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Elite Model Look

Fashion modeling event

Elite Model Look

Fashion modeling event

FieldValue
nameElite Model Look
logo[[File:Elite model look logo.jpg140px]]
captionElite Model Look logo
genreModel search competition
frequencyAnnually
first1983
websiteWebsite

Elite Model Look (formerly known as Look of the Year from 1983 to 1995) is a yearly fashion modeling event held by Elite Model Management, an international model management group. It is used to discover and launch female fashion models in the international fashion marketplace, like the similar Ford Models' Supermodel of the World contest. Each year the contest attracts some 350,000 participants from roughly 70 countries in the world, with castings held in over 800 cities. Contestants, between the ages of 14 and 26, compete in local contests for a chance to represent their country in the world final.

Notable past contestants include Laurie Holden, Alessandra Ambrosio, Ana Beatriz Barros, Cindy Crawford, Helena Christensen, Dayana Mendoza, Melania Trump, Olga Kurylenko, Diane Kruger, Esther Cañadas, Fernanda Tavares, Frederique van der Wal, Gisele Bündchen, Inés Rivero, Isabeli Fontana, Kate Dillon Levin, Lara Stone, Juana Burga, Petra Němcová, Stephanie Seymour, Tatjana Patitz, Ujjwala Raut, Manasvi Mamgai, Azra Akin, Miriam Odemba, Andrea Escobar and Rolene Strauss.

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From 1996 to 1999 the United States finals were recorded to make a television documentary special called The Making of a Supermodel, which aired on E! Entertainment Television. Online, a streaming television documentary titled Elite New Face premiered on Hulu on November 19, 2012. The series reviewed the 2011 contest, and followed the 2012 contest beginning from the regional castings all the way to the world final and the announcement of the winner. A second season following the 2013 event was also created.

The contest

The search is open to beginning models, with the contest's mission stated as being "providing the opportunity for young girls to enter the fashion world, become models and go on to have fabulous careers" and "to discover the new talents who will become the next top models."

Contestants between the ages of 14 and 26 years are eligible to compete. Females should meet a minimum height requirement of 1.72 meters, or 5'8". Males should meet a minimum height requirement of 1.88 meters, or 6'2". Until 2014, males were only allowed to participate in national finals, with females competing in the world final.

Each country taking part in the contest selects semi-finalists in various cities who compete to become national finalists. The winners of each national contest compete together in the world final. The winners are selected based on their photogenic abilities, personality, natural beauty, and potential to fit into current fashion trends. The world final lasts two weeks, during which the finalists participate in various workshops. These include highlighting natural beauty with make-up and hair professionals, photo shoots, rehearsals for the final show, and individual interviews with members of the jury and Elite's agents.

During the final show fifteen winners are selected by a jury, and are awarded worldwide contracts with Elite Model Management. The top three contestants are offered contracts with a guaranteed remuneration.

