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Chic Nouvelle Orleans
Model Management LLC
Worldwide
3401 Franklin Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70122
www.chicnouvelleworldwide.com and info@chicnouvelleworldwide.com
Executive Director and CEO, Rowena Kay & Russell Robinson
Managing Member and Model Coach, Leslie Legania-Shelby
Visual Artist /Graphic Designer, Adam King
We are Chic Nouvelle Model Management, a professional runway, special events, product placement, and print model management company. We are an American agency that provides an array of services and functions around the globe. We offer model and talent representation, photography, website development, and comp cards. Our talent includes models, makeup artists, photographers, actors, dancers, drummers, singers, visual artists, writers, and poets.
We have worked professionally with public figures, celebrities, and VIPs. Our client list includes President Barack Obama, NFL Player Robert Meachem, NFL Player Eddie Drummand, the New Orleans Saints, and the New Orleans Hornets basketball team “Brides and Basketball.”
Our very own productions include the 2009 and 2010 New Orleans International Bourbon Park Fashion Week, the first-ever NOLA Fashion Week to be brought to the New Orleans area. We produced and directed the shows, providing casting, launch party organization, audio-visual/staging (music, video, lighting, seating), wardrobe, designers, hair and makeup, talent, show security, rehearsals, fittings, sponsorship, media, and marketing.
RESUME
FORMAL RUNWAY :
New Orleans International Fashion Week at Bourbon Park
Saks Fifth Avenue Fashion Show
Dilliard's Fashion Show
Macy's Fashion Show
Parisians Fashion Show
JC Penney Fashion Show
Ann Taylor Stores Fashion Show
House of Broel Bridal Salon
Gwen's Bridal Salon
Harold Clarke Collection
Couturier Atelier
Catwalk Under the Oaks
Independent Fashion Show
Luna Fete'
Bi-annual Costal Fashion Week
Women of Hope/Featuring: Damario Davis
Vibrancy Fashion Show
INFORMAL RUNWAY:
Saks Fifth Avenue Fashion Event
House of Broel Bridal Salon
Gwen's Bridal Salon
MANNEQUIN, WINDOW & PEDESTAL MODELING:
Macy's, Harold Clarke Collection
Couturier Atelier
Paper Doll Promotions
PROMOTIONAL MODELING & INFORMAL MODELING:
Essence Festival
General Mills
Proctor and Gamble
Coca Cola
New Orleans Hornets "Brides and Basketball"
Saks Fifth Avenue
PRINT MEDIA/BILLBOARD:
Texaco Ad Campaign "Life is Full of Energy,"
20'x30'ft billboards national campaign wild spot (New York, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Atlanta)
BILLBOARD:
Got Mix TV, Chic Nouvelle Models, Houston, TX
PRINT ADS:
Newport News Cigarette Print Ad
Chic Nouvelle Magazine
Delgado Community College Promotional Brochure
Magazine Street Tourist and Shopping Guide
Gambit Spring Editorial Layout
MAGAZINES/NEWSPRINT:
Published in various periodicals and circulations including but not limited to:
Ebony Essence Magazine
Jet Magazine
Black Enterprise
New York Times
Times-Picayune
The Advocate
Data News Weekly
Louisiana Weekly
Gambit
Tribune
Vocero (Spanish magazine)
Loyalty Magazine
Weddings Noir
Boss Status Magazine
Upscale Magazine Atlanta
Sheen Magazine
EVENTS:
The City of New Orleans, Deck the Halls- at Gallier Halls
Taste of Jamboree event, Dallas Tx.
