With more than 35 agencies in its network and the most powerful model scouting process in the industry (the Elite Model Look Contest- launched in 1983), Elite offers complete international coverage. Thirty four years after opening its doors, Elite today manages over 800 models from 5 continents. Its approach to the business is based on a sales force capable of finding new models (such as Vittoria Ceretti, Mona Tougaard, Finnlay Davis, Nina Marker, Birgit Kos, Mayowa Nicholas, Serge Rigvava, Babacar Ndoye, Yasmin Wijnaldum) and elevating them to top models (Irina Shayk, Faretta, Liu Wen, Adut Akech and countless others). The Group's clients are comprised of leading fashion houses including Chanel, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Zara, Louis Vuitton, Prada and Versace. A driving force in the modelling profession and synonymous with modelling prestige, Elite is the world's leading model management company.