Titleholders

HeldWinnerCountryDate of birthAgeNotable participantsReference
November 19, 1983Lisa Hollenbeck1968-1-115Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz, Stephanie Seymour, Hunter Reno, Deborah Falconer, Jacqueline de la Vega, Claudia Ferrabraz, Martha Eugenia Ortíz, Illana Diamant, Gaby Chiarini, Monica Gripman, Ljiljana Ticahttp://rdk1.com/rdkfour/LisaHollenbeck.html
June 27, 1985Frederique van der Wal1967-8-3017Laurie Holden - (Canada nationals)http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/frederique_van+der+wal/
September 15, 1986Maria Lindkvist1972-1-3014Karen Mulderhttps://web.archive.org/web/20141023045817/http://www.pageantopolis.com/Model/elite.htm
September 4, 1987Debbie Chin1969-8-2618Helena Christensenhttps://web.archive.org/web/20141023045817/http://www.pageantopolis.com/Model/elite.htm
September 15, 1988Kelley Browne197315Philippa Lett, Kate Fischer, Catherine McCord, Michele Chalupka, Cynthia Pinot, Maria Patricia Betita - (Philippines finals)https://web.archive.org/web/20141023045817/http://www.pageantopolis.com/Model/elite.htm
September 4, 1989Inés Sastre1973-11-2115Natasha Henstridgehttps://www.elitemodellook.com/successstories/inessastre.html http://foversta.free.fr/bio.html
September 12, 1990Wendy Veldhuis1971-8-2619Georgina Grenville, Ivana Miličević, Lauren Santo Domingo, Ingrid Vandebosch, Yulia Lemigova - (USSR castings)https://web.archive.org/web/20141023045817/http://www.pageantopolis.com/Model/elite.htm
September 4, 1991Ingrid Seynhaeve1973-6-2818Jennipher Rodriguez, Kate Dillon Levin, Yvonne Voni Delfos, Tamara Sedmak, Natasha Stefanenko - (USSR finals)http://www.ingridseynhaeve.net/#!__biography https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1680074/
September 15, 1992Mariann Molski1976-9-2415Ruffa Gutierrez, Diane Heidkrüger, Marta Cecchetto, Oxana Zubakova, Eugenia Silva, Nieves Álvarez, Aline Wermelinger, Amit Machtinger, Lee So-ra, Melania Knauss - (Slovenia finals)https://web.archive.org/web/20141023045817/http://www.pageantopolis.com/Model/elite.htm
September 11, 1993Heidi Albertsen1976-9-117Tatiana Zavialova, Inés Rivero, Ashley Scott, Inna Zobova - (Russia finals)http://www.heidialbertsen.com/#biography https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1144767/
September 4, 1994Natalia Semanova1979-10-114Gisele Bündchen, Esther Cañadas, Kristanna Loken, Sheetal Mallar, Kerry Bohm, Tatiana Nikiforova, Fabiana Saba Elenoire Casalegno, Sandra Maidana.http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Natalia_Semanova/
August 20, 1995Sandra Wagner1978-1-117Irina Bondarenko, Emma B, Eihi Shiina, Lee Sun-Jin, Tracy Trinita, Carolina Magalhães, Joseane Oliveira, Isabelle Darras, Zoya Sakr, Tamara Henriksen, Alessandra Ambrosio - (Brazil finals), Caroline Ribeiro - (Brazil finals)http://www.blick.ch/people/schweiz/windelnwechseln-statt-weltkarriere-131319
September 7, 1996Diana Kovalchuk1982-2-2314Ana Beatriz Barros, Isabeli Fontana, Katia Zygouli, Michelle Alves, Nina Morić, Petra Němcová, Ujjwala Raut, Nataša Vojnović, Jill McCormick, Olga Otrokhova, Kristina Rostad, Tarina Young, Lauren Bowles, Olga Kurylenko - (Russia nationals), Anna Azarova - (Russia nationals)http://www.supermodels.nl/dianakovalchuk
September 16, 1997Yfke Sturm1981-11-1915Franziska Knuppe, Juliana Martins, Viera Schottertova, Sedef Avci, Soraia Chaves, Elizabeth Perfollhttp://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Yfke_Sturm/
September 17, 1998Alina Puscau1982-4-716Azra Akin, Mara Darmousli, Tatiana Kovylina, Mia Rosing, Linda Nývltová, Sandra Seifert, Ksenia Agafonova, Miranda Slabber - (Netherlands finals).http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Alina_Puscau/
September 11, 1999Vika Sementsova1985-7-214Marie-José Hnein, Helen Lindes, Victoria Lopyreva - (Russia regionals), Karishma Modi, Paloma Moreno, Kate Nauta, Raica Oliveira, Miriam Odemba, Gamze Özçelik, Maria del Mar Rosario, Lara Stone, Kuku Trinidad - (Philippines finals),http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Vika_Sementsova/ http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/biographies/lara-stone-biography
September 9, 2000Linda Vojtová1985-6-2215Lourdes Arévalos, Alena Martanovicova, Arantxa Santamaria, Renata Klem, Joana Santos, Eszter Tóth, Dinna Olivia, Desirée Pallotta, Valentina Zelyaeva - (Russia nationals).http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Linda_Vojtova/
September 8, 2001Rianne ten Haken1986-5-715Dayana Mendoza, Renata Ruiz, Emina Cunmulaj, Tracy Ip, Schynaider Moura, Femke Lakenmann, Bonny Bige Chen, Olga Elnikova, Irina Shadrina, Valentina Zelyaeva - (Russia nationals), Milana Keller - (Russia finals).http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Rianne_ten+Haken/
September 7, 2002Ana Mihajlovic1987-5-2015Kenza Fourati, Ximena Huilipán, Enikő Mihalik, Ingrid Kelly, Tuğçe Kazaz, Dafne Molina - (Mexico finals).http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Ana_Mihajlovic/
November 8, 2003Denisa Dvončová1988-4-3015May Akerman, Charlott Cordes, Chiara Baschetti, Karina Rivero, Paula Verhoeven, Hanna Verboom, Rojane Fradique, May J - (Japan Finals).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPBAvZFVEGIhttp://www.supermodels.nl/denisadvoncova/
