Wilhelmina Going Public

Aug 28, 2008 @ 10:20am

lauren hutton wilhelmina.jpgWilhelmina announced this morning that they're going public.

When private companies decide to go public, it usually means that they need to raise some cash, either because they have some nagging debts, or because they just want to have the capital to expand.

We're curious to see what, if anything, comes from this. Wilhelmina hasn't really been relevant in terms of fashion models for a while, at least not in comparison to major players like IMG and Women. Though WIlhelmina helped launch the career of Lauren Hutton, their roster of clients right now is headlined by Fergie, Brandy, and Natasha Bedingfield.

Maybe they're raising money to steal away some of the girls on Model.com's Top 50 - because, as of right now, Wilhelmina is entirely absent.

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writer Natalie Hormilla
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posted by guest

Aug 28, 2008 10:40AM

Lauren Hutton is one of the rare people who grew into her face and looked better as she got older.

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posted by LP

Aug 28, 2008 2:01PM

when i first read wilheminna, i thought of ugly betty
but thats probably cause im watching a marathon right now.

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posted by KLW

Aug 28, 2008 4:52PM

Their men's board is still legit and keeping them afloat, as long as people still need men who look like men and not like skinny little boys. Assume they want the money to try and make a play for a bigger piece of the women's market.

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posted by ani

Aug 28, 2008 7:10PM

You are also forgetting Gia Carangi got her start with Wilhelmina.
Lauren Hutton was more of an Elieen Ford kind of girl.

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posted by guest

Aug 29, 2008 12:38AM

lauren hutton was never even with wilhelmina

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posted by Lauren

Aug 29, 2008 11:13AM

Here's an explanation of why they are doing this:
http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/28/style-public-modeling-forbeslife-cx_ls_0828style.html?partner=msn

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