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Courtesy photos of Eric Hamilton
Elite / Market Station Photo Story

Elite / Market Station Groundbreaking
A set of photo highlights from the Elite / Market Station groundbreaking celebration in South Salt Lake Saturday evening

Elite Crew at The Playground
Some of the Pulse Management / Elite Model Management was hanging out at The Playground in Park City Utah. I decided to go say hello and take some photos. Entertainment was provided by DJ K and DJ Miss Lisa!

The Park City Playground

The Park City Playground hosted a party featuring DJ Miss Lisa and DJ K, with some VIPs from Pulse Management as guests. In case you haven’t heard, Pulse Management has partnered with Elite Model Management. They’re building a new office in Salt Lake City, and the groundbreaking celebration is today. Last night’s event was just a relaxed get-together. Today they’re taking over a block of Main Street for X-sports, a runway show, and more DJ performances from Diggabeatz and DJ Miss Lisa. Should be one hell of a show! Check out last night’s full gallery.

Elite Model Management Breaks Ground in Salt Lake

Last night I met Neal Hamil, director of Elite Model Management’s North American operations at the groundbreaking ceremony for Elite’s new office, the first major tenant in the $500 million Market Station real estate project in South Salt Lake (which Elite dubbed “SoSaLa”). Market Station is project by Utopia Station Development Corp., directed by Steve Aste.

The celebration featured dj’s, breakdancers, a half-pipe x-sports show, helicopter fly-ins, a base jumper with a golden shovel, a fashion show contest for “Utah’s Next Top Model”, some words from the Mayor of “SoSoLa” and the state governor’s office, performances by Utah’s legendary scratch DJ, Diggabeatz, and his dance crew, and a headlining dj set by DJ Miss Lisa, which kept the enthusiastic crowd’s hands in the air until the party ended at 1:00am. The celebration occupied an entire city block and people were literally dancing in the street until the music was shut off and the crowd started chanting, “One more song! One more song!”

Model recruiting efforts in Utah will be managed by Stacey Eastman, founder of Pulse Management. The company has successfully scouted and placed seven Vogue cover models from Utah. Also in attendance at the event was Elite’s newest runway sensation, Ali Stephens, who was discovered on an outing with her family in Salt Lake City’s Gateway Mall, and made her modeling debut walking for Prada in Milan, quickly followed by shows for Chanel, Miu Miu, Louis Vuitton, and a whole lot more.

The runway show featured jeans by Danny Nappi, and hair / makeup by Vanity Hair Extensions. Liquid refreshment and entertainment booking was provided by the Park City Playground.

All told, I think the event was a resounding success. I’m sure those who attended will be buzzing about it, and what it means for Utah’s fashion industry. I have a feeling it’s about to get a major shot in the arm - and as a photographer who loves living in Salt Lake City, I couldn’t be happier about that!

Fab Party!

Congratulations on a fab party Saturday night! Phenomenal plans came to fruition for all involved ... from the impressive helicopter entrance to the 1/2 pipe and everything in-between. We were elated to have witnessed the momentous occasion. Best of every good thing as the months ahead reveal the next phase.

Warmly,
Wendy & Keola Kamahele and Katy Kamahele

Hye Rim Park

In fashion, one learns to expect the unexpected. Runway queen Daria Werbowy got the flu and quit her three-city tour halfway through. Carmen Kass, who abandoned fashion for politics, abandoned politics for fashion (for this season anyway), and blast from the past Tasha Tilberg popped up at a show or two. Kim Noorda, Marina Peres, Anja Rubik, and Vlada Roslyakova continued to climb toward supermodeldom, while sophisticated Dutch newcomer Doutzen Kroes and Midwesterner Hye Park hit the ground running.



Hye Park of Illinois transitioned from prairie to Prada without batting an eyelash. Look for the Korean-American everywhere come fall.

Hye Rim Park was born on January 17, 1985 in Seoul , South Korea .

She is a young Korean-American supermodel.

Biography and Career:

Her family immigrated to Salt Lake City , Utah , USA when she was a child. She is a supermodel and she had contracts with Trump Model Management ( New York ), Take 2 Models ( London ), Why Not Models ( Milan ) and CITY Models ( Paris ).

Her debut on the catwalk was at the Fall/Winter 2005 season. Many fashion designers wanted her and she modeled for Prada, Christian Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Burberry, and others. She also appeared in magazines like Vogue (American, French, Italian, Chinese and Korean editions), Flair, Numero, Allure, and others and in commercials for Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, H&M, M.A.C. Cosmetics, GAP, H&T, Le Printemps and Plastic Island.

