With New York Fashion week kicking off today, a new generation of model hopefuls can be seen scuttling all over the city in a casting frenzy. With so many new faces emerging each season, designers rely on casting agencies and directors to do the legwork, honing in on the most promising new talent in search of the next big thing. Casting agency COACD led by director Douglas Perrett and his team, cast their eye over hundreds of models in the lead up to the New York collections and here is a round up of some of the freshest new faces on option for the coming Fall/Winter 2012 season. My bets are firmly hedged on Sissi Hou, Ashika Pratt, Victoria Lee, Alina Ilie and Appoline to make a strong impression in the days ahead.
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| Sissi Hou - Shanghai IMG Models |
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| Appoline - Ukraine IMG Models |
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| Adriana Cernanova - Slovakia Ford Models |
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| Maria Palm - Denmark Trump Model Management |
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| Victoria Lee - Australia Ford Models |
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| Ashika Pratt - New Zealand Ford Models |
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| Cat - Russia IMG Models |
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| Eunice Rodriguez - Dominican Republic Soul Artist Management |
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| Inka - Germany Fusion Model Management |
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| Alina Ilie - Romania IMG Models |
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| Cailin Hill - Ontario Ford Models |
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| Volte Viktoravicuite Major Model Management |
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| Quirine Engel - Holland DNA Models |
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| Olivia Thornton - Australia DNA Models All images courtesy of COACD twitpic |