Face National Models and Talent
To Whom It May Concern:
Yesterday, March 5, 2002, I went to the Marriot Hotel
at the Courtyard in Philadelphia, PA, to get my pictures
done with a so-called "professional photographer."
I have already paid the $600. I cannot believe I did
not find this website until today.
On April 13, 2002, I am supposed to go to the Holiday
Inn in Philadelphia, again to see my pictures, and pay
the "recommended" $388 for 150 composite cards.
Their website http://www.facemodels.com has
changed numerous times since I first visited it in January.
I heard about Face Models on the radio,
then I went to a hotel where they were to check it out.
Two men were there and a woman —they were the
only three people taking care of the whole thing. The
one guy's name was Carrie, and the woman was his wife.
He talked about modeling for Versace, and that his two
twin sons model also.
Out of two days being there about 1,500 people showed
up; out of them they picked about 60 people, and I was
one of them.
Next place we had to go was the Holiday Inn in Philadelphia
on February 16, 2002. This was a "model workshop," they
called it. At this place Carrie was there, and he was
the only one. He collected the second payment of $213,
I believe, and was taking cash. He did not give receipts
to the people who paid in cash unless they asked; I paid
by check.
The room was filled with about 70 people, and some man
in the crowd brought up the unsatisfactory report
with the BBB.
Carrie justified it by saying that they have many clients
and having only 45 complaints since 1999 is not that
bad, and many of them were customer service complaints.
Someone stood up and asked why he was not giving receipts,
and he said he did to those who asked. The entire thing
seemed very, very unprofessional. Carrie did not even
have extra pens when someone had to write something down.
He literally sat up front behind a table with a wad of
cash. He was scheduling people for their photo shoots.
I was supposed to get my pictures done on Saturday,
March 2, 2002, but I was sick. My father called the company's
phone number (704) 333-3137, and no one ever answered.
He drove to the Marriot to tell them I could not make
it, and a woman there named Ilona (I think she was Russian),
said I could go on Tuesday. I thought it was weird that
their phone is never answered.
So yesterday I went to get my pictures done. There were
about 10 models there. We waited in the lobby until we
could go up into the room to get changed.
The room they rented was not a suite, just a regular
room. Where is this $600 going? We were squeezed in this
tiny room. There were two makeup artists, one was Ilona
(I don't know the name of the other girl).
The pictures were shot very, very quickly. How could
these pictures turn out any good if they are done so
fast? They were rushing to get us done quickly, because
there were more models showing up at 12:30 pm.
Should professional photos not be done slowly, so every
model can get the best? We shot on location at the hotel —we
did not get to drive anywhere else. I do not think these
pictures were done at the best quality.
On April 13, 2002, I get to go and see these pictures. Face
Models should be shut down. I am appalled
they have gotten even this far. I just wanted this
letter to be seen by other models, and hopefully they
will be saved from wasting so much money. IT IS A SCAM!
Thank you,
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