEARLESS CONSUMER- One born every...
First, an overview of where John Casablancas fits in the world of modeling (or, to be exact, the dismal underside of modeling); these groups fall into several categories.
And so we come to John Casablancas, which "may suggest training to qualified candidates." I was familiar with this category's modus operandi already, thanks to a young woman who told me about her experience with Creative Talent Management when I was investigating Pro Images.
John Casablancas fits in the world of modeling (or, to be exact, the dismal underside of modeling); these groups fall into several categories.
www.readthehook.com /Stories/2002/07/25/theFearlessConsumerOneBorn.html   (1163 words)

  
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John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center's mission is to help young ladies, mature woman and men discover the model within themselves.
John Casablancas is the modeling industry?s undisputed leader in the international modeling field.
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www.devastation.dk /johncasablancasmodeling-1374   (196 words)

  
 Forest Hills NY: John Casablancas Modeling Agency
I was called by and Agent from a John Casablancas Modeling center and they set up an interview for me to come in and meet with them, I did, and she was very informative and didnt leave anything important out..
John Casablanca’s is an excellent experience to gain confidence, exposure and a great way to “pick the brain” of the people who know it all.
John Casablancas is not a scam, nor a waste, nor is it a hidden fact that John Casablancas was a modeling and acting school - licensed by the New York State Board of Education.
www.foresthillsny.com /discus/messages/2/56.html?1127392400   (3127 words)

  
 John Casablancas Modeling and Acting Training and School || Industry
Being a Makeup Artist instructor at John Casablanca’s Hartford for the past 5 years has allowed me to take the skills that I brought to the school to a higher level, which I might not have achieved on my own.
Since working at John Casablancas I've seen models of all works of life, be it young child who has big dreams of becoming the next big thing or the experienced model who has many jobs under their belts.
John Casablancas has afforded me the opportunity to utilize my skills as a model, instructor and launched a career as a commercial acting coach.
www.johncasablancastestimonials.com   (1336 words)

  
 The Strokes, MP3 Music Download at eMusic
Equally inspired by classic tunesmiths like Buddy Holly and John Lennon as well as the attitude and angular riffs of fellow New Yorkers Television and the Velvet Underground, the Strokes were also equally blessed and cursed with an enormous amount of hype -- particularly from the U.K. music press, whose adulation for the...
Casablancas (the son of Elite Model Agency Group kingpin John Casablancas), Moretti (who began playing drums at age five), and Valensi started playing together in 1998 while they attended the Dwight School, a private prep school in Manhattan.
Casablancas officially christened the quintet the Strokes in 1999, and the group spent most of that year writing and rehearsing material in New York City's Music Building.
www.emusic.com /artist/11534/11534643.html   (677 words)

  
 ROTTEN TOMATOES: The Vine: Hello there.
Lead singer Julian Casablancas wailed every song he sang so beautifully with such passion.
Lead guitarist NIck Valensi played the sythesized ballad "ask me anything" which casablancas moaned about how he had nothing to say, give or a reason to live.
The main component to the concert that made it so enjoyable was the reaction of the audience.
www.rottentomatoes.com /vine/journal_view.php?journalid=203304&entryid=366835&view=public   (466 words)

  
 Girls Interrupted
Casablancas threatened a lawsuit to stop it, and attacked me at every turn when he couldn't.
Sitting in his office near Gramercy Park, which is decorated in raw wood, brown leather, and southwestern textiles, Casablancas doesn't deny that he's slept with teenage models but insists, as he always has, that he's never knowingly made love to a girl under age 16.
Casablancas also suggests the industry institute a fllist of clients who are known to use or promote drugs, and ban models under 17 from appearing nude in photography or on fashion runways.
nymag.com /nymetro/news/politics/columns/citypolitic/1866   (1112 words)

  
 John Casablancas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
John Casablancas was the pioneer in the area of prosthetic lab techniques and face casting in Western Canada and has just expanded into the exciting field of foam latex prosthetics, special effects props, creature suits and animatronics.
The John Casablancas program, under the direction of Gemini Award-winning make up Dorota Ergetowski, has been leading the industry and was already working on developing an advanced special effects program.
The students graduating from the John Casablancas make up program are well prepared for the advanced program jointly created by Dorota and me. I will be honored to be teaching the first program of its kind to permit students to learn the industry "trade secrets" while studying in a working prosthetics laboratory.
www.canada.com /theprovince/features/educationlife/story.html?id=89e2b0a3-5847-4b91-893e-d560c60063d2   (1167 words)

  
 ProductionHUB : Directory : John Casablancas Model & Talent - New Jersey
MTM Agency: The short name for John Casablancas Model and Talent Management Agency, a full service, licensed agency representing models, actors and singers of all types and age groups for print, runway, commercials, voice-overs, TV, film, video, promotional and commercial advertising.
John Casablancas Model and Talent Management (.mtm.) was founded by John Casablancas, the foremost model agent in the world.
Casablancas discovered superstar models such as Gisele Bundchen, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Stephanie Seymour, and Claudia Schiffer.
www.productionhub.com /directory/description.asp?item=140613   (271 words)

