Elite Model Look
Fashion modeling event
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::summary Fashion modeling event ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Elite Model Look |
| logo | [[File:Elite model look logo.jpg |
| caption | Elite Model Look logo |
| genre | Model search competition |
| frequency | Annually |
| first | 1983 |
| website | Website |
| :: |
| name = Elite Model Look | logo = [[File:Elite model look logo.jpg|140px]] | caption = Elite Model Look logo | genre = Model search competition | frequency = Annually | first = 1983 | website = Website
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.
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- 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
- Canada
- US
- Mexico
- Costa Rica
- Panama
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Curacao
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad & Tobago
- St. Maarten
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- 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
- 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
- China
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Israel
- Japan
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
- Australia
- French Polynesia
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
Hosts
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| 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 |
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References
References
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- "Elite Model Look - Success Stories". Elitemodellook.com.
- "Success stories Gisele Bündchen". elitemodellook.com.
- (21 September 2014). "Making of A Supermodel 1996".
- (3 June 2017). "I found the ELITE THE LOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER TWICE! Making Of A Super Model 1998".
- (16 September 2014). "Making Of A Supermodel 1997".
- (13 April 2011). "elite Look of the year( the making)".
- "Elite New Model (2012) Cast & Details". TV Guide.
- "''Elite New Face'' - A hulu original". Hulu.
- "Now accepting applications to the 2013 elite model look contest". Elitemodellook.com.
- "Contest application". Elitemodellook.com/uk.
- "2014 Finalists". Elite model look.
- (17 July 2014). "Look of the year; Laurie Holden wandered into the Eaton Centre and wondered what all the commotion was about.".
- (19 January 2021). "Elite Model".
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- "Elite Model look 1998, Wendy | Miss Holland Now |".
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- (6 Jun 2014). "Elite Model Look - Run The World". Run The World.
- (30 November 2017). "Valeria Chenskaya e Antonio Freitas sono i vincitori di Elite Model Look 2017". Italo Pantano.
- "MEET THE WINNERS OF THE 35TH ELITE MODEL LOOK WORLD FINAL".
- (20 November 2019). "Dominican Yireh Fernanda wins Elite Model Look".
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- Look, Elite Model. "Meet The Winners {{!}} Elite Model Look 2022".
- Look, Elite Model. "Meet The Winners Of The 40th Elite Model Look World Final".
- "Choose your country". Elitemodellook.com.
- "Participate in the most prestigious international model contest". Elitemodellook.com.
- "The 2011 Models". Elitemodellook.com.
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