A feud has erupted between rival modeling agencies over a pretty face who has been dubbed an “All-American beauty” and the “next Cindy Crawford,” according to court papers made public today.
Ford Models has sued Next Management and Kendra Spears — accusing the rival agency of stealing the 20-year-old stunner who had a contract with them after she was a finalist at Ford’s Supermodel of the World competition last year.
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In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday, Ford claims Spears is “one of the shining stars” of the catwalk world and that she was “signed as a prospect while still a teenager in braces.”
“For more than a year, Ford has painstakingly cultivated Spears… [and] taught her how to be an international fashion model.”
The lawsuit also accuses Spears, a college student from Seattle, of breaching an exclusive contract with Ford after Next Management lured her away.
Spears had previously signed a three-year deal with Ford before deciding to jump ship.