barbizon is FAKE

Options talent, emodle, etc. 

Same game, different game. This has been going on for YEARS. 

 

from wiki: 

Talent scouting scandal 

 

In September 2002, Pearlman purchased Mark Tolner's internet-based talent company, Options Talent Group f/k/a Sector Communications (previously named Emodel and Studio 5, which would then go through several names including Trans Continental Talent, TCT, Wilhelmina Scouting Network (WSN), Web Style Network, Fashion Rock and Talent Rock. Regardless of the name, all incarnations were based on the business model used by Emodel founder Ayman el Difrawi (aka Alec Defrawy), himself a convicted conman,[16] who played a principal role in running Options / TCT / WSN [17] and setting up Fashion Rock. The companies received unfavorable press attention, ranging from questions about their business practices to outright declarations that they were scams.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] 

 

After Hotjobs and Monster.com pulled over a thousand of the company's job ads from their boards,[26] they were further advertised on the Difrawi-founded[27] "Industry Magazine" website. The Better Business Bureau's opinion about Options / TCT / WSN was negative (a "pattern of complaints concerning misrepresentation in selling practices").[28] The New York State Consumer Protection Board issued an alert, naming it the largest example they had found of a photo mill scam[29] (in which agencies force models to shoot portfolios with photographers on their own payrolls), and a State Senator called it trying "to make a quick, dishonest dollar"[30]. 

 

The San Francisco labor Commissioner declared it in violation of California law, and several state agencies were reported to be investigating.[31] In Florida, around 2,000 complaints were filed with the then-Attorney General Charlie Crist and the Better Business Bureau, and an investigation was started by Assistant AG Dowd. However, no charges were filed, as the newly appointed Assistant AG MacGregor was unable to find "any substantial violations" and the company had declared bankruptcy, "leaving no deep pockets to collect damages from."[32][33] 

 

By June 2004, Fashion Rock, LLC had filed a civil suit for defamation against some who had criticized Pearlman's talent businesses and outed suspicions of bankruptcy fraud. The case was dismissed and closed in 2006.[34][35][36] One of the accused, Canadian consumer-fraud expert Les Henderson, successfully pursued a libel lawsuit against Pearlman, Tolner, El-Difrawi and several others.[37][38][39] 

 

Fashion Rock, LLC lived on until February 2, 2007,[40][41] when its assets were sold in Pearlman's bankruptcy proceeding.[42][43] Mr. Difrawi currently runs Softrock.org and OMG Talent, from the same address as former TCT.

i honestly dont think this is a scam , its not like they gaurentee work. also im gonig this saturday and i think im going to have very fun , so yall saying its a scam , dont acually say if it is or not if you never down it

Barbizon is not a scam. Really and truely everyone that is saying it is all I have to say is "Its a working progress". I just graduated from the class. And the graduation was amazing. I've auditioned for the IMTA and the Barbizon Competiton and I got call backs for both. Yes! it does cost alot of money but if you are really devoted and want to make something happen you have stick your mind to it and fight your hardest fight. I've also received an intern opportunity. So everything takes time its not going to happen over night.

They are not fake cause i just got back from there and they said i was giong to make it and i am giong to have alot of job and i know this girl and she is getting paid alot of money so..

OKAY I HAVE GRADUATED FROM BARBIZON I HAVE BEEN ON AUDITIONS AND I HAVE GOTTEN CALLBACKS! BARBIZON IS NOT A FRAUD! YOU PAY YOURMONEY AND THEY GIVE YOU THE TRAINING YOU NEED. I MEAN IT'S LIKE ANYTHING IN THE WORLD ITS NOT GIVEN TO YOU YOU HAVE TO GO OUT THERE AND WORK FOR IT. THAT'S THE PROBLEM YOU GUYS JUST WANT IT HANDED TO YOU..THATS WHY YALL HAVENT BECOME SUCCESSFUL YET ALL YOU HAVE TO TO IS TRUST& BELIEVE IN GOD WORK HARD AND YOU WILL SUCCED! & TRUST 7 BEILEVE I WILL BE SUCCESSFULL !

