Hi! I'm Elise, a Dutch/German model and creative based in Zurich.

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My advertising career started in front of the camera as a high fashion model when I was 15. I had the craziest high school experience, sitting in math class one day, walking the catwalk with Kate Moss the next. Eventually, I chose pizza over salads and “retired” at 18 (or so I thought). 

After studying in Rotterdam and Hong Kong, I did a Masters in Creative Advertising in Edinburgh and went on to work as an Art Director/Copywriter hybrid creative at agencies in London and Zurich for 4 years, working for clients such as Persil, Prime Video, WWF, and Swiss Tourism. 
 

Last year, I decided to come out of my modelling retirement to have another try at modelling in a more diverse and accepting fashion world. Now I'm a curvy model represented by agencies in New York, London, Zurich, Barcelona, Stockholm, and Brussels. 

 

Next to my modelling work, I work as a freelance creative. I've turned my passion for polymer clay into an earring brand called KLAI, and I also take commissions as a needle felt artist. Safe to say, I never get bored!

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​I'm always up for collaborations of any kind, so hit me up if you need a creative brain!

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