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The Model of the Year 2010 calendar is now on sale, so make sure you grab your copy quickly so you can use it as soon as the new year arrives! Featuring all of our gorgeous Model of the Year finalists and winner Talitha Minnis on the cover! The official venue for the shoot was the Karma Kafe, and Beluga Bars in Norwich, who sponsor the Academy events. The calendar images were taken by official Academy photographer's Lee Harvey, and Barry Moppett, and the calendar was designed by Damian Thomas. Our sponsors Model Support are producing and selling The Model of the Year calendar for the Academy, giving us more time to start organising The Model of the Year 2010 competition! You can pick up your copy of the calendar here. |
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Kerri and the team would like to thank everyone for their support throughout 2009, The Academy has grown so much over the last year and has helped hundreds of new and existing models since we began! A big thank you to Shell who donated a grant to help Kerri develop the business and The Model of the Year grand final, after Kerri won their Grand Ideas Awards earlier this year out of hundreds of business entrants! We are very excited about new things we are bringing to the Academy for 2010, and even more opportunities for all our members! Wishing everyone a happy Christmas and successful new year. |
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Kerri has appeared on BBC several times this month as a spokeswoman for the modelling industry. She has had several live slots on BBC Norfolk where she has taken several of her Academy girls in to chat live on air with her, including the new Model of the Year winner Talitha Minnis! She has also featured in various newspapers about The Model of the Year contest and how she hopes to change the industry. The BBC loved the interviews Kerri did for Radio Norfolk and for their website so they placed her as the main story on the BBC England homepage for millions to see! The homepage feature also talked about scams affecting the industry and how many girls are ripped off by beauty pageants. With so much going on in the press at the moment about models being scammed new girls wanting to get into the industry don't have many people to turn to that they can trust. Kerri not only runs the biggest model training school in the UK, she is always available to Academy members and non members alike to offer them advice and help them to avoid scams. To view all of Kerri's BBC press features please click here. |
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The Model of the Year final held a special surprise for the 2009 finalists, teaming up with UK Beauties to offer 4 of them the chance to go on an all expenses paid trip to China for an international beauty pageant! All flights, food, travel in China, accomodation, and excursions are covered by the pageant giving the girls a trip of a lifetime! The 4 girls who met the specific age and height requirements were announced at The Model of the Year grand final on November 20th, these were: Danielle Sheehan from Diss, Emma Watson from Norwich, Hayley Arnold from London, and Micky Sasse from East Sussex! The four girls chosen will also receive a crown, sash and beauty pageant training event with UK Beauties before they fly out to represent their country at the international final next year! The Academy is proud to be sending its best girls to compete internationally, and no other company works harder for their girls to give them these amazing opportunities than Kerri does! |
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Over 400 guests turned up to the red carpet event at Sprowston Manor in Norwich, and 30 finalists competed for the title of Model of the Year 2010! Talitha Minnis aged 17 from Lowestoft walked away as the overall winner taking home the crown, and lots and lots of prizes! (£13,000 prize jackpot overall!) It was a very close contest with runners up Emma Watson coming in second place, and Danielle Sheehan in third! Since Talitha's win she has had shoots for the front cover of the official Model of the Year 2010 calendar, appeared in her local newspaper, appeared live on BBC Radio Norfolk with Kerri, and even been featured on the BBC England homepage seen by millions! So it's been a busy week for our new winner and we look forward to promoting her and launching her official website in the new year. |
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Over 1000 girls throughout the UK entered our Grid Girl calendar search for the 2010 calendar, the public whittled these down to a final 12 who will all be appearing in the 2010 calendar! The calendar was shot in July at Snetterton race track and judges from Foxhill Motorcross, Nuts, Loaded and Global Calendars have now picked Amy Walton as the winner of the contest! Amy appears on the front cover of the calendar, and will be working for Foxhill Motorcross as a Grid Girl next year. Amy has already worked for us several times this year as a Grid Girl for Thundersport GB and always does a great job on the grid! Global Calendars are selling the calendar, they also produce calendars for Lucy Pinder, Abi Titmuss, and The Daily Star! So the official 2010 Grid Girls calendar is in great company! You can pick up your copy here. To enter our 2010 Grid Girl calendar girl contest please click here. |
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