AFTER THE successful staging of the International Mecca of Style Fashion Week recently, Saint International's boss Deiwight Peters returned to Jamaica a triumphant man, having signed 12 of his models to leading agencies in the competitive European markets of London and Milan.
"It is an unprecedented and impressive accomplishment for a small agency from the Caribbean marketing black models in Europe to place so many models with leading agencies," says Humphrey V. Bennett, director of the men's division for Profile Models in London. Bennett, a Jamaican, was part of the London fashionistas who offered Saint models representation. Bennett's Profile agency signed Doren Bailey, Atiba Baker and Dionne Stephens (pictured on our cover this week).
This latest achievement, says Peters, is consistent with his plans to create a Jamaican modelling wave that would have Jamaican models being the toast of major European fashion markets.
OTHER MODELS WHO WERE SIGNED ARE
Nackeisha Robinson, CVM TV Faces of Summer 2002 female winner, to Premier Model Management. Nackeisha and supermodel Naomi Campbell are the only two black models on the main board;
Maurice Lawrence, CVM TV Faces of Summer 2002 male winner, who will join Tafari Hinds at Bookings Model agency;
Tarja Linton, Fashion Face of the Caribbean 2002, is signed to Take Two;
Marlando Vassell, Fashion Face of the Caribbean 2002, is signed to Bookings in London and Riccardo Guy model agency in Milan. Signed earlier this year to Q Models in New York Marlando, who hails from Central Village, St. Catherine, will travel between Milan and London;
Valario Steele and Alexander Tullie signed to So Dam Tuff Models in London;
Mario Miller signed to Riccardo Guy in Milan;
Collet Buckley to Major Models, Milan; and
Marvin Morrison to Storm, London.
