The 1999 WILHELMINA · MODE
Model
Search
Official Rules
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1. To Enter: Complete the Official Entry Form (legibly hand print
or type only). If the $20.00 entry fee payment is via check/money
order, make payable to: WILHELMINA MODEL SEARCH. If payment is via
MasterCard, Visa or American Express, complete the appropriate section
on the entry form. Entry fee is payable in US funds only. All entry
forms must include a signature of a parent/legal guardian if entrant is
under the age of 18. Along with the completed entry, entrant must
submit one (1) photograph of entrant. Photograph should depict
entrant's appearance and personality, including photogenic quality and
vitality. Photos may be any snapshot or Polaroid, color or black and
white, and no smaller than 3" x 4" and no larger than 8" x 10". No
slides, transparencies, or photocopies are permitted. Legibly print
name of the entrant on the back of photograph. Entrants may enter as
often as they like, however, a separate entry form, photograph and
payment is required for each entry. All entrants will receive an
Official Certificate of Entry and Official Rules upon entering the 1999
Wilhelmina/MODE Model Search. Photos become property of Wilhelmina
Models and will not be returned. Official Entry Certificates will be
mailed 2 to 4 weeks after original contestant entry was received and
qualified.
2. Mail the completed entry, payment, and all materials required to: 1999 Wilhelmina Mode Model Search, P.O. Box 630859, Dept. 640, Irving, TX 75063. 3. Contest Deadline: Contest begins July 1, 1999. All entries must be postmarked no later than October 31, 1999. 4. Eligibility: The Search is open to women in the following three age categories: 15-21, 22-29, and 30+. Women should be size 10 and over. There are no height restrictions. The Wilhelmina Model Agency will represent all model winners. Employees of Wilhelmina International, Ltd., MODE Magazine, and families of each are not eligible to participate. Models who are under independent contract with a modeling agency are not considered employees of that agency for the purpose of this eligibility provision. Void in Vermont, Maryland, Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Taxes on prizes are winners sole responsibility. Decisions of judges are final. Incomplete entries will be disqualified. 5. Final Round Submissions - If you are selected for Final Round photo submissions by telephone (make sure your phone number is listed on the entry!), you will be asked to submit additional pictures to the agency. Pictures requested should include additional head and/or full body shots. There will not be an additional entry fee for final round submissions. 6. Model Finalists: 10 Model Finalists from each age category will be selected for a total of 30 Model Finalists. The 30 Model Finalists, chosen by agents of the Wilhelmina Model Agency, will be required to travel and depart on a date to be specified by Wilhelmina. Failure to attend will result in disqualification, and an alternate Finalist will be selected at the sole discretion of Wilhelmina Models, Inc. All 30 Finalists will be flown to New York for a formal Judging Event, and will be judged based on the following criteria: Personality (including Vitality, Poise, and Friendliness); Appearance (and photogenic quality); and Interaction with Judges (including Communicative Skills). 7. New York City Finals: The 30 National Finalists, determined per Rule #6 above, will receive a 3 day/2 night trip to New York City for the opportunity to participate in the final live judging. Trip includes round trip coach air transportation between New York City and major airport nearest to winner's home; hotel accommodations at the Iroquois New York, and major meals. (Approximate retail value $2,500 each finalist). All other expenses are finalist's responsibility. Judging will take place on a date and site to be specified by Wilhelmina and MODE. Judging will determine the 5 guaranteed model contract winners. The Judging panel will consist of top magazine editors, designers, photographers, and agents. All judging decisions are final and will be based on the criteria as indicated above in Rule #6. 8. Model Contract Prizes: Grand Prize Winner: Wilhelmina modeling contract valued at $30,000. Second Grand Prize: Wilhelmina modeling contract valued at $15,000. Third Grand Prize: Wilhelmina modeling contract valued at $10,000. Fourth and Fifth Place: Wilhelmina modeling contracts valued at $5,000 each. A minimum of one finalist from each age category will be selected as a winner. Modeling contracts are five-year contracts with Wilhelmina Models over which period the prize will be paid. Model winners must agree to the standard terms and conditions of model contracts, including Wilhelmina's standard commission on gross income and entitlement to a customer service charge, and may be required to travel, which travel expenses may not be reimbursed. Winners must also agree to appear in the editorial pages of MODE Magazine. 9. Sponsor Prizes and Approximate Retail Value: Each of the 30 Model Finalists will receive a complete MODE/Wilhelmina Model Finalists package (approximate retail value $250.00 each) and per rules above, an all-expense paid 3 day/2 night VIP Model trip to New York City. This trip includes round-trip airfare (coach), ground transportation, hotel accommodations, and major meals (approx. retail value $2,500 each). All 30 finalists will receive a full model makeover during the Finals Events in February 2000 (approximate value: $300 each). Winners will be featured on the editorial pages of Mode Magazine (approx. value: $100,000). Total estimated value of all prizes is over $250,000. 10. Miscellaneous: Each entrant grants Wilhelmina Models, MODE Magazine, and its successors, licensees, assigns and agents, the right to use the entrant's name, voice, photograph and likeness without additional compensation, in advertising, promoting and otherwise exploiting future Model Search contests conducted by Wilhelmina Marketing Services. Parent or legal guardian of entrants may be requested to sign a formal publicity release. All travelers must execute a Release of Liability. Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution will be permitted. Not responsible for illegible, lost, late, misdirected, mutilated or stolen entries. All entries (including photograph) become the sole property of Wilhelmina Models and will not be returned. Only finalists/winners will be notified. 11. Winners List: All 30 Model Finalists will be chosen no later than January 1, 2000, and all five Model Winners will be chosen during the Finals in New York City in February 2000. Model Winners will be announced in a Spring or Summer issue of MODE Magazine. To have a complete list of the 30 Model Finalists, send a self-addressed, stamped, #10 envelope (after January 1, 2000) to: 1999 Wilhelmina/MODE Model Search, Winner List, 300 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010, or check the www.wilhelmina.com website. Model winners will be posted on the website after February 28, 2000.
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