My daughter Nikki was approached at her job by Vikki Leza - "talent scout". Gave her information for an "open call". We were skeptical, but when 150 people showed up and then all were eliminated but 25 and my daughter was one of them, we decided to hear Stacey out. He is definintely a salesman and should be selling cars. The next day we were invited back, and only 5 of the 25 were kept on. My daughter was told my Stacey, she was smoking hot and that she would be a star. We were also told we had to have a portfolio and he highly suggested we use his wifes company. Of course, we could use whomever we wanted, but it better be "slammin'", were his exact words. We took all the information, this was in early February, we contacted his wife and set up the "shoot". The date kept getting pushed further and further out, but in the meantime she had no problem collecting our $3000 dollars. Finally the date was set and the shoot was to take place in a somewhat questionable hotel in Portland. When we arrived, the shoot wasn't even there, it was moved to something similar to a Motel 6. The photographer was a black man in his late forties and kept hitting on my daughter. She has a great personality, so she took it all in stride. For weeks after this photographer kept calling her and wanting to meet her. It got very creepy. Weeks and months went by, emails were exchanged between Shayna (Stacey's wife) and myself. She was very nasty and rude and told me it took time. We did not receive her portfolio until September'06. Since then my daughter has received one call for a shoot late at night and they wanted her to drive to Portland early the next morning. No notice, nothing. She has a job so that was not possible. When I questioned Stacey about it, he said it was just the nature of the business. During my daughters shoot all the parents were questioning the integrity of both Stacey and is wife Shayna. They all expresses the same interaction w/his wife that she was rude and just wanted our money. The photo's were far from high quality, they were done in a dingry, 4th class motel room, but yet we were charged top dollar. Anyone who signs on or believes in this company or his wifes company needs to beware. It's a scam... He's a fast talking, arrogant, SOB just out to sell his wifes business. Nothing like shattering a girl, whom if she had been contacted by a legitimate company would have probably made it. But now her self-esteem is so low, she's not even interested. They are both fakes and phonies. Do not fall into their trap.
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