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ModelWire Network is a great resource for aspiring models. According to their official site, "ModelWire Network is the social epicenter of modeling, connecting aspiring talent to creative professionals who live, breathe, and work in fashion everyday."

Recently, Modelwire Network featured That IMTA Blog as part of the Industry Wire blog roll.

(Screenshot of the IMTA blog post as featured on ModelWire Network.)

At our last IMTA Convention, Joey Hunter (the visionary behind ModelWire Network), met with some IMTA Contestants to answer their questions about the modeling industry.

For more information on ModelWire Network and to read their industry blog, please visit the ModelWire Industry Wire official website.

IMTA's Josh Duhamel, Ashton Kutcher and Ashley Greene at the MTV Movie Awards!

According to MTV.com the following stars will be presenting at the MTV Movie Awards: "In addition to the previously announced Nicki Minaj, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Selena Gomez, Emma Stone, Cameron Diaz, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy, Shia LaBeouf, Patrick Dempsey and Josh Duhamel....Hosted by Jason Sudeikis, the 20th annual MTV Movie Awards will air live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, on Sunday, June 5, at 9 p.m. ET."

Josh Duhamel competed at the same IMTA Convention with Ashton Kutcher in 1997. After winning Male Model of the Year, Josh has been on the popular television series Las Vegas and in feature films such as When In Rome, Ramona and Beezus, Life as We Know It, and Transformers! He is currently working on six new projects, including the third installment of Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

According to MTV, IMTA alum Ashley Greene's movie, "Eclipse leads the pack of 2011 MTV Movie Awards nominees with eight nods, including Best Movie, Best Fight and Best Kiss." Ashley competed at IMTA in 2004 and has been cast in numerous roles since IMTA, including the popular Twilight Saga as Alice Cullen. Ashley is currently on post production on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 1, due in theaters November 18, 2011 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 2 due for release November 2012.

IMTA Alum Ashton Kutcher was nominated for Best Comedic Performance for his role in the film No Strings Attached. Ashton has an exciting new role on the hit TV show Two and a Half Men. This is Ashton's first television series role since 2006 with That 70's Show. He competed at IMTA in 1997 and won IMTA's Most Sought After Male Model! Ashton said in an IMTA interview, "If you want to be a model, actor, singer or dancer, IMTA is the place to be! I'm on the top of my world right now!"

Be sure to visit MTV.com and vote for Ashton and Ashley and watch the awards June 5th to see Josh present!

IMTA Alumni Make Maxim Magazine's Hot List!

Check out the three IMTA stars who made Maxim's Hot List 2011! Lyndsy Fonseca, Ashley Greene and Lauren Storm each earned a spot on the list that honor the most beautiful women in the world! Previous IMTA alumni featured on Maxim's Hot List include Katie Holmes, Jessica Biel, Adrianne Palicki, Eva Longoria and Jessica White.
When Lyndsy competed at IMTA in 2003, she won 2nd Runner up for Young Miss Dancer of the Year and Honorable Mention Young Miss Talent of the Year! Lyndsy recently starred in the feature films Hot Tub Time Machine and Kick Ass and is currently starring in the TV show Nikita. Lyndsy's currenty working on the action sequal Kick-Ass 2: Balls to the Wall.

After Lauren competed at IMTA in New York, she guest-starred in many television shows such as 7th Heaven with IMTA alum Jessica Biel, CSI:Miami and 24. She is best known for her continuing role as Taylor Hagan in the NBC's Discovery Channel hit series Flight 29 Down, which also stars another IMTA alum Jeremey Kissner. Lauren is in post production on the film Munger Road.

Ashley competed at IMTA in 2004! She has been cast in numerous roles since IMTA, including the popular Twilight Saga as Alice Cullen. Ashley's other movie credits include Summer's Blood, Shrink, Otis and Radio Free Albemuth. Ashley is currently working on many new films including Butter, LOL, A Warrior's Heart, The Apparition and The Boom Boom Room. Ashley is currently on post production on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 1, due in theaters November 18, 2011 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 2 due for release November 2012.

