The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency Explained

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 and 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 models 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

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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

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	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

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	Name	Height1	Weight	Sex	Residence/Hometown
Jenny "Fargo" Gilbertson	5feet	108lb	Female	Fargo, North Dakota
Adrian Gonzales	6feet	157lb	Male	Los Angeles, California
Kristina "Stina" Jeffers2	5feet	120lb	Female	Altadena, California
Christopher H. Jones	6feet	160lb	Male	Falls Church, Virginia
William "Billy" Marquart	6feet	170lb	Male	Los Angeles, California
Paul Ramirez3	N/A	N/A	Male	Denver, Colorado
Pierce Ross	5feet	110lb	Female	Santa Monica, California
John Stallings	6feet	155lb	Male	West Hollywood, California
Maurice Townsell	6feet	185lb	Male	Sparks, Nevada
Crystal Truehart	5feet	122lb	Female	Northampton, Massachusetts
Christopher Vanek	6feet	160lb	Male	Van Nuys, California
Terry "TJ" Wilk4	6feet	160lb	Male	Beverly Hills, California
Natalie Winsell	5feet	110lb	Female	Newport Beach, California
Marcus Foy5	6feet	165lb	Male	Los Angeles, California
Nyabel Lual	5feet	128lb	Female	Los Angeles, California
Timika Robinson6	5feet	124lb	Female	Los Angeles, California
Marlon Yates Jr.	6feet	180lb	Male	Los Angeles, California

New Faces

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	Name	Height 1	Weight	Sex	Residence/Hometown
Desiree Bick	5feet	?	Female	Pacific Palisades, California
Andrew Brett2	6feet	165lb	Male	Los Angeles, California
J. P. Calderon	6feet	200lb	Male	Long Beach, California
Johan Cederstrand	6feet	176lb	Male	Marina del Rey, California
Jordan Condra	5feet	105lb	Female	Tucson, Arizona
Jonathon D. Cox	6feet	150lb	Male	Highland, Indiana
Lakiska Finger	5feet	110lb	Female	Memphis, Tennessee
Kate Heffernan	5feet	125lb	Female	Palm Desert, California
Brian Kehoe	6feet	190lb	Male	Reno, Nevada
Jordan Lee3	5feet	105lb	Female	Santa Clarita, California
Traci Moslenko	5feet	108lb	Female	Yorba Linda, California
Robert Naughton	5feet	160lb	Male	Beverly Hills, California
Lisa Riddle	5feet	113lb	Female	Hesperia, California
Ligia Rodrigues	5feet	114lb	Female	Brockton, Massachusetts
Christopher Paul Strandburg	6feet	175lb	Male	Granite Bay, California

Models as of Season 3

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	Name		Height		Weight		Sex		Residence/Hometown
Shelby Stingley	5feet	125lb	Female	Los Angeles, California[1]
Billy Marquart	6feet	170lb	Male	Los Angeles, California
Brian Bernie	6feet	185lb	Male	Moorpark, California
CC Fontana	5feet	115lb	Female	Long Island, New York
Chris Jones	6feet	160lb	Male	Falls Church, Virginia
Christian Prelle	6feet	195lb	Male
Crystal Truehart	5feet	122lb	Female	Northampton, Massachusetts
Danny Nuñez	6feet	178lb	Male	La Crescenta, California
Daria Lukonina	5feet	118lb	Female	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Desiree Bick	5feet		Female	Pacific Palisades, California
Dominic Figlio	6feet	190lb	Male	Northridge, California
Kate Heffernan	5feet	125lb	Female	Palm Desert, California
Dominique Sharpe	5feet	100lb	Female	Los Angeles, California
Grasie Mercedes	5feet	120lb	Female	New York, New York
Joe Monbleau	6feet	170lb	Male	Rota, Spain
Jordan Condra	5feet	105lb	Female	Tucson, Arizona
J.P. Calderon	6feet	200lb	Male	Long Beach, California
Brian Kehoe	6feet	190lb	Male	Reno, Nevada
Davon Smart	6feet	220lb	Male	San Francisco, California
Lakiska Finger	5feet	110lb	Female	Irving, Texas
Ligia Rodrigues	5feet	114lb	Female	Brockton, Massachusetts
Lisa Riddle	5feet	113lb	Female	Hesperia, California
Nadia Alexandria	5feet	124lb	Female	Moscow, Russia
Paul Anderson	6feet	174lb	Male	Orlando, Florida
Payton Brady	6feet	185lb	Male	Denver, North Carolina
Rodrigo de Carli	6feet	175lb	Male	Curitiba, Brazil
Shaun McCarron	5feet		Male	New Orleans, Louisiana
Sorin Mihalache	6feet	185lb	Male	Romania

Models as of Season 4

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Name	Height	Weight	Sex	Residence/Hometown
J.P. Calderon	6feet	200lb	Male	Long Beach, California
Crystal Truehart	5feet	122lb	Female	Northampton, Massachusetts
Xian Mikol	5feet		Female	Los Angeles, California
Paul Vandervort	5feet	150lb	Male	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Chandler Maness	6feet	185lb	Male	Coevorden, Netherlands
Brian Kehoe	6feet	190lb	Male	Reno, Nevada
Maurice Townsell	6feet		Male	Reno, Nevada
Braneka Basset	5feet	110lb	Female	Freeport, Bahamas
Sorin Mihalache	6feet	185lb	Male	Romania
CC Fontana	5feet	115lb	Female	Long Island, New York
Crystal 'Toi' Winston	5feet		Female	San Diego, California
Gavyn Michaels	6feet	182lb	Male	Tampa, Florida
Danny Nuñez	6feet	178lb	Male	La Crescenta, California
Dominic Figlio	6feet	190lb	Male	Northridge, California
Dominique Sharpe	5feet		Female	Los Angeles, California
Hazuki Kato	5feet	105lb	Female	Tokyo, Japan
Martin Ritchie	5feet	170lb	Male	Austin, Texas
Erika Wilhite	5feet		Female	Los Angeles, California
Mia Fields	5feet	113lb	Female	Hesperia, California
Michael Anderson	6feet		Male	Flint, Michigan
Nadia Alexandria	5feet	124lb	Female	Orange County, California
Christian Prelle	6feet		Male	Orange County, California
Selina Inkrote	5feet		Female	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Payton Brady	6feet	185lb	Male	Charlotte, North Carolina
Polina Tretiakova	5feet		Female	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Traci Moslenko1	5feet		Female	Orange County, California

¹ Fired by Janice in Season 4, Episode 9.

External links

• • Burke, Bill. "Tough love: Janice Dickinson reveals kinder, gentler side on 'Modeling Agency'", The Edge, Boston Herald, 26 August 2008.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shelby Stingley.