Barbizon Modeling and Acting School
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| location = Tampa, Florida
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| established = {{start date and age|1939|paren=yes}} in New York City, New York, United States
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Barbizon Modeling and Acting School is an international modeling and acting school headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The school provides instructional courses in the domain of modeling and personal development.{{cite book|last1=Jackson|first1=Shaaron|title=Teen Age Guide to Self-Development and Modeling: Start Working Toward A Better You|date=2010|isbn=9781453504390|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bSHf4bvLc9AC}}{{cite book|last1=Bumiller|first1=Elisabeth|title=Condoleezza Rice: An American Life|date=2009|publisher= Random House | page = [https://archive.org/details/condoleezzaricea00bumi_0/page/64 64]|url=https://archive.org/details/condoleezzaricea00bumi_0|url-access=registration}}{{cite web|last1=Figueroa-Jones|first1=Madeline|title=Interview With PLUS Model Magazine Cover Model… Valerie Lefkowitz|url=http://www.plusmodelmag.com/General/plus-model-magazine-article-detail.asp?article-id=715000518|website=Plus Model Magazine|access-date=November 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626145429/http://www.plusmodelmag.com/General/plus-model-magazine-article-detail.asp?article-id=715000518|archive-date=June 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=The Barbizon Advantage |url=http://www.pageantrymagazine.com/magazine/Modeling_and_Talent/Barbizon/2006/d06/d06_Barbizon_advantage.htm|website= Pageantry Magazine}}
History
The first Barbizon School of Modeling and Acting was opened in 1939 on Fifth Avenue in New York City, New York, by Helen Fraser,{{cite web|title=Barbizon Modeling and Agency 1939 to Unveil Audience on Demand Crowd Placement Service|url=http://www.prunderground.com/barbizon-modeling-and-agency-1939-to-unveil-audience-on-demand-crowd-placement-service/0034368/|access-date= April 26, 2015}} a fashion model and teacher with her husband, Dr. Fraser, a dentist. The Barbizon name was developed from the Fraser's vacations to France where they became interested in the town of Barbizon, a village outside of Paris known for the 19th-century Barbizon school of painters. She wrote a book ''Assignment in Modeling: A Guide to a Career in Fashion and Photographic Modeling.{{cite book|last1=Fraser|first1=Helen|title=Assignment in modeling: A Guide to a Career in Fashion and Photographic Modeling|date=1950|publisher= Whittlesey House |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=je89AAAAYAAJ}}
In 1950, Helen met Ronald Reagan, who would later become President of the United States, and awarded him with the Best-Dressed Man in America award she established. In 1951, Helen acted as a celebrity judge for the Miss Brooklyn Pageant, alongside actress Denise Darcel and comedian Steve Allen.{{cite news|title=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/52859584/}}
Locations
Barbizon Modeling and Acting Centers are located in more than 200 markets across the United States. International locations include Bangkok, Toronto, Santo Domingo and Japan.
Student Notebook
Barbizon School of Modeling and Acting has a student notebook, signed by the National Director.
College scholarship
In 1992, Barbizon initiated a college scholarship program, paying up to $100,000 of tuition{{cite book|last1=Peterson's|title=Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 2012|date=August 15, 2012|publisher= Peterson's |isbn=9780768935813|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IE5gyPsIpJoC&q=barbizon+college+scholarship+winner}} to scholarship recipients for any college or university in the United States.{{cite news|last1=Houpt|first1=Paige|title=Allen Park: High School Student Earns $100,000 Scholarship|url=http://www.thenewsherald.com/articles/2011/05/21/news/doc4dd6b2e38408e593606502.txt| work = The News Herald}}
Notable alumni
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- Nicole Gale Anderson
- David Archuleta (American Idol contestant)
- Moisés Arias
- Drew Tyler Bell
- Haley Bennett
- Caressa Cameron – (Miss America 2010)
- Carmen Electra (thanked Barbizon in her self-help book)
- Sean Faris
- Lyndsy Fonseca
- Julie Henderson (model)
- June Kirby - actress and model{{Cite book|author=Samuel Claesson|title=Top Models|page=22|publisher=Sequoia Press|date=March 31, 2023|isbn=9798889921806}}
- Karen Montell - politician and model{{Cite web |title=Karen Montell |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Karen_Montell |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
- Gena Lee Nolin – named Miss Barbizon{{cite book| author = Nolin, Gena Lee| author-link = Gena Lee Nolin|title=Beautiful Inside and Out: Conquering Thyroid Disease with a Healthy, Happy, "Thyroid Sexy" Life|date=October 8, 2013|page=19|isbn=9781451687224|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3cwPAQAAQBAJ}}
- Condoleezza Rice – former U.S. Secretary of State; referenced Barbizon in her autobiography as one of her early stepping stones{{cite book|last1=Bumiller|first1=Elisabeth|title=Condoleezza Rice: An American Life|date=2009|publisher= Random House | page =[https://archive.org/details/condoleezzaricea00bumi_0/page/64 64]|url=https://archive.org/details/condoleezzaricea00bumi_0|url-access=registration}}
- Zach Roerig
- Sofia Vassilieva
- Ryan Phillippe
- Giuliana Rancic (entertainment journalist)
- Audrey Marie Anderson
- Tera Patrick (pornographic actress and model)
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See also
References
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Category:Modeling (profession)
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