IMTA's Ashley Greene in InStyle Magazine!

Check out these gorgeous pictures of Ashley Greene featured in InStyle Magazine. Ashley talks about her style, different ways she does her hair and current fashions.

Ashley competed at IMTA in 2004! She has been cast in numerous roles since IMTA, including the popular Twilight Saga as Alice Cullen. Ashley's other movie credits include Summer's Blood, Shrink, Otis and Radio Free Albemuth. Ashley is currently working on many new films including Butter, LOL, A Warrior's Heart, The Apparition and The Boom Boom Room. Ashley is currently on post production on The Twilght Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 1, due in theaters November 18, 2011 and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 2 due for release November 2012.

IMTA Alums Nominated for Popstar Awards!

Raini Rodriguez IMTA 2005

IMTA stars Raini Rodriguez, Ashley Greene, Alyson Stoner, Tiffany Thornton and Josh Duhamel are all nominated for Popstar Awards. Raini is nominated for newcomer and her movie Prom, Ashley for best actress, female beauty and Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Josh for his film Ramona and Beezus, Alsyon Stoner for Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam and Tiffany Thornton her TV show for Sonny with a Chance. Visit Popstar to vote for them.

Tiffany Thornton IMTA 2003

Alyson Stoner IMTA 2000

Ashely Greene IMTA 2004

Josh Duhamel IMTA 1997

IMTA's Ashley Greene on the Cover of Glamour!

Ashely Greene is gracing the cover of the May issue of Glamour Magazine! Ashley competed at IMTA in 2004, when she said,"I'm so thankful I got the opportunity to be here at IMTA because there are so many people and so many opportunities. I want to come back to IMTA even if do I make something big of it. I definitely want to come back, it was a lot of fun!"

Ashley recently hosted the Donate My Dress campaign. She held a Twitterview and answered questions related to the prom from all over the country. Ashley is best known for her role as Alice Cullen in the blockbuster hit movies Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Eclipse. Ashley is now filming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Part 2.

Ashley Greene on the Cover of Cosmo!

IMTA alum Ashley Greene is on the cover of the January Issue of Cosmopolitan magazine! She recently tweeted: "So excited to be on my first Cosmo cover! Pick up the January issue on sale now!!"

Ashley competed at IMTA in 2004, when she said, "I'm so thankful I got the opportunity to be here at IMTA because there are so many people and so many opportunities. I wa

nt to come back to IMTA even if do I make something big of it. I definitely want to come back, it was a lot of fun!"

Ashley's big break was when she got the role as Alice Cullen in the blockbuster hit movies Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon! Ashley is also currently in production on many projects including: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Warrior, The Apparition, and the

film Butter.

Ashley recently posted a photo to her twitter wearing a t-shirt in support of Arm The Animals charity organization, a group set out to help ab

used and neglected animals. Arm the Animal's mission statement is "To create killer T-Shirts and raise money for cash-strapped animal care organizations! To join Ashley in helping the animals, shirts are available for purchase at armtheanimals.com.

IMTA's Ashley Greene Donated Dress to Support Breast Cancer Research

IMTA alum Ashley Greene is participating with the online auction site eBay to support breast cancer prevention and treatment. She is donating a dress of hers to be auctioned off to raise funds to battle the disease. The funds raised will benenfit 100 participating non-profit organizations including the American Cancer Society, Avon Foundation for Women, Bright Pink, City of Hope and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Ashley competed at IMTA in 2004, is best known for her role in The Twilight Movie series. After she competed at IMTA she shared the following: "I'm so thankful I got the opportunity to be here at IMTA because there are so many people and so many opportunities. I want to come back to IMTA even if do I make something big of it. I definitely want to come back, it was a lot of fun!"

To view items up for auction in support of the cure for breast cancer,

please visit eBay Giving Works.

