Elite Model Look
Elite Model Look 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, hundreds of thousands contestants, typically between the ages of 14 and 18, compete in local contests for a chance to represent their country in the world final. Notable past contestants include Alessandra Ambrosio, Ana Beatriz Barros, Cindy Crawford, Dayana Mendoza, Diane Kruger, Esther Cañadas, Fernanda Tavares, Frederique van der Wal, Ruby Christine Martin, Gisele Bündchen, Inés Rivero, Isabeli Fontana, Kate Dillon Levin, Lara Stone, Petra Němcová, Stephanie Seymour, Tatjana Patitz and Ujjwala Raut.
In past years, the US finals were recorded to make a television special The Making of a Supermodel, which aired on E! Entertainment Television.
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Year | Name | Country | D.O.B. | Age when won | Notable participants | link |
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1983-11-19 | Lisa Hollenbeck | United States | 1968-1-1 | 15 yr, 10 m, 18 d | Cindy Crawford, Tatjana Patitz, Stephanie Seymour | |
1985-8-27 | Frederique van der Wal | Netherlands | 1967-8-30 | 17 yr, 11 m, 28 d | ||
1986-9 | Maria Lindkvist | Sweden | ????-??-?? | Karen Mulder | ||
1987-9 | Debbie Chin | United States | ????-??-?? | |||
1988-9-15 | Kelley Browne | United States | ????-??-?? | Kate Fischer, Catherine McCord | ||
1989-9-4 | Ines Sastre | Spain | 1973-11-21 | 15 yr, 09 m, 14 d | Natasha Henstridge | |
1990-9-12 | Wendy Veldhuis | Netherlands | 1971-8-26 | 19 yr, 00 m, 17 d | Georgina Grenville, Ingrid Vandebosch | |
1991-9-4 | Ingrid Seynhaeve | Belgium | 1973-6-28 | 18 yr, 02 m, 07 d | Kate Dillon Levin | |
1992-9-15 | Mariann Molski | United States | 1976-9-24 | 15 yr, 11 m, 22 d | Diane Kruger, Eugenia Silva, Oxana Zubakova | |
1993-9-11 | Heidi Albertsen | Denmark | 1976-9-1 | 17 yr, 00 m, 10 d | Inés Rivero | |
1994-9 | Natalia Semanova | Russia | 1979-10-1 | 14 yr, 11 m, 14 d | Gisele Bündchen, Esther Cañadas, Kristanna Loken, Kerry Bohm | |
1995-8-20 | Sandra Wagner | Switzerland | 1978-1-1 | 17 yr, 07 m, 19 d | Emma B, Eihi Shiina | |
1996-9-17 | Diana Kovalchuk | Ukraine | 1982-2-23 | 14 yr, 06 m, 25 d | Michelle Alves, Ana Beatriz Barros, Isabeli Fontana, Nina Morić, Petra Němcová, Ujjwala Raut, Katia Zygouli | |
1997-9-16 | Yfke Sturm | Netherlands | 1981-11-19 | 15 yr, 09 m, 28 d | Franziska Knuppe, Juliana Martins, Viera Schottertova, Nataša Vojnović | |
1998-9-17 | Alina Puscau | Romania | 1982-4-7 | 16 yr, 05 m, 10 d | Mara Darmousli, Tatiana Kovylina, Mia Rosing, Sandra Seifert | |
1999-9-11 | Vika Sementsova | Ukraine | 1985-7-2 | 14 yr, 02 m, 09 d | Karishma Modi, Kate Nauta, Raica Oliveira, Lara Stone | , |
2000-9-9 | Linda Vojtová | Czech Republic | 1985-6-22 | 15 yr, 02 m, 18 d | Alena Martanovicova, Arantxa Santamaria | |
2001-9-8 | Rianne ten Haken | Netherlands | 1986-5-7 | 15 yr, 04 m, 01 d | Emina Cunmulaj, Tracy Ip, Dayana Mendoza, Renata Ruiz | |
2002-9-7 | Ana Mihajlovic | Serbia | 1987-5-20 | 15 yr, 03 m, 18 d | Ximena Huilipán, Enikő Mihalik, Özge Ulusoy | |
2003-11-8 | Denisa Dvoncova | Slovakia | 1988-4-30 | 15 yr, 06 m, 09 d | Charlott Cordes, Karina Rivero, Hanna Verboom | |
2004-12-2 | Sofie Oosterwaal | Netherlands | 1990-7-17 | 14 yr, 04 m, 15 d | Vanessa Ceruti, Danijela Dimitrovska, Michaela Hlaváčková, Michaela Kocianova | |
2005-11-5 | Charlotte Di Calypso | France | 1990-12-9 | 14 yr, 10 m, 27 d | Eniko Mihalik | |
2006/2007-2-10 | Denisa Dvořáková | Czech Republic | 1989-5-28 | 17 yr, 08 m, 13 d | Constance Jablonski, Manasvi Mamgai, Sigrid Agren, Zivanna Letisha Siregar | |
2007/2008-4-21 | Jennifer Messelier | France | 1991-4-23 | 16 yr, 11 m, 29 d | Adama Diallo, Dorothea Barth Jorgensen, Hana Jirickova, Juana Burga Cervera, Noelia López, Ymre Stiekema | |
2008-11-1 | Louise Maselis | Belgium | 1993-3-28 | 15 yr, 07 m, 04 d | Fei Fei Sun, Cora Emmanuel,Josefina Cisternas | |
2009-10-18 | Julia Saner | Switzerland | 1992-2-19 | 17 yr, 07 m, 29 d | Caterina Ravaglia, Emily Smith, Ming Xi, Nyasha Matonhodze, Simona Andrejic | |
2010-10-10 | Karolina Tolkachova | Ukraine | 1992-2-18 | 18 yr, 07 m, 22 d | Erjona Ala, | Hou Meng Die, Lucette van Beek, Roberta Narciso | |
2011-12-6 | Julia Schneider | Sweden | 1996-1-1 | 15 yr, 11 m, 05 d | Amra Cerkezovic, Josephine Le Tutour, Li Xiao Xing, Lieve Dannau, Pauline Hoarau | |
2012-12-1 | Marilhéa Peillard | France | 1994-11 | 18 yr | Manuela Frey, Trinidad de la Noi, Ysaunny Brito, Alecia Morais | |
2013-11-27 | Eva Klimkova | Czech Republic | 16 yr |
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.