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We've been in 7 pageants, came across Mrs. Daniels talent and modeling search. My daughter was scouted, it was better then winning a pageant. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you Mrs. Daniels for such a great opportunity for my family. Catherine and Taylor -- Anonymous, 18:30:09 09/11/05 Sun [1]
>>HIDDEN FEES
>>Letter from Parent:
>>The cost to attend the Millie Lewis AMTC is around
>>"$1,700." ($1,700). This includes three categories.
>>Each additional category is $100. These are said to be
>>optional, but you are also told the more categories
>>you enter the better your chances. The $1,700 does not
>>include the cost of the hotel, which is around
>>$150-$200 a night. YOU HAVE to stay in the hotel where
>>the convention is located. The convention lasts six
>>days. Total hotel expense: $900-$1,200. ($3,900) You
>>are told there are no hidden costs. But you must pay
>>$100 per pass per person if you want to watch the
>>convention. ($4,000) You pay around $600 for pictures
>>that you have to take to the AMTC. ($4,600) The AMTC
>>book is $35. ($4,635) I think you pay for the AMTC
>>shirt, too. ($4,650) You must pay for your travel,
>>food, etc. ($5,000) On the sheet they provide you are
>>told you won't have to invest in the clothes you must
>>wear at the convention, but when you take your clothes
>>to the "wardrobe" check you will learn something
>>different. You are led to believe that the $1,700 will
>>cover everything until you pay your $500 deposit, and
>>you get your information on the AMTC. You can't get
>>the information until you pay the deposit. Also, you
>>are told that you can make payments on this. You are
>>even given a payment plan. After they get your $500,
>>they tell you to forget about the payment plan. You
>>can't get your money back, either. Let's say something
>>happens and you can't attend, or you have paid for
>>half of it, and something comes up. You have just lost
>>your money. The total cost, roughly speaking, is
>>around $5,000. This is when you add everything
>>together. It's probably more than that if you take a
>>closer look.
>>
>>-- Parent by email (2002)
>>
>>My experience with Millie Lewis International was
>>similar to the other parental letter. Fortunately,
>>having some experience with another company, I knew no
>>money should have been immediately due. Also, I have a
>>real big problem with someone trying to "convince" me
>>of their honesty and integrity... it should
>>automatically come through.
>>
>>After attending a convention with my daughter and the
>>competitors reading a line or two we were then shown a
>>film and success stories. At the end of the program we
>>were told the cost of the convention was "1795" or
>>"seventeen-ninety-five." My daughter thought she meant
>>$17.95, because she made it a point to repeatedly not
>>say "seventeen-hundred-and-ninety-five" dollars.
>>
>>We were then told that a $500 deposit would be due
>>today if you were called back. Well ultimately she was
>>called. When I told them that there was no possibility
>>of having the money today, they thanked me and asked
>>us to come another time.
>>
>>After reading how the cost grew I am ever appreciative
>>that we did not put down the money, since it would
>>have inevitably been lost.
>>
>>Thank you for posting the comments because in the
>>program they tell you to check them out at the Better
>>Business Bureau, but I found that link to be
>>uninformative.
>>
>>-- Parent by email (2004)
>>PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
>>At least four parents who paid for their children to
>>attend the Millie Lewis American Modeling & Talent
>>Convention said they paid for professional photography
>>prior to the convention. This was at the advice of or
>>it was a requirement of AMTC. According to the above
>>email excerpt, "You pay around $600 for pictures that
>>you have to take to the AMTC."
>>
>>This is a total violation of modeling industry
>>standards. Agents and experts all advise against
>>spending money on professional photography, comp
>>cards, and portfolios before you get representation
>>with a modeling agency. Furthermore, the price AMTC
>>charges is far in excess of what those who do have
>>representation should pay.
>>
>>As if the entire convention was not expensive enough
>>with the admission price, hotel expense, travel costs,
>>and everything else, they throw in another $600 for
>>"professional" photos and prints, which incidentally,
>>many agents don't need, many times don't want, and,
>>may, in fact, toss out.