IMTA Alum Ashley Greene at the VMA'S!

Did you see IMTA alum Ashley Greene last night at the VMA'S? She looked amazing as she introduced Florence And The Machine with Jared Leto.

If you didn't see it, you're in luck! MTV is re-airing the entire awards show tonight complete with the pre-show (so you can catch Ashley's beautiful white carpet arrival!). Ashley is making many of the best-dressed lists for the event!

Ashley competed at IMTA in 2004, when she said,"I'm so thankful I got the opportunity to be here at IMTA because there are so many people and so many opportunities. I want to come back to IMTA even if do I make something big of it. I definitely want to come back, it was a lot of fun!"

To learn more about IMTA, please visit our official site.

IMTA Alums Win at the Teen Choice Awards!

Congratulations to the following IMTA alumni for winning at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards:

Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer: Ashley Greene (IMTA 2004): The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy: Ashton Kutcher (IMTA 1997): Valentine’s Day

Choice Movie Actor: Comedy: Ashton Kutcher (IMTA 1997): Killers

Teen Choice Awards Airing Tonight!

Tune into the 2010 Teen Choice Awards to see how many awards are won by the five IMTA alumni who are nominated! The following stars all competed on the at IMTA conventions where they were seen by the many talent scouts, managers and agents who were looking for new talent:
Jessica Biel, IMTA alum from 1994, is up for Choice Movie: Hissy Fit and Choice Female Hottie from Valentine's Day which co stars IMTA alum Ashton Kutcher!

Josh Duhamel and Ashton Kutcher are competing once again. This time for Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy- Josh for When in Rome and Ashton for Valentine's Day. These two first battled it out on the IMTA runways in 1997 where Josh won Male Model of the Year and Ashton won Most Sought After Male Model.

Ashton Kutcher is also nominated for Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon-Male and Choice Twit.

Eva Longoria, IMTA alum 1998, is up for Choice Activist and Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon-Female! She stars as Gabby on the hit TV show Desperate Housewives. She has also worked with many wonderful chartitable projects such as: "Yo Sumo"a campaign which encouraged Hispanics to participate in the 2010 census. She is also the founder of the non-profit Eva’s Heroes dedicated to the developmentally challenged, and is involved with the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic civil rights organization.

Ashley Greene, IMTA alum 2004, is nominated for the Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer award for her turn Alice Cullen in The Twilight Saga: New Moon! She has recently started a new campaign as ambassador for Avon's younger brand called Mark! As brand ambassador for Mark, she will appear in the Mark magalog, website, as well as in print and online advertising.

ALL of these A-list celebs got their start at an IMTA Convention! For information about competing at IMTA, please visit our official site!

Ashley Greene in the August Issue of Elle Magazine!

IMTA alum Ashley Greene is on the cover Elle magazine! Ashley competed at IMTA in 2004, when she said,"I'm so thankful I got the opportunity to be here at IMTA because there are so many people and so many opportunities. I want to come back to IMTA even if do I make something big of it. I definitely want to come back, it was a lot of fun!"

While competing at IMTA, Ashley signed with a manager and agent! She was cast in the star-making role as Alice Cullen in the blockbuster hit movies Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon! You can go to theaters now and see Ashley in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse! She is currently in production for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn!

Vote for IMTA Alums for Teen Choice Awards!

The nominees for the 2010 Teen Choice Awards are out and five IMTA alumni are nominated! Please vote for:

Jessica Biel for Choice Movie: Hissy Fit and Choice Female Hottie from Valentine's Day!
Ashley Greene for Choice Movie: Female Scene Stealer for The Twilight Saga: New Moon!
Eva Longoria for Choice Activist and Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon-Female!
Ashton Kutcher and Josh Duhamel are competing once again. This time for Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy- Josh for When in Rome and Ashton for Valentine's Day!
Ashton Kutcher Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon-Male and Choice Twit!
You can vote for each of your IMTA faves once each day. The winners will be announced August 9th on Fox!

