The Zoli Agency was a modeling agency based in

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, particularly notable in the 1970s and 1980s.

Background

It was established by a

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-born Hungarian designer named Zoltan "Zoli" Rendessy in 1971."In the Mad, Mod World of Models, Zoli's Zoo Has Cornered the Crazies"
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'', September 01, 1975, Vol. 4 No. 9. It was originally more geared towards male models, and was known as one of the elite male modelling agencies in the 1970s. The agency has had a considerable number of celebrities on their books, including Jay Johnson,

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(signed 1975),

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(signed 1979),

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(signed in 1981),

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and

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(signed 1983), although his modelling for the company was short lived as he was described as "a bit too tall and muscular for a model's size 40". In 1981, the legendary documentary filmmaker

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released the film ''Model'', which was filmed in part at the Zoli Agency. It was screened on

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. In 1989, the modeling agency expanded to

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for the launch of Zoli South.

References

http://www.zipporah.com/films/20

External links

Zoli archivesZoli Models New York
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