Elite World Group

What Elite World Group does

Elite World Group (EWG), founded in 1972 and headquartered in New York, is a privately held talent media company that operates a global portfolio of fashion model management agencies including Elite Model Management, The Society Management, Women Management, Supreme Management, Women360 Management, and EWG Management. The company represents diverse rosters of culturally connected talent across fashion, entertainment, and culture, and operates agency offices in 12+ markets spanning North America (USA), Western Europe (France, Italy, UK), Southern/Northern/Eastern Europe (Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, Czechia, Slovakia, Portugal), East Asia (Hong Kong), and South America (Chile). Its commercial model combines traditional talent representation with data-driven media programs, proprietary analytics, digital strategy, and creative campaign services that pair aggregated EWG talent with brand advertisers. The Elite Model Look Worldwide competition functions as a dedicated talent-discovery pipeline feeding the agency network.

Beyond core representation, EWG has expanded into adjacent revenue lines. In 2024 it launched the Influence and Innovation Hub, an initiative pairing brands with EWG talent to develop advertising solutions across digital channels, AR/VR, and Web 3.0, alongside original content production partnerships. In 2025 the company extended its brand into consumer product categories via licensing collaborations with Freddy (activewear) and Italart (eyewear, fragrance, dermocosmetics), with stated intent to expand further into hospitality contingent on initial category success. The company is led by Group Chief Executive Officer Paolo Barbieri; Akeem Rasool was appointed Director of Supreme New York in November 2024. EWG is privately held under the legal name Elite World Group LLC with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or revenue figures.

Name

Elite World Group

Legal name

Elite World Group LLC

Website

https://theeliteworldgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Elite World Group is a privately held global talent media company, founded in 1972 and headquartered in New York, operating fashion model management agencies in 12+ markets and offering brand advertising, data-driven media programs, and consumer product licensing under the Elite brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fashion Talent Management Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury & Designer Eyewear (CRAAAKAD)

Keywords

• Fashion talent management
• Model management services
• Talent representation
• Data-driven media programs
• Brand licensing products

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Elite World Group represents fashion, entertainment and culture talent through a portfolio of owned agencies (Elite Model Management, The Society Management, Women Management, Supreme Management, Women360 Management, EWG Management). It pairs representation with data-driven media and advertising programs for brand clients, an Influence and Innovation Hub for AR/VR and Web 3.0 campaigns, the Elite Model Look Worldwide talent discovery competition, and licensed consumer products under the Elite brand.

Product overview

Elite World Group (EWG) is the world's first talent media company, operating since 1972 as a global leader in fashion talent management. The company provides a unified platform of talent management services through its portfolio of agency networks: Elite Model Management, The Society Management, Women Management, Supreme Management, Women360 Management, and EWG Management. EWG complements its core talent representation with proprietary data-driven media programs offering analytics, digital strategy, and creative campaigns. The company has expanded into product licensing (fragrances, beauty, eyewear, activewear, dermocosmetics) through brand collaborations, and launched an influence and innovation hub for AR/VR and Web 3.0 advertising solutions. The Elite Model Look Worldwide competition serves as a talent discovery pipeline.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elite Model Management Flagship model management agency network representing icons of the fashion world, providing talent representation services for models seeking careers in fashion, beauty, and luxury lifestyle industries.
• The Society Management

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• FreddyminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensing collaboration for activewear collections under the Elite brand name, part of the company's expansion into product categories beyond talent representation.
• ItalartminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLicensing collaboration for product collections including eyewear, fragrances, and dermocosmetics, supporting the company's brand extension strategy.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Next Management: Next Management is a global model and talent agency with offices in New York, London, Paris, Milan, and Los Angeles. Directly competes with EWG's portfolio agencies for fashion model representation and advertising bookings, serving similar luxury and fashion brand clients.
• DNA Model Management: DNA Model Management is a New York-based model agency representing diverse talent for fashion editorial, runway shows, and advertising campaigns. Directly competes with EWG's New York agency brands for both talent and brand client relationships.
• Storm Management: Storm Management is a London-based model and talent agency that has represented icons such as Kate Moss. Directly competes with EWG's London operations and similar European fashion capital presence for editorial and luxury brand campaigns.
• IMG Models: IMG Models, part of Endeavor Group, is one of the world's largest model management firms representing fashion talent globally. Directly competes with EWG's Elite Model Management, Women Management, and Supreme Management for top model rosters and brand campaign bookings across New York, Paris, Milan, and London.
• Ford Models: Ford Models is a heritage New York-based model management agency founded in 1946, representing fashion talent for editorial, runway, and commercial campaigns. Directly competes with EWG's NYC-based agencies including Supreme Management and The Society Management.
• Wilhelmina Models: Wilhelmina Models is a publicly traded talent management company representing models, entertainers, athletes, and influencers. Directly competes with EWG for model rosters and offers comparable fashion and advertising representation services.

Emerging players

• Photogenics Talent Agency: Photogenics is a US-based talent agency representing fashion models, actors, and creatives with offices in New York and Los Angeles. A smaller but adjacent competitor that overlaps with EWG's emerging talent representation in editorial and advertising.

Broad incumbents

• Creative Artists Agency (CAA): CAA is a major global talent and entertainment agency representing actors, athletes, and increasingly fashion talent. While broader in scope than EWG, its fashion and endorsement division overlaps with EWG's data-driven media programs and advertising solutions for brand clients.
• Endeavor (WME): Endeavor (parent of WME and IMG) is a global sports and entertainment company with significant representation of models, athletes, and entertainers. Parent of IMG Models (a direct EWG competitor) and a broader incumbent whose brand representation services overlap with EWG's offerings.

Regional players

• Société Générale de Modèles (SGM): SGM is a Paris-based model management agency representing fashion talent primarily for the French and broader European market. A regional peer that competes with EWG's Paris-based agency brands (Women Management Paris, Elite Paris) for French luxury house campaigns.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eliteworldgrp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elite-world-group

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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