Ford Models Supermodel of the World

Summary

Supermodel of the World (Ford Supermodel of the Year, formerly Face of the 80s) is an international modeling contest established by Eileen Ford in 1980. The contest showcases young fashion model entrants from over 50 countries in order to discover new talent for the fashion industry. The winner of the international final event receives a $250,000 modeling contract with Ford Models. The two runners up receive contracts of $150,000 and $100,000 respectively.

Ford Models
Supermodel of the World
StatusInactive
GenreModel search competition
FrequencyAnnual
Inaugurated1980; 44 years ago (1980)
FounderEileen Ford
WebsiteWebsite

Titleholders edit

Held Winner Country Venue
1981 Annette Stai[1]   Norway Monaco
1982 Renée Simonsen   Denmark United States
1983 Carrie Miller   United States United States
1984 Catherine Ahnell   Sweden United States
1985 Joanna Van Trees   United States United States
1986 Monika Schnarre   Canada
1987 Celia Forner   Spain
1988 Anuschka Muzik   Czechoslovakia
1989 Synne Myreboe   Norway
1990 Anneliese Seubert   Australia /   Germany
1991 Daniela Benavente   Chile
1992 Tricia Helfer   Canada
1993 Veronica Blume   Spain /   Germany
1994 Georgia Göttmann   Germany Hawaii, U.S.
1995 Anna Marie Cseh   Hungary
1996 Leanne Spencer   Canada Miami, Florida, U.S.
1997 Diana Pereira   Portugal
1998 Katie Burell   United Kingdom Portugal
1999 Alyssa Kealy   Australia
2000 Margarita Babina   Russia Puerto Rico, U.S.
2001 Asta Buziliauskaitė   Lithuania Miami, Florida, U.S.
2002 Burçin Bircan   Turkey Dominican Republic
2003 <No event held>
2004 Nataliya Gotsiy   Ukraine New York Public Library
2005 Camila Finn   Brazil New York Public Library
2006 Katsia Damankova   Belarus
2007 Sanne Nijhof[citation needed]   Netherlands United States
2008 Kang Seung-hyun[1]   Korea
2009 Tayane Leão   Brazil Montenegro
2010 Katrina Karlina Caune   Latvia São Paulo, Brazil
2011 Danica Magpantay   Philippines
2012 Sofía Polenta   Argentina
No event since 2013–present
  • No event was held in 2003.

Notable participants edit

Notable participants that did not win the contest were Adriana Lima, Chanel Iman, Kendra Spears, Marie-Christine Gessinger, Nadege Herrera, Magdalena Fiolka, Charo Ronquillo, Magdalena Wróbel, Liliane Ferrarezi, Ingrid Schram, Bianca Chiminello, Bipasha Basu, Caron Bernstein, Zana Krasniqi, Paloma Lago, Malin Akerman, Elsa Benítez, Keity Mendieta, Nicole Trunfio, Shiraz Tal, Michelle Behennah, Melanie Marquez, Michelle Robles and Ly Jonaitis

Hosts edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Our next Super Model". Klikk. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Official MySpace and Application
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