ALL of these A-list celebs got their start at an IMTA Convention! For information about competing at IMTA, please visit our official site!

Check out the video below to see Ashton and Josh when they first competed against other in 1997 at IMTA!

Ashley Greene Presenting at ESPYS Tonight!

IMTA's Ashley Greene is presenting at ESPYS tonight! She just tweeted: "So excited to be presenting at the @espys on Wednesday!" The ESPY Awards celebrate the best sport stories of the year and is presented annually. This year's awards will be hosted by Seth Meyers! The 2010 ESPYs will be air, Wednesday, July 14 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPNHD from the Nokia Theatre at L.A. More unique content will be available on a variety of ESPN multimedia platforms including ESPN.com, ESPN Mobile, ESPN Deportes and ESPN International.

Ashley competed at IMTA in 2004, when she said,"I'm so thankful I got the opportunity to be here at IMTA because there are so many people and so many opportunities. I want to come back to IMTA even if do I make something big of it. I definitely want to come back, it was a lot of fun!" She has been very busy this year. She has recently started a new campaign as ambassador for Avon's younger brand called Mark! As brand ambassador for Mark, she will appear in the Mark magalog, website, as well as in print and online advertising. Her huge movie Eclipse just opened in theaters and is doing extremely well. She portrays Alice in the third installment of the Twilight films. She is also currently in production on many projects including: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Warrior, The Apparition, and the film Butter.

IMTA Alum Ashley Greene in Eclipse!

This is it!!! Tonight, marks the world premiere of the new feature film in the Twilight Saga, Eclipse! IMTA Alum Ashley Greene reprises her role as Alice in the blockbuster film! But there's more to Ashley than the Twilight franchise.

"The 'Twilight' saga has kind of given us this instant fame and no one's really seen what we can do yet, apart from playing Alice or whichever character we're playing in the saga.... 'Twilight"s certainly given us an advantage in that we're able to walk into rooms that we couldn't before. There's a lot of things coming up on the horizon."

Ashley has a role in Butter. the upcoming ensemble film from the Weinstein Company that also stars Jennifer Garner, Hugh Jackman, Alicia Silverstone and Rob Corddry. Ashley's first starring role comes in a thriller called The Apparition, about a couple is haunted by a supernatural presence after a college experiment. Ashley also stars in Skateland, a coming-of-age drama set in the '80s that debuted at Sundance earlier this year.

Ashley is an alum of the International Modeling and Talent Association Convention. She competed at IMTA in 2004, when she said,"I'm so thankful I got the opportunity to be here at IMTA because there are so many people and so many opportunities. I want to come back to IMTA even if do I make something big of it. I definitely want to come back, it was a lot of fun!"

Check out Ashley Greene's program book photo. Her photo appeared in the book that is given to all of the agents, managers and casting directors who are in attendance searching for new faces to represent.

Here's the inside scoop about Ashley Greene (IMTA 2004) from Patrick Baca, CSA:

"Casting Director and IMTA Scout Patrick Baca, CSA first auditioned Ashley Greene when the actress was sixteen and a student at an IMTA Member modeling and talent training school in Jacksonville, Florida. Two years later, Ashley moved to Pasadena and at Patrick's encouragement, she began college and acting training. In 2006, Patrick gave Ashley one of her big breaks in the business when he and colleague Jean Scoccimarro cast Ashley in her first recurring role on Television. "Desire" was a night time serial drama which aired daily on MyNetworkTV for thirteen weeks. Ashley played "Renata" and appeared in seven episodes.Patrick also cast former IMTA contestant, Chuti Tiu in a recurring role on the same series. Chuti appeared in 36 episodes in the role of Detective Rachel Lin..."

Enjoy Ashley's performance as Alice in Eclipse! And check back here for all the latest Ashley Greene news!

IMTA's Ashley Greene on the Cover of Women's Health!

