Elite Model Look

Elite Model Look (formerly known as Look of the Year from 1983–1995) 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.[1] Contestants, between the ages of 14 and 26, compete in local contests for a chance to represent their country in the world final.

Elite Model Look
GenreModel search competition
FrequencyAnnually
Inaugurated1983
WebsiteWebsite

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, Ruby Christine Martin, 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, Rolene Strauss, Valentina Zelyaeva and Josefina Cisternas.[2]

Gisele Bündchen competed in the world final of Elite Model Look in 1994, where she made the Top 6 but ultimately did not win.[3]

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.[4][5][6][7] Online, a web television documentary titled Elite New Face premiered on Hulu on November 19, 2012.[8] 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.[9]

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."[1]

Contestants are required to be between the ages of 14 and 26 years. 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".[10][11] Until 2014, Males were only allowed to participate national finals, with females competing in the world final.[12]

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 Hollenbeck United States1968-1-115Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz, Stephanie Seymour, Hunter Reno
August 27, 1985Frederique van der Wal Netherlands1967-8-3017Laurie Holden - (Canada nationals).[13]
September 15, 1986Maria Lindkvist Sweden1972-1-30[14]14Karen Mulder
September 4, 1987Debbie Chin United States1969-8-2618Helena Christensen
September 15, 1988Kelley Browne United States197315Philippa Lett, Kate Fischer, Catherine McCord, Michele Chalupka, Cynthia Pinot, Maria Patricia Betita - (Philippines finals)[15]
September 4, 1989Inés Sastre Spain1973-11-2115Natasha Henstridge
September 12, 1990Wendy Veldhuis Netherlands1971-8-2619Georgina Grenville, Ivana Miličević, Lauren Santo Domingo, Ingrid Vandebosch, Yulia Lemigova - (USSR castings)
September 4, 1991Ingrid Seynhaeve Belgium1973-6-2818Jennipher Rodriguez, Kate Dillon Levin, Yvonne Voni Delfos, Tamara Sedmak, Natasha Stefanenko - (USSR finals)
September 15, 1992Mariann Molski United States1976-9-2415Ruffa Gutierrez, Diane Heidkrüger, Marta Cecchetto, Oxana Zubakova, Eugenia Silva, Nieves Álvarez, Aline Wermelinger, Amit Machtinger, Lee So-ra, Melania Knauss - (Slovenia finals)
September 11, 1993Heidi Albertsen Denmark1976-9-117Tatiana Zavialova, Inés Rivero, Ashley Scott, Inna Zobova - (Russia finals)
September 4, 1994Natalia Semanova Russia1979-10-114Gisele Bündchen, Esther Cañadas, Kristanna Loken, Sheetal Mallar, Kerry Bohm, Tatiana Nikiforova, Fabiana Saba Elenoire Casalegno, Sandra Maidana.
August 20, 1995Sandra Wagner  Switzerland1978-1-117Irina 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)
September 7, 1996Diana Kovalchuk Ukraine1982-2-2314Ana 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),[16] Anna Azarova - (Russia nationals)[17]
September 16, 1997Yfke Sturm Netherlands1981-11-1915Franziska Knuppe, Juliana Martins, Viera Schottertova, Sedef Avci, Soraia Chaves, Elizabeth Perfoll
September 17, 1998Alina Puscau Romania1982-4-716Azra Akin, Mara Darmousli, Tatiana Kovylina, Mia Rosing, Linda Nývltová, Sandra Seifert, Ksenia Agafonova, Miranda Slabber - (Netherlands finals).[18]
September 11, 1999Vika Sementsova Ukraine1985-7-214Miriam Odemba, Karishma Modi, Kate Nauta, Raica Oliveira, Lara Stone, Gamze Özçelik, Paloma Moreno, Marie-José Hnein, Maria del Mar Rosario, Kuku Trinidad - (Philippines finals),[19] Victoria Lopyreva - (Russia regionals)