I go to Barbizon and I think I'll be graduating soon. But don't be expecting a job to be covergirl on the Ralph Lauren catalog the day after you graduate. Barbizon isn't here to make you famous, or get you jobs. It is there to boost you up and get you to that level, so you CAN eventually have a career. Who knows? Maybe that skill of putting on makeup will be important!

These are agencies in name only. They will connect you with photographers and other agencies during your tenure at the school. The ones that get hired use the opportunties afforded them in conjunction with whether you have the it factor or aggressive parents/benefactors. If you ain't that hot they will take you in and give you lessons to improve your posture and instruct you on how to make up and dress. They offer you acting lessons as well which will prove to be a life skill. But if you ain't got it, you just ain't got it. But I will never tell you. I have seen some hopeless cases there but you can dress up a cactus just so many ways. In the end you have to work with what God gave yah!!!

Whether you are looking for a modeling agency, a regular school, or helping your child advance in today's world, you have to look at the cost vs. the results, or in business terms, your ROI- return on investment. Sure, schools are expensive, especially the ones that have excellent classes and have contacts in the industry when you graduate. Lots of people are complaining here that never seemed to start or complete the classes, so it's unfair to complain because you are an outsider who has never experienced the school's results. Even if you DO go through and graduate, what do you expect? That everyone will be beating down your door with modeling contracts worth millions of dollars? NO! You have to start at the bottom like everyone else, and work at this job 24 hours a day every day. That's the secret to success no matter what you do. Too may parents think the road to fame and fortune just happens- it doesn't. Brook Shields was a child actress, and if you read everything her mother wrote about her auditions and how much time it took to get her noticed, you will begin to understand how hard it is to get a break. But IF you do, then you can look back an say that EVERY school, every class, every step you took was well worth it. I have been running a music program for teens for the past year here in Chicago, and you would not believe how hard it is to get the teens to get up and get moving, and even worse, get the parents to get involved. Too many parents think that things happen all by thenselves. You have to have a plan, and execute it, whether you are in modeling or any other profession. Work at this modeling/acting/performing and you WILL be successful. At the least your child will learn how to handle themselves and be ready for life in the real world. Barbizon is not just a modeling agency- they are life coaches who teach poise, style, and grace- things that are sorely missing in today's teens.

Whether you are looking for a modeling agency, a regular school, or helping your child advance in today's world, you have to look at the cost vs. the results, or in business terms, your ROI- return on investment. Sure, schools are expensive, especially the ones that have excellent classes and have contacts in the industry when you graduate. Lots of people are complaining here that never seemed to start or complete the classes, so it's unfair to complain because you are an outsider who has never experienced the school's results. Even if you DO go through and graduate, what do you expect? That everyone will be beating down your door with modeling contracts worth millions of dollars? NO! You have to start at the bottom like everyone else, and work at this job 24 hours a day every day. That's the secret to success no matter what you do. Too may parents think the road to fame and fortune just happens- it doesn't. Brook Shields was a child actress, and if you read everything her mother wrote about her auditions and how much time it took to get her noticed, you will begin to understand how hard it is to get a break. But IF you do, then you can look back an say that EVERY school, every class, every step you took was well worth it. I have been running a music program for teens for the past year here in Chicago, and you would not believe how hard it is to get the teens to get up and get moving, and even worse, get the parents to get involved. Too many parents think that things happen all by thenselves. You have to have a plan, and execute it, whether you are in modeling or any other profession. Work at this modeling/acting/performing and you WILL be successful. At the least your child will learn how to handle themselves and be ready for life in the real world. Barbizon is not just a modeling agency- they are life coaches who teach poise, style, and grace- things that are sorely missing in today's teens.

I completely agree with dressed2kill! Barbizon's job is to train you not to get you work. It's just like going to college. If you go you gain knowledge of different skills, but it does not guarantee you a job!