Alice Burdeu
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Alice Burdeu is an Australian fashion
model
and winner of the third cycle
of the reality television
show Australia's Next Top Model
.
, Victoria
. Prior to auditioning for Australia's Next Top Model, she worked as customer service trainee with Telstra
.
of Australia's Next Top Model
. Burdeu's height, looks, and runway walk garnered praise from the judges, especially Alex Perry
, however her low body mass index
was a source of great concern for the judging panel. Burdeu received some criticism from judges and fellow competitors on the frequency with which she voiced complaints. In a live finale broadcast on 5 June 2007, Burdeu was named winner of the cycle based on votes cast by the judges and by Australia's Next Top Model viewers.
Burdeu's prizes as the winner included a one-year contract with model agency Priscilla's Model Management, a contract to become the face of Napoleon Perdis
, an eight-page fashion feature in Vogue Australia
, a trip to New York
, and a Ford Fiesta XR4
. Her campaign photos for Napoleon Perdis
were displayed in the makeup artist's stores across Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the guaranteed eight-page editorial, Vogue Australia
featured Burdeu on the cover of the magazine—an honor that has not been bestowed on any other Australia's Next Top Model winner.
Burdeu made a cameo appearance in the penultimate episode of Cycle 4
of Australia's Next Top Model while the series was on location in New York
, giving her opinion on the cycle's final three competitors. In the finale of the same cycle, Alice announced the winner of the series in a live broadcast from Paris
, where she was working at the time. In 2009 Burdeu appeared in episode 9 of Cycle 5
as a guest judge.
Alice appeared in an ad campaign for Green With Envy, a fashion boutique in Melbourne
, and on the cover of Pages, an Australian fashion magazine. She modeled for several months in Singapore
, appearing on the covers of Luxury, and Luxx Living magazines. During her prize vacation to New York
, Burdeu was signed by Elite Model Management
, who helped her secure jobs in the Fall/Winter 2008 New York Fashion Week
shows of designers including Proenza Schouler
, Marchesa
, and Marc Jacobs
.
Burdeu has appeared on the covers of Vogue Australia
, Verse, and Luxury, as well as in fashion editorials for Women's Wear Daily
, Velvet
, Elle UK
, Marie Claire Italy
, and Numéro Korea
. She has walked in runway shows for designers including Louis Vuitton
, Alexander McQueen
, Dolce & Gabbana
, Marc Jacobs
, Christian Lacroix
, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
, Jil Sander
, Lanvin
, Lacoste, D&G, Shiatzy Chen
, Sonia Rykiel
, and Alex Perry
. Burdeu has also appeared in campaigns for D&G, Sonia Rykiel
, Napoleon Perdis
, Mimco and Blumarine
.
In February 2008, Burdeu was featured in Models.com's Top 10 Newcomers of Fall 2008, and was touted to be one of the rising stars of the high-fashion world by Style.com
.
In the latter half of 2008, Burdeu took time off from the modeling world, skipping the Fall/Winter 2009 fashion weeks altogether.
In 2010, Burdeu re-appeared in the fashion world, after studying at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, during New Zealand Fashion Week; She appeared in 19 shows during fashion week. She was featured in the October issue of Fashion Trend magazine and modelled for Fleur Wood's 2010 winter campaign
In 2011, Burdeu resigned with Elite Model Management
in New York and signed with Elite Model Management
in Milan for the first time. Since this, Burdeu was featured in an editorial in Vogue Australia in February 2011, Tokion Factory in January 2011 and modelled for Country Road, Ellison, Juli Bala and Mindfood.
During Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011, Burdeu walked for Chado Ralph Rucci
, Honor, Naeem Khan and Timo Weiland at New York Fashion Week
, Giles at London Fashion Week
, Giorgio Armani
, Emporio Armani, Piazza Sempione and closed for Philipp Plein at Milan Fashion Week
. Manish Arora and Damir Doma at Paris Fashion Week
.
that she would like to continue on with her education and attend university, however she has postponed plans for further education in order to pursue modeling. She is friends with fellow Australian models Abbey Lee
, Skye Stracke, Allegra Carpenter, and Vanessa Milde, American model Courtney Smerski and fellow Elite models Coco Rocha
and Ali Stephens
.
