subject: First Impressions Tampa To Hold Florida's Best Fashion Model Search [print this page] First Impressions Tampa has announced that the Florida's Best Fashion Model Search event will be held November 5, 6 & 7, 2010 at the Bay harbor Inn Resort facing Tampa Bay. The event is open to male and female entries between the ages of 15 and 30. Owner Joann Torretta states that the event will be just as unique in the industry as her own modeling school has been.
In an industry that is known for not taking care of it's talent, Joann Torretta has built a modeling school that teachs students not just what they need to know and do to get work in the industry but how to do so safely and professionally. Joann is a nationally known fashion consultant and coach that has trained over 70,000 aspiring models and actors, and won countless awards for helping people reach their career goals in the fashion and modeling industry. Ms. Torretta is also a graduate of Northwestern Universit's School of Speech and Communication and has won the distinguished Leading Fashion Educator award from New York City's Institute of Technology.
The event will award not just titles and trophies, but an 8 day 7 night resort stay amongst each of three age groups, and also name an overall winner plus one runner up. The overall winner will receive a trip to New York City and meetings with top modeling agencies including airfare and hotel accomodations. Also included will be a one year membership in The Models Guild Of Tampa Bay, and a full year of exposure on the First Impressions website. The first runner up will be awarded a professional fashion photo shoot including hair and makeup, fifty color composite cards plus the one year membership to The Models Guild of Tampa Bay and afull year of online exposure on the First Impressions website.
According to Ms. Torretta, this type of event is vital to anyone getting into this industry for a host of reasons. She cites her own daughter, Gayle Guyardo, former NBC News Anchor on WFLA-TV in Tampa Bay and current host of 'Access Gayle', as having developed strong performance skills by competing in numerous competitions in the USA throughout her school years.
For those aspiring to the fashion and modeling industries, this event is an opportunity not to be missed.
