Elite Model Look India is an annual modelling contest held in
India
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since 2004. The winner of the event represents
India
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at
Elite Model Look, an International modelling contest .
Marc Robinson
Marc Robinson is an Indian actor and former model. He is also a beauty pageant director and a grooming expert. Robinson initiated his career in the fashion, entertainment and media industry as a leading supermodel and later moved on as a telev ...
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
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,
Italy
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. Earlier,
Femina Look of the Year
''Femina'' is an Indian magazine owned by Worldwide Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Times Group. ''Femina'', the oldest women's English magazine in the country, has been published for almost six decades. It has evolved to cover a br ...
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.
History
Sheetal Mallar
Sheetal Mallar (born 23 April 1974) is an Indian fashion model from Mumbai. She is now also a contemporary Indian photographer. See her official website here. She won the Femina Look of the Year and the Elite Look of the Year in 1994.
Early li ...
from
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
was the first winner of
Femina Look of the Year
''Femina'' is an Indian magazine owned by Worldwide Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Times Group. ''Femina'', the oldest women's English magazine in the country, has been published for almost six decades. It has evolved to cover a br ...
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. Other notable winners of
Femina Look of the Year
''Femina'' is an Indian magazine owned by Worldwide Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Times Group. ''Femina'', the oldest women's English magazine in the country, has been published for almost six decades. It has evolved to cover a br ...
include
Ujjwala Raut
Ujjwala Raut (born 11 June 1978) is an Indian supermodel.
Career
Raut was a 17-year-old commerce student when she won " Femina Look of the Year" at the Femina Miss India 1996 contest. She was also among the top fifteen in the 1996 Elite Model Lo ...
,
Carol Gracias
Carol Gracias is an Indian super model. She is a past winner of the coveted India's L'Oréal/Elite ''Look of the Year'' title. In 2006, she participated and became the runner-up in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 1''.
Early life
Carol Gracias, I ...
, and
Nethra Raghuraman
Nethra Raghuraman is an Indian actress and model. She has been selected as Look Of The Year contest winner for Femina magazine in 1997. She also won the Best Female Newcomer title at Star Screen Awards in 2000. Her most notable films include ' ...
.
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. In 2006
L'Oreal Paris with Elite Model Management India did a nationwide contest telecast on
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where
Manasvi Mamgai
Manasvi Mamgai is a former Miss India, model, and Bollywood actress. She resides at Los Angeles, California, USA along with her family.
Early life
Manasvi was born in Delhi but grew up in Chandigarh. Her mother Prabha, is from Uttarakhand. B ...
was announced winner she went on to participate in Elite Model Look 2006 in
Marrakesh
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.
2014–present
Since 2014, MAX India organises the event under the license owner
Marc Robinson
Marc Robinson is an Indian actor and former model. He is also a beauty pageant director and a grooming expert. Robinson initiated his career in the fashion, entertainment and media industry as a leading supermodel and later moved on as a telev ...
. The MAX Elite Model Look 2014 finale was held in
Mumbai
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on October 12, 2014, the winners represented India the Elite Model Look 2014 contest held in
China
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. Former
Femina Miss India Supranational Vijaya Sharma of
New Delhi
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and Rinku Malik of
New Delhi
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were declared winners of the event.
Indian representatives to Elite Model Look Contest
Female Representatives
* The following women have represented India at Elite Model Look contest.
Winners Notes
*
Dipti Sharma was a finalist at Campus Princess 2015.
* Vijaya Sharma was Asian Supermodel 2012-2nd Runner Up and
Femina Miss India Supranational 2013 , later represented India at Miss Supranational 2013 and was among the top 20 semifinalists.
* Dayana was a finalist at the
Femina Miss India 2011 contest.
*
Manasvi Mamgai
Manasvi Mamgai is a former Miss India, model, and Bollywood actress. She resides at Los Angeles, California, USA along with her family.
Early life
Manasvi was born in Delhi but grew up in Chandigarh. Her mother Prabha, is from Uttarakhand. B ...
later won
Miss Tourism International 2008 and
Femina Miss India
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in 2010 and is now a Bollywood actress.
Male Representatives
* ''The following men have represented
India
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at Elite Model Look contest.''
Gallery
File:Ujjwala Raut.jpg, Ujjwala Raut
Ujjwala Raut (born 11 June 1978) is an Indian supermodel.
Career
Raut was a 17-year-old commerce student when she won " Femina Look of the Year" at the Femina Miss India 1996 contest. She was also among the top fifteen in the 1996 Elite Model Lo ...
, Winner 1996
File:Nethra Raghuraman graces the launch of Olive's new menu.jpg, Nethra Raghuraman
Nethra Raghuraman is an Indian actress and model. She has been selected as Look Of The Year contest winner for Femina magazine in 1997. She also won the Best Female Newcomer title at Star Screen Awards in 2000. Her most notable films include ' ...
, Winner 1997
File:Carol Gracias at Nokia APP party 04.jpg, Carol Gracias
Carol Gracias is an Indian super model. She is a past winner of the coveted India's L'Oréal/Elite ''Look of the Year'' title. In 2006, she participated and became the runner-up in the reality show '' Bigg Boss 1''.
Early life
Carol Gracias, I ...
, Winner 1998
File:Manasvi.jpg, Manasvi Mamgai
Manasvi Mamgai is a former Miss India, model, and Bollywood actress. She resides at Los Angeles, California, USA along with her family.
Early life
Manasvi was born in Delhi but grew up in Chandigarh. Her mother Prabha, is from Uttarakhand. B ...
, Winner 2006
References
External links
Elite Model Look India Official FacebookOfficial website{{Beauty pageants in India
Indian awards
Entertainment events in India
Annual events in India
Beauty pageants in India
2004 establishments in Maharashtra