Fashion Shows:

Fall/Winter 2005: - Alice Roi, Andrew GN, Angelo Marani, Anna Sui, Balenciaga, Cacharel, Celine, Chloe, D&G, Derek Lam, Dolce & Gabanna, Emanuel Ungaro, Exte, Gaspard Yurkievich, Hermes, Jean Paul Gaultier, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, MaxMara, Miu Miu, Moschino Cheap & Chic, Pamella Roland, Peter Som, Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti, Richard Chai, Roberto Cavalli, Rochas, Sportmax, Thes & Thes, Tracy Reese, Vivienne Tam.-

Spring/Summer 2006: - Anna Sui, Behnaz Sarafpour, Christian Dior, Costello Tagliapietra, D&G, Gary Graham, Kenneth Cole, Lacoste, Luella, Marc Jacobs, Marni, Moschino, Monique L'Huillier, Oscar de la Renta, Paco Rabbane, Peter Som, Project Alabama, Richard Chai, Roberto Cavalli, Rosa Cha, Tommy Hilfiger, Tuleh.

Agencies
Pulse Management-
Why Not Model Agency-
Trump Model Management.

Advertisements:
D&G underwear, Hangten, H&M, Le Printemps, MAC, Plastic Island, Roberto Cavalli.

Magazine Covers:
France : 'French'- Italy : 'Flair' -

December 2005 - Korea : 'Vogue'

September & December 2005; 'Vogue'

April 2006; 'NOT', December 2005.

Trivia:
Height: 176.5 cm
Measurements: 81/61/86.5
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Shoe Size: 38
Ethnicity: Korean

Hye Rim Park Image : models.exblog.jp

External Links :Hye Rim Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaGoogle Images of Hye Rim Park

Ali Stephens

Alison "Ali" Stephens (born May 10, 1991) is a professional model. She was born in California but has also lived in Florida , Ohio , Indiana , and Utah . As of October 2007, she resides in Salt Lake City , Utah .

[edit] Career
She was discovered by Pulse Management in August, 2007.[1] The following month, she signed with Elite Model Management,[2] based in New York City . On September 25, 2007, she made her runway debut at the Prada Spring/Summer fashion show in Milan.[3]

The following week in Paris , she walked for the following designers:
Isabel Marant
Undercover
Balenciaga
Dries Van Noten
Givenchy
Barbara Bui
Celine
Chanel
Martine Sitbon
Kenzo
Chloe
Nina Ricci
Miu Miu
Louis Vuitton

She appears in ad campaigns for Chloe, M Missoni, and CK Calvin Klein. She has also appeared in editorials in Numero, The New York Times magazine, and French Vogue.

She works with Pulse Management (her mother agency), Elite ( New York ), Why Not ( Milan ) and Marilyn ( Paris ).

[edit] References
^ Portfolio at Pulse Management
^ Portfolio at Elite Models
^ Why Not Models

Personal data
NAME
Stephens, Ali
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Stephens, Alison
SHORT DESCRIPTION
model
DATE OF BIRTH
May 10, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH
San Clemente, California, USA
DATE OF DEATH

PLACE OF DEATH

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South Salt Lake development may be 'rising' too (ABC 4 News)

(ABC 4 News)

Reported by: Annie Cutler

Last Update: 3/27 11:24 pm

SOUTH SALT LAKE , Utah (ABC 4 News) - If downtown is rising, well, so is South Salt Lake . A huge development project, named "Market Station" is underway on 2100 South and Main Street . Those involved boast that this development will change the face of not just South Salt Lake , but the entire valley. Developers says they're confident that once it's completed, the new community will rival Downtown.

Of course it won't all be built at once. Rather, the whole project will be done in phases over the next five to seven years. When all is said and done words like “run down” and “dangerous” won't be part of the description. Driving near 2100 South between Main and State Streets, you’ll see abandoned buildings with blown out windows, graffiti tagged walls, and overall wreckage of an area long neglected.

By 2015, that area will look completely different. “Market Station,” a 500 million dollar project will create - for the first time in decades - a community with residential housing, office buildings and retail space. Developer Steve Aste says, “We're taking blighted, run down older buildings, vacant lots, and turning it into a high density urban village if you will.” This project will offer more than just brand new state of the art buildings with luxuries like rooftop tennis courts, pools, and gardens.

The hope for this development is that it will change how we all think of South Salt Lake . Aste says, “What we're trying to create is a community where people can live , work, recreate, never have to get in their car if they choose not to.” City officials say the timing for something like this right, and the need has been here for years. South Salt Lake Mayor Robert Gray says, “We used to have an old saying that you couldn't buy a shirt in South Salt Lake and that was true, we couldn't, there was no retail to speak of at all and this is gonna change that whole outlook.”

It's no fluke that this particular area was chosen for such a project. Being a stone's throw away from I-80 and I-15, it will even have a commuter tram that will shuttle residents to and from TRAX and Sugarhouse. "Market Station" has the potential to be a hub for those of us already there, and those who want a taste of the action. Gray says, “This is gonna change the entire image of the city and it's way better than what the image used to be.”

Perhaps no one knows about image better than the agents at Elite Model Management, an internationally known talent agency that's making their new home across the street from the planned project.

Stacey Eastman, Partner of Elite Model Management says, “In conjunction with the project that's going on, the development, the growth of this community, we want to be able to place a stronghold and have a presence of our world famous brand within this market.” This world famous company is just a glimpse of what this project is expected to attract into South Salt Lake , and our Beehive state.

