The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, or TJDMA, is a reality television series that debuted on Oxygen on June 6, 2006. The show completed four seasons, through which it followed the self-proclaimed world's first supermodel Janice Dickinson as she took on the role of a modeling agent to her own eponymous agency, also called The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, which opened for business in November 2005.
Summary
Season 1
Janice Dickinson decides to open her own self-titled modeling agency. She works in collaboration with business partner Peter Hamm to handle the affairs of the agency, yet creative differences set them apart.
The show begins when Janice holds an open call in her original location, responded by approximately 500 model-wannabes. After hiring 5 amateur models, the location of the agency moves to a bigger area. Janice finds a partner in Peter Hamm, who causes conflicts between her, himself and the subsequent models that get hired. As time passes, the agency suffers financial loss as Janice reveals she has been borrowing money from Peter to fund the agency, and in order to survive, several models are to be retrenched. At the end of the season, the agency launches their billboard at Sunset Boulevard, and zed cards are administered to the new roster of models.
Season 2
The increasing popularity of the agency leads Janice to becoming busier. She returns from vacation only to find some models upset at how Peter has been handling their careers.
When the original roster is affected after some models leave, Janice decides to open another open call, and the overwhelming response has Janice confident that her new roster will be fresher than before, causing jealousy between the existing models and the new models. The season features the infamous AussieBum incident, where Janice is fired after speaking ill of her AussieBum client off-camera, and the inspirational coming out of ex-Survivor contestant J. P. Calderon through a gay magazine.
Season 3
Janice sets history in the modeling world by opening her very own Latin Division as well as her third open casting. Promising models TJ Wilk and Stina Jeffers leave the agency, the former being unsatisfied with Peter Hamm's work ethics, and the latter having signed to Ford Models. Another open call introduces several new models. Janice hints opening an agency branch at Miami. Her business relationship with Peter is finally put to an end when complications put her credibility with clients at jeopardy.
Season 4
The 4th season premiered on August 26, 2008. This season sees Janice close down her property at Hollywood & Highland and move her agency to a villa titled the Model House, where she will live with a select number of her existing and new models. Halfway through the season, a request for plus-size model is made by a client which Janice eventually chose not to refuse, though she becomes abrasive and intolerant over the three new plus-size models her son Nathan introduces to the agency.
During the fourth season finale, Janice announced her plans to move to New York City to truly and officially pursue her dreams of making a high fashion boutique agency. After firing the plus-size models as well as a popular existing model, Traci Moslenko, the future of the LA agency is currently dim, along with the fact of whether the existing models will stay or leave. Janice chose Crystal Truheart to model in the upcoming New York agency and took in JP as the head of the agency's male division.
After four seasons, the show was not renewed, implying the failure of the New York division and the closure of the agency brand.
Models as of the end of Season 1
The "Management Board" roster Name Age1 Sex Hometown Sarah Eisele 18 Female Hesperia, California Jenny "Fargo" Gilbertson 23 Female Fargo, North Dakota Adrian Gonzalez 19 Male Cutler, California Kristina "Stina" Jeffers 23 Female Altadena, California Christopher Jones 25 Male Falls Church, Virginia Billy Marquart 19 Male Quincy, Illinois Tony K. Perez 25 Male Honolulu, Hawaii Brittany Picozzi 2 16 Female Las Vegas, Nevada Paul Ramirez 26 Male Denver, Colorado Pierce Ross 19 Female Las Vegas, Nevada John Stallings 26 Male Sandy, Utah Maurice Townsell 25 Male Reno, Nevada Crystal Truehart 18 Female Southampton, Massachusetts Christopher Vanek 20 Male Van Nuys, California Terry "TJ" Wilk 27 Male Cleveland, Ohio Natalie Winsell 20 Female Newport Beach, California
New Faces Name Age1 Sex Hometown T.J. Bates 25 Male Wanship, Utah Marcus Foy 23 Male New Orleans, Louisiana Ben Gallenson 21 Male Santa Rosa, California Nyabel Lual 24 Female Nasir, South Sudan Bryan McMullin 20 Male Placerville, California Timika Robinson 22 Female Riverside, California Lauren Wasser 18 Female San Diego, California Marlon Yates 18 Male Los Angeles, California
1 Ages are according to The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency's model profiles and are presumed to be correct at the time of filming.
