Elite Model Look is a yearly fashion modeling event held by Elite Models Management, an international model management group. It is the premiere and most prestigious contests to discover and launch fashion models in the international fashion marketplace. Notable past contestant include Heidi Klum, Giselle Bundchen, Isabeli Fontana, Frederique van der Wal, Alessandra Ambrosio, Linda Evangelista, Ana Beatriz Barros, Tatjana Patitz, and others (see below list).
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 more prestigious modeling competition.
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Past Locations
Each year, hundreds of thousands girls compete in local contests for a chance to represent their countries in the world's final. Elite Model Look finals has been held in:
- 1983 Acapulco, Mexico
- 1984 Mauritius
- 1986 Forte dei Marmi, Italian Riviera
- 1987 Taormina, Sicily
- 1988 Atami, Japan
- 1989 Paris, France
- 1990 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1991 New York City, USA
- 1992 New York City, USA
- 1993 Miami Beach, USA
- 1994 Ibiza, Spain
- 1995 Seoul, South Korea
- 1996 Nice, France
- 1997 Nice, France
- 1998 Nice, France
- 1999 Nice, France
- 2000 Geneva, Switzerland
- 2001 Nice, France
- 2002 Tunis, Tunisia
- 2003 Singapore
- 2004 Shanghai, China
- 2005 Shanghai, China
- 2006 Marrakech, Morocco
- 2007 Prague, Czech Republic
- 2008 Sanya,China
- 2009 Sanya,China
Past Editions
Elite Model Look Titleholders
| 1983 | Lisa Hollenbeck |  United States |
| 1985 | Frederique van der Wal |  Netherlands |
| 1986 | Maria Lindkvist |  Sweden |
| 1987 | Debbie Chin | United States |
| 1988 | Kelly Browne | United States |
| 1989 | Ines Sastre |  Spain |
| 1990 | Wendy Weldhuis | Netherlands |
| 1991 | Ingrid Seynhaeve |  Belgium |
| 1992 | Mariamm Molski | United States |
| 1993 | Heidi Albertsen |  Denmark |
| 1994 | Natalia Semanova |  Russia |
| 1995 | Sandra Wagner |  Switzerland |
| 1996 | Diana Kovalchuk |  Ukraine |
| 1997 | Yfke Sturm | Netherlands |
| 1998 | Alina Puscau |  Romania |
| 1999 | Vika Sementsova | Ukraine |
| 2000 | Linda Vojtova |  Czech Republic |
| 2001 | Rianne ten Haken | Netherlands |
| 2002 | Ana Mihajlovic |  Serbia |
| 2003 | Denisa Dvoncova |  Slovakia |
| 2004 | Sofie Oosterwaal | Netherlands |
| 2005 | Charlotte di Calypso |  France |
| 2006 | Denisa Dvorakova | Czech Republic |
| 2007 | Jennifer Messelier | France |
| 2008 | Louise Maselis | Belgium |
| 2009 | Julia Saner | Switzerland |
Notable Past Contestants
- Alessandra Ambrosio
- Ashley Scott
- Raica Oliveira
- Linda Vojtova
- Linda Evangelista
- Yfke Sturm
- Ingrid Seynhaeve
- Tatjana Patitz
- Kristanna Loken
- Cindy Crawford
- Stephanie Seymour
- Gisele Bündchen
- Renata Ruiz
- Astrid Bryan
- Ana Beatriz Barros
- Frederique van der Wal
- Dafne Molina
- Karen Mulder
- Dayana Mendoza
- Krysten Ritter
- Ujjwala Raut
- Katie Nauta
- Diane Kruger
- Eniko Mihalik
- Isabeli Fontana
- Ana Mihajlovic
- Denisa Dvorakova
- Rianne ten Haken
- Jennifer Messelier
- Sigrid Agren
- Constance Jablonski
- Ymre Stikiema
- Dorothea Barth Jorgensen
- Adama Diallo
- Kiki Kang
- Louise Maselis
- Fei Fei Sun
- Victoria Tuaz
- Elena Lazic
- Manuela Lazic
- Bailey Barger
- Josefin Hedstrom
- Alisa Matviychuk
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