Amax + NFW Model SEarch
Congratulations to all ten of the AMAX + Nashville Fashion Week Model Search 2022 winners!
The AMAX Talent + NFW Model Search has been a launchpad for successful modeling careers since its inception in 2012. In 2022, for the first time in its ten year history, ten winners were selected from hundreds of applications submitted by aspiring models of all sizes and genders, age 16+. Thirty finalists were invited to meet with AMAX model scouts at an in-person casting prior to the final selection for this coveted opportunity. All ten winners, ages 16 - 40, will receive a modeling contract and development resources from AMAX Talent, including a professional photo shoot with Jessica Amerson at Sonder Nashville.
We look forward to seeing this emerging talent on future NFW runways!
AMAX Talent is a full service agency representing fashion, commercial and lifestyle models as well as actors, hair and make-up artists, and wardrobe stylists. Cherylann Stephens, former director of Next and Wilhelmina in Los Angeles, opened AMAX's parent company, Maximum Artist Creative Services, in 2005 to fill the need for an artists agency in the Nashville market. In 2009, MACS acquired AMAX, a well known Nashville modeling agency founded in 1989. Through a strong emphasis on both local and direct booking, as well as scouting and developing local models for international placement, AMAX has quickly risen to become one of the premier agencies in the Southeast. AMAX models have been featured in campaigns for Calvin Klein, Celine, Jill Stuart, American Eagle, Ralph Lauren, Levi's, Tommy Hilfiger as well as walked the runways of Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Versace and Louis Vuitton. For more information on the agency, please visit AMAXTalent.com.
2022 Winners
Maya Bennett | Deundra Britton | John Calado | Isaac DaSilva | Teanna Gilliam | Abby Hunt | Trey Lane | Brittany Meadows | Ella Moyer | Riley Wilson
(3 Rows L to R) Brittany Meadows | Ella Moyer | John Calado | Deundra Britton | Teanna Gilliam | Abby Hunt | Trey Lane | Maya Bennett | Isaac DaSilva | Riley Wilson
Photos by Jessica Amerson at Sonder Nashville
Hair & Makeup by Katie Galliher | AMAX Creative
Asia Harper | 2020
Photos L to R by Gabrielle Sivley, Guillaume LeChat and Lily Darragh
2020 Model Search winner Asia Harper was recently featured in a the Nashville Scene's spring fashion editorial spread. She made her runway debut at Nashville Fashion Week's 2021 digital fashion show presented on the Council of Fashion Designer's of America (CFDA) Runway360 global platform.
2020 Model Search Finalists
Alexis Berger | Allison Miller | Asia Harper | Athena Burnette | Darcy Lynn
Elle Lucas | Hallie Bryant | Jolie Taty | Keelie McLawhorne | Makiya Gentry
Photography by Gabrielle Sivley | Hair & Make Up Emily Gray
Chaney Trosper | 2019
Photos by Lily Darragh
2019 Model Search winner Chaney Trosper made her runway debut at Nashville Fashion Week and has since walked for esteemed designers Carolina Herrera and Zang Toi at the Symphony Fashion Show.
2019 Model Search Finalists
Photos by Ramiah Branch
Aubrey Hill | 2018
2018 Model Search winner Aubrey Hill has walked in Nashville Fashion Week and was featured on the cover of Native Magazine, shot by Brett Warren. She is based in NYC and signed to Wilhelmina NY and has representation in Paris and Milan. She is featured in the Gucci Love Parade S|S22 Campaign and recently walked the Dior, Valentino and Sacai shows.
2018 Model Search Finalists
Ella Miller | 2017
2017 Model Search winner Ella Miller is in development and has worked with photographers Brett Warren, Mark DeLong, Jess Williams and Mario Pena.
Molly Rothe | 2016
Just two weeks after being named the 2016 Model Search winner, Molly Rothe was selected to walk for designer Carolina Herrera. She has since received multiple contract offers from top global agencies and has worked with renowned photographer Emma Summerton.
Briggs Rudder | 2015
2015 Model Search winner, Briggs Rudder, spent a summer modeling in Japan, and is signed with Supreme in New York where she has worked for Maybelline and walked the runway for Valentino. She has shot campaigns for Glossier and Converse along with editorial shoots for Seventeen, Vogue Arabia, Contributor and Nicotine.
Syndey Chiyoko (Scruggs) | 2014
2014 winner Sydney Chiyoko is signed with State Management in New York and did a modeling residency in Europe in 2021. She has starred in campaigns for Ulta and Bad Habit Beauty and recently walked the Christian Siriano S|S22 runway show.
2014 Finalists: Rebecca Cook, Sydney Chiyoko, Camryn Clark, Sarah Beth Elder and Alex Lee
Since being named a 2014 Model Search finalist, Camryn has signed with IMG Worldwide, Sarah Beth signed with Elite Miami and Alex signed with Wilhelmina NY and LA and Milk London.
Olivia Brunner | 2013
2013 winner, Olivia Brunner, has been featured in Justine Magazine and did commercial work for TJ Maxx.
2013 Finalists: Liza Cain, Olivia Brunner, Taylor Sullivan, Mary Fitzpatrick, Willow Dickey, Ladae Brooks, Aubrey Warren, Erla Gribb, Caitlin Durra, Lily Saman (people’s choice) and Olivia Oliver.
Caleigh Darragh | 2012
Caleigh Darraugh, the 2012 Model Search winner, has actively worked in Paris, New York, Los Angeles and Asia. Her clients have included Marc Jacobs, Kate Spade, Gilt Group, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire France and L’Officiel and she has also appeared on the cover of WWD and L’Officiel Morocco.
2012 Finalists including Lydia Touchtone and Caleigh Darragh with Connie Cathcart-Richardson of Nashville Fashion Week and Ginny Edwards Maxwell, Director of Scouting at AMAX.
Lydia Touchton walked the runway in every Nashville Fashion Week every year since she was a finalist in 2012, as well as for Monique Lhuillier, Christian Siriano, Marchesa and Zac Posen. She was signed with State Management in New York. She made her NYFW debut walking for Vivienne Hu S|S19.