Gillian Matthew won the nationwide search
Elite Model Management are delighted to announce the female winner
of the Elite Model Look Competition 2012.
Gillian Matthew, aged 16 from South Lanarkshire won the competition on Thursday 30th August at a star studded catwalk final in London.
Elite Model Look UK have scouted the length and breadth of the country for the past 6 months looking for the modelling stars of the future. 12 Boys and 12 girls were selected to take part in this spectacular final and Gillian was officially named as the girl who had the Elite Model Look.
Gillian says: “I can’t believe I have won the Elite Model Look Competition. Its truly amazing. Winning this competition could completely change my life. I am completely overwhelmed that I was picked from all of these stunning girls as the winner.”
Gillian has won a Model Management contract with Elite London and will now have the opportunity to take part in the event of a lifetime, representing the UK in The Elite Model Look World Final. The Elite Model Look World Final will take place in December 2012 in Shanghai.This amazing global event could result in an international modelling contract.
This prestigious model search has launched the careers of Cindy Crawford, Stephanie Seymour, Gisele Bundchen and more recently the model of the moment Nyasha Mathondoze.
For the 1st time, Elite Model Look partnered with Capital Shopping Centres as their official Location Partner. Visiting some of the top Shopping Centres around the UK, Gillian was spotted at the Glasgow heat held at Braehead Shopping Centre.
Richard Bailey, Central Marketing Manager at Capital Shopping Centres commented: “We have been delighted to work with Elite London as the official location partner during the 2012 Elite Model Look UK Competition. It has been great to support a campaign that has such a prestigious history and it has been really exciting to be involved in giving our shoppers the opportunity to win such a fantastic and life changing prize. Congratulations
to all of the finalists, but especially to Gillian Matthew the newly crowned 2012 Elite Model Look winner, who was scouted whilst shopping at Braehead Shopping Centre.”
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