Paul Wharton. Photographed by Jonathan Thorpe.

Paul Wharton is a popular television personality, lifestyle trendsetter, author, producer and entrepreneur. In addition to his work as a television make-over guru, Paul recently released his first dance track entitled “Hide Your Crazy”. Paul started out as a working model at New Model Agency when he was just 12 years old, under Cynthia Wilson (his business partner at Evolution Look). Ten years later, Paul was in New York, and freshly signed to Wilhelmina Models Creative. He worked with Wilhelmina for four years as a model/actor and freelance model coach, and was tapped as the original on-air model coach on the Emmy winning MTV series MADE in 2003. After MADE, Paul became an on-air makeover guru on The Ricki Lake Show, and was featured as the energetic and insightful model coach on VH-1’s model series The Agency. Paul continued to share his model-making expertise on TV Land’s original hit series She’s Got the Look.

After years of working with models, Paul joined the cast of TV One’s Makeover Manor to share his fashion advice with ordinary people that overcame extraordinary circumstances. In addition to his work on Makeover Manor, Paul has shared his style advice on CNN’s The Situation Room as well as the national Fox News Channel. More recently, Paul co-hosted TV One’s DNC Live After-Party, and BET’s Who Wore What, a fashion commentary for the10th Annual BET Awards. Locally, Paul served as creator and host of Mid-Week Makeovers on WTTG’s (Fox-DC) The Fox 5Morning News; and for 4 years served as the Fashion and Lifestyle correspondent on WDCW-TV (CW Washington), interviewing celebrities for several red-carpet events and giving viewers shopping, lifestyle and fashion advice. In this role, Paul hosted several shows, including Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining and Where the Elite Meet. Last year Paul was featured regularly on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of DC”

Paul has been featured in local and national magazines and even hosted an online series with Elle Girl magazine entitled Go See with Paul Wharton. Paul is developing a new line of medical grade skincare products called Go See Skin Care. Paul is also the head of PaulWhartonStyle.com and Evolution Look Online, a dynamic online resource for aspiring models and anyone who wants to hone their image for creative work in the media. Paul is the Beauty & Lifestyle Director of Monarch Magazine and will release his first book in September 2011. Already on the market is Paul’s DVD entitled How Models are Made on breaking into the modeling business and how everyday people can look their model best.