In 2008, Burdeu took some time off to study Psychology
at Melbourne's Royal Institute of Technology
. She returned to the runway in late 2010.
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and winner of the third cycle
Australia's Next Top Model, Cycle 3
Cycle three of Australia's Next Top Model premiered on 27 March 2007 and concluded on 5 June 2007. As with the first two cycles, the third season was broadcast exclusively on the Foxtel network FOX8 in Australia...
of the reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show Australia's Next Top Model
Australia's Next Top Model
Australia's Next Top Model is an Australian reality television series, based on a franchise that was created by Tyra Banks with America's Next Top Model...
.
Early life
Alice Burdeu was born in MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. Prior to auditioning for Australia's Next Top Model, she worked as customer service trainee with Telstra
Telstra
Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services....
.
Australia's Next Top Model
Burdeu first came to the spotlight as a contestant on third cycleAustralia's Next Top Model, Cycle 3
Cycle three of Australia's Next Top Model premiered on 27 March 2007 and concluded on 5 June 2007. As with the first two cycles, the third season was broadcast exclusively on the Foxtel network FOX8 in Australia...
of Australia's Next Top Model
Australia's Next Top Model
Australia's Next Top Model is an Australian reality television series, based on a franchise that was created by Tyra Banks with America's Next Top Model...
. Burdeu's height, looks, and runway walk garnered praise from the judges, especially Alex Perry
Alex Perry
Alex Perry is an Australian fashion designer, particularly noted for his designs in womenswear. After graduating from East Sydney Technical College in 1984, Perry worked as a model agent representing Australian models for international modelling agencies. In 1992 Perry opened his first atelier...
, however her low body mass index
Body mass index
The body mass index , or Quetelet index, is a heuristic proxy for human body fat based on an individual's weight and height. BMI does not actually measure the percentage of body fat. It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet during the course of developing...
was a source of great concern for the judging panel. Burdeu received some criticism from judges and fellow competitors on the frequency with which she voiced complaints. In a live finale broadcast on 5 June 2007, Burdeu was named winner of the cycle based on votes cast by the judges and by Australia's Next Top Model viewers.
Burdeu's prizes as the winner included a one-year contract with model agency Priscilla's Model Management, a contract to become the face of Napoleon Perdis
Napoleon Perdis
Napoleon Perdis is an Australian makeup artist and businessman.Napoleon launched a small makeup studio in the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt in 1992. He created a line of cosmetic products which he sold through his own concept store in the Sydney suburb of Paddington in 1995 and later through major...
, an eight-page fashion feature in Vogue Australia
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, a trip to New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, and a Ford Fiesta XR4
Ford Fiesta
The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa...
. Her campaign photos for Napoleon Perdis
Napoleon Perdis
Napoleon Perdis is an Australian makeup artist and businessman.Napoleon launched a small makeup studio in the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt in 1992. He created a line of cosmetic products which he sold through his own concept store in the Sydney suburb of Paddington in 1995 and later through major...
were displayed in the makeup artist's stores across Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the guaranteed eight-page editorial, Vogue Australia
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
featured Burdeu on the cover of the magazine—an honor that has not been bestowed on any other Australia's Next Top Model winner.
Burdeu made a cameo appearance in the penultimate episode of Cycle 4
Australia's Next Top Model, Cycle 4
The Fourth Cycle of Australia's Next Top Model is an Australian reality television program which premiered on 22 April 2008 on the Australian subscription television channel FOX8. Auditions were held during October and November 2007 across Australia, searching for the next "Top Model" of Australia...
of Australia's Next Top Model while the series was on location in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, giving her opinion on the cycle's final three competitors. In the finale of the same cycle, Alice announced the winner of the series in a live broadcast from Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, where she was working at the time. In 2009 Burdeu appeared in episode 9 of Cycle 5
Australia's Next Top Model, Cycle 5
The Fifth Cycle of Australia's Next Top Model was an Australian reality television program which was broadcast on the Australian subscription television channel, FOX8. The cycle premiered on 28 April 2009. Auditions were held during October and November 2008 across Australia...
as a guest judge.
