Lisa Ramos

Lisa Ramos is proof that you don't have to be tall to be a successful model. Lisa was one of the contestants forAmerica’s Next Top Model’s Cycle 13. She managed to get herself through an arduous audition process on what is known as 'The season for the Shorties', a cycle of the hit series featuring models that are 5’7” or under.

Lisa is the perfect role model for many models that have felt they were too short for our industry. She is a wonderful speaker and enjoys sharing her experiences with audiences. Lisa also can provide insight into those tough decisions effecting models that are currently in college. As a top college student Lisa has had to balance a full college course load along with audition and casting requests. She has appeared in numerous beauty magazines and can be seen gracing the pages of Seventeen Magazine.

Passion and personality defines Lisa. She is professional and responsible while been fun and enjoyable to work with.

Appearing on a show like "America's Next Top Model" brings instant recognizability and demand and Lisa has gained a wealth of knowledge from the experience.

Most importantly is Lisa's ability to communicate her experiences and when people meet her they find her approachable and down to earth. Her experiences as a petite model are invaluable and rare as many shorter models tend to be told they won't make it due to their height. Lisa is proof of the opposite, at under 5'8" she works more than many taller models. Also, she is flawless, beautiful before applying the first drop of make up. As a beauty model she can share her techniques in maintaining her clear skin. She can also discuss the impact of too much or not enough makeup and when each may be appropriate.

Lisa will be taking a semester off to focus on her modeling and acting career and wants to share her experiences. Her passion for children also make her a perfect mentor and coach. Hopefully, many of you will get to meet her while she is available.

Ashley Michaelsen

Ashley Michaelsen is described by most people as simply breathtaking. She recently starred in ABC's "True Beauty" which was produced by Tyra Banks and Ashton Kutcher.

Ashley is a model, actress and a fashion designer. She is a great speaker and understands all aspects of modeling and acting from personal experience. Also, being a designer she understands how important of a role a model plays when exhibiting her line of one-of-a-kind dresses that were showcased during the most recent fashion week.

Ashley has over 15 years of experience in our industry and she has a nurturing personality that makes her extremely effective when mentoring others wishing to enter our industry. She is extremely personable and caring and she is very involved in many charities including the "Make a Wish Foundation".

Ashley's other TV work consists of roles on As The World turns, Sopranos, and Law and Order and a host of videos and commercials. Her modeling and print work has put her on billboards, book covers and many print ads and catalogs.

Ashley is one of those people you love instantly, she is good presenting to all ages and specially children since she is "Barbie". As a beauty model Ashley is also is an expert in skin care and can offer inside tips and advice on proper make up technique for all types of assignments. Make up for TV and Film is quite different from a live event. Proper skin care is an absolute necessity to be successful in this industry.

When knowing every aspect from design to production to modelling is important, Ashley has that unique background and can give insight that can't be found elsewhere.

Ashley is available as her schedule permits for appearances, workshops and seminars.

Sashalee Pallagi

Sashalee Pallagi, is possibly one of MMG's most versatile models.

A former Pro-Cheerleader/Dancer for the Raiders, Sashalee also is a successful model, actress and TV Host. She has modeled for Hawaiian Tropic and was the spokesmodel and host of Howard Stern's In Demand Channel.

Sashalee is also an established print and commercial model/actress and is has worked for SONY, Bjorn Borg, SOSUME, Shifman Mattress, Young Muscle Magazine, X-Ray Jeans, Tunic Love, Coke Zero, Axe, Trojan, Maxim Magazine.

Her TV credits include shows such as Royal Pains, Law and Order SVU, Kings, Lipstick Jungle and Ugly Betty.

Sashalee is an excellent speaker and extremely business savvy. She understands the business of modeling and is a perfect choice for those that want to know how this industry operates. She is extremely personable and energetic, and understands better than most that hard work is the key to be successful. She has a work ethic and has developed her skills from years of practice and experience.

Sashalee also has successfully competed in numerous Pageants, including the Miss Universe Organization's, USA Pageant. She has worked as hard as any model out there to be successful and is one of the few models able to earn enough to do this on a full time basis. For those wanting to make this a fulltime career Sashalee has a lot of very valuable knowledge to share. She is also available to speak on topics related to the pageant industry.

Liz Friedman

Newcomer Liz Friedman joins the staff as tattoo artist Kat Von D’s shop manager in the fourth season of TLC’s LA Ink. Her talent in bringing humor, sexiness and sarcasm to this show will bring a sharp new edge to Hollywood.

