The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency
The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, or TJDMA, was a reality television series that debuted on Oxygen on June 6, 2006. The show completed four seasons, through which it followed the self-proclaimed world's first supermodel Janice Dickinson as she took on the role of a modeling agent to her own eponymous agency, also called The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, which opened for business in November 2005.
| The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Janice Dickinson |
| Directed by | Darren Ewing |
| Starring | Janice Dickinson Nathan Fields Savannah Dickinson Gabrial Geismar Duke Snyder Peter Hamm (1-3) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 41 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kevin Williams Stuart Krasnow |
| Running time | 30 minutes (Season 1) 60 minutes (Season 2-4) |
| Production companies | Krasnow Productions FremantleMedia North America |
| Release | |
| Original network | Oxygen Network |
| Original release | June 6, 2006 – October 21, 2008 |
Summary
Season 1
Janice Dickinson decides to open her 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.
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.
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.
Season 4
The 4th season premiered on August 26, 2008. This season sees Janice close down her property at Hollywood and Highland and move her agency to a villa titled the Model House, where she will live with a select number of her existing and new models. Halfway through the season, a request for plus-size models is made by a client which Janice eventually chose not to refuse, though she becomes abrasive and intolerant over the three new plus-size models her son Nathan introduces to the agency.
During the fourth season finale, Janice announced her plans to move to New York City to truly and officially pursue her dreams of making a high fashion boutique agency. After firing the plus-size models as well as a popular existing model, Traci Moslenko, the future of the LA agency is currently dim, along with the fact of whether the existing models will stay or leave. Janice chose Crystal Truheart to model in the upcoming New York agency, and took in JP as the head of the agency's male division.
After four seasons, the show was not renewed, implying the failure of the New York division and the closure of the agency brand.
Models as of the end of Season 1
The "Management Board" roster
| Name | Age1 | Sex | Hometown |
| Sarah Eisele | 18 | Female | Hesperia, California |
| Jenny "Fargo" Gilbertson | 23 | Female | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Adrian Gonzalez | 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 | 27 | 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.
New Faces
| 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, South 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.
Season 2 models
Existing
| Name | Height1 | Weight | Sex | Residence/Hometown |
| Jenny "Fargo" Gilbertson | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | 108 lb (49 kg) | Female | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Adrian Gonzales | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 157 lb (71 kg) | Male | Los Angeles, California |
| Kristina "Stina" Jeffers2 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 120 lb (54 kg) | Female | Altadena, California |
| Christopher H. Jones | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Male | Falls Church, Virginia |
| William "Billy" Marquart | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Male | Los Angeles, California |
| Paul Ramirez3 | N/A | N/A | Male | Denver, Colorado |
| Pierce Ross | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Female | Santa Monica, California |
| John Stallings | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Male | West Hollywood, California |
| Maurice Townsell | 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (187 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Male | Sparks, Nevada |
| Crystal Truehart | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm) | 122 lb (55 kg) | Female | Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Christopher Vanek | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Male | Van Nuys, California |
| Terry "TJ" Wilk4 | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Male | Beverly Hills, California |
| Natalie Winsell | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Female | Newport Beach, California |
| Marcus Foy5 | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Male | Los Angeles, California |
| Nyabel Lual | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 128 lb (58 kg) | Female | Los Angeles, California |
| Timika Robinson6 | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 124 lb (56 kg) | Female | Los Angeles, California |
| Marlon Yates Jr. | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 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
New Faces
| Name | Height 1 | Weight | Sex | Residence/Hometown |
| Desiree Bick | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ? | Female | Pacific Palisades, California |
| Andrew Brett2 | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Male | Los Angeles, California |
| J. P. Calderon | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Male | Long Beach, California |
| Johan Cederstrand | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 176 lb (80 kg) | Male | Marina del Rey, California |
| Jordan Condra | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 105 lb (48 kg) | Female | Tucson, Arizona |
| Jonathon D. Cox | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Male | Highland, Indiana |
| Lakiska Finger | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Female | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Kate Heffernan | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 125 lb (57 kg) | Female | Palm Desert, California |
| Brian Kehoe | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Male | Reno, Nevada |
| Jordan Lee3 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | 105 lb (48 kg) | Female | Santa Clarita, California |
| Traci Moslenko | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | 108 lb (49 kg) | Female | Yorba Linda, California |
| Robert Naughton | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Male | Beverly Hills, California |
| Lisa Riddle | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | 113 lb (51 kg) | Female | Hesperia, California |
| Ligia Rodrigues | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm) | 114 lb (52 kg) | Female | Brockton, Massachusetts |
| Christopher Paul Strandburg | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 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.