Eastman says, “ South Salt Lake 's where it's at, it's the future.” "Market Station" will also be a great place for those of us who love the outdoors. The site will have direct access to both the Bonneville Shoreline Trail and Jordan River Parkway Trail. Developers say the project is sure to bring in thousands of new jobs and millions in tax revenue that will help improve the area's schools and other public service agencies.

Elite Model opening office in South Salt Lake - Deseret News May 31st 2008

Pulse Management


An artist's rendering depicts a building that will be located at 2150 S. Main in South Salt Lake.
It will house Elite Model Management.

SOUTH SALT LAKE — Offices for one of the world's foremost modeling agencies are opening here today, providing a ticket out for young Utah women with their sights set on modeling haute couture in Paris, Milan and New York

Elite Model Management, which has discovered supermodels like Alessandra Ambrosio and Coco Rocha, will have scouting offices in South Salt Lake in a partnership with Pulse Management.

Neal Hamil, Elite's North America director, said the new "look" is all-American. "We're seeing the return to the American model," said Hamil, who turned Naomi Campbell into a supermodel while president at Ford Models. "We had the Brazilians. We had the quirky English. We've had the Russians. The (Utah) girls typify American beauty: They're tall, blond, light eyes. And

they're nice."

Hamil has had luck in Utah in the past by working through Pulse Management. Pulse discovered East High student Ali Stephens, who launched her career modeling for Milan fashion houses Prada, Gucci and Versace.

But not all faces in Utah resemble northern Europeans. In fact, Pulse discovered Korean-American Hye Rim Park, an Olympus High graduate whose face has graced eight Vogue covers.

Here's how the relationship between Pulse and Elite works: Pulse, based in Oregon with offices throughout the West, will find models for Elite, Hamil said, and Elite will work with the models to develop their talent and find them work with designers and fashion magazines. If Elite isn't interested in a model, Pulse will find other agencies.

Pulse founder Stacey Eastman also has an extreme-sports management company and represents people looking to get into film.

Utahns, while nice, are also conservative, and that can create problems in the fashion industry. Eastman says models need to realize that refusing edgy work will mean less money. But he points out that if a model is good, she'll become successful on her own merits. Ali Stephens, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is an example.

"Sure, she won't be doing those jobs that are a little more risque," he said. "But at the end of the day, there's far more important things in life than money."

Model Danna Lee Ballard, 20, originally from Pleasant Grove, is represented by both Elite and Pulse. Elite lines up her shoots and casting calls. But Pulse also negotiates for her. If she needs a break during a shoot, she says she calls Eastman, and he talks with the photographer, which avoids hostility between the model and client.

Ballard was discovered at age 12 when she was looking for work as a television extra. "I was a freak of nature," Ballard said. "I was 6 feet tall in the sixth grade."

But her career has taken her to 22 countries in Asia and Europe. For a year, she lived in Paris. Her magazine covers include Glamour in Italy, Elle in France and Vogue in Russia.

But while many young women in Utah will seek modeling work through Elite and Pulse, Ballard warns parents to be wary of scouts and agencies that lack solid reputations. And Eastman says plenty of beautiful men and women never get work because modeling requires a specific look that's described as a science — having the right bone structure, a symmetric face and a genuine personality that comes across the camera. Women need to be 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 11 inches tall.

Having parents that are cool also helps. "We deal with more parents that want this for themselves than their daughters actually do," Eastman said. "So they're vicariously living through their child — the stage mom, the stage dad."

The modeling offices are located in the first building of the $500 million Market Station real estate project, centered around 2150 S. Main, developed by Utopia Station Development Corp. They are scheduled to move across the street into the location of the current Manny's Bar & Grill, 2105 S. Main, in about two years when a building there is complete.

Steve Aste of Utopia said the 18-acre, mixed-use Market Station project will be finished in six years and will feature 900 condos and some office and retail space.

The modeling agency decided to open its offices in Market Station when Eastman of Pulse met with Aste, whose 15-year-old daughter, Anja, is represented by Pulse and Elite, Aste said.

Look who is coming to Market Station Project! Utah ’s top motion picture casting director, Jeff Johnson

Fox 13 Good Day Utah May 30th 2008

Stacey Eastman and Neal Hamil are in the studio to talk about the Elite model program in Utah.

Check out the Video

http://www.myfoxutah.com/myfox/MyFox/pages/sidebar_video.jsp?contentId=6661676&version=1&locale=EN-US

Casting call, party in South Salt Lake for hopeful models

Utahns are invited to be the state's "next top model" - or just party like one this Saturday. New York-based Elite Model Management - the talent agency featured in the TV hit "America's Next Top Model" - is launching its first scouting-only office in South Salt Lake this week with a huge street party.

A joint venture with Oregon-based Pulse Management, the SoSaLa office, 2150 S. Main St., will hold a casting call today at 5 p.m. for would-be models. Finalists will be judged by Elite and Pulse execs during the grand opening party on Saturday, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. One girl will be named "Utah's Next Top Model."