School was never a priority for her and she accelerated to an early high school graduation. One semester at college proved to be enough and she switched directions to pursue a career in business. After a series of jobs as a loan officer Friedman opened her own wholesale mortgage business at the age of 21 ― which she still owns and operates.

Though Friedman has always stayed close to her Los Angeles home and family she recently spent a summer traveling through Japan, Greece and France. To take advantage of the cuisine she enjoyed on her travels, she will spend an occasional Sunday night hosting “friends and family” dinners, where a huge feast of authentic food from one particular country is prepared. Once, she even opened a can of cold spaghetti for Italian night!

Liz currently resides in the Hollywood Hills where she enjoys hiking with her golden retriever Chloe and Madeline, a sweet-faced (and sometimes stubborn) basset hound.

Bobbi Jo

An extraordinary beauty, Bobbi Jo exploded onto the modeling scene as a lead in the Young Buck music video for the single “I know U Want Me,” featuring Jazze Pha. As a model/actress, she has since been recognized by artists and casting directors as a woman who definitely stands out above the rest. Since appearing in the video, it has been a non-stop grind for this charismatic, blue-eyed beauty, who has since been spotlighted in magazines such as XXL Magazine, Source Magazine, and Black Men Magazine, modeling Gucci and Saks Fifth Avenue with Trey Songz. Known as the 2008 face for Coogi Clothing’s Women’s Line re-launch, Bobbi has also been in music videos for Wyclef, Lloyd Banks, Ray J, and Prodigy of Mob Deep. She’s received especially large notoriety for her role as 50 Cent’s Baby Mother in his video “I Get Money,” and her role as a Matrix Fighter in his “Ok, You’re Right” video.

Raised in Brooklyn, New York by a single mother, Bobbi had to grow up quickly and learn how to take care of herself at an early age. Spending 10 years of her youth in foster care, she moved around a lot during her younger years. It is particularly because of her rough upbringing that she strives to succeed in whatever she does. At the same time, she refuses to compromise her integrity and her standards. With a Bachelors Degree in Media and Communication and an English minor from SUNY Old Westbury College in Long Island, NY, Bobbi Jo definitely believes that education is just as important as being noticed in the entertainment industry. She does not consider modeling as a last resort.

In an industry where many models are willing to do whatever it takes to get ahead, Bobbi Jo insists that one must be selective in choosing modeling jobs. There have been several instances where she has been offered a project, but has chosen to politely decline because the material wasn’t complimentary to her image. “It is important to see the bigger picture,” she states.

When all is said and done, Bobbi Jo’s main objective, in addition to advancing her budding acting career, is to obtain major make-up line, hair product, and clothing line campaigns. Under her belt she currently has a lead role as “Denise” in the Spike Lee directed 10th Anniversary Rocawear commercial, along with a lead role in The JBS Prive “Urban Beauty Hair” commercial. JBS (Jinny Beauty Supply) is a multi-million dollar company and leader in the ethnic beauty industry, with distribution centers in Chicago, Atlanta, Miami and Dallas. The commercial aired on a variety of major television networks, including ABC, NBC, FOX, CW, and Comcast affiliates ranging from BET, MTV, VH-1, BRAVO and Entertainment Television, to name a few.

You may have seen Bobbi Jo as Rip the Runway’s First Professional Winner of BET’s Model Mission Show, or caught her feature in “Notorious” in the director’s cut. She also played feature role in “The Perfect Age of Rock and Roll” with Taryn Manning and Kevin Zegers.

Bobbi’s compassion is what stands out most about her. She hopes to one day play a major role in changing the lives of foster care children by investing time in her community, and being a positive female role model for younger girls who have similar goals.

Be on the lookout for Bobbi Jo’s Feature in “Sex in the City 2”, “Wall Street 2”, and as the face of Outré Hair Line’s 2010 hair packaging campaign.

Anna Sundstrand

Anna Sundstrand is a Swedish singer and model. She was a member of the Swedish pop group Play from the group's formation in 2001 when she was 12 until their breakup in 2005. Sundstrand was the youngest member of the group, crreated by Laila Bagge, who owned a dance studio in Sweden called 'Sway' in which Anna was enrolled.

Since Play's disbanding, Anna began a modeling career, and posing for a 2006 calendar being marketed to the same audience that followed Play. Additionally, she has been exploring a solo singing career. She has performed several times with Chris Trousdale, a former member of boy band Dream Street.