>>
>>If you visit the websites of the agencies whose agents
>>supposedly attend AMTC, you can find out for yourself
>>what type of pictures they want and don't want.
>>
>>According to one parent who paid ML for professional
>>pictures prior to AMTC, the photographer was on staff
>>at a Millie Lewis agency, yet he was not even a
>>professional photographer, but they were asked to pay
>>professional photography rates!
>>
>>Therefore the only conclusion is the money parents
>>spend for professional pictures prior to the AMTC is
>>going straight into the pockets of Millie Lewis. For
>>every 1,000 kids who attend AMTC and pay $600 for
>>pictures, $600,000 is going to AMTC, money that may or
>>may not be split with photographers.
>>
>>TELEMARKETING SCRIPT
>>
>>Consumer Comments (Feb 2004)
>>
>>My daughter was so excited, she heard about it on the
>>radio. How could it be a scam? After all it was on her
>>favorite station.
>>
>>I was not so sure. I didn't want to rain on her
>>parade, so I agreed to keep her out of school for the
>>day and bought her a new outfit.
>>
>>We went to the audition, but something just did not
>>seem right about it. I didn't say anything to my
>>daughter she was too excited.
>>
>>Moving on... she did her reading, danced and sang. We
>>had a wonderful time watching all the people get up
>>and show of their talent... or not. Only thing missing
>>was Simon from American Idol.
>>
>>The next morning the phone rang.
>>
>>"Good News," said the lady on the line. She has been
>>called back. For the small price of... I said no
>>thanks and hung up.
>>
>>Now I have the painful task of telling my sweet,
>>talented little girl that it was all a ****.
>>
>>I do have to say... we had a wonderful time together!
>>
>>Not sucked in,
>>
>>Mom in Dallas
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You don't even have to enter a pagent. We just sent snapshots of our dd and got signed & been working every since. -- Anonymous, 21:30:13 09/11/05 Sun [1]
>>>HIDDEN FEES
>>>Letter from Parent:
>>>The cost to attend the Millie Lewis AMTC is around
>>>"$1,700." ($1,700). This includes three categories.
>>>Each additional category is $100. These are said to
>be
>>>optional, but you are also told the more categories
>>>you enter the better your chances. The $1,700 does
>not
>>>include the cost of the hotel, which is around
>>>$150-$200 a night. YOU HAVE to stay in the hotel
>where
>>>the convention is located. The convention lasts six
>>>days. Total hotel expense: $900-$1,200. ($3,900) You
>>>are told there are no hidden costs. But you must pay
>>>$100 per pass per person if you want to watch the
>>>convention. ($4,000) You pay around $600 for pictures
>>>that you have to take to the AMTC. ($4,600) The AMTC
>>>book is $35. ($4,635) I think you pay for the AMTC
>>>shirt, too. ($4,650) You must pay for your travel,
>>>food, etc. ($5,000) On the sheet they provide you are
>>>told you won't have to invest in the clothes you must
>>>wear at the convention, but when you take your
>clothes
>>>to the "wardrobe" check you will learn something
>>>different. You are led to believe that the $1,700
>will
>>>cover everything until you pay your $500 deposit, and
>>>you get your information on the AMTC. You can't get
>>>the information until you pay the deposit. Also, you
>>>are told that you can make payments on this. You are
>>>even given a payment plan. After they get your $500,
>>>they tell you to forget about the payment plan. You
>>>can't get your money back, either. Let's say
>something
>>>happens and you can't attend, or you have paid for
>>>half of it, and something comes up. You have just
>lost
>>>your money. The total cost, roughly speaking, is
>>>around $5,000. This is when you add everything
>>>together. It's probably more than that if you take a
>>>closer look.
>>>
>>>-- Parent by email (2002)
>>>
>>>My experience with Millie Lewis International was
>>>similar to the other parental letter. Fortunately,
>>>having some experience with another company, I knew
>no
>>>money should have been immediately due. Also, I have
>a
>>>real big problem with someone trying to "convince" me
>>>of their honesty and integrity... it should
>>>automatically come through.
