Trump Model Management
American modeling agency (1999–2017)
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Trump Model Management, later shortened to T Management, was a New York City-based modeling agency founded by Donald Trump as T Models in 1999. It was closed by Trump in April 2017, shortly after he became U.S. president.[1][2]
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Fashion |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Donald Trump |
| Defunct | 2017 |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Key people | Donald Trump Founder |
| Products | modeling agency |
| Revenue | N/A |
| Owner | Donald Trump |
Number of employees | N/A |
| Website | trumpmodels.com (archived) |
While the agency had a respectable "legends" division, its new talent division never launched the career of a new model,[3] and was considered to be an inconsequential agency when it folded.[4]
History
In October 2014, Trump Model Management was sued by model Alexia Palmer. Palmer alleged that 80% of her wages were taken away from her as "expenses" and that she had been paid less than $4000 over a two-year period. The lawsuit was dismissed in March 2016.[5]
In July 2015, it was reported that Trump Model Management and Trump Management Group LLC combined had requested US visas for almost 250 international fashion models.[6]
In August 2016, former Trump models alleged that they had worked for the agency without the company having obtained proper work visas on their behalf.[7][8][9]
In September 2016, Senator Barbara Boxer called on United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to investigate the allegations.[10]
In 2016 and early 2017, the company saw senior staff departing to start new agencies, and models announcing departures from the company, with some citing concerns about Trump's politics.[3]
In April 2017, after Trump was inaugurated as U.S president, it was announced that the agency would be closed down.[11][12]
Represented models (past)
- Carol Alt[14]
- Rachel Blais[15]
- Alyssa Campanella
- Agbani Darego
- Carmen Dell'Orefice[4]
- Irene Esser[16]
- Rachel Blais[15]
- Rila Fukushima
- Karina González
- Jerry Hall[4]
- Tricia Helfer
- Danielle Herrington
- Paris Hilton[14]
- Beverly Johnson[4]
- Kiara Kabukuru
- Mia Kang
- Jodie Kidd
- Hannelore Knuts
- Yasmin Le Bon[4]
- Ali MacGraw
- Shirley Mallmann
- Eugenia Mandzhieva
- Claudia Mason
- Elena Melnik
- Dayana Mendoza
- Katie Moore
- Ximena Navarrete
- Alexia Palmer[14]
- Hye-rim Park
- Tatjana Patitz
- Rozanna Purcell
- Maggie Rizer[4]
- Isabella Rossellini[4]
- Hollie-May Saker
- Ève Salvail
- Mirjeta Shala
- Alyona Subbotina
- Siri Tollerod
- Melania Trump
- Brittany Woodward
- Kara Young
- Paulina Vega
