John Casablancas was born in Manhattan, New York City, on December 12, 1942.[1] He was the youngest of three children of Fernando and Antonia Casablancas, a banker and former model, respectively,[1][2] and grandson of Catalan textile machinery inventor Fernando Casablancas Planell.[3] His parents had left Spain during the 1930s to escape the Spanish Civil War,[1] and the family subsequently lived in Argentina, Mexico, and France, among other countries.[2] At the age of 8, he began attending Le Rosey boarding school in Switzerland. He continued his education at several universities in Europe without graduating.[1]
Career
After pursuing several career options, Casablancas was offered a job in Brazil by a family friend to work as a marketing manager for a Coca-Cola factory. After several years he returned to Europe and worked at an architecture company.[1] In collaboration with a fellow Le Rosey alumnus, Casablancas founded Elite Model Management, a modeling agency, in Paris in 1972.[1] He had previously run the Paris-based agency Model Agency Elysée 3, which he founded in 1969.[4] Clients of Elite included Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Andie MacDowell and Claudia Schiffer.[5] Casablancas is credited for developing the concept of supermodel in the popular culture, turning models into celebrities that were featured in mainstream media.[6] He was also criticized for his habit of having sexual relations with young clients.[1] Casablancas was 41 years old when he started molesting 15 year old model-to-be, Stephanie Seymour, in a very public affair.
Grace Jones, in her autobiography, exposes Casablancas' racism and sexual harassment. He is quoted telling her “Trying to sell a black model in Paris, is like trying to sell an old car no one wants to buy.”[7]
During the years that Casablancas ran the operations, Elite grossed over $100 million in annual model bookings.[1] It also generated controversy, with investigative reporter Donal MacIntyre making a BBC television exposé which resulted in the resignation of two Elite executives. Casablancas gave an "unconditional apology" for their behaviour.[8] A sales director sued for unfair dismissal and was awarded $4.3 million.[6] The annual Look of the Year events (later Elite Model Look), at which young women could win a $150,000 modeling contract with Elite, were later criticised by The Guardian newspaper for providing an opportunity for Casablancas and other judges such as David Copperfield and Donald Trump to proposition contestants.[9] In 2003, the Los Angeles County Superior Court dismissed a case of sexual abuse brought against Casablancas by a former Look of the Year contestant because he was not a resident of California.[9]
Having sold his shares in Elite in 2000, Casablancas set up the Star System management agency and Illusion 2K, a cyber model agency.[1][6]
Personal life and death
At age 22, Casablancas married Marie Christine from France. The two lived in Rio de Janeiro for much of their marriage. Casablancas had one child with Marie-Christine, Cécile, who was born in 1969 in France. The two split soon after her birth.[10]
In 1967, he met Jeanette Christiansen, a Danish model and the 1965 Miss Denmark, as well as the first model Casablancas ever represented.[1][11] They married in 1979 after the birth of their son,[2]Julian, lead vocalist of the American bands, The Strokes and The Voidz, in 1978.[12] They divorced in 1983,[13] as he was having a public affair with Stephanie Seymour, 15 years old at the time.[14]
In 1993,[15] the 50-year-old Casablancas married his third wife, 17-year-old Aline Mendonça de Carvalho Wermelinger, winner of Elite Model Look 1992 in Brazil. Wermelinger was close in age to Casablancas’s children, who were 22 and 14 at the time. The couple had three children: John Jr., Fernando Augusto, and Nina.[1][16]
A resident of Miami, Florida, Casablancas died on July 20, 2013, in Rio de Janeiro, where he had been receiving treatment for cancer. He was 70 years old.[1]
Media
Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women, 2016 documentary (81 minutes long) by Hubert Woroniecki.
References
^ abcdefghijklWilson, Eric (July 20, 2013). "John Casablancas, Modeling Visionary, Dies at 70". New York Times. from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
^ abcPrince, Dinah (January 25, 1988). "Girl Crazy". New York. 21 (4): 32–41. from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^Cabana, Francesc (July 28, 2013). "La família Casablancas". El Punt Avui (in Catalan). from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017. John Casablancas Ubach... era el nét de Ferran Casablancas Planell (1874–1960)... John Casablancas era fill de Ferran Casablancas Bertran, el germà gran de la família.
^Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women. directed by Hubert Woroniecki. Realitism Films, Maneki Lab. France. 2016. Event occurs at 17:49–20:30.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Wilson, Eric (July 22, 2013). "John Casablancas; modeling visionary founded Elite agency". Boston Globe. from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
^ abcJohn Casablancas obituary: Agent whose company, Elite, ushered in the era of the supermodel 2014-10-30 at the Wayback Machine – The Independent
^None (November 4, 2017). "Grace Jones Describes Her Own Sexual Harassment and Discrimination". hintmag.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^Schetler, John (December 2, 1999). "Fashion Scandal: Agency 'exposed' on TV say BBC film was rigged". The Independent. from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
^ abKirchgaessner, Stephanie; Osborne, Lucy; Davies, Harry (March 14, 2020). "Teen models, powerful men and private dinners: when Trump hosted Look of the Year". The Guardian. from the original on October 15, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
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^Wilson, Eric (July 20, 2013). "John Casablancas, Modeling Visionary, Dies at 70". New York Times. from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
^Horwell, Veronica (July 24, 2013). "John Casablancas Obituary; Entrepreneur who created wealth from beauty by inventing the supermodel". The Guardian. from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
^"Someone Old, Someone New". PEOPLE.com. from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
^LIMA ABIB, Alberto. A família Wermelinger: uma aventura em dois continentes (a imigração suíça de 1819–1820). 2000, self edition, 391p, ISBN9788590146612
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John Casablancas December 12 1942 July 20 2013 was an American modeling agent and scout who founded Elite Model Management Casablancas is remembered for his development of the supermodel concept He is the father of The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas John CasablancasBorn 1942 12 12 December 12 1942New York City U S DiedJuly 20 2013 2013 07 20 aged 70 Rio de Janeiro BrazilOccupationsModel agententrepreneurSpousesMarie Christine m 1965 div 1970 wbr Jeanette Christiansen m 1979 div 1983 wbr Aline Wermelinger m 1993 wbr Children5 including Julian Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life and death 4 Media 5 ReferencesEarly life EditJohn Casablancas was born in Manhattan New York City on December 12 1942 1 He was the youngest of three children of Fernando and Antonia Casablancas a banker and former model respectively 1 2 and grandson of Catalan textile machinery inventor Fernando Casablancas Planell 3 His parents had left Spain during the 1930s to escape the Spanish Civil War 1 and the family subsequently lived in Argentina Mexico and France among other countries 2 At the age of 8 he began attending Le Rosey boarding school in Switzerland He continued his education at several universities in Europe without graduating 1 Career EditAfter pursuing several career options Casablancas was offered a job in Brazil by a family friend to work as a marketing manager for a Coca Cola factory After several years he returned to Europe and worked at an architecture company 1 In collaboration with a fellow Le Rosey alumnus Casablancas founded Elite Model Management a modeling agency in Paris in 1972 1 He had previously run the Paris based agency Model Agency Elysee 3 which he founded in 1969 4 Clients of Elite included Cindy Crawford Naomi Campbell Linda Evangelista Andie MacDowell and Claudia Schiffer 5 Casablancas is credited for developing the concept of supermodel in the popular culture turning models into celebrities that were featured in mainstream media 6 He was also criticized for his habit of having sexual relations with young clients 1 Casablancas was 41 years old when he started molesting 15 year old model to be Stephanie Seymour in a very public affair Grace Jones in her autobiography exposes Casablancas racism and sexual harassment He is quoted telling her Trying to sell a black model in Paris is like trying to sell an old car no one wants to buy 7 During the years that Casablancas ran the operations Elite grossed over 100 million in annual model bookings 1 It also generated controversy with investigative reporter Donal MacIntyre making a BBC television expose which resulted in the resignation of two Elite executives Casablancas gave an unconditional apology for their behaviour 8 A sales director sued for unfair dismissal and was awarded 4 3 million 6 The annual Look of the Year events later Elite Model Look at which young women could win a 150 000 modeling contract with Elite were later criticised by The Guardian newspaper for providing an opportunity for Casablancas and other judges such as David Copperfield and Donald Trump to proposition contestants 9 In 2003 the Los Angeles County Superior Court dismissed a case of sexual abuse brought against Casablancas by a former Look of the Year contestant because he was not a resident of California 9 Having sold his shares in Elite in 2000 Casablancas set up the Star System management agency and Illusion 2K a cyber model agency 1 6 Personal life and death EditAt age 22 Casablancas married Marie Christine from France The two lived in Rio de Janeiro for much of their marriage Casablancas had one child with Marie Christine Cecile who was born in 1969 in France The two split soon after her birth 10 In 1967 he met Jeanette Christiansen a Danish model and the 1965 Miss Denmark as well as the first model Casablancas ever represented 1 11 They married in 1979 after the birth of their son 2 Julian lead vocalist of the American bands The Strokes and The Voidz in 1978 12 They divorced in 1983 13 as he was having a public affair with Stephanie Seymour 15 years old at the time 14 In 1993 15 the 50 year old Casablancas married his third wife 17 year old Aline Mendonca de Carvalho Wermelinger winner of Elite Model Look 1992 in Brazil Wermelinger was close in age to Casablancas s children who were 22 and 14 at the time The couple had three children John Jr Fernando Augusto and Nina 1 16 A resident of Miami Florida Casablancas died on July 20 2013 in Rio de Janeiro where he had been receiving treatment for cancer He was 70 years old 1 Media EditCasablancas The Man Who Loved Women 2016 documentary 81 minutes long by Hubert Woroniecki References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l Wilson Eric July 20 2013 John Casablancas Modeling Visionary Dies at 70 New York Times Archived from the original on January 4 2014 Retrieved August 17 2013 a b c Prince Dinah January 25 1988 Girl Crazy New York 21 4 32 41 Archived from the original on October 17 2020 Retrieved April 18 2020 Cabana Francesc 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Films Maneki Lab France 2016 Event occurs at 53 20 54 08 a href Template Cite AV media html title Template Cite AV media cite AV media a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Wilson Eric July 20 2013 John Casablancas Modeling Visionary Dies at 70 New York Times Archived from the original on July 2 2017 Retrieved April 24 2017 Horwell Veronica July 24 2013 John Casablancas Obituary Entrepreneur who created wealth from beauty by inventing the supermodel The Guardian Archived from the original on October 26 2017 Retrieved February 16 2020 Someone Old Someone New PEOPLE com Archived from the original on April 3 2019 Retrieved April 18 2020 LIMA ABIB Alberto A familia Wermelinger uma aventura em dois continentes a imigracao suica de 1819 1820 2000 self edition 391p ISBN 9788590146612 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Casablancas amp oldid 1120214817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
