// VM
public class VM{
 public MyModel1 model1 {get;set;}
 public IEnumerable<MyModel1> iEModel1 {get;set}
}

// My Model
public class MyModel1{
 [Key]
 [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
 public int modelId {get;set;}
 public string Name {get;set;
}