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].

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

[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 and Australia are the only countries without an Elite Model Management, the reason being that the British equivalent to Elite is Models 1 and the Australian equivalent is Priscilla's Model Management. Aside from US offices in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Chicago, there are Elite Model Managements in the following locations:^[3]

[edit] Links with America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model has used this for a prize since cycle 7. Winners that are currently signed to the agency are:

CariDee English - Winner of Cycle 7 in Los Angeles and Miami.
Saleisha Stowers - Winner of Cycle 9 in Los Angeles and New York.
McKey Sullivan - Winner of Cycle 11 in New York and Chicago.
Teyona Anderson - Winner of Cycle 12 in New York.

Contestants who have not won have also signed, these are:

Shannon Stewart - Placed 2nd on Cycle 1 in Chicago.
Joanie Dodds - Placed 2nd on Cycle 6 in New York and Hong Kong.
Jade Cole - Placed 3rd on Cycle 6 in Hong Kong.
Leslie Mancia - Placed 8th on Cycle 6 in Los Angeles and Miami.
Mollie Sue Steenis-Gondi - Placed 9th on Cycle 6 in New York and Barcelona.
Eugena Washington - Placed 3rd on Cycle 7 in Los Angeles.
Christian Evans - Placed 13th on Cycle 7 in Atlanta.
Sarah VonderHaar - Placed 8th on Cycle 8 in Chicago.
Heather Kuzmich - Placed 5th on Cycle 9 in Chicago.
Kimberly Leemans - Placed 12th on Cycle 9 in Chicago.
ShaRaun Brown - Placed 14th on Cycle 11 in Chicago.
Isabella Falk - Placed 13th on Cycle 12 in Chicago.

Some contestants have left Elite Model Management, these are:

Mercedes Scelba-Shorte - Placed 2nd on Cycle 2 in Los Angeles, now signed to Chic Model Mangement.
Ann Markley - Placed 4th on Cycle 3 in New York, now signed to Nevs Models.
Kahlen Rondot - Placed 2nd on Cycle 4 in New York, and has since quit the industry.
Nicole Linkletter - Winner of Cycle 5 in Los Angeles, now signed to Nous Model Mangaement and L.A. Models.
Kim Stolz - Placed 5th on Cycle 5 in New York, now signed to Ford Models.
Sara Albert - Placed 4th on Cycle 6 in Los Angeles, and has since quit the industry.
Jaslene Gonzalez - Winner of Cycle 8 in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami, now signed to MC2 Model Management.
Felicia Provost - Placed 10th on Cycle 8 in Chicago, and has since quit the industry.
Samantha Francis - Placed 12th on Cycle 8 in New York, and signed to Apple Model Management and Style International Management.
Whitney Thompson - Winner of Cycle 10 in New York, now signed to Wilhelmina Models.
Anya Rozova - Placed 2nd on Cycle 4 in New York, now signed to Wilhemina Models and Style International Management.
Katarzyna Dolinska - Placed 5th on Cycle 10 in New York, now signed to Ford Models and Ace Models.