Modelling agency New York Model Management has declared a fashion war on rival Muse Model Management.
New York Models alleges in a lawsuit in Supreme Court that veteran booking agent Jackie Sanchez breached her contract when she jumped ship to Muse, then approached “at least three models” to make the move, too.
The models, according to court papers, were Jennifer Toth, Andressa Junqueira and Raeven Western.
Muse’s stable of catwalkers already includes the exotically named Roos van Montfort, Jaq Bueno, Ulla Lauska, Asia Pulko, Nastya B., Emina Cunmulaj and Keats.
Court documents claim Sanchez was with New York Models for 14 years, but left in June, then, “was contacting models whom she knew to be under contract . . . in an attempt to induce them to breach their contracts . . . and sign with Muse.”
The suit, seeking more than $500,000 in damages, is similar to one filed by New York Models in April against Donald Trump’s Trump Model Management and another former booking agent who left them, Lorraine Ospedales.
Heinz Holba’s New York Models is being repped in the suit by Robert Hantman.
Muse didn’t get back to us.