Elite Model Look India

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Elite Model Look India
Predecessor Femina Look of the Year
Formation2004
TypeModel Search Contest
Headquarters Mumbai
Location
Membership
Elite Model Look
Official language
Hindi, English
License Owner
Marc Robinson
Key people
Vasanth Kumar
Victoria Da Silva
Parent organisation
Max Fashion
Website www.elitemodellook.com/in/

Elite Model Look India is an annual modelling contest held in India since 2004. The winner of the event represents India at Elite Model Look, an International modelling contest .

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Marc Robinson is the present franchise holder of this contest in India. The current winners of Elite Model Look India are Dipti Sharma and Pranav Patidar. They represented India at the world finale of Elite Model Look Contest held in Milan, Italy.[ citation needed ] Earlier, Femina Look of the Year used to send its winner to the contest. However it was discontinued after 1999 for unknown reasons. Elite Model Look India started in 2004 after the launch of Elite Model Management India in 2003 owned by Sushma Puri. [1]

History

Sheetal Mallar from Mumbai was the first winner of Femina Look of the Year contest and was the first one to represent India at Elite Model Look contest in 1994. She was among the Top 15 finalist at the Elite Model Look 1994. [2] Other notable winners of Femina Look of the Year include Ujjwala Raut, Carol Gracias, and Nethra Raghuraman.

2004–2012 Event

Elite Model Management launched in India in 2003 by Sushma Puri. In 2004, she sent two models to compete at Elite Model Look, Vibhinita Verma and Sucheta Sharma. [3] [4] In 2006 L'Oreal Paris with Elite Model Management India did a nationwide contest telecast on Zoom [5] where Manasvi Mamgai was announced winner [6] she went on to participate in Elite Model Look 2006 in Marrakesh.

2014–present

Since 2014, MAX India organises the event under the license owner Marc Robinson. The MAX Elite Model Look 2014 finale was held in Mumbai on October 12, 2014, the winners represented India the Elite Model Look 2014 contest held in China. Former Femina Miss India Supranational Vijaya Sharma of New Delhi and Rinku Malik of New Delhi were declared winners of the event. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Indian representatives to Elite Model Look Contest

Winner'Runner upFinalist/SemifinalistUnplaced

Female Representatives

YearWinnerAgeHeightHometownPlacement at Elite Model Look
2015 Dipti Sharma 201.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Chandigarh Unplaced
2014Vijaya Sharma221.75 m (5 ft 9 in) New Delhi Unplaced
2012 Dayana [11] 211.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Bangalore Unplaced
2011Archana Kumar231.75 m (5 ft 9 in) New Delhi Top 15
2010Arshia Ahuja191.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Punjab Unplaced
2009Erika Packard201.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) Mumbai Unplaced
2008Prerana Sharma181.75 m (5 ft 9 in) New Delhi Unplaced
2006 Manasvi Mamgai 161.78 m (5 ft 10 in) New Delhi Unplaced
2004Suchtra Sharma181.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) New Delhi Unplaced
Vibhinita Verma171.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Bangalore Top 20
1999 Karishma Modi 181.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Gujarat Unplaced
1998 Carol Gracias 191.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Mumbai Unplaced
1997 Nethra Raghuraman 201.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Gujarat Unplaced
1996 Ujjwala Raut 171.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Mumbai Top 15
1995Charmaine Shackleton181.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) Goa Unplaced
1994 Sheetal Mallar 191.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Mumbai Top 15

Winners Notes

Male Representatives

YearWinnerAgeHeightHometownPlacement at Elite Model Look
2016Siddharth Puranik221.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) Raipur Unplaced
2015Pranav Patidar211.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Rajasthan Unplaced
2014Rinku Malik211.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in) New Delhi Unplaced

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