Complaint Review: Francois Legagneur

it's been years but I'm glad someone finally decide to speak up ....
All the accusations ARE TRUE 100%.
I am now 25 years old, I met him when I was about 18 years old and looking to break into the modeling world ... I signed up on this site called ModelMayhem and he contacted me through it, Before anything I checked his profile and he had images of America's Next Top Model girls which really caught my attention. So I decided to give it a shot .. I mean his work seem professional. We met  in the city ... somewhere around 34st , He wanted to shoot . . . yet there was no team. I had a dress and makeup in my bag so we shot that. I met other photographers, models as well. Everything seemed cool. It's about two weeks later and no images and my email. So i'm calling and from his busy schedule and running back and forth from Europe from his film career ..... he answered! He ask for us to meet again. Ok cool no promblem ... this time the location changed it was Kew Gradens area not a studio but an apartment .. a little skeptical but I decide to go .... One room had Jewerly, dresses , shoes the whole nine yards ... so now he sits on the computer and burns a CD with my images while smoking POT.  Now he's telling me he's glad we work with each other because I'm a beyond beautiful ...
Fk'n weird. I simply ignored him. He tells me funny that i'm there, while he recieves an email stating they're looking for a girl for a BigRed (Gum) Shoot but it requires me to be NUDE paying 10,000$ and for an aspiring model that's a big deal! (his words) I'm in the room with the shoes and he is in the living room smoking his s*** on the computer and speaking to me at the same time. Now he comes in the room and ask me to remove my shirt and put a jewerly on so we can shoot FINE Beauty!

Now I'm fiesty and very b*****  it did NOT  happen! Thank God. At this point he tells me straight forward ... because I am beautiful means nothing! If I dont f*** I will get no where with this career and he is the man behind supermodels. I walked out the apartment and left, never looked back. I really wanted to smack him but I didn't. I went home , I cried because I felt horrible. He's an a****** seriously. He takes young girls kindness and vulnerability as an advantage for his satisfaction. I thought to myself if this is really the way to get in the fashion world. I want out.

When you're young and wanting to be in the Entertinment world. NO ONE gives you a guide on the s*** that goes on and the way people use their PROFESSIONALISM to get what they want. For all you people protecting Francois Legagneur. F*** YOU! stop eating BullS*** !!

He's is wrong on some many levels!  Every model could be someones Daughter, Sister, Mother , Wife , Friend. Speak up and Stand TALL! I am truly glad I wrote this .... I hope aspiring models take into consideration my story! Stand for something or you will fall for nothing! Stay strong and be positive ! If modeling is something you're truly passionate about. Believe, Dream,work hard . RESEARCH.  Find an agency who will invest in you, if they feel you have potiental to be a model. After, they will send you out to test shoot with different photographers to build your portfolio and from there, send you to castings!
Be blessed and Stay Safe ........