Irene Marie
is the founder and president of City Models
Miami, Inc; a full service ‘on location’
model and talent agency in Ft. Lauderdale
Florida
1983
City
Models, Inc renamed to Irene Marie Model
and Talent Management Agency. The Agency
quickly becomes one of South Florida’s
largest and most successful agencies.
1985
Irene Marie
named ‘Leading Lady’ by the
Network Connection and honored as their
1985 Business Owner of the Year
1988
Irene Marie
is president of the Florida Association
of Talent and Modeling Agencies (F.A.T.M.A)
At age 13,
future international supermodel Niki Taylor
is discovered during an open casting call
with Irene Marie. Taylor goes on to sign
the largest modeling contract ever awarded
by a cosmetic company at the time.
Irene Marie
is one of the first real-estate investors
on Ocean Drive. Irene purchases the Sun
Ray Apartments, home of the infamous chainsaw
massacre scene from the movie Scarface
1989
Irene Marie
Model and Talent Management Agency moves
from Ft. Lauderdale to its remodeled and
current location on Miami’s South
Beach. The agency continues to grow with
the discovery and development of talent
such as Niki Taylor (L’Oreal, Elle,
Vogue, Cover Girl), Shana Zadrick (Guess
Jeans), Michael Ostheim (Esprit, Armani),
Scott King (Calvin Klein) and Britt Bradford
(Versace).
