Katie O Grady in Untraceable opening this weekend!

IMTA alumni Katie O'Grady can be seen in Untraceable, this weekend's must-see movie! Katie plays a reporter in the thriller which stars Diane Lane and Billy Burke. The film's storyline is about a serial killer who makes use of an untraceable website to torture and kill his victims. Diane Lane plays the FBI agent who is out to stop the cyber-killer.

Katie O'Grady competed at IMTA in 2005 where she won Talent of the Year. Talent of the Year is the prize given to the actor who has the highest composite score from five of the IMTA acting competitions including Monologue, Soaps, Sitcoms, TV Real People Commercial and Cold Read. Katie also won a scholarship when she competed at IMTA.

Katie has appeared in the independent film Some Will Fall, Sasquatch Dumpling Gang which starred another IMTA alum Jeremy Sumpter (it's from the producers of Napoleon Dynamite) and she will appear in the Jennifer Aniston upcoming feature film Management.

Be sure and check out Katie in Untraceable this weekend!

Sara Dawson in an Herbal Essences Campaign

Check out the gorgeous photo of Sara Dawson on Clairol's Herbal Essences Color Me Vibrant packaging. Sara competed at IMTA in 1996 and won Model and Talent of the Year for her age group. She has been featured in numerous advertising campaigns and national commercials such as Maybelline, Jose Cuervo Tequila, Fruit of the Loom and Stone Mountain handbags. She's also been a host of MTV and appeared in many magazines and newspapers such as Elle, Lucky, Women's Wear Daily, Real Simple, The New York Times and Cosmopolitan. Sara is represented by New York Model Management. Keep an eye out for Sara as she is one the most sought after models in the world!! You can learn more about Sara and read her bio on her beautiful official site!

IMTA L.A. 2007 Winners!

Presenting the Model of the Year and Talent of the Year Winners from the IMTA 2007 Los Angeles Convention:

MALE CHILD ACTOR - Joshua Miller
Kim Flowers Model & Talent, Reno, NV




FEMALE CHILD ACTOR – Kaitlin Foster
Santa Clarita Performing Arts, Newhall, CA




PRE-TEEN ACTOR – Riley Hutchings
Kim Flowers Model & Talent, Reno, NV




YOUNG MISS ACTOR – Victoria Goins
Bravo Talent, Houston, TX




FEMALE CHILD MODEL – Wendi Motte
Bravo Talent, Houston, TX




MALE CHILD MODEL – Demetrius Marshall
Take Two Talent, Folsom, CA




PRE-TEEN MODEL – Zachary Jackson
Ain’t It Good Productions, Coeur d’Alene, ID




YOUNG MISS MODEL – Dessaray Loomis
Barbizon, Los Angeles, CA




JUNIOR MISS ACTOR – Olivia Casey
Kim Flowers Model & Talent, Las Vegas, NV




MALE JUNIOR ACTOR – Jake Parker
John Robert Powers, Boston, MA




FEMALE JUNIOR ACTOR – Meghan Brown
Barbizon – Galaxy, Atlanta, GA




MALE ACTOR – Johnny Soto
Barbizon - Hott, Fresno, CA




FEMALE ACTOR – Grace Thorsen
IMD, Medford, OR




MALE FITNESS MODEL – Nicholas Menaquale
Barbizon – Chique, Ardmore, PA




FEMALE FITNESS MODEL – Kaitlyn Barron
Barbizon – JMT, Birmingham, AL




JUNIOR MISS MODEL – Mariah Watchman
IMD, Bend, OR




MALE JUNIOR MODEL – Taylor Simpson
IMD, Medford, OR




FEMALE JUNIOR MODEL – Michelle Paige
Barbizon – Chique, Ardmore, PA




MOST SOUGHT MALE – Alex Pederson
Premiere Models, Salt Lake City, UT




MOST SOUGHT FEMALE – Mariah Watchman
IMD, Bend, OR




MALE YOUNG ADULT ACTOR – Peter Kraus
The Rock Agency, Madison, WI




FEMALE YOUNG ADULT ACTOR – Rashida Morris
John Robert Powers, Southfield, MI




MALE MODEL – Peter Kraus
The Rock Agency, Madison, WI




FEMALE MODEL – Jacqueline Voegtlin
Barbizon – Chique, Ardmore, PA