Models as of Season 3
| Name | Height | Weight | Sex | Residence/Hometown |
| Shelby Stingley | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 125 lb (57 kg) | Female | Los Angeles, California[1] |
| Billy Marquart | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Male | Los Angeles, California |
| Brian Bernie | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Male | Moorpark, California |
| CC Fontana | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm) | 115 lb (52 kg) | Female | Long Island, New York |
| Chris Jones | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Male | Falls Church, Virginia |
| Christian Prelle | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Male | |
| Crystal Truehart | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm) | 122 lb (55 kg) | Female | Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Danny Nuñez | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 178 lb (81 kg) | Male | La Crescenta, California |
| Daria Lukonina | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 118 lb (54 kg) | Female | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
| Desiree Bick | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Female | Pacific Palisades, California | |
| Dominic Figlio | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Male | Northridge, California |
| Kate Heffernan | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 125 lb (57 kg) | Female | Palm Desert, California |
| Dominique Sharpe | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm) | 100 lb (45 kg) | Female | Los Angeles, California |
| Grasie Mercedes | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | 120 lb (54 kg) | Female | New York, New York |
| Joe Monbleau | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Male | Rota, Spain |
| Jordan Condra | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 105 lb (48 kg) | Female | Tucson, Arizona |
| J.P. Calderon | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Male | Long Beach, California |
| Brian Kehoe | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Male | Reno, Nevada |
| Lakiska Finger | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Female | Irving, Texas |
| Ligia Rodrigues | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 114 lb (52 kg) | Female | Brockton, Massachusetts |
| Lisa Riddle | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | 113 lb (51 kg) | Female | Hesperia, California |
| Nadia Alexandria | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 124 lb (56 kg) | Female | Moscow, Russia |
| Paul Anderson | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 174 lb (79 kg) | Male | Orlando, Florida |
| Payton Brady | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Male | Denver, North Carolina |
| Rodrigo de Carli | 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (189 cm) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Male | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Shaun McCarron | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | Male | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Sorin Mihalache | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Male | Romania |
Models as of Season 4
| Name | Height | Weight | Sex | Residence/Hometown |
| J.P. Calderon | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Male | Long Beach, California |
| Crystal Truehart | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm) | 122 lb (55 kg) | Female | Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Xian Mikol | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Female | Los Angeles, California | |
| Paul Vandervort | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Male | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Chandler Maness | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Male | Coevorden, Netherlands |
| Brian Kehoe | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Male | Reno, Nevada |
| Maurice Townsell | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | Male | Reno, Nevada | |
| Braneka Basset | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 110 lb (50 kg) | Female | Freeport, Bahamas |
| Sorin Mihalache | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Male | Romania |
| CC Fontana | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm) | 115 lb (52 kg) | Female | Long Island, New York |
| Crystal 'Toi' Winston | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Female | San Diego, California | |
| Gavyn Michaels | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 182 lb (83 kg) | Male | Tampa, Florida |
| Danny Nuñez | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 178 lb (81 kg) | Male | La Crescenta, California |
| Dominic Figlio | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Male | Northridge, California |
| Dominique Sharpe | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Female | Los Angeles, California | |
| Hazuki Kato | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 105 lb (48 kg) | Female | Tokyo, Japan |
| Martin Ritchie | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Male | Austin, Texas |
| Erika Wilhite | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | Female | Los Angeles, California | |
| Mia Fields | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | 113 lb (51 kg) | Female | Hesperia, California |
| Michael Anderson | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | Male | Flint, Michigan | |
| Nadia Alexandria | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | 124 lb (56 kg) | Female | Orange County, California |
| Christian Prelle | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | Male | Orange County, California | |
| Selina Inkrote | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | Female | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | |
| Payton Brady | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Male | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Polina Tretiakova | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm) | Female | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Traci Moslenko1 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Female | Orange County, California |
- 1 Fired by Janice in Season 4, Episode 9.
See also
References
External links
- The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency at IMDb
- Burke, Bill. "Tough love: Janice Dickinson reveals kinder, gentler side on 'Modeling Agency'", The Edge, Boston Herald, 26 August 2008.