Is modeling your passion? Are you the next runway superstar? If so, Elite and Essence are teaming up to address the issue of diversity on the runway and holding a model search content to find the new African-American “It” model. Head to Atlanta, Los Angeles, or New York for their live casting, or submit your application online here. You’ll be judged by a panel from the two companies as well as Veronica Webb, and the five top finalists will be flown to New York to compete in boot camp and take part in Making of an It Girl, a web-series. “We are very excited about the possibility of finding a model who best represents the African-American community as a whole and who will further broaden what is considered beautiful in the world of fashion,” said Calvin Wilson, Model Manager, Elite Model Management. “As leaders in the modeling industry, we feel the collaboration with the Essence brand is a match made in heaven.”
The winner has some major prizes coming her way - a feature in the September 2010 Fall Fashion issue of Essence magazine and a one-year contract with Elite Model Management. But here’s a twist - the audience gets to decide the winner, so hurry and apply!