  
 John Casablancas is returning to the model industry | Vogue
John Casablancas is returning to the model industry
JOHN CASABLANCAS, the Elite Models founder who once famously branded Heidi Klum a "German sausage" is coming back to work his magic.
Casablancas told PAGESIX.COM that the recent class-action lawsuits brought against Elite by models who claimed to have been underpaid could have cost the company up to $30 million.
vogue.co.uk /vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=23080&date=&sid=   (224 words)

  
 Business Opportunities Weblog | John Casablancas is the modeling industry’s undisputed leader in the ...
John Casablancas and MMI have developed the most comprehensive curriculum enabling individuals to learn the best methods of presenting themselves.
John Cassablanca staff in Charlotte NC was very polite, patient and helpful when ever I had questions or concerns.
John Casablancas is not a scam and everyone else just needs to get over their big fit.
www.business-opportunities.biz /2002/01/03/john-casablancas-is-the-modeling-industrys-undisputed-leader-in-the-international-modeling-field   (2731 words)

  
 John Casablancas Modeling and Acting Training and School || Boston
The classes, so far, have been great at John Casablancas and we are learning how to be a model.
The teachers at John Casablancas are so nice and understanding and don’t make you feel stupid if you don’t know something.
John Casablancas isn't just for people who want to become models, its for anyone who wants to learn and better themselves.
www.jctestimonials.com   (3890 words)

  
 John Casablancas Furious With Gisele
Model Mogul John Casablancas claims that Gisele Bundchen is a “monster of selfishness”, says British Vogue.
John Casablancas returned to model industry after having retired five years ago to live in Brazil with his wife and three children.
He came back because Eddie Trump, who bought Elite last year, wanted his advice on lawsuits filed by ex-models who claimed they were underpaid.
www.fashiongates.com /magazine/gisele-bundchen-and-john-casablancas-30-03-05-33061.html   (238 words)

  
 Rip Off Report: John Casablancas Modeling lying, ripoff Pittsburgh Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
I am writing this letter to inform you of what is going on with the Zoom Modeling Agency and John Casablancas in Pittsburgh, PA. I spent almost $3,000 to enroll my 15 year old daughter in John Casablancas with the promises of job opportunities with Cover Girl and auditions with Elite Model Management.
At this point I became angry and realized John Casablancas was probably lying to Cover Girl and Wal Mart just as they had lied to me. Using underage kids just to collect their commission.
I chose to work at John Casablancas full-time instead of Modeling, but If I were to pursue it again, I know that I would find success.
www.ripoffreport.com /reports/ripoff137516.htm   (1407 words)

  
 "Come with Me to Casablancas" - TIME   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The parvenu, John Casablancas, had owned the biggest model agency in Paris and for years enjoyed an uneasy working relationship with "Godmother" Eileen Ford, trading les girls between continents as occasion and opportunity demanded.
More significantly, Eileen, 58, and her partner-husband Jerry, 55, filed a $7.5 million suit against Casablancas' Elite Model Management Corp. and his four Parisian partners for "violation of fiduciary trust." The second largest agency in the U.S., Wilhelmina Models Inc., sued Casablancas for $4 million.
Casablancas has also suffered battlefield defeats, most notably the loss of Esme Marshall, 19, fresh-faced cover girl who pioneered the bobbed look.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,949003,00.html   (645 words)

  
 Urban Dictionary: casablancas
John Casablancas founded the modeling agencey known as Elite.
Julian Casablancas is the lead singer of one of the best rock bands eva - The Strokes!!
With his deep soulful voice, and scruffy yet appealing looks, Julian Casablancas is at the top of my rape list.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=casablancas   (252 words)

  
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 John Casablancas Modeling & Career Centers Franchise Information
John Casablancas pursued careers in stock brokerage, real estate and architecture before founding the Elite Agency, a model management company, in Paris in 1971.
He founded the John Casablancas Modeling and Career Centers in 1979 and began franchising the same year.
For accurate up-to-date information, customers are strongly recommended to visit the official John Casablancas Modeling & Career Centers website.
www.thefranchisemall.com /franchises/details/10521-0-John_Casablancas_Modeling_and_Career_Centers.htm   (305 words)

  
 John Casablancas Modeling and Career Centers Franchise Information | Franchises and Business Opportunities at ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 Different Strokes this time round - 18 Dec 2005 - Scott Kara
Then Casablancas stumbles through the door and interrupts him to say the room stinks of alcohol.
Not only is Casablancas sounding more committed, his band has solidified its attack compared with its sometimes foppish earlier offerings - take Juicebox on the new album with its cross between Batman, blaxploitation and dangerous rock'n'roll.
Inevitably, though, they became just as well-known for their girlfriends and silver spoon upbringings (Casablancas is the son of Elite model agency boss John Casablancas), as they were for the music.
www.nzherald.co.nz /author/story.cfm?a_id=154&objectid=10360315   (1052 words)

  
 John Casablancas Modeling And Career Center: from the EdRef college search directory
John Casablancas Modeling And Career Center: from the EdRef college search directory
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