Miss Univers Paegent, New Orleans
Crescent city meets the Crown, New Orleans
IGBO Fest, Houston, Tx.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Blog- Festivals Feature, "Meet Tammy McCormick Broussard," Women's Empowerment Organization
Art Project- The People's Project Feature by Photographer Gus Bennett
PUBLICATIONS :
Publisher of own magazine, Chic Nouvelle Magazine, a fashion, and entertainment circular
TELEVISION/COMMERCIALS & VIDEOS:
TALK SHOWS/ACCESS TV:
In-house Production Shows: Chic Nouvelle TV, Encounters and Evolutions, Good Gossip TV, and Lunchbox Conversations with Tammy B via Houston Media Source, Comcast Access TV Affiliate
External Talk Shows, Featured Guests: Hip Hop and Fashion; Phat Phat and All That
PRIMETIME TELEVISION:
ID Channel Investigator Detective, Principal
ABC's NCIS Entire Series- Re-occurring Featured Extra, Body Double, Stand-In, Photo Double
American Horror Story- Featured extra
BET Channel's "The Boot" Dating Show
All American Heavyweights- Reality Pilot
Preachers of L.A., Reality Pilot
LOCAL NEWS MODELING SEGMENTS:
WVUE Fox 8 News "Fashion Fridays- Survivor Makeover"
WVUE Fox 8 News "Fashion Fridays-New Orleans Ballet Association Presents Prix d'Elegance"
WWLTV Channel 4, "You Night Survivor Runway"
WWLTV Channel 4, " New Orleans International Fashion Week at Bourbon Park"
WGNO ABC 26 News, "New Orleans International Fashion Week at Bourbon Park"
WGNO ABC 26 News, "Brides and Basketball with the New Orleans Hornets"
WGNO ABC News with a Twist Channel 6, "Stilt Dancing Art Form Interview"
MUSIC VIDEOS (TALENT):
MCA Recording Artist Allison Moorer, "Set You Free"
British Recording Artist Arlissa, "Sticks and Stones"
August Alsina, Lil' Mo, Hot Boyz
MUSIC VIDEOS (DIRECTING):
Directed "Who Got My Style?" Music Video by Rap Group Spirit Warriors
Directed "Shadowboxing" Music Video by Onaje
COMMERCIALS:
Texaco, "Life is Full of Energy" National Commercial, Featured Extra
Texaco, "Imagine 2000" National Commercial, Featured Extra
Toyota Camry "The Bucket List Trip" National Commercial (Featured Extra)
Planned Parenthood CSA, Principal
Footlocker- National Commercial James Harden Mall Stunt
Motrin, "All Night Long" National Commercial
Microsoft National Commercial
Hebrew National Hot Dog
Dookie Chase Restaurant
New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Children's Hospital
Spirit of Louisiana
Oschner Hospital
MOTION PICTURES (S.A.G. ELIGIBLE):
"Jurassic World," starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard
"Ray," starring Jamie Foxx and Kerry Washington
"Green Lantern," starring Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
"Double Jeopardy," starring Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones
"A Lesson Before Dying," starring Samuel L. Jackson and Cicely Tyson
"If God is Willing and the Creek Don't Rise," A Spike Lee Documentary
"Jalopy Hour," a Comedy Short Film
"Women of New Orleans: Four Big Easy Pieces," A Documentary
STAND-IN EXPERIENCE & PHOTO DOUBLE:
"Zoo," starring James Wolk and Kristen Connolly
"Get Hard," starring Will Farrell and Kevin Hart
"Jurassic World," starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard
"Hot Pursuit," starring Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara
"Lady Day the Billie Holiday Story"
"Selfless," Photo Double for Keegan Key
RADIO:
The Benny Negro & Frankie Bonez Show, Manhattan, NY
WBOK New Orleans
WYLD FM 98 New Orleans
DANCE :
Chic Nouvelle sponsored several models and dancers to work with Beyonce Knowles' choreographer and actor, Darrin Henson and Jerold Lebeaux
THEATER:
Tartuff (Doug Patterson-UNO Theater)
Much Ado About Nothing (UNO Theater)
Comedy Murders of 1940, A Raisin in the Sun
Fences, Ain't Nothing But the Blues (directed by Jomo Kenyatta Bean
Ethiopian Theater), Let's Stay Together (T Duplessis Entertainment LLC)
Bringing Black History Forward (Chic Nouvelle Presents)
When the Rattlesnake Sounds
Toxic Town Territory (original play)
I Can't Believe it! (Ethiopian Theater)
D.O.G. (Ethiopian Theater)
What's the 411? (directed by Bruce Belisle)
Anointed Clippers
CONVENTIONS/PROMOTION:
HBO Film Festival
The History Channel Bus Tour
M.A.C. Cosmetics
Saks Fifth Avenue
Essence Festival "My Black is Beautiful"
National Urban League Convention
Malibu Rum
Jack Daniels Remy Martin, Polaroid Film,
Salon Selectives
Pepsi-Cola
Febreze
Pantene
Physique
Oil of Olay
K-Mart
Maybelline
Cosmetics by LMB
SPOKESMODEL/VOICEOVER:
Chic Nouvelle Commercials
Elite Fashion Events
Encounters and Evolutions TV Show
CELEBRITY CHEF ASSISTANT:
Elite Fashion Events (hosting, wine-tasting, cooking demonstration)
IN-HOUSE SHOW PRODUCTIONS:
Mardi Gras Mambo Extravaganza
Hope for Haiti Event
Chic Nouvelle Presents: Calvin Richardson
Arts and Elements Fashion Event
Christmas with Levy Q Concert
Bring Black History Forward Program
Treasures of Africa Program
Fashion and Etiquette Workshop
