to an imprint of Random House books, which created a series of teen novels that served to try and glamorize working with the agency. The company also diversified into the art gallery business under the leadership of chairman Guerman Aliev in 2011. In 2019 Ford Models sued a former executive, claiming she invented a story about her husband having a terminal illness in order to have the company agree to render null the non-compete clause of her employment contract. Ford Models charged that among other things the executive was liable to forfeiture of her compensation back to the company, inasmuch as she had been a "faithless servant." In September 2019, the executive filed a countersuit against Ford Models, claiming that the chairman Gerald Banks (Guerman Aliev) had been spending company funds inappropriately for years, and that by July 2019, Ford had over $8 million in debt. She further claimed that she had quit when she realized Banks and Ford Models owner Vladimir Potanin had close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In May 2020, Ford Models Brasil acquired Ford Models, with Decio Restelli Ribeiro set to be the CEO of the talent management agency. Ford Artists and Ford Models In recent years the company has diversified into other professions related to the fashion industry through Ford Artists. They represent hair stylists, makeup artists, manicurists, stylists, set designers, prop stylists, art directors, and photographers. Ford Artists locations include Chicago and Los Angeles. In addition to the New York City headquarters, Ford Models has offices in Paris, Los Angeles, Miami, and Chicago. Ford models Ford's clients currently include: Sigrid Agren Monica Aksamit Charlene Almarvez Alex Binaris Kacey Carrig Estelle Chen Oliver Cheshire Sora Choi Hailey Clauson Cintia Dicker Daniel Di Tomasso Cora Emmanuel Kelly Gale David Gandy Kris Grikaite Kenya Kinski-Jones Sui He Brad Kroenig Alexandra Micu Hannah Motler Alison Nix Radhika Nair Giselle Norman Andreja Pejić Tyson Ritter Charo Ronquillo Miriam Sánchez Paul Sculfor Evandro Soldati Hana Soukupová Fran Summers Caroline Trentini Maddy Belle See also List of modeling agencies References External links Ford Models on archive.org http://fordrba.com/ Ford Models Blog Ford Artists Ford Models – New York in the Fashion Model Directory Modeling agencies Entertainment companies established in 1946 Privately held companies based in New York City 1946 establishments in New York City