Yesterday’s post (BARBIZON: Dateline NBC’s Scathing Expose) about the Dateline NBC undercover expose on the franchised Barbizon Modeling & Acting Centers provoked some strong reactions from FranchisePick.com readers.
One woman claims that footage of her daughter was shown on the Dateline NBC spot without her or her daughter’s permission.  She claims that Barbizon and IMTA are making her daughter’s dreams of being a model come true.  Fran Private writes:
Our daughter was shown several times on a Dateline episode on Sunday, 4-12-09, which featured a negative story against Barbizon and the IMTA convention. Contrary to the story line of disappointment and scams, …read more

Dateline NBC aired a scathing undercover report on Barbizon Modeling and Acting Centers and paid modeling talent showcases like the IMTA’s New York convention.
View Matt Lauer’s interview with Chris Hanson, which includes excerpts from the Dateline NBC report, complete with undercover camera footage.
The show features an interview with a father who spent more than $30,000 with Barbizon and the International Modeling & Talent Association, which holds a convention that helps young would-be models, actors, and actresses become discovered by top talent scouts.
The father recounts how he was paid Barbizon more than $3000 per girl for modeling lessons, $4700 …read more