Elite picked Utah for the new office because the Beehive State is a "gold mine" for modeling talent, New York recruiting director Roman Young has said.

Tickets to the party, to be held just south of 2100 South on Main Street, cost $12 at the door or $6 in advance at 24tix.com. The event also features a groundbreaking ceremony for the surrounding $500 million Market Station development, Salt Lake City's own international runway star Ali Stephens, base-jumping, break dancing and a skateboarding demo by X-games veteran Randy Marino.

- Rosemary Winters

Maker of Super Models Celebrates

OPENING OF SCOUTING OFFICE WITH CASTING CALL TO SELECT “UTAH’S NEXT TOP MODEL,” CELEBRITIES, HELICOPTER BASE-JUMPER, USASA CHAMPION, AND MASSIVE STREET PARTY FEATURING DJ MISS LISA AND DIGGABEATZ

FRIDAY MAY 30 & SATURDAY MAY 31, 2008

South Salt Lake, UT. May 23, 2008.

Following the meteoric success of now super model and Utah native Ali Stephens, management agencies Elite, Pulse and X-Sport are opening an office at the $500 MM Market Station development in SoSaLa… South Salt Lake, Utah. According to Neal Hamil, Elite’s Director of North America, “I chose Salt Lake City for Elite’s first scouting office because there is something magical about the region …. something undeniable about the region as producing phenomenal beauties.” Elite is partnering with Pulse Management which discovered Stephens in the Salt Lake area.

To celebrate the opening, a casting call for “Utah’s Next Top Model” will be held at 5:00 PM at 2150 South Main Friday May 30th and a street party, kicked off at 7:00 PM by a base-jumper landing from a helicopter at the same address, Saturday May 31st. All events are open to the public. Tickets for the Saturday events are $6.00 at 24tix.com or $12 at the door. There is no charge for Friday evening’s casting call.

Saturday evening highlights will feature the naming of “Utah’s Next Top Model,” a Half-pipe demo with the X-Sport Team including Randy Marino and a block party with headlining Dj Miss Lisa and touring breakbeat talent DiggaBeatz. Pre-event and event interviews are available by request only with High School Musical Director Jeff Johnson, Ali Stephens, Randy Marino, Neal Hamil, Pulse Management founder and leading modeling scout and agent Stacey Eastman, renowned ski and snowboard photographer Scott Markewitz, and Steve Aste, developer of the $500MM Market Station project.

For more information and/or to arrange interviews, please contact Mary Kay Lazarus at 801.209.3029 or by email: mkl@mklpr.com.

Time Line of Events for Friday May 30th and Saturday May 31st

MAY 30 & 31 WEEKEND HAPPENING TO CELEBRATE OPENING OF ELITE MODEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE IN SoSaLa…SOUTH SALT LAKE AT $500 MILLION “MARKET STATION”


FRIDAY MAY 30, 2008

What: Casting call for “Utah’s Next Top Model”

Where: 2150 South Main Street, Salt Lake City,

When: Friday, May 30th

Time: 5:00 pm

Who: Judging by Elite Model Management & Pulse Management

SATURDAY MAY 31, 2008

What: Massive street party to celebrate the opening of Elite, Pulse Management, and X-Sports at Market Station

When: Saturday, May 31st

Time: 7:oo p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

Where: 2100 South Main Street, Salt Lake City

Tickets: $12 at the door; $6 at 24tix.com

Who: Public invited
Celebrities will include Salt Lake native & rising super model Ali Stephens; High School Musical Casting Director Jeff Johnson; Multi SPORT X-games veteran & USASA National Champion Randy Marino, and renowned ski and snowboard photographer Scott Markewitz.

7:00 p.m. – Base-jumper jumps out of helicopter for groundbreaking ceremony

7:30 p.m. –Brief remarks from SoSaLa…South Salt Lake Mayor Bob Gray and Market Station Developer Steve Aste with huge LCD screen playing video of the Market Station project

7:45 p.m. – Elite Model Management video on the giant LCD screen in background: remarks from Elite North America Director Neal Hamil and Pulse Management founder Stacey Eastman, who will oversee operations at the SoSaLa offices of Elite, Pulse Management and X-Sports Management

8:30 p.m. – Remarks from Ali Stephens

8:45 p.m. – “Utah’s Next Top Model” search begins
Judges: Neal Hamil, Stacey Eastman, Philippe Poezach (Elite LA Director), and Roman Young (Elite New York New Faces Director)

9:30 p.m. – Randy Marino demo on half-pipe

10:00 p.m. – Neal Hamil announces winner of “Utah’s Next Top Model”

10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. – Street Party to celebrate; Break Dancers kick-off party; Dj Miss Lisa and DiggaBeatz spinning music


For more information or for interviews, please contact Mary Kay Lazarus: 801.209.3029 or email – mkl@mklpr.com

