This year, the Elite Model Look team decided to switch it up by holding castings around 5 major African cities in search of the next face of Africa. The body has solidified itself as the one of the leading modeling competitions on the continent!

This 12th edition proves to be a remarkeable one as models from Rwanda, Ethiophia, Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya will compete for a chance to represent the East and West of Africa at the Elite Model Look World competition.

The 25 finalists that will compete at the grand finale on the 8th of September are:

FEMALE
1. Oke Similoluwa Bolatito⁣
2. Zarad Afia Tashana⁣
3. Nibigira Kelia⁣
4. Osuya Favour⁣
5. Akinyemi Aderonke⁣
6. Anyanwu Deborah⁣
7. Abdullahi Hamda⁣
8. Asiko Lela⁣
9. Akerele Toluwase⁣
10. Iriza Monique Celeste⁣
11. Ikima Belonne⁣
12. Innocent Divine Okiro ⁣
13. Birhanu Kebede Hiwot⁣
14. Ndeye Marie Sakho⁣
15. Rayan El-Mahmoud

MALE
1. Imi Moses
2. Joshua Ehiguese Richfield
3. Olaniyan Olamijuwon
4. Olagunju David
5. Cubahiro Jordy Jeff
6. Odewole Ayodeji
7. Igwe Confidence
8. Johnson Pelumi
9. Tim Mikel
10.Opemipo Akintunde

See all the photos from the castings held around Africa below:

RWANDA

NIGERIA

KENYA

GHANA

ETHIOPIA