Stardom may be a beckoning for 100 young male
and female model prospects shortlisted during the final casting in Lagos for
this year’s Aquafina table water sponsored Elite Model Look Nigeria. The four
judges had a herculean task picking the 50 males and 50 females from the
beehive of over 4,000 well-chiselled, nice looking youngsters. The pre-qualified
100 aspiring models will undergo further selection process for the final 30
that will go into the Boot Camp. Continue...
Elite Model Look is the most renowned
international modelling contest that attracts “more than 350,000 participants
every year, from 800 cities, 70 countries and five continents. It is unique in
providing the opportunity for young girls to enter the fashion world, become
models and make fabulous careers.”
Aquafina table water, from the makers of Pepsi
has been sponsoring the Elite Model Look Nigeria since 2013. This year, male
models have been given opportunity to be part of the global cast for Elite
Look. The winners in the male and female categories will represent Nigeria at
the global contest and stand the chance of winning $150,000 (One hundred and
fifty Thousand U.S Dollars).
Commenting on Aquafina’s sponsorship of the Aquafina
Elite Model Look Nigeria, Head of Marketing, Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc, Mr.
Norden Thurston said: “Aquafina table water as one of the biggest water brands
in the world is delighted to partner with Elite Model Look to give young
Nigerians a platform to aspire to the zenith of international modelling and
fashion. We
believe that beauty comes from within and is a function
of clean and pure habits, especially eating good food and drinking
clean water;
this creates a synergy for Aquafina with ‘Elite
Model Look Nigeria’ as the participants
portray the benefits of drinking ‘purity guaranteed Aquafina Premium
water.”
Mr.
Thurston said both PepsiCo and Seven-Up Bottling Company believe in the talent and
ability that resides in the Nigerian youth and have consistently provided
opportunities for them to express themselves, be it in music, football or
education through a number of consumer empowerment schemes.
Some
of the pre-qualified contestants expressed delight with Aquafina for giving
them this once in a lifetime opportunity to live their dreams of becoming
international models. Neoma Anosike, the 18 – year old school leaver won the
2013 edition and had an impressive showing in the global contest in China where
she represented Nigeria. Other super models such as Cindy Crawford, Gisele
Bundchen, Chika Emmanuella all emerged from this platform.
First
runner up in Mr. World contest and current Mr. Nigeria, Emmanuel Ikubese, thanked
Aquafina for sponsoring Aquafina Elite Model Look Nigeria, as such
youth-oriented platforms paved the way for his discovery.
This
year’s edition promises to be very exciting and colourful as Aquafina and Elite
Model Nigerian Look management have put everything in place to make it a
memorable event.
