• International Beauty Contests is cited in the book of "Photographers Market, 2005" on page 465:

TM ENTERPRISES
270 N. Canon Dr., Suite 2020, Beverly HIlls, CA 90210. E-mail: tmarquesusa@yahoo.com. Contact: Tony Marques. Commerical photography representative and photography broker. Estab. 1985. Member of Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce. Represents 50 photographers. Agency specializes in photography of women only: high fashion, swimsuit, lingerie, glamour and fine (good taste) Playboy-style pictures, erotic. Markets include advertising agencies, corporations/clients direct, editorial/magazines, paper products/greeting cards, publishing/books, sales/promotion firms, medical magazines.
Handles Photography.
Terms Rep receives 50% commission. Advertising costs are paid by representative. "We promote the standard material the photographer has available, unless our clients request something else." Advertises in Europe, South and Central America and magazines not known in the U.S.
How to Contact Send everything available. Responds in 2 days. After inital contact, drop off or mail in appropriate materials for review. Portfolio should include slides, photographs, transparencies, printed work.
Tips Obtains new talent through worldwide famous fashion shows in Paris, Rome, London and Tokyo; by participating in well-known international beauty contests; recommendations from others. "Send your material clean and organized (neat). Don not borrow other photographers' work in order to get representation. Protect — always — yourself by copyrighting your material. Get releases from everybody who is in the picture (or who owns something in the picture)."