Wilhelmina of PA

broxholm21 06-30-2009, 11:19 PM

I'm receiving conflicting information on an agency I recently talked to.

I went to a casting call for Wilhelmina of PA recently and was accepted into the agency. The agency is run by Kelli Harman, and after doing a background check on her, I came across the following information which made me believe the whole thing was a scam:

Centre Daily Times archives

But more recently I did a search on Wilhelmina's official website and found out that she really is a legitimate affiliate of Wilhelmina models:

http://www.wilhelmina.com/licensees.cfm

The problem is, there are some up front fees I would have to pay: photos, classes, etc, coming to a total of over $1500. I was told to avoid agencies that made you pay these fees before actually getting a job. However, I was told at the casting call that these fees are tax deductible as business expenses and could be written off when I filed my taxes. So it's like an investment more than a cost.

I'm so confused about this. I'm new to modeling and don't really know where to go from here. Plus I'm a COMPLETELY broke college student and can't afford any scams. If you could give me your opinion based on this information, I'd really appreciate it!!!

Thanks a lot!

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