Off the Agenda: South Salt Lake gets moniker makeover

Elite Takes on Salt Lake City
Move over, SoHo and SoCal. Utah now has its own chichi abbreviation.
Elite Model Management - the haute talent agency featured on the TV hit "America's Next Top Model" - has rechristened South Salt Lake as "SoSaLa" before it moves into the industrial 'burg this week.
A handbill announcing Saturday's grand opening invites guests to the new Market Station in "SoSaLa." It also touts the list of maybe-more-elite cities where the agency already has offices: New York, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles and Toronto.
"And now," proclaims the flier, "South Salt Lake City."
Those familiar with South Salt Lake - Elite's new office is moving into a developing area at 2150 S. Main St. - might be confused by the handbill's backdrop. It shows a downtown Salt Lake City skyline, complete with the LDS temple.
But picking a site in Utah's capital wouldn't have spawned such a great nickname for Elite's newest office. "SaLa" doesn't have quite the same ring as "SoSaLa."
* * *
Eat, drink and be wary: So, if the Legislature whacks those pesky private-club memberships (as the governor has urged), all the perceptions (and misperceptions) about Utah's loony liquor laws will evaporate - right?
Tourists will flock here. Conventioneers will converge. Big businesses will bust down the doors. Everything will be wine and roses.
It's not that simple, says Salt Lake City's newly anointed economic-development czar.
"It's always a bit of an issue when you're trying to roll out the welcome mat," explains Bob Farrington, the former Downtown Alliance boss and newest member of Mayor Ralph Becker's team. "Any misperceptions people may have about the city become an obstacle for visiting or investing. But I don't want to make [elimination of the private-club rule] seem like Shangri-La."
Got it. Paradise still may be lost. But the change would make it easier for a drink to be found.
* * *
Where there's smoke, there's lawbreaking: When Jen Tischler was making her case for banning smoking in Utah County parks, she used bags of cigarette butts collected by volunteers to illustrate the problem.
But it seems that Tischler and the teens she oversees in the Outrage anti-tobacco group didn't have to go too far from the Health and Justice Building to make her point. Tischler presented the Utah County Board of Health with a one-gallon bag of butts the teens picked up right outside the Health Department's headquarters.
Many of the cigarettes, TischÂler said, were picked up within 25 feet of the building's doors, evidence that smokers were flouting the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act, which bans smoking within 25 feet of the entrances to public buildings.
The board agreed to work on an outdoor-smoking ban. Maybe it will consider enforcing the existing law around its own building as well.
* * *
Tag - it's no game: Provo's Municipal Council is considering ways to crack down on graffiti - and signs may play a part.
A proposed ordinance originally would have required sellers of paint, broad-tipped markers and other tagging tools to keep such wares locked up in the same way tobacco is in stores.
To avoid the added expense to shopkeepers, though, the ordinance was amended to merely require signs warning people that spreading graffiti is a crime.
Councilwoman Midge Johnson thinks that may be enough.
"You go into department stores and there are signs that say shoplifting is a crime," Johnson said. "It deters people."
"Has it helped you?" Councilman Steve Turley asked.
"I haven't stolen anything in a long time," Johnson quipped.

VIP Banner for Grand Opening

Elite and Pulse Come to Salt Lake City

-HUGE STREET PARTY WE ARE SHUTTING DOWN 2100S AND MAIN IN SOUTH SALT LAKE .

-FLYING IN DJ MISS LISA AND DJ DIGGY BEATS FROM THE UK .

-BUILDING A HUGE HALF PIPE WITH DEMO'S FROM SOME OF THE TOP X-SPORTS ATHLETES

-FASHION SHOW BEFORE HAND WITH WORLDWIDE SUPER MODELS

-VIP LOUNGES WITH DESIGNER JEAN GIVEAWAY'S

- TICKET ARE ONLY $6 PRESALE! BUY THEM AT 24TIX.COM SERIOUSLY ONLY 6 BUCKS!$ 12.00 at door day of event!

-CELEBRITY APPEARANCES

EVENT KICKS OFF AT 7PM DJ'S GO TO WORK AT 10PM-1AM. WITH HALF PIPE DEMO'S IN BETWEEN! SPREAD THE WORD THIS EVENT IS GOING TO BE CRAZY AND AN EXPECTED 3,000 PEOPLE WILL ATTEND!

Jeff Johnson Casting Director

Jeff Johnson Casting Director for

Motion picture. Tv. Indy film. Commercials.

Coming to Market Station July 08.

Credits:
HIGHSCHOOL MUSICAL

Pulse Mgmt Ali Stephens takes Paris

From left, Ali Stephens, Mariacarla Boscono, and Vlada Roslyakova.
Photo: Imaxtree

Though Ali Michael’s on a plane to Texas, plenty of other lean-legged girls have been pounding Paris’s pavement. Aline Weber and Ali Stephens snagged the first and last spots, respectively, at Balenciaga; Coco opened the fur-tastic Gaultier; Look’s favorite face, Siri Tollerød, continues to live up to the buzz and opened Christian Lacroix. And for Alessandra Facchinetti’s debut, the designer selected Vlada Roslyakova to close the Valentino show for the first time ever. However, Italian icon Mariacarla Boscono has practically owned Paris, closing Givenchy and Karl Lagerfeld and opening Costume National. For these crowning achievements, we're giving her the win for now. —Kendall Herbst

The Top Ten Models to Watch This Fashion Week Pulse MGMT has two!

