Wilhelmina's Celebrity Division Adds Hopper Penn To Roster

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Nov 16, 2016, 12:47 ET

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilhelmina, the leading international talent and model management agency, is thrilled to announce the newest addition to its Celebrity Division, Hopper Penn. The son of Robin Wright and Sean Penn joins the agency after an exciting first foray into the film and television world with his latest debut on Netflix's political satire about the war in Afghanistan, War Machine, with Brad Pitt.

Hopper Penn, photographer Kevin Sinclair

Penn joins an elite roster of emerging talent at Wilhelmina, which includes Nick Jonas, Shawn Mendes, Ellar Coltrane, Machine Gun Kelly and Levi Dylan. Top Wilhelmina models also include Francisco Lachowski, Armando Cabral, Cindy Bruna, Robyn Lawley, and Veronika Vilim, to name a few.

Wilhelmina will reinforce Hopper's profile in fashion through modeling and endorsement deals in addition to carefully curated editorial campaigns. "We are absolutely thrilled to add a young creative like Hopper Penn to Wilhelmina's diverse roster of talent within our celebrity division," said Bill Wackermann CEO of Wilhelmina. "His budding acting career and unique sense of style lend to limitless and groundbreaking fashion opportunities."

"I'm looking forward to working with Wilhelmina," said Hopper Penn.

Earlier this year, Hopper Penn and his sister Dylan Penn starred in their first fashion campaign for Fay's Spring/Summer 2016 line. The celebrity siblings were photographed in Palm Springs by Michelangelo di Battista and styled by Sissy Vian.

About Wilhelmina International, Inc. (NASDAQ:WHLM):
Through Wilhelmina and its other subsidiaries, including, Wilhelmina Artist Management and Wilhelmina International, Inc. Wilhelmina provides traditional, full-service fashion model and talent management services, specializing in the representation and management of leading models, entertainers, artists, athletes and other talent to various customers and clients, including, retailers, designers, advertising agencies and catalogue companies. Wilhelmina was founded in 1967 by Wilhelmina Cooper, a renowned fashion model, and is one of the oldest and largest fashion model management companies in the world. Wilhelmina is headquartered in New York and, since its founding, has grown to include operations located in Los Angeles, Miami, London and Chicago, as well as a growing network of licensees comprising leading modeling agencies in various local markets across the U.S as well as in Thailand, Dubai, Vancouver and Tokyo.