Elite Amsterdam
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Elite Amsterdam is a modeling agency based in Hoofddorp, Netherlands.
Profile in progress – facts are still being verified.
Worth knowing
The agency's own site says the office is in Hoofddorp (Burgemeester van Stamplein 288), with a mailing address at Herengracht 124 in Amsterdam. On its application page the agency states that its scouts and agents never request payment for recruitment and never ask for nude or lingerie photos.
Agency website, 2026-10-12De Volkskrant wrote on 10 March 2018, in an investigation into test photographer Yorick Nubé and under-age models, that Elite was still working with him although other large agencies had stopped. Director Suzanne Pots told the paper that she was hearing about the complaints for the first time and that young girls were photographed in the agency's studio, not at the photographer's home.
de Volkskrant, 2018-03-10Faces Online published an interview with director Suzanne Pots on 31 January 2018. She said that she and her husband built the agency Fresh Model Management over seven years, that Elite World then took it over and that it became Elite Model Management Amsterdam.
Faces Online, 2018-01-31NOS reported on 7 March 2012 that Ananda Marchildon won her case against the model agencies Elite and MTA: the court held that the agencies could not demand a 90 cm hip measurement because it was 92 cm when the contract was signed, and ordered them to pay the remaining 65,000 euros of the prize. According to NOS, Elite was considering an appeal. The case concerns the earlier management of the Amsterdam office, before the founders of Fresh Model Management took it over.
NOS, 2012-03-07The Guardian reported on 3 February 2012 that Ananda Marchildon, winner of Holland's Next Top Model 2008, was suing Elite. She said she had received only 10,000 euros of a promised 75,000 euro contract and had been dropped because her hips were 2 cm too wide.
The Guardian, 2012-02-03
Elite Amsterdam in its own words
We are the world’s leading talent network with a reputation for pushing industry boundaries since 1972. We discover and nurture talent from every corner of the globe, investing in extraordinary people and their careers, and elevating the creative industries.
How to apply to Elite Amsterdam
- Apply through the agency's own online form – the link is above. Prepare 4–6 unretouched digitals and your measurements.
- Check its website or Instagram for open-call days; if none are listed, apply online.
- If you are represented by a mother agency, let it make the introduction – that is how most placements abroad start.
- Models from abroad can apply; a work permit is arranged by the agency once a placement is agreed.
- Never pay to apply. A licensed agency earns a commission on your work, nothing upfront.
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What you need before applying
Agencies ask for the same three things: clean digitals, exact measurements and – once you are signed – a composite card for castings.
Frequently asked
Sources: Elite Amsterdam - contact (Elite Model Management Amsterdam, Burgemeester van Stamplein 288, 2132 BH Hoofddorp; phone +31 20 627 9929; 'Kvk Amsterdam 33.229.084'; mailing address Herengracht 124, 1015 BT Amsterdam) · Elite Amsterdam - menu (Image, Mainboard, International, Development; part of the Elite network: Paris, Milan, London, New York, Barcelona, Madrid, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Prague, Bratislava) · Elite Amsterdam - get scouted (online form with photos; gender options Female and Non-Binary; 'Our team of scouts and agents will never: Request payment to recruitment, Request nude or lingerie photos'; warning about impersonators) · Elite Amsterdam - terms and conditions (site owned by Elite Model Management Amsterdam BV with registered office at Burgemeester van Stamplein 288, 2132 BH Hoofddorp) · Elite Amsterdam - about (network text; names Birgit Kos, Yamin Wijnaldum and Chu Wong as current talent) · Fact: models.com agency profile - directors Suzanne Pots and Mauro Da Silva founded the boutique agency Fresh Model Management before joining Elite World; they created the 'Elite Model Home' · Fact: Faces Online, 31 January 2018 - interview with director Suzanne Pots: she and her husband built Fresh Model Management over seven years, Elite World took it over and it became Elite Model Management Amsterdam · Fact: The FMD directory - Fresh Model Management listed at the same address, Burgemeester van Stamplein 288, 2132 BH Hoofddorp (third-party directory) · Bad fact: The Guardian, 3 February 2012 - Holland's Next Top Model 2008 winner Ananda Marchildon sued Elite, saying she got only EUR 10,000 of a EUR 75,000 contract and was dropped because her hips were 2 cm too big · Bad fact: Terms.Law legal blog, 9 March 2012 - the Amsterdam District Court ordered Elite Models to pay EUR 65,000 to Ananda Marchildon · Fact: English Wikipedia, Elite Model Management - in 2012 Elite Models Amsterdam acquired Model Masters; lost the breach of contract lawsuit brought by Ananda Marchildon · Bad fact: de Volkskrant, 10 March 2018 (read via Wayback Machine copy) - investigation into test photographer Yorick Nubé and under-age models; Elite still worked with him while other big agencies had stopped; director Suzanne Pots said she heard of the complaints for the first time and that young models are photographed in the agency's studio, not at his home
01Does Elite Amsterdam accept international models?
Elite Amsterdam does not say explicitly; apply online or through your mother agency.
02Do I need a mother agency to join Elite Amsterdam?
Not necessarily, but most placements abroad are arranged agency-to-agency, so a mother agency makes the introduction easier.
03Is there an application fee at Elite Amsterdam?
No legitimate agency charges to apply; if you are asked to pay upfront, walk away.
04How do I apply to Elite Amsterdam?
Through its online application form (linked above) with digitals and measurements.