The Top Ten Models to Watch This Fashion Week!
Pulse Mgmt has two out of the top Ten in the world!

Ali Stephens from Utah and Courtney Semrski from Oregon/Washington

From left, Alice Gibb, Ali Stephens, Daul Kim.
Photos: Imaxtree (Gibb, Stephens), Getty (Kim).

Natalia, Sasha, Jessica, Gemma — we all know the runways' favorite girls. But every Fashion Week brings a crop of fresh faces. From a former cross-country star to the new face of Nina Ricci, here’s who will be dominating the New York catwalks this February.

Ali Stephens

At just 16, this former cross-country star from Utah already has major shows under her belt. After signing to Elite in September 2007, she hit the runways in Europe mere weeks later. She debuted at Prada (as an exclusive) in Milan, then proceeded to walk the top shows in Paris: Balenciaga, Chanel, and Givenchy. She also snagged Chloé spring campaign, her solo face replacing the Anja Rubik, Shalom Harlow, and Freja Beha triumvirate. And she’s nailed down the M Missoni and ck by Calvin Klein ads as well. Confirmed to walk in New York for the first time this February, the blue-eyed beauty has a good chance of being in Francisco Costa's Calvin Klein lineup.

Courtney Smerski
This Washingtonian is following in the footsteps of September’s breakthrough blondes Siri Tollerød and Toni Garrn. Last season she was booked with rising designers like Jenni Kayne and Chris Benz. But her career really took off after landing the Mario Sorrenti–photographed Nina Ricci spring 2008 campaign alongside Karlie Kloss. Expect her New York show schedule to be upgraded this time around.

Ali Stephens in Italy with the celebs

Cult of Personality
2/22/08
4:45 PM
Scrapbook: Moments From Milan

Bright, bright young things. Even Naomi.Photos: Lindsay and Naomi courtesy of Getty; all others Imaxtree

If you haven’t been flown over to soak in the twinkling excesses of Milan Fashion Week, here’s what you’ve missed. Clockwise from top left: An exhausted Anouck yawned in line at Prada. Carine looked fab in front-row fur at Missoni. Hamish Bowles waited at Jil Sander with a camera-shy Virginia Smith. Suvi Koponen kept it low-key with a game of solitaire at Roberto Cavalli. Typically reserved pals Ali Stephens and Karlie Kloss embraced in front of the lens. And most recently, Lindsay and Naomi performed the classic rite of the air-kiss at Dolce & Gabbana. Now exhale, and get ready for Paris! —Kendall Herbst

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Ali Stephens Back Stage

To get this project started, we sent Magnum photographer, Christopher Anderson, into the wilds of the Fashion Weeks. He shadowed ascendant model Ali Stephens, the established but still indie designer Maria Cornejo, the ineluctable superstar Karl Lagerfeld, and two less visible stars—stylist Katie Grand, and hair wizard Eugene Souleiman. We honed the trends, from classic (we’re overjoyed to report, black is still back) to sexily regressive (lace!) to recklessly avant-garde (collars now resemble origami). At the end of this pursuit, there may not be agreement on a singular image or individual that represented a definitive moment, but the affair is now at least confined to the pages here. Immediate and thorough; that’s as singular as a fashion magazine can get.


Models backstage at Zac Posen, New York, February 7.
(Photo: Christopher Anderson)

The Surroundings Pulse Mgmt making dreams become real! Ali Stephens in the worlds lens!

A crowd of photographers at Louis Vuitton, Paris, March 2.
(Photo: Christopher Anderson)

All these photographers are in search of the same thing—a couple of crisp, clear shots that will get worldwide pick up and be their bread-and-butter until next season. Sometimes pre-show tension gets so thick in the photographers’ stands that fights break out over who sits and stands where. That’s how one of fashion’s subcultures gets the job done; others, like New York designer Maria Cornejo, follow the routines of daily life (make the kid’s lunch, clean out the cat’s litter box) while hammering out the details of her show. The young models (like our face of the season, Ali Stephens) take catnaps in the makeup chair and goof around backstage to keep their nerves in check. But once that first heel hits the runway, the jitters stop and it’s all business.

Our number one girl to watch IS Ali Stephens CK

Though our number one girl to watch, Ali Stephens, has just been confirmed as a Calvin exclusive, there was still plenty of eye candy on day one. Hilary Rhoda strutted the catwalk at Rag & Bone as Gisele Bündchen watched from the front row. Tanya Dziahileva filled in for an MIA Sasha Pivovarova to open the show. But yesterday's winner was Elsa Sylvan, who came off a smoking-hot couture week (where she walked Vava, Chanel, Givenchy, and Lacroix), to open Yigal with a bang. —Kendall Herbst

ANNA WINTOUR AND KARL LAGERFELD AND ALI STEPHEN'S MOM

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Hooray! ‘New York Look’ Is Online!

