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Tyra Banks Signs With IMG

Industry icon and media personality Tyra Banks Selects IMG for commercial endorsements and fashion related opportunities.

IMG announced today, May 20th, 2010, that media mogul and personality Tyra Banks has joined the company for commercial endorsements and fashion related opportunities. The announcement is the first of several expected in the coming months concerning new partnerships between IMG, Banks and Banks‚ business interests.

“Tyra is a global brand and we are happy to welcome her back to the IMG family”, said Ted Forstmann, Chairman and CEO of IMG. “Her global reach and dynamic personality create numerous opportunities across multiple platforms.”

Plans Unvailed For First Season of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center

IMG announced today, April 29th, 2010, plans for its first season of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park at a fashion industry briefing supported by The City of New York, Lincoln Center and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The move to Lincoln Center has allowed IMG Fashion to unveil event upgrades such as modernized production capabilities for designers, digital services concurrent with the advanced needs of the 21st Century, better accessibility for attendees through both public and private transportation and great resources/facilities on-site and in the surrounding areas.

The move to Lincoln Center comes after extensive work between City Hall, Lincoln Center, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), IMG and the Council of Fashion Designers of America.