IMTA's Ashley Greene graces the cover of this month's Women's Health Magazine. In the issue, she discusses her thoughts on health and eating:"I'm a big believer in feeding your body what it needs. Deny yourself something and you're going to end up shoving your face full of it." She has recently started a new campaign as ambassador for Avon's younger brand called Mark! As brand ambassador for Mark, she will appear in the Mark magalog, website, as well as in print and online advertising.

Ashley competed at IMTA in 2004, when she said,"I'm so thankful I got the opportunity to be here at IMTA because there are so many people and so many opportunities. I want to come back to IMTA even if do I make something big of it. I definitely want to come back, it was a lot of fun!"

Ashley's big break was when she got the role as Alice Cullen in the blockbuster hit movies Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon! Ashley's next movie The Twilight Saga:Eclipse is opening June 30th! She is also currently in production on many projects including: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Warrior, The Apparition, and the film Butter.

IMTA's Ashley Greene is the New Face of Mark!

IMTA alum Ashley Greene is the new ambassador for Avon's younger brand called Mark! Claudia Poccia, global president of the line said, "Ashley has a natural beauty, but I love that she experiments with fashion. She mixes it up and makes it her own.” As brand ambassador for Mark, she will appear in the Mark magalog, website, as well as in print and online advertising.

Ashley competed at IMTA in 2004, when she said,"I'm so thankful I got the opportunity to be here at IMTA because there are so many people and so many opportunities. I want to come back to IMTA even if do I make something big of it. I definitely want to come back, it was a lot of fun!"

Ashley's big break was when she got the role as Alice Cullen in the blockbuster hit movies Twilight and The Twilight Saga: New Moon! Ashley's next movie The Twilight Saga:Eclipse is opening June 30th! She is also currently in production on many projects including: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Warrior, The Apparition, and the film Butter.

Ashley Greene on the Cover of Seventeen Magazine!

Check out IMTA's Ashley Greene on the cover of the June issue of Seventeen magazine. She gives the magazine a Twilight exclusive in an interview. Recently Summit Entertainment confirmed that Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Elizabeth Reaser, and Nikki Reed will all return as members of the Cullen Family in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn. The third film in the franchise, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is due in theaters on June 30, 2010.

Ashley competed at IMTA in 2004, when she said,"I'm so thankful I got the opportunity to be here at IMTA because there are so many people and so many opportunities. I want to come back to IMTA even if do I make something big of it. I definitely want to come back, it was a lot of fun!" She is joining an all-star ensemble cast for the feature film Butter!

Four IMTA Beauties make Maxim Magazine's Hot List!

Lauren Storm, Lyndsey Fonseca, Jessica Biel and Ashley Greene all were honored on Maxim Magazine's top 100 hottest!

Ashley recently was on the cover of Maxim magazine. She is currently appearing in the smash box office hit The Twilight Saga: New Moon! Ashley stars as Alice Cullen, the cute quirky vampire sister of Edward who has the special gift of seeing glimpses of the future. Ashley also starred as Alice in the first hit movie Twilight!

Lyndsy competed at IMTA in 2003 where she won 2nd Runner up for Young Miss Dancer of the Year and Honorable Mention Young Miss Talent of the Year. Lyndsy Fonseca recently starred in two movies Hot Tub Time Machine and Kick Ass.

IMTA alum '94 and superstar Jessica Biel's feature film The A Team is due in theaters on June 11. Jessica's big-screen treatment of the 1980’s hit TV series The A-Team is about a group of Iraq War veterans who want to clear their name with the U.S. military. In this action adventure film Jessica will portray Capt. Charisa Sosa.
After Lauren competed at IMTA in New York, she guest-starred in many television shows such as:7th Heaven with IMTA alum Jessica Biel, CSI:Miami and 24. She is best known for her continuing role as Taylor Hagan in the NBC's Discovery Channel hit series Flight 29 Down, which also stars another IMTA alum Jeremey Kissner.