Career
After winning Australia's Next Top ModelAustralia's Next Top Model
Australia's Next Top Model is an Australian reality television series, based on a franchise that was created by Tyra Banks with America's Next Top Model...
Alice appeared in an ad campaign for Green With Envy, a fashion boutique in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, and on the cover of Pages, an Australian fashion magazine. She modeled for several months in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, appearing on the covers of Luxury, and Luxx Living magazines. During her prize vacation to New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, Burdeu was signed by Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management is a large modeling agency based in New York and Paris. It is a subsidiary of Elite World S.A.-History:Founded in France in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler, it was rebought in 1990 by Nicholas Farrae. Elite World S.A. is the parent company of Elite Model...
, who helped her secure jobs in the Fall/Winter 2008 New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week
The semi-annual New York Fashion Week, branded Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek in 2009, is held in February and September of each year in New York City. It is one of four major fashion weeks held around the world .-History:The first New York Fashion Week, then called Press Week, was the world's first...
shows of designers including Proenza Schouler
Proenza Schouler
Proenza Schouler is a New York based womenswear and accessories brand founded in 2002 by designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez. The duo met while studying at Parsons School of Design, collaborating on their senior thesis, which would eventually become their first collection as Proenza...
, Marchesa
Marchesa (brand)
Marchesa is a brand specializing in high end womenswear, established in 2004 by Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig.The brand has been worn by a number of Holywood actresses on the red carpet including: Penelope Cruz, Blake Lively, Jennifer Lopez, Kate Hudson, Cameron Diaz, Selena Gomez, Halle Berry,...
, and Marc Jacobs
Marc Jacobs
Marc Jacobs is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for Marc Jacobs, as well as Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line, with more than 200 retail stores in 60 countries. He has been the creative director of the French design house Louis Vuitton since 1997...
.
Burdeu has appeared on the covers of Vogue Australia
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, Verse, and Luxury, as well as in fashion editorials for Women's Wear Daily
Women's Wear Daily
Women's Wear Daily is a fashion-industry trade journal sometimes called "the bible of fashion." WWD delivers information and intelligence on changing trends and breaking news in the fashion, beauty and retail industries with a readership composed largely of retailers, designers, manufacturers,...
, Velvet
Velvet
Velvet is a type of woven tufted fabric in which the cut threads are evenly distributed,with a short dense pile, giving it a distinctive feel.The word 'velvety' is used as an adjective to mean -"smooth like velvet".-Composition:...
, Elle UK
Elle (magazine)
Elle is a worldwide magazine of French origin that focuses on women's fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. Elle is also the world's largest fashion magazine. It was founded by Pierre Lazareff and his wife Hélène Gordon in 1945. The title, in French, means "she".-History:Elle was founded in...
, Marie Claire Italy
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
, and Numéro Korea
Numéro
Numéro is an international fashion magazine published by the Groupe Alain Ayache. It has a circulation of 80,000. The women's publication has reached its 100th issue...
. She has walked in runway shows for designers including Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Malletier – commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV – is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes,...
, Alexander McQueen
Alexander McQueen
Lee Alexander McQueen, CBE was a British fashion designer and couturier best known for his in-depth knowledge of bespoke British tailoring, his tendency to juxtapose strength with fragility in his collections, as well as the emotional power and raw energy of his provocative fashion shows...
, Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house. The company was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy. By 2005 their turnover was €597 million....
, Marc Jacobs
Marc Jacobs
Marc Jacobs is an American fashion designer. He is the head designer for Marc Jacobs, as well as Marc by Marc Jacobs, a diffusion line, with more than 200 retail stores in 60 countries. He has been the creative director of the French design house Louis Vuitton since 1997...
