Kim Basinger Signs with IMG Models

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Like daughter, like... mother?

Kim Basinger has returned to her modeling roots and signed with IMG Models - the same agency with whom her 18-year-old daughter Ireland Baldwin had just landed a contract earlier this year.

"Kim has a powerful appeal on screen that will lend itself as a strong asset for us to seek innovative partnerships across the modeling and entertainment platform for Kim," said senior VP and managing director of IMG Models Ivan Bart.

The years have been kind to 60-year-old Basinger  - something her daughter has previously insisted: “She looks like she’s my age. Her body, I swear, it’s scary.”

Shall we be keeping an eye out for a mother-daughter editorial in the near future?

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Kate Upton Branded “Too American” by Agency

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Models,

Kate Upton was told she was "too American" to be a model.

The curvy beauty - who is now one of the most recognizable pin-ups in the world - was outraged when she was initially rejected from a major agency who assumed she would be too ''lazy'' because of her nationality.

"I'm not going to name names, but one agency told me, 'You're too American, and everybody knows American women are lazy.' I was so offended! I've never been so offended! I was like, 'You know that you're in America, right?' And it wasn't 'American models - it was 'American women are lazy,' period! I feel like a lot of women would disagree with that. A lot!" she revealed.

Kate, 21, headed straight to International Management Group - which is home to supermodels Kate Moss, Gisele Bundchen and Karlie Kloss - after the shocking rejection, and was signed on the spot.

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Alec Baldwin’s Daughter to Model

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Alec Baldwin's daughter has signed a deal with a top modeling agency.

The 30 Rock actor's 17-year-old daughter Ireland, whose mother is Kim Basinger, revealed she is "happy" after being snapped up by IMG Models and a professional management firm.

The 6' 2" blonde beauty, who lives in Los Angeles with her actress mother, shared her excitement on Twitter, writing, "Officially working for @TwoManagement and @IMGmodels! I'm blessed, happy, and ready to WEEEEERK (sic)"

Ireland previously revealed she and her new step-mother Hilaria Thoams have a great relationship: "Hilaria and I are really close. She's like a big sister to me, but I feel like I haven't spent enough time with her yet. We have a lot more to learn about each other and we have a lot more experiences to have together. We joke around and I call her 'Mom.' But I respect her, it's not like setting up booby traps in her room."