Season 2 models
Existing Name Height1 Weight Sex Residence/Hometown Jenny "Fargo" Gilbertson Female Fargo, North Dakota Adrian Gonzales Male Los Angeles, California Kristina "Stina" Jeffers2 Female Altadena, California Christopher H. Jones Male Falls Church, Virginia William "Billy" Marquart Male Los Angeles, California Paul Ramirez3 N/A N/A Male Denver, Colorado Pierce Ross Female Santa Monica, California John Stallings Male West Hollywood, California Maurice Townsell Male Sparks, Nevada Crystal Truehart Female Northampton, Massachusetts Christopher Vanek Male Van Nuys, California Terry "TJ" Wilk4 Male Beverly Hills, California Natalie Winsell Female Newport Beach, California Marcus Foy5 Male Los Angeles, California Nyabel Lual Female Los Angeles, California Timika Robinson6 Female Los Angeles, California Marlon Yates Jr. Male Los Angeles, California
New Faces Name Height 1 Weight Sex Residence/Hometown Desiree Bick ? Female Pacific Palisades, California Andrew Brett2 Male Los Angeles, California J. P. Calderon Male Long Beach, California Johan Cederstrand Male Marina del Rey, California Jordan Condra Female Tucson, Arizona Jonathon D. Cox Male Highland, Indiana Lakiska Finger Female Memphis, Tennessee Kate Heffernan Female Palm Desert, California Brian Kehoe Male Reno, Nevada Jordan Lee3 Female Santa Clarita, California Traci Moslenko Female Yorba Linda, California Robert Naughton Male Beverly Hills, California Lisa Riddle Female Hesperia, California Ligia Rodrigues Female Brockton, Massachusetts Christopher Paul Strandburg Male Granite Bay, California
Models as of Season 3 Name Height Weight Sex Residence/HometownShelby StingleyFemaleLos Angeles, CaliforniaBilly MarquartMaleLos Angeles, CaliforniaBrian BernieMaleMoorpark, CaliforniaCC FontanaFemaleLong IslandChris JonesMaleFalls Church, VirginiaChristian PrelleMaleCrystal TruehartFemaleNorthampton, MassachusettsDanny NuñezMaleLa Crescenta-Montrose, CaliforniaDaria LukoninaFemaleNizhny Novgorod, RussiaDesiree BickFemalePacific Palisades, Los AngelesDominic FiglioMaleNorthridge, Los AngelesKate HeffernanFemalePalm Desert, CaliforniaDominique SharpeFemaleLos Angeles, CaliforniaGrasie MercedesFemaleNew York, New YorkJoe MonbleauMaleRota, SpainJordan CondraFemaleTucson, ArizonaJ. P. CalderonMaleLong Beach, CaliforniaBrian KehoeMaleReno, NevadaDavon SmartMaleSan FranciscoLakiska FingerFemaleIrving, TexasLigia RodriguesFemaleBrockton, MassachusettsLisa RiddleFemaleHesperia, CaliforniaNadia AlexandriaFemaleMoscow, RussiaPaul AndersonMaleOrlando, FloridaPayton BradyMaleDenver, North CarolinaRodrigo de CarliMaleCuritiba, BrazilShaun McCarronMaleNew OrleansSorin MihalacheMaleRomania
Models as of Season 4 Name Height Weight Sex Residence/HometownJ.P. CalderonMaleLong Beach, CaliforniaCrystal TruehartFemaleNorthampton, MassachusettsXian MikolFemaleLos Angeles, CaliforniaPaul VandervortMaleColorado Springs, ColoradoChandler ManessMaleCoevorden, NetherlandsBrian KehoeMaleReno, NevadaMaurice TownsellMaleReno, NevadaBraneka BassetFemaleFreeport, The BahamasSorin MihalacheMaleRomaniaCC FontanaFemaleLong IslandCrystal 'Toi' WinstonFemaleSan DiegoGavyn MichaelsMaleTampa, FloridaDanny NuñezMaleLa Crescenta-Montrose, CaliforniaDominic FiglioMaleNorthridge, Los AngelesDominique SharpeFemaleLos AngelesHazuki KatoFemaleTokyo, JapanMartin RitchieMaleAustin, TexasErika WilhiteFemaleLos AngelesMia FieldsFemaleHesperia, CaliforniaMichael AndersonMaleFlint, MichiganNadia AlexandriaFemaleOrange County, CaliforniaChristian PrelleMaleOrange County, CaliforniaSelina InkroteFemaleLewisburg, PennsylvaniaPayton BradyMaleCharlotte, North CarolinaPolina TretiakovaFemaleSaint Petersburg, RussiaTraci Moslenko1FemaleOrange County, California 1 Fired by Janice in Season 4, Episode 9.
References
External links
Burke, Bill. "Tough love: Janice Dickinson reveals kinder, gentler side on 'Modeling Agency'", The Edge, Boston Herald, 26 August 2008.