, Christian Lacroix
Christian Lacroix
Christian Marie Marc Lacroix is a French fashion designer. The name may also refer to the company he founded.-Early life:Lacroix was born in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône in southern France. At a young age he began sketching historical costumes and fashions. Lacroix graduated from high school in 1969...
, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
1949: Born on November 28th in Casablanca, son of Louis and Jeanne-Blanche de Castelbajac1968: First collection for Ko and Co, company created at Limoges by his mother Jeanne-Blanche de Castelbajac1969: First show...
, Jil Sander
Jil Sander
Heidemarie Jiline 'Jil' Sander is a minimalist German fashion designer and the founder of the Jil Sander fashion house....
, Lanvin
Lanvin (clothing)
Lanvin is a high fashion house founded by Jeanne Lanvin.-History:Lanvin made such beautiful clothes for her daughter that they began to attract the attention of a number of wealthy people who requested copies for their own children...
, Lacoste, D&G, Shiatzy Chen
Shiatzy Chen
Shiatzy Chen is a Taiwanese fashion house, whose founder and brand innovator Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia is often referred to as the Chanel of Taiwan,and is the eponym of her luxury goods brand. She was born in 1951 in Changhua, Taiwan and founded the company in 1978...
, Sonia Rykiel
Sonia Rykiel
Sonia Rykiel née Flis is a French fashion designer.Ethnically a Polish-Romanian Jew, Sonia Rykiel was born in Neuilly a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, the eldest of five daughters of a Polish mother and a Romanian father. At the age of 17, she was employed to dress the window...
, and Alex Perry
Alex Perry
Alex Perry is an Australian fashion designer, particularly noted for his designs in womenswear. After graduating from East Sydney Technical College in 1984, Perry worked as a model agent representing Australian models for international modelling agencies. In 1992 Perry opened his first atelier...
. Burdeu has also appeared in campaigns for D&G, Sonia Rykiel
Sonia Rykiel
Sonia Rykiel née Flis is a French fashion designer.Ethnically a Polish-Romanian Jew, Sonia Rykiel was born in Neuilly a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, the eldest of five daughters of a Polish mother and a Romanian father. At the age of 17, she was employed to dress the window...
, Napoleon Perdis
Napoleon Perdis
Napoleon Perdis is an Australian makeup artist and businessman.Napoleon launched a small makeup studio in the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt in 1992. He created a line of cosmetic products which he sold through his own concept store in the Sydney suburb of Paddington in 1995 and later through major...
, Mimco and Blumarine
Blumarine
Blufin S.p.A is an Italian fashion house founded by Anna Molinari and her late husband Gianpaolo Tarabini. The core brand is Blumarine, which they started in 1977, followed by Miss Blumarine , Blugirl and Anna Molinari , which is being repositioned as their luxury brand...
.
In February 2008, Burdeu was featured in Models.com's Top 10 Newcomers of Fall 2008, and was touted to be one of the rising stars of the high-fashion world by Style.com
Style.com
Style.com is a fashion website. It was formerly the online site for the fashion magazine Vogue and [W] W magazine featuring online versions of some of the magazine's content as well as internet-exclusive material such as event photographs and style-related articles, before Vogue developed its own...
.
In the latter half of 2008, Burdeu took time off from the modeling world, skipping the Fall/Winter 2009 fashion weeks altogether.
In 2010, Burdeu re-appeared in the fashion world, after studying at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, during New Zealand Fashion Week; She appeared in 19 shows during fashion week. She was featured in the October issue of Fashion Trend magazine and modelled for Fleur Wood's 2010 winter campaign
In 2011, Burdeu resigned with Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management is a large modeling agency based in New York and Paris. It is a subsidiary of Elite World S.A.-History:Founded in France in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler, it was rebought in 1990 by Nicholas Farrae. Elite World S.A. is the parent company of Elite Model...
in New York and signed with Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management is a large modeling agency based in New York and Paris. It is a subsidiary of Elite World S.A.-History:Founded in France in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler, it was rebought in 1990 by Nicholas Farrae. Elite World S.A. is the parent company of Elite Model...
in Milan for the first time. Since this, Burdeu was featured in an editorial in Vogue Australia in February 2011, Tokion Factory in January 2011 and modelled for Country Road, Ellison, Juli Bala and Mindfood.
During Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011, Burdeu walked for Chado Ralph Rucci
Chado Ralph Rucci
Ralph Rucci is an American fashion designer and artist. He is known in particular for Chado Ralph Rucci, a luxury clothing and accessories line. Rucci's clothing designs have appeared in a number of major exhibitions, and he has won some significant fashion-industry awards...
, Honor, Naeem Khan and Timo Weiland at New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week
The semi-annual New York Fashion Week, branded Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek in 2009, is held in February and September of each year in New York City. It is one of four major fashion weeks held around the world .-History:The first New York Fashion Week, then called Press Week, was the world's first...
, Giles at London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week is an apparel trade show held in London, England twice each year, in February and September. It is one of the "Big Four" fashion weeks, along with New York Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week.-Organization:...
, Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a...
, Emporio Armani, Piazza Sempione and closed for Philipp Plein at Milan Fashion Week
Milan Fashion Week
Milan Fashion Week is a famous fashion week held semi-annually in Milan, Italy Spring/Summer event held in February - March of each year and Autumn/Winter event held in September - October of each year....
. Manish Arora and Damir Doma at Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week
Paris Fashion Week is a famous fashion week held semi-annually in Paris, France with Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter events held each year. Dates are determined by the French Fashion Federation...
.
Personal life
Burdeu stated during Australia's Next Top ModelAustralia's Next Top Model
Australia's Next Top Model is an Australian reality television series, based on a franchise that was created by Tyra Banks with America's Next Top Model...
that she would like to continue on with her education and attend university, however she has postponed plans for further education in order to pursue modeling. She is friends with fellow Australian models Abbey Lee
Abbey Lee
Abbey Lee Kershaw also known as Abbey Lee, is an Australian fashion model. Following several years of success leading up to the 2011 fashion seasons, V magazine dubbed Kershaw a supermodel.-Early life:...
, Skye Stracke, Allegra Carpenter, and Vanessa Milde, American model Courtney Smerski and fellow Elite models Coco Rocha
Coco Rocha
Coco Rocha is a Canadian fashion model.- Personal life :Rocha was born in Toronto, Ontario, and moved to Richmond and attended McRoberts secondary school, British Columbia at a very young age. Her family is in the airline industry. Her mother, Juanita, is a flight attendant and her father, Trevor...
and Ali Stephens
Ali Stephens
Alison "Ali" Stephens is an American fashion model.-Early life:Stephens was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.Stephens participated in cross country running at East High School, placing second in her region in 2006.-Personal life:...
.
In 2008, Burdeu took some time off to study Psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
at Melbourne's Royal Institute of Technology
Royal Institute of Technology
The Royal Institute of Technology is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH was founded in 1827 as Sweden's first polytechnic and is one of Scandinavia's largest institutions of higher education in technology. KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education...
. She returned to the runway in late 2010.
External links
- Alice Burdeu in the Fashion Model DirectoryFashion Model DirectoryThe Fashion Model Directory is an online database of information about female fashion models, modeling agencies, fashion labels, fashion magazines, fashion designers and fashion editorials. FMD is often denoted as the IMDb of the fashion industry, for being one of the world's largest fashion...
- Alice Burdeu at Priscilla's Model Management
- Alice Burdeu at Elite Model ManagementElite Model ManagementElite Model Management is a large modeling agency based in New York and Paris. It is a subsidiary of Elite World S.A.-History:Founded in France in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler, it was rebought in 1990 by Nicholas Farrae. Elite World S.A. is the parent company of Elite Model...