Anna Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld sitting next to model Ali Stephens's mom.
Photo: Christopher Anderson

then there's Chris Anderson's photo documentary of the shows from New York to Paris in 34 amazing images. One of our favorite moments from Look is above: Anna Wintour and Karl Lagerfeld get chummy a short ways down from 17-year-old model Ali Stephens's mom. Could you imagine if that were your mom? Or if that were you? We know we'd die.
New York Look: Fall 2008 [NYM]

CK TOP MODEL 08 ALI STEPHENS

Ali Stephens Yes, we know Stephens appeared in only one show, but that was her good call. For her first New York Fashion Week booking, she declined over 30 offers to instead open Calvin Klein. Avoiding overexposure, this chocolate-cake-eating, MTV-watching eleventh-grader has us eager for more of her long-legged walk in London.

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From left, Jourdan Dunn at Richard Chai; Ali Stephens at Calvin Klein; Karlie Kloss at Alexander Wang. Photo: imaxtree.com

Ali Stephens Is Thursday’s Top Model

From left, Ali Stephens, Karen Elson, Toni Garnn.
Photo: imaxtree.com
Thursday’s catwalks were full of unexpected moments. Karen Elson took a tumble closing Zac Posen and Diddy helped her up. Aussie Abbey Lee flashed her nipple piercing beneath a sheer top at an otherwise demure Calvin Klein show. Former cross-country runner Ali Stephens opened Klein for an impressive debut on Stateside runways. She’s our top girl to watch this week and takes Thursday herself. —Kendall Herbst

Model Tracker ALI STEPHENS IN THE YOUNGER YEARS

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Ali Stephens, the Early Years


First day of third grade; Ali with her brother at SeaWorld, in 2003.Photo: Courtesy of Elite Model Management

Before she was closing Balenciaga shows, became the face of Calvin Klein, and landed editorials in Italian Vogue, Ali Stephens was just a regular kid. She wore khakis to her first day of third grade, hammed it up for the camera in costume, and took pictures with Shamu. Don’t believe us? Take a quick look at her childhood photos. There's more intriguing evidence of her being a normal kid after the jump. —Kendall Herbst

Dressed up as a cowgirl; at a cross-country meet in 2006.
Photo: Courtesy of Elite Model Management

ALI RANKED # 2 IN THE WORLD

Advertisements: Chloé, CK Calvin Klein, Gap Europe, Kenzo, M Missoni, Prada Sport, SJSJ

Magazine Covers:
Italy: 'Muse' - #12 April 2008
Korea: 'W' - March 2008
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2008 (Balenciaga, Chanel, Chloé, Celine, Dries Van Noten, Givenchy, Miu Miu, Prada}
Haute Couture - Spring/Summer 2008 {Chanel}

Fashion Shows:
Ready to wear - Fall/Winter 2008 {Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Alexander McQueen, Antonio Berardi, Aquascutum, Armand Basi, Balenciaga, Balmain, Belstaff, Blumarine, Bottega Veneta, Burberry Prorsum, C'N'C Costume National, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Chloe, Christian Dior, Christopher Kane, Costume National, D&G, DSquared2, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Gaetano Navarra, Gai Mattiolo, Giambattista Valli, Giles, Givenchy, Hermès, Isabel Marant, John Galliano, Karl Lagerfeld. Kenzo, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Marni, Missoni, Nicole Farhi, Nina Ricci, Prada, Rick Owens, Roberto Cavalli, Rue de Mail, Sophia Kokosalaki, Sportmax, Valentino, Viktor & Rolf}



PULSE MGMT’S ALI STEPHENS

2. Ali Stephens (Elite) (PULSE MGMT)
"Ali is yet another girl who had Milan exclusives and exploded onto the scene pretty late. Therefore it may be surprising to see her this high up on the chart. However, I really think her great fit and classic beauty is going to keep her at the top through the autumn shows in February. For Spring 2008, Ali opened Chloé and booked pretty much every other top show in Paris, from Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga, and Miu Miu all the way through to Dries Van Noten, Chanel, and Givenchy. Breaking in the next few months: her much-lauded Chloé by Craig McDean, plus upcoming work with David Sims, Patrick Demarchelier, Mikael Jansson, Alasdair McLellan, Terry Tsiolis, Richard Bush, and Daniel Jackson, among others."

Photography Dan & Corina Lecca
Design Jamie Richards

WHAT PULSE MGMT HAS DONE SINCE DISCOVERY OF ALI STEPHENS WITH PARTNERS ELITE MODELS

WHAT PULSE MGMT DISCOVERY HAS DONE FOR THE ALI CAT! SINCE FINDING HER IN ONE YEAR!

