The Firm That MODELS.com Calls #1
Brings Aboard Abercrombie & Fitch Rising Star

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23 September 2004, 1:17pm ET

IMG has announced it will represent emerging modeling talent Albert Reed, who catapulted into the public eye this summer as the fresh new cover face of the Abercrombie & Fitch catalog.

IMG ( http://www.imgworld.com ), cited by MODELS.com as the #1 New York agency representing models and "the one true blue-chip agency in the business," signed Reed last week, culminating Reed's steady rise in the modeling world. With 70 offices in 30 countries around the globe, IMG has been a leader in talent management and marketing for nearly five decades and represents high-profile models such as Gisele, Kate Moss, and Heidi Klum.

Reed's signing is a turning point in his burgeoning career. Catalog shoots for Italian sportswear company SLAM and the 2004 Abercrombie & Fitch back-to-school catalog cover under his belt, Reed, 19, is poised to enter a new chapter of career growth with IMG at the helm.

Reed can currently be seen featured in a back-to-school football video Abercrombie & Fitch launched on its website and in the premiere issue of Abercrombie & Fitch magazine A&F, which spotlights Reed and other models from the clothing giant's "Rising Stars" Campaign.

Recognized for his boy-next-door good looks, youthful vitality, and all- American outdoor sportsmanship - and known as the model who "lives to surf," Reed has appeared in a number of other magazines, including Seventeen and Cosmo Girl, and in advertisements for Reebok, NIKE, Neiman Marcus, and Ray- Ban. Reed's image on the Abercrombie & Fitch catalog cover has appeared as an ad in such publications as Rolling Stone, GQ, Teen Vogue, and the premiere issue of VITALS.

Reed also is a musical performer who has recorded original and cover
material. For more about Albert Reed, visit his newly-launched website:

http://www.albertreed.net