December 2, 2004Sofie Oosterwaal1990-7-1714Carolina Morán, Sofia Bruscoli, Vanessa Ceruti, Danijela Dimitrovska, Michaela Hlaváčková, Michaela Kocianova, Emma Ahlund, Inna Serpukhovitina, Svetlana Sergienko, Ria Bolivar, Jessica Amornkuldilok - (Thailand finals).http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/sofie_oosterwaal/
November 5, 2005Charlotte Di Calypso1990-12-914Julia "Juju" Ivanyuk, Johanna Jonsson, Alba Riquelme, Hoàng Khánh Ngọc, Malena Costa Sjögren - (Spain finals), Helen Nicolette Henson - (Philippines finals).http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Charlotte_di+Calypso/
February 10, 2007Denisa Dvořáková1989-5-2817Constance Jablonski, Mirka Michlíková, Ronja Furrer, Ioana Boitor, Manasvi Mamgai, Sigrid Agren, Zivanna Letisha Siregar, Arlenis Sosa - (Dominican Republic finals), Natasha Domínguez - (Venezuela nationals)], María José Gallego.http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Denisa_Dvorakova/
April 21, 2008Jennifer Messelier1991-4-2316Rolene Strauss, Tamar Shedania, Adama Diallo, Dorothea Barth Jorgensen, Hana Jiříčková, Juana Burga Cervera, Noelia López, Ymre Stiekema, Edsa Ramírez, Kristy Agapiou, Sofia Rudieva - (Russia nationals).http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/jennifer_messelier/
November 1, 2008Louise Maselis1993-3-2815Fei Fei Sun, Cora Emmanuel, Josefina Cisternas, Cynthia de la Vega, Jessica Duarte, Angela Ruiz - (Venezuela finals).http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Louise_Maselis/
October 18, 2009Julia Saner1992-2-1917Caterina Ravaglia, Emily Smith, Ming Xi, Nyasha Matonhodze, Simona Andrejic, Caterina Ravaglia - (Italy finals), Livia Rangel - (Mexico finals)http://www.supermodels.nl/juliasaner http://www.schweizer-illustrierte.ch/vip/saner-julia
October 10, 2010Karolina Tolkachova1992-2-1818Erjona Ala, Hou Meng Die, Lucette van Beek, Roberta Narciso, Maria Borges - (Angola finals), Camille Cerf - (France nationals), Dulcita Lieggi - (Dominican Republic finals).http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Karolina_Tolkachova/
December 6, 2011Julia Schneider1996-1-115Lenka Hanakova, Lieve Dannau, Amra Cerkezovic, Lera Kvasovka, Joséphine Le Tutour, Li Xiao Xing, Pauline Hoarau, Lieke van Houten, Nguyễn Thị Tuyết Lan, Dhio Moreno - (Dominican Republic finals)http://www.elitemodellook.com/themodels/all/sweden.html
December 1, 2012Marilhéa Léa Peillard1994-11-1618Trinidad de la Noi, Manuela Frey, Ysaunny Brito, Alecia Morais, Diana Croce, Cassandra Chery, Daniela Álvarez - (Mexico finals), Vittoria Ceretti - (Italy finals)http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Marilh%E9a_Peillard/
November 27, 2013Eva Klímková1997-10-1216Amilna Estêvão, Estelle Chen, Anita Zet, Viktoria Machajdik, Sunniva Halkjelsvik, Barbora Kolarikova, May Bell, Cassandra Chery, Eden Bristowe, Luba Hryniv, Anastasia Kostenko - (Russia castings)http://www.fashionwindows.net/2013/11/czech-republic-model-eva-wins-top-prize-at-elite-model-look-world-final/
December 2, 2014Barbora Podzimková ♀1999-9-915Laura Strantz, Alexandra Micu, Selma Hadziosmanovic, Greta Varlese, María Romina Trotto Morales, Awa Sanoko, Vijaya Sharma, Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng, Irina Đuranović, Mayowa Nicholas, Alena Lyashenko, Yasmin Wijnaldumhttps://news.yahoo.com/czech-model-barbora-wins-elite-model-look-contest-165506393.html
James Richard Parker ♂Italy1995-12-618Serge Rigvava, Raphael Hatt, Jeong Woo Kim, Josef Utekal, Eduard Michalko, Aitor Anduezahttp://www.elitemodellook.com/thefinal/cover/2014-12-02.html
November 23, 2015Anouk Thijssen ♀Netherlands2000-7-415Chiara Leone, Aneta Měšťanová, Charlotte Corn, Matilde Rastelli, Annabella Bihari, Léia Matagne, María Almentahttp://spottedstyle.net/2015/11/21/anouk-thijssen-in-the-spotlight-winner-of-elite-model-look-nederland-2015/
Tristan Tymen ♂France1995-8-2120Kristian Černík, Hsu Chen, Angelo Amirante, Benjamin Astonhttp://en.vogue.fr/vogue-hommes/grooming/diaporama/model-fit-elite-france-winner-tristan-tymen/23332
Elite Model Look International 2016November 23, 2016Jana Tvrdikova ♀Czech Republic2000-12-2015Katya Bybina, Cosima Lagae, Zara Bicha, Alina Dementieva, Amanda Denis, Holly Magson
Davidson Obennebo ♂Nigeria1996-3-1720Etienne Robert, Gideon Yendellhttp://www.styleyetu.com/celebrity/davidson-obennebo-emerges-worldwide-winner-of-elite-model-look-2016
November 29, 2017Valeria Chenskaya ♀Russia2002-9-615Mona Tougaard
Antonio Freitas ♂BrazilUnknown17
August 30, 2018Wen Di ♀ChinaUnknown17
Maksim Krintser ♂RussiaUnknown17
November 18, 2019Yireh Fernanda Carrasco ♀Dominican RepublicUnknown16
Laetitia Ky ♀Côte d'Ivoire199623
Andrej Chamula ♂SlovakiaUnknown19
January 31, 2021Mika Reins ♀PhilippinesUnknown21
Lola Pierré ♀FranceUnknown16
Jack Jerry ♂USA1997-2-1223
Salvatore Corallo ♂ItalyUnknown16
August 30, 2022Majda John Peter ♀South SudanUnknown17Sara Caballero, Ali Dansky
Sergi Shan ♂SpainUnknown19
June 15, 2024Micklate Macobola ♀MozambiqueUnknown20
Imade Darouache ♂ItalyUnknown21
  • No event was held in 1984, 2006 or 2023.

