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Old 08-12-2006, 10:26 AM  
Midwest Shane
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Originally Posted by justinsain
I think your on the right track and if it works out like you invision it, it will be a great opportunity for you and the model.

However, one thing sticks out in my mind and I want to share it with you just in case you haven't already thought about it.

You are promoting this as a " Contest " and it seems to me that if you have a " contest " you have to have a winner. I once was involved with a nightclub that had a " calendar girl " contest and they held a contest to find 12 girls to be in their nightclub calender. I was the photographer. As it turned out, in a city filled with beautiful girls, only average girls turned out for the contest. The nightclub tried to get out of making the calendar but one girl rasied a big stink and the calendar HAD to be made. They couldn't give them away.

I think what you are doing is a " Model Search " not a contest and even though you have layed out your rules for the " contest " I'm not sure they would hold up in court if some girl pressed it like the one did the nightclub.

I'm not sure but I think there are actual laws governing " contests " and they vary from state to state. Might be worth looking into given that what you are planning is going to be so widely publicized.

I'm not trying to shoot you down, I'm just thowing this out there just in case it matters. I'd hate to find out you got into a big hassle later and it could have been avoided if you had known.

I wish you the best of luck and I admire your enthusiasm

Thanks, yes I have thought about this and had my attorney look into it for me and I am ok! Melissa
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