McCormicks Gone Wild, Family Art Show
TALENT IN EXTERNAL SHOWS:
Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration, Houston, TX
Nigerian Igbo Festival
Fashion Week Florida
International Fashion Week Dallas
Fair Maiden Services Neighborhood Center- Kids Production
DJ Wild Wayne, International High School
FESTIVALS:
Essence Festival
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Gentilly Festival
Voodoo Festival
French Quarter Festival
International Festival
Tanza Festival
Recycle Festival
PARADES:
Zulu, Endymion
Bacchus
Krewe Du Vieux Festivals
INSTRUCTOR & NEW STUDENT TRAINING EXPERIENCE:
Assistant Theater Director: Children of the Arts Theater
Instructor: John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center
Trainer: Modeling Workshop; St. Peter Claver School;
Tutor: New models for About faces Model and Talent;
House Model and Fit Model for Harold Clarke
Bridal Couturier Atelier
MANAGING MEMBERS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Master of Education
Master of Screenwriting
Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communication (Broadcast)/Creative Writing
Bachelor of Finance, Management
Bachelor of Graphic Design
Bachelor of Fitness Therapy
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Liberal Arts Theater
Heavyweight Boxing Trainer
INSTITUTIONS:
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Xavier University, University of New Orleans
Dillard University
Loyola Marymount University
Victor's International Modeling and Career Center
the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Delgado Community College
University of Phoenix
Jim Gleason Screen Acting and Audition Workshop
Tommye Myrick Television and Film Workshop
GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS:
Outstanding Agency, Asante Awards 2009
National Music Awards, 2009
USA Boxing National Champion Three Times
Best Actor Award 2007
BICA Awards 2022
COPA Style Award 2022
Awesome Next Top Model Award 2022
Guinness World Record 2022
SCHOLARLY & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Kiva.org Micro-loan member
Crescent City Trade Exchange
BENEFITS & CHARITABLE CAUSES:
Robert Meachem Foundation of the New Orleans Saints "Bowling with the Saints" event
Hope for Haiti Event
Fair Maiden Services
You Night Events Festivals
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Saks Fifth Avenue Keys To the Cure
Dress for Success
CHIC NOUVELLE PRODUCTIONS:
Calvin Richardson
Arts and Elements Fashion Event
Christmas with Levy Q Concert
Bring Black History Forward Program
Treasures of Africa Program
Fashion and Etiquette Workshop
McCormicks Gone Wild, Family Art Show
Talent in External Shows:
Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration, Houston, TX
Nigerian Igbo Festival
Fashion Week Florida
International Fashion Week Dallas
Fair Maiden Services Neighborhood Center- Kids Production
DJ Wild Wayne, International High School
FESTIVALS:
Essence Festival
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Gentilly Festival
Voodoo Festival
French Quarter Festival
International Festival
PARADES:
Zulu
Endymion
Bacchus
Krewe Du Vieux
Festivals
INSTRUCTOR & NEW STUDENT TRAINING EXPERIENCE:
Assistant Theater Director: Children of the Arts Theater
Instructor: John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center
Trainer: Modeling Workshop, St. Peter Claver School
Tutor: New models for About faces Model and Talent
House Model and Fit Model for Harold Clarke, Bridal Couturier Atelier
MANAGING MEMBERS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Master of Education
Master of Screenwriting
Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communication (Broadcast)/Creative Writing
Bachelor of Finance, Management
Bachelor of Graphic Design
Bachelor of Fitness Therapy
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Liberal Arts Theater
Heavyweight Boxing Trainer
INSTITUTIONS:
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
Xavier University, University of New Orleans, Dillard University
Loyola Marymount University, Victor's International Modeling
Career Center, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Delgado Community College, University of Phoenix
Jim Gleason Screen Acting and Audition Workshop
Tommye Myrick Television and Film Workshop
GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS:
Outstanding Agency
Asante Awards 2009
National Music Awards, 2009
USA Boxing National Champion Three Times
Best Actor Award 2007
SCHOLARLY & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Kiva.org Micro-loan member, Crescent City Trade Exchange
BENEFITS & CHARITABLE CAUSES:
Robert Meachem Foundation of the New Orleans Saints "Bowling with the Saints" event
Hope for Haiti Event
Fair Maiden Services
You Night Events, Festivals
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Saks Fifth Avenue Keys To the Cure
Dress for Success
