Elite Model Look India is an annual modelling contest held in

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since 2004. The winner of the event represents

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, an International modelling contest . 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

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. 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.

History

Sheetal Mallar from

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was the first winner of Femina Look of the Year contest and was the first one to represent India at

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 include Ujjwala Raut, Carol Gracias, and

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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

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was announced winner she went on to participate in Elite Model Look 2006 in

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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

on October 12, 2014, the winners represented India the Elite Model Look 2014 contest held in

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. Former Femina Miss India Supranational Vijaya Sharma of

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and Rinku Malik of

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. *

later won Miss Tourism International 2008 and

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in 2010 and is now a Bollywood actress.

Male Representatives

* ''The following men have represented

at Elite Model Look contest.''

Gallery

File:Ujjwala Raut.jpg, Ujjwala Raut, Winner 1996 File:Nethra Raghuraman graces the launch of Olive's new menu.jpg,

, Winner 1997 File:Carol Gracias at Nokia APP party 04.jpg, Carol Gracias, Winner 1998 File:Manasvi.jpg,

, 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