Elite Model Look is a yearly fashion modeling event held by Elite Model Management, an international model management group. It is a prestigious modeling contest used to discover and launch fashion models in the international fashion marketplace, like the similar Ford Fashion model contest. The girls are typically in the age range of 14 till 18 and notable past contestants include Heidi Klum, Giselle Bundchen, Isabeli Fontana, Frederique van der Wal, Alessandra Ambrosio, Linda Evangelista, Ana Beatriz Barros, Tatjana Patitz, and others (see list below).
In past years, the US finals were recorded to make a high-rated television special called "The Making of a Supermodel", which aired on E! Entertainment Television. America's Next Top Model is reported to have been inspired in part by this prestigious modeling competition. Shows like the Next Top Model franchise and Make Me A Supermodel have become more popular as model searches as they offer instant modeling fame.
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Each year, hundreds of thousands girls compete in local contests for a chance to represent their country in the world final. Elite Model Look World Finals has been held in:
| Year [1] | Name | Country | D.O.B. | Age when won | link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-11-19 | Lisa Hollenbeck | United States | 1968-1-1 | 15 yr, 10 m, 18 d | [2] |
| 1985-8-27 | Frederique van der Wal | Netherlands | 1967-8-30 | 17 yr, 11 m, 28 d | [3] [4] |
| 1986-9 | Maria Lindkvist | Sweden | ????-??-?? | ||
| 1987-9 | Debbie Chin | United States | ????-??-?? | ||
| 1988-9-15 | Kelley Browne | United States | ????-??-?? | ||
| 1989-9-4 | Ines Sastre | Spain | 1971-11-21 | 17 yr, 09 m, 14 d | |
| 1990-9-12 | Wendy Veldhuis | Netherlands | 1971-8-26 | 19 yr, 00 m, 17 d | [5] |
| 1991-9-4 | Ingrid Seynhaeve | Belgium | 1973-6-28 | 18 yr, 02 m, 07 d | |
| 1992-9-15 | Mariann Molski | United States | 1976-9-24 | 15 yr, 11 m, 22 d | [6] |
| 1993-9-11 | Heidi Albertsen | Denmark | 1976-9-1 | 17 yr, 00 m, 10 d | [7] |
| 1994-9 | Natalia Semanova | Russia | 1979-10-1 | 14 yr, 11 m, 14 d | [8] |
| 1995-8-20 | Sandra Wagner | Switzerland | 1978-1-1 | 17 yr, 07 m, 19 d | [9] |
| 1996-9-17 | Diana Kovalchuk | Ukraine | 1982-2-23 | 14 yr, 06 m, 25 d | [10] |
| 1997-9-16 | Yfke Sturm | Netherlands | 1981-11-19 | 15 yr, 09 m, 28 d | |
| 1998-9-17 | Alina Puscau | Romania | 1982-4-7 | 16 yr, 05 m, 10 d | [11] |
| 1999-9-11 | Vika Sementsova | Ukraine | 1985-7-2 | 14 yr, 02 m, 09 d | [12] |
| 2000-9-9 | Linda Vojtova | Czech Republic | 1985-6-22 | 15 yr, 02 m, 18 d | |
| 2001-9-8 | Rianne ten Haken | Netherlands | 1986-5-7 | 15 yr, 04 m, 01 d | |
| 2002-9-7 | Ana Mihajlovic | Serbia | 1987-5-20 | 15 yr, 03 m, 18 d | [13] |
| 2003-11-8 | Denisa Dvoncova | Slovakia | 1988-4-30 | 15 yr, 06 m, 09 d | [14] |
| 2004-12-2 | Sofie Oosterwaal | Netherlands | 1990-7-17 | 14 yr, 04 m, 15 d | [15] |
| 2005-11-5 | Charlotte Di Calypso | France | 1990-12-9 | 14 yr, 10 m, 27 d | |
| 2006/2007-2-10 | Denisa Dvorakova | Czech Republic | 1989-5-28 | 17 yr, 08 m, 13 d | |
| 2007/2008-4-21 | Jennifer Messelier | France | 1991-4-23 | 16 yr, 11 m, 29 d | [16] |
| 2008-11-1 | Louise Maselis | Belgium | 1993-3-28 | 15 yr, 07 m, 04 d | [17] |
| 2009-10-18 | Julia Saner | Switzerland | 1992-2-19 | 17 yr, 07 m, 29 d | [18] [19] |
| 2010-10-10 | Karolina Tolkachova | Ukraine | 1992-2-18 | 18 yr, 07 m, 22 d | |
| 2011-12-6 | Julia Schneider | Sweden | 1996-1-1 | 15 yr, 11 m, 05 d | [20] |
In the cases that the correct info couldn't be found, dates of "?-?" were chosen. News reports indicate an age, like 15 for Hollenbeck, Schneider, 17 for Wagner and Saner.