>>>
>>>After attending a convention with my daughter and the
>>>competitors reading a line or two we were then shown
>a
>>>film and success stories. At the end of the program
>we
>>>were told the cost of the convention was "1795" or
>>>"seventeen-ninety-five." My daughter thought she
>meant
>>>$17.95, because she made it a point to repeatedly not
>>>say "seventeen-hundred-and-ninety-five" dollars.
>>>
>>>We were then told that a $500 deposit would be due
>>>today if you were called back. Well ultimately she
>was
>>>called. When I told them that there was no
>possibility
>>>of having the money today, they thanked me and asked
>>>us to come another time.
>>>
>>>After reading how the cost grew I am ever
>appreciative
>>>that we did not put down the money, since it would
>>>have inevitably been lost.
>>>
>>>Thank you for posting the comments because in the
>>>program they tell you to check them out at the Better
>>>Business Bureau, but I found that link to be
>>>uninformative.
>>>
>>>-- Parent by email (2004)
>>>PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
>>>At least four parents who paid for their children to
>>>attend the Millie Lewis American Modeling & Talent
>>>Convention said they paid for professional
>photography
>>>prior to the convention. This was at the advice of or
>>>it was a requirement of AMTC. According to the above
>>>email excerpt, "You pay around $600 for pictures that
>>>you have to take to the AMTC."
>>>
>>>This is a total violation of modeling industry
>>>standards. Agents and experts all advise against
>>>spending money on professional photography, comp
>>>cards, and portfolios before you get representation
>>>with a modeling agency. Furthermore, the price AMTC
>>>charges is far in excess of what those who do have
>>>representation should pay.
>>>
>>>As if the entire convention was not expensive enough
>>>with the admission price, hotel expense, travel
>costs,
>>>and everything else, they throw in another $600 for
>>>"professional" photos and prints, which incidentally,
>>>many agents don't need, many times don't want, and,
>>>may, in fact, toss out.
>>>
>>>If you visit the websites of the agencies whose
>agents
>>>supposedly attend AMTC, you can find out for yourself
>>>what type of pictures they want and don't want.
>>>
>>>According to one parent who paid ML for professional
>>>pictures prior to AMTC, the photographer was on staff
>>>at a Millie Lewis agency, yet he was not even a
>>>professional photographer, but they were asked to pay
>>>professional photography rates!
>>>
>>>Therefore the only conclusion is the money parents
>>>spend for professional pictures prior to the AMTC is
>>>going straight into the pockets of Millie Lewis. For
>>>every 1,000 kids who attend AMTC and pay $600 for
>>>pictures, $600,000 is going to AMTC, money that may
>or
>>>may not be split with photographers.
>>>
>>>TELEMARKETING SCRIPT
>>>
>>>Consumer Comments (Feb 2004)
>>>
>>>My daughter was so excited, she heard about it on the
>>>radio. How could it be a scam? After all it was on
>her
>>>favorite station.
>>>
>>>I was not so sure. I didn't want to rain on her
>>>parade, so I agreed to keep her out of school for the
>>>day and bought her a new outfit.
>>>
>>>We went to the audition, but something just did not
>>>seem right about it. I didn't say anything to my
>>>daughter she was too excited.
>>>
>>>Moving on... she did her reading, danced and sang. We
>>>had a wonderful time watching all the people get up
>>>and show of their talent... or not. Only thing
>missing
>>>was Simon from American Idol.
>>>
>>>The next morning the phone rang.
>>>
>>>"Good News," said the lady on the line. She has been
>>>called back. For the small price of... I said no
>>>thanks and hung up.
>>>
>>>Now I have the painful task of telling my sweet,
>>>talented little girl that it was all a ****.
>>>
>>>I do have to say... we had a wonderful time together!
>>>
>>>Not sucked in,
>>>
>>>Mom in Dallas
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