In 2007, Anna Sundstrand completed a film titled The Sacred Journey, alongside longtime band member and friend Chris Trousdale. The Sacred Journey was expected to be released in 2008.

Currently, Anna will be working on a movie directed by Michael Criscione in February 2010. Anna is also writing a fiction book based on her life about the struggles of a child star in the entertainment industry. Anna is writing the book with StarShine Magazine's editor and novelist, Sandy Lo.

Allison Ritter

Allison Ritter was the first face model for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. The following season, she walked in the first show again, which was for Imasu by Kelly Nishimoto. The fashion show was featured on the A&E series Gene Simmons Family Jewels, and her interviews for all seasons of Fashion Week can be seen on Fashion TV, the Fashion Network, and The Daily.

Allison has shot for such editorial publications as Glamour Magazine, Teen Magazine, Teen Prom, Virginia Living, 20/20, Harper's Bazaar, Fashion Market Magazine, Zink Magazine, and BodyMagazine, and Allision also completed her undergraduate degree in three years attending Point Park University's Conservatory of Performing Arts in Pittsburgh.

Melanie Iglesias

Melanie Iglesias was born in Brooklyn and is currently pursuing her dreams of becoming a commercial/pop recording artist. She sings dance/pop music and is currently working on her album with a very talented team of producers. She's managed to capture the interest of many major labels who are intrigued by the huge potential of the project. She wrote every song and is very hands on, even in production.

Rebecca Leigh West

Bridal, Lingerie and Beauty Model, Rebecca Leigh West, has gained global recognition for her “Lancôme - Paris” beauty work. MMG is very excited about Rebecca and believes her addition will increase their winning lucrative “Beauty” jobs.

Rebeccas resume includes the following:

Lancome *(including their "Pink Irreverence" collection video which can be viewed on Lancome.com), Ralph Lauren, Maybelline, MAC, Aveda, Elle Magazine, Cosmo Magazine, Supermodels Unlim. Magazine, Elegant Bride, The Knot, Inside Weddings, Fitness RX Magazine, Jordan Taylor Swimwear, Greenwich Magazine, Eyecare Business Magazine, Bergan County THE MAG, New York Post, Zuccaro, Cuisinart, Clairol/Wella, Nikarooz for BabyPHAT, Barbera Deinski's, While My Sister Sleeps", Bayco Fine Jewelry, Ecko Red (commercial+print), Indiana Jones, College Road Trip, Camp Hope and most recently, Womens Health magazine.

Sheena Satana

Sheena Satana was a contestant on America's Next Top Model Cycle 11. The Brooklyn native is one of few Asian-American contestants ever to make it to the final cast.Sheena definitely had her ups and downs. She would seesaw back and forth each week from the top of the pack to the bottom. Sheena, however, will be remembered for much more than her photos. She was a model who stood up for herself and others in the house.

She is an established classically trained dancer, singer and stunt woman. Before the show she was pursuing a music career and made an Independent album titled '7-7-07.' She was also featured in Tropic Thunder as a Stunt Dancer/woman. She can be seen on TV in the hit TV Show, 'Gossip Girl' and landed the starring lead role in Charlie Ward's new Music Video.

Ebony Haith

Ebony Haith is a make-up artist from the Bronx with a shaved head who describes herself as "comical, charismatic, beautiful and religious" and, according to her bio on UPN's officialTop Model site, "enjoys basketball and ice skating, and is most proud of the time she spends volunteering to produce and direct youth performances in a community based organization."

Amy Karwoski

Amy Karwoski is a Former Ford and Abercrombie model who has walked the Paris Runways, appeared TV shows such as Guiding Light and Saturday Night Live. Shortly after graduating high school in 2005, Amy Karwoski moved to New York City to continue her modeling career. While her high school friends spent their last summer together preparing for college, Karwoski was figuring out life in the city and occupied with work. By the time Karwoski's friends left for freshman orientation, she was in Paris for fashion week.

"My passion was to model, travel and be involved in the fashion industry. I missed my best friends from high school, but I loved what I was doing," Karwoski, business administration major, said.

Laura Leigh

Laura Leigh is a true American beauty in all senses of the word. This 21 year old from Staten Island New York plays the role of Skylar in “Cougar Hunting” with Lara Flynn Boyle. After coming in 3rd on ABC’s True Beauty, Laura Leigh has become one of the loveable beauties of TV. Laura also has a dance background and MMG feels she would be a natural for the next season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.