Elite Model Management

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Elite Model Management (Elite) is a modeling agency founded in Paris, France, in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler.[1] Elite today manages over 800 models from 5 continents, making it the biggest modeling agency in the world. It offers international coverage with 36 agencies in its network. Its contest - the Elite Model Look - is a model scouting organisation with over 350,000 contestants in more than 55 countries, and is considered to be the world's most famous modeling contest.

Elite World S.A. is the parent company of Elite Model Management. The headquarters of Elite World S.A. are in Luxembourg. The board of Elite Wold S.A. comprises Bernard Hennet, Andrew Gleeson and Thomas Röggla. Mr Röggla owns over 25% of the shares in Elite World S.A. and is currently the biggest shareholder. The board members are holding more than 50% of the share capital in total.

Elite is one of the pillars of the fashion industry, representing (past and present) a wide range of models including legendary supermodel Paulina Porizkova, current high in-demand girl Coco Rocha, rising star Ali Stephens and many more[2].

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[edit] Fashion models represented by Elite (past and present)

[edit] Links with America's Next Top Model

Elite is currently the modeling agency which the winner of the popular CW Network Show America's Next Top Model. Currently, the winners they have signed are:

Elite have also signed girls who have not won America's Next Top Model, these include:

  • Shannon Stewart - Contestant on Cycle 1, placed 2nd - Elite Model Management, Chicago
  • Mollie Gondi - Contestant on Cycle 6, placed 9th - Elite Model Management, New York and Barcelona
  • Leslie Mancia - Contestant on Cycle 6, placed 8th - Elite Model Management, Los Angeles and Miami
  • Joanie Dodds - Contestant on Cycle 6, placed 2nd - Elite Model Management, Hong Kong
  • Samantha Francis - Contestant on Cycle 8, placed 12th - Elite Model Management, New York
  • Felicia Provost - Contestant on Cycle 8, placed 10th - Elite Model Management, Chicago
  • Sarah VonderHaar - Contestant on Cycle 8, placed 8th - Elite Model Management, Chicago
  • Heather Kuzmich - Contestant on Cycle 9, placed 5th - Elite Model Management, Chicago
  • Katarzyna Dolinska - Contestant on Cycle 10, placed 5th - Elite Model Management, New York
  • Anya Rozova - Contestant on Cycle 10, placed 2nd - Elite Model Management, New York

[edit] Celebrities represented by Elite (past and present)

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[edit] Elite international locations

Elite's headquarters are in Paris and the agency has a large network of international offices. The United Kingdom is the only country without an Elite Model Management, the reason being that the British equivalent to Elite is Models 1.[citation needed] Aside from US offices in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Chicago, there are Elite Model Managements in the following locations:[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Elite Model Management Lux. S.A. - Investment Research page 4 - August 25, 2006
  2. ^ http://models.com/agency/Elite-New-York
  3. ^ Elite Model Management

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