Participating nations and regions

The following is a list of countries or regions that have participated in the Elite Model Look contest

North America

  • Canada
  • US
  • Mexico

Central America

  • Costa Rica
  • Panama

Caribbean

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Bahamas
  • Curacao
  • Dominican Republic
  • Haiti
  • Puerto Rico
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • St. Maarten

South America

  • Argentina
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela

Europe

  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kosovo
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Serbia
  • Serbia & Montenegro
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Soviet Union
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom
  • Yugoslavia

Africa

  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Kenya
  • Mauritius
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Réunion
  • Senegal
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • Tunisia
  • Zimbabwe

Asia

  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Lebanon
  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • Singapore
  • South Korea
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Vietnam

Oceania

  • Australia
  • French Polynesia
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand

Hosts

YearHosts
1988George Hamilton
1993Ingrid Seynhaeve
1996Ines Rivero
1998Valeria Mazza
1999Ingrid Seynhaeve
2001Chantal Bolivar
2003Ashley Scott
2007Chantal Bolivar
2011Nikki Reed

References

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  4. (21 September 2014). "Making of A Supermodel 1996".
  5. (3 June 2017). "I found the ELITE THE LOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER TWICE! Making Of A Super Model 1998".
  6. (16 September 2014). "Making Of A Supermodel 1997".
  7. (13 April 2011). "elite Look of the year( the making)".
  8. "Elite New Model (2012) Cast & Details". TV Guide.
  9. "''Elite New Face'' - A hulu original". Hulu.
  10. "Now accepting applications to the 2013 elite model look contest". Elitemodellook.com.
  11. "Contest application". Elitemodellook.com/uk.
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  13. (17 July 2014). "Look of the year; Laurie Holden wandered into the Eaton Centre and wondered what all the commotion was about.".
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  23. (30 November 2017). "Valeria Chenskaya e Antonio Freitas sono i vincitori di Elite Model Look 2017". Italo Pantano.
  24. "MEET THE WINNERS OF THE 35TH ELITE MODEL LOOK WORLD FINAL".
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