Face National Models and Talent
To Whom It May Concern:
Face National Models and Talent was
recently here in Oklahoma City (July 12-14) holding a
model search.
I was one of the supposedly 81 to get a contract with
a spot reserved to use their photographer after a first
payment of $170.
I believed Face to be a legitimate company until I tried
to go to their website last night, and could not find
it, nor could I find a listing of Face in the online
yellow pages.
After searching I came across your website, and I was
blown away by the number of people who had bad dealings
with Face.
Face National Models and Talent put
an ad in our local newspaper on July 7 stating that they
would be at the Marriott Hotel July 12-13 from 3-7 pm
only.
I went on July 13 at about 4:30 pm, and when I arrived
they gave me a piece of paper to fill out with my personal
info, and what type of modeling I wanted to do. Then
they told me to go in and sit down because the next meeting
was about to start.
A lady named McKlayne Haugen spoke about how they were
looking for models and talent to sign.
After she spoke, she and another man sat in the back
of the room at a table and called names from the info
sheet.
When I was called back by McKlayne, she asked how old
I was and told me to smile. Then she had me turn sideways
and turn my torso towards her. She scribbled some stuff
on my sheet, and told me to come back later that night
at 8 pm with a picture of myself, and gave me another
info sheet to fill out.
When I went back at 8 pm, there was a table where you
had to sign in at up under a group 1-8 that was on my
info sheet that I was given.
After I signed in there was a guy standing in the doorway
with a camcorder having everyone state their name and
age.
I did that and went in to sit down in a room that was
already full with a lot of people still coming in.
Kerrie was already talking and he continued to talk
for about an hour. He talked about how they were different
from Model Search America and other agencies; how their
website was state of the art; and how much money you
would make with promotional, runway, trade show, and
informal modeling.
He also talked about how Face had their own photographer,
and they had 16 spaces left for the shoot that they were
going to be doing here for the models who needed to get
composite cards made.
After he finished talking, McKlayne came up and gave
each group a number to call and a time to call the next
day to find out if you were going to get a contract.
After that the meeting was over.
I was in Group 5, and I was told to call between 10
and 10:30 am. I did call several times and kept getting
a busy signal, but after about 10-15 minutes I got through.
McKlayne answered the phone (I recognized her voice),
and she said, "You got the contract," and asked
if I wanted to reserve a spot for their photographer.
I said, "Yes."
She then told me that in order to reserve my spot I
had to come back to the hotel at 3 pm and bring $170
with me.
When I went at 3 pm there were about 10 people in the
room looking over the contract and the payment agreement
for the photographer.
After I read over my papers I went to the back of the
room to a table where McKlayne was sitting, and she spoke
with me and another lady at the same time.
She asked if we had any questions about either papers;
then she had us sign both papers and give her the money
for the first payment.
I paid in cash, and when I asked her for a receipt she
said that my receipt was the payment agreement sheet.
She then gave us a packet of papers stapled together,
and told us to bring it with us to the workshop on July
30, and that she would see us then.
I did try to contact Face National Model and
Talent by phone, but a recording came on stating
their business hours and the extensions of their employees.
When I punched in the Melanie Warner extension, her
answering machine came on with a message for July 17
saying that she was either out of the office or on the
phone, and to leave a message.
I did leave a message and have yet to hear from her,
but I will let you know what happens.
I am very upset that Face National Models and
Talent has not been shut down, and I am going
to do everything that I can to get them shut down.
I really thought that this was going to be my big break,
and it has disappointed me very much, but I will continue
to try to do modeling, because it is something that I
have always wanted to do.
Thank you,
My name is Melanie Werner with Face Models, and I am
one of the Event Coordinators.
I am responding to the letter that was sent into this
website, Modeling Scams, concerning Oklahoma City.
If I have not already contacted you back since you have
written this email to Modeling Scams, please contact
myself again if possible, because I would love to help
you with any of your questions or concerns.
I do return every single phone message that is left
on my voice mail here at the agency.
Thank you again.
Melanie Werner
Talent Event Coordinator
Face National Models & Talent
p.704-333-3137
f.704-333-3964
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