A high-profile shuffle in the modeling world has left some of the biggest names in the game unsure about their futures.

Last week, news circulated that Paul Rowland, the photographer and founder of the Women Management agency and its offshoot, Supreme, was taking a handful of veteran agents and leaving Supreme to head up the women’s division at Ford.

An industry insider says of Rowland, who founded Women in 1988 and has worked with Kate Moss, Elle Macpherson, Naomi Campbell and Carmen Kass: “He had a huge salary there, but wasn’t really getting along with management. [Rowland sold the company a few years ago, but stayed on as an executive.] So basically, he just left.”

To make way for Rowland and his crew, Ford let go of a number of bookers and agents. “They basically cleaned house and canned everyone,” says another source.

But in a twist, Caroline Poznanski, who ran Ford’s women’s division until Rowland’s arrival, has in turn been tapped by Supreme to take over Rowland’s old job. “It’s one big game of musical chairs,” says our source. “There were rumors around that Supreme was just going to close, but instead they hired Poznanski and absorbed some other people who had been let go from Ford.”

Of the shuffle, a veteran booker says: “The models at these places are in a tailspin. A lot, including [Ford girls] Chanel Iman and Jacquelyn Jablonski, don’t know if they’re staying or going. There will likely be a spate of lawsuits because both Paul and Caroline are trying to bring their girls over, but they have noncompetes in their contracts.”

Asked about Rowland’s departure, a rep for Supreme told Page Six, “You’ll have to ask him about it.” Neither Rowland nor Poznanski responded to several requests for comment. A rep at Ford said, “There have been some changes at Ford. We are looking forward to a new chapter.”