MAY 10, 1991
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah
MAR 2007
Discovered while shopping with her family in Salt Lake
AUG 2007
Signs with Elite, after giving polaroids Video »
SEP 2007
Debuts as an exclusive on the spring Prada runway in Milan Video »
OCT 2007
Walks the spring Chanel, Dries Van Noten, Givenchy, and Louis Vuitton shows, among others, in Paris
OCT 2007
Opens the spring Chloé show in Paris Video »
NOV 2007
Featured on Hintmag.com’s “Model Mania” as a rising star Story »
2007
Featured in Pop as a rising star, chosen by Russell Marsh, casting director of Prada and Miu Miu
2007
Style.com features Stephens as one of “The Ten,” an emerging group of catwalk stars Story »
DEC 18, 2007
Vmagazine.com features Stephens as the second ranked model of spring 2008 Story »
2008
Becomes the sole face of Chloé, replacing veterans Shalom Harlow and Anja Rubik
2008
Becomes the face of M Missoni
2008
David Sims photographs Stephens for ck by Calvin Klein, replacing Raquel Zimmermann
2008
Appears in Gap spring print ads in Europe
2008
Appears in Gap summer print ads, photographed by Mikael Jansson
2008
Craig McDean photographs Stephens for Prada Sport with Prada face Sasha Pivovarova and rising star Heidi Mount
JAN 2008
Appears as the only girl for the Chloé pre-fall presentation in New York
JAN 2008
Walks the spring Chanel and Givenchy couture shows in Paris
FEB 2008
Walks her first New York Fashion Week opening the fall Calvin Klein show in New York, as an exclusive
FEB 2008
Opens the fall Nicole Farhi and CNC Costume National shows in London and Milan
FEB 2008
Closes the fall CNC Costume National, Roberto Cavalli, and Balenciaga shows in Milan and Paris
FEB 2008
Appears in New York Times T Style Magazine editorial
FEB 2008
Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
FEB 2008
Featured in Numéro beauty editorial, photographed by Liz Collins
FEB 8, 2008
Models.com interviews Stephens and talks about being the most wanted model of the moment Video »
MAR 2008
Appears on her first cover, for Korean W, photographed by David Byun
MAR 2008
Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by David Sims
APR 2008
Appears on the cover of MUSE, photographed by David Vasiljevic
APR 2008
Appears in Numéro editorial, photographed by Terry Tsiolis
APR 2008
French Vogue features Stephens as a top model
APR 3, 2008
Models.com features Stephens as she receives her own billboard for Calvin Klein on the corner of Houston and Lafayette Street in Manhattan Story »
2008
New York Look magazine features Stephens as "This Year's Girl"
MAY 2008
Appears in Japanese Vogue editorial, photographed by Miguel Reveriego and Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Richard Burbridge

TOP 10 RUNWAY GIRLS OF 08 WORLD OVER

It was a season in which the most coveted slots were reserved for the comeback kids (Mariacarla Boscono, Isabeli Fontana, Erin Wasson, and new mom Natalia Vodianova). But there were still plenty of fresh faces to see—and challenging names to try not to mispronounce. Here are ten of the most memorable, from Lithuania's Edita Vilkeviciute to Ukraine's Lera Sheremata.



This Utah high school student and track star sprinted onto the runway only a few weeks after getting signed. Following a Prada exclusive, she wrapped up the season with an enviable Paris show list.

(Agency: Elite)

TEEN VOGUE

Ali Stephens
American newcomer Ali Stephens is moving full speed ahead.

Blaze of Glory
Before being discovered last year at the local mall, Ali Stephens was a cross-country star at her Salt Lake City high school. No wonder she raced onto the modeling scene with record speed, scoring a spring 2008 Prada exclusive in Milan.
PHOTO: ROBERT FAIRER

Ali Stephens W Cover

Ali Stephens, Cover Virgin No More

Korean W magazinePhoto: Elite Model Management
After she opened Calvin Klein and closed Balenciaga, it was anyone’s guess what Ali Stephens’s first cover would be. After walking 46 shows this past season, she must have made an impression on the front-row biggies. We suspected Teen Vogue since she’s just a smiley 16-year-old herself and doesn’t do racy swimwear or lingerie shoots yet. But we were totally wrong. Korean W booked her first. (Side note: Interesting how much English text is on the cover, no?) Shot by David Byun, Stephens wears a sleeveless, peach blouse and floral skirt, with her hair piled in a large bun atop her head. Though the foreign publication doesn’t have a huge following here, Stephens will also appear in a David Sims–photographed Italian Vogue editorial come April. That one’s surely worth the hefty exchange rate. —Kendall Herbst

Ali Stephens Calvin Klein Campaign

After checking out the latest Calvin Klein campaign, we were looking forward to seeing how the ck Calvin Klein ads would shape up. Now the first images have hit and they star, as predicted, fall-show opener and current all-around "It" girl Ali Stephens. If you embrace the minimal aesthetics of Calvin Klein, you’ll approve: Stephens appears with slicked-back hair, heavy brows, and a simple moss-green pantsuit. (If you're more of a Cavalli person, you might be a bit bored by the whole thing, however.) What really caught our eye most is how much Ali and Toni Garnn (the face of the Calvin Klein collection) are starting to look alike. Might we have another Sasha/Gemma dilemma? —Kendall Herbst

Our Danna Lee from Pleasant Grove, Utah now in a massive contract in Korea

Hanna holman larger than life all over American Eagle bill boards