September 9, 2000Linda Vojtová Czech Republic1985-6-2215Lourdes Arévalos, Alena Martanovicova, Arantxa Santamaria, Renata Klem, Joana Santos, Eszter Tóth, Dinna Olivia, Desirée Pallotta, Valentina Zelyaeva - (Russia nationals).
September 8, 2001Rianne ten Haken Netherlands1986-5-715Dayana 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).[16]
September 7, 2002Ana Mihajlovic  Serbia and Montenegro 1987-5-2015Kenza Fourati, Ximena Huilipán, Enikő Mihalik, Ingrid Kelly, Tuğçe Kazaz, Dafne Molina - (Mexico finals).
November 8, 2003Denisa Dvončová Slovakia1988-4-3015May Akerman, Charlott Cordes, Chiara Baschetti, Karina Rivero, Paula Verhoeven, Hanna Verboom, Rojane Fradique, May J - (Japan Finals).
December 2, 2004Sofie Oosterwaal Netherlands1990-7-1714Carolina Morán, Sofia Bruscoli, Vanessa Ceruti, Danijela Dimitrovska, Michaela Hlaváčková, Michaela Kocianova, Emma Ahlund, Inna Serpukhovitina, Svetlana Sergienko, Ria Bolivar, Jessica Amornkuldilok - (Thailand finals).
November 5, 2005Charlotte Di Calypso France1990-12-914Julia "Juju" Ivanyuk, Johanna Jonsson, Alba Riquelme, Hoàng Ngọc, Malena Costa Sjögren - (Spain finals), Helen Nicolette Henson - (Philippines finals).
February 10, 2007Denisa Dvořáková Czech Republic1989-5-2817Constance 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.
April 21, 2008Jennifer Messelier France1991-4-2316Rolene 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).
November 1, 2008Louise Maselis Belgium1993-3-2815Fei Fei Sun, Cora Emmanuel, Josefina Cisternas, Cynthia de la Vega, Jessica Duarte, Angela Ruiz - (Venezuela finals).
October 18, 2009Julia Saner  Switzerland1992-2-1917Caterina Ravaglia, Emily Smith, Ming Xi, Nyasha Matonhodze, Simona Andrejic, Caterina Ravaglia - (Italy finals), Livia Rangel - (Mexico finals)
October 10, 2010Karolina Tolkachova Ukraine1992-2-1818Erjona Ala, Hou Meng Die, Lucette van Beek, Roberta Narciso, Maria Borges - (Angola finals), Camille Cerf - (France nationals),[20] Dulcita Lieggi - (Dominican Republic finals).
December 6, 2011Julia Schneider Sweden1996-1-115Lenka 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)
December 1, 2012Marilhéa Léa Peillard France1994-11-1618Trinidad de la Noi, Manuela Frey, Ysaunny Brito, Alecia Morais, Diana Croce, Cassandra Chery, Daniela Álvarez - (Mexico finals), Vittoria Ceretti - (Italy finals)
November 27, 2013Eva Klímková Czech Republic1997-10-1216Amilna Estêvão, Estelle Chen, Anita Zet, Viktoria Machajdik, Sunniva Halkjelsvik, Barbora Kolarikova, May Bell, Cassandra Chery, Eden Bristowe, Luba Hryniv, Anastasia Kostenko - (Russia castings)
December 2, 2014[21][22]Barbora Podzimková ♀ Czech Republic1999-9-915Laura Strantz, Alexandra Micu, Selma Hadziosmanovic, Greta Varlese, María Romina Trotto Morales, Awa Sanoko, Vijaya Sharma, Irina Đuranović, Mayowa Nicholas, Alena Lyashenko
James Richard Parker ♂ Italy1995-12-618Serge Rigvava, Raphael Hatt, Jeong Woo Kim, Josef Utekal, Eduard Michalko, Aitor Andueza
November 23, 2015Anouk Thijssen ♀ Netherlands2000-7-415Chiara Leone, Aneta Měšťanová, Charlotte Corn, Matilde Rastelli, Annabella Bihari, Léia Matagne, María Almenta
Tristan Tymen ♂ France1995-8-2120Kristian Černík, Hsu Chen, Angelo Amirante, Benjamin Aston
November 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 Yendell
November 29, 2017Valeria Chenskaya ♀ Russia2002-9-615Mona Tougaard
Antonio Freitas ♂ BrazilUnknown17

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  • No event was held in 1984 or 2006.

Participating nations and regions

The following is a list of countries or regions that have participated in the Elite Model Look contest[24][25][26]

North America

Central America

Caribbean

South America

Europe

Africa

Asia

Oceania

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

See also

References
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