21-year-old Frenchman wins Elite Model Look contest

(Relaxnews) - The 32nd International Final of the Elite Model Look contest has been won by Tristan, a 21 year-old Frenchman, and Anouk, who is 15 and from the Netherlands. Both of these aspiring models have won a three-year contract with the Elite group agencies.

This international final was held in Milan, Italy, before an invited audience and a jury that included Victoria da Silva, president of Elite Model Look International, Vick Mihaci, president of Elite Management Worldwide, and Marilena Borgna, casting director at Vogue Italia.

After months of castings, street-scouting, catwalk training, photo sessions, fittings, and interviews, the names of the two winners of the one of the world's most prestigious model contests have now been announced. Tristan from France and Anouk from the Netherlands have signed a contract with the Elite group agencies, which should quickly put them on the catwalks of biggest designers on the planet.

Anouk won over the jury with her slender silhouette (1m81), "her photogenic quality and her natural beauty", while Tristan stood out from the 19 other finalists because of his "athletic silhouette" (1m91) and his "piercing stare."

The contest has also launched the careers of such fashion icons as Cindy Crawford, Stéphanie Seymour, and Gisele Bündchen.