Ford Models Supermodel of the World
| Ford Models Supermodel of the World | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Model search competition |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Inaugurated | 1980 |
| Founder | Eileen Ford |
| Website | |
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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.
Titleholders
| 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 | |
| 1991 | Daniela Benavente |  Chile | |
| 1992 | Tricia Helfer | Canada | |
| 1993 | Veronica Blume | Spain | |
| 1994 | Georgia Göttmann |  Germany | Hawaii |
| 1995 | Anna Marie Cseh |  Hungary | |
| 1996 | Leanne Spencer | Canada | |
| 1997 | Diana Pereira |  Portugal | |
| 1998 | Katie Burell |  United Kingdom | Portugal |
| 1999 | Alyssa Kealy | Australia | |
| 2000 | Margarita Babina |  Russia | Puerto Rico |
| 2001 | Asta Buziliauskaitė |  Lithuania | Miami |
| 2002 | Dari Maximova | Germany | |
| 2004 | Nataliya Gotsiy |  Ukraine | New York Public Library |
| 2005 | Camila Finn |  Brazil | |
| 2006 | Katsia Damankova |  Belarus | |
| 2007 | Sanne Nijhof[2] |  Netherlands | United States |
| 2008 | Kang Seung-hyun[1] |  Korea | |
| 2009 | Tayane Leão | Brazil | |
| 2010 | Katrina Karlina Caune |  Latvia | Sao Paulo |
| 2011 | Danica Magpantay |  Philippines | |
| 2012 | Sofía Polenta |  Argentina |
- No event was held in 2003.
Notable participants
Notable participants that did not win the contest were Adriana Lima, Chanel Iman, Kendra Spears, Marie-Christine Gessinger, Nadege Herrera, Magdalena Wróbel, Liliane Ferrarezi, Bianca Chiminello, Bipasha Basu, Caron Bernstein, Zana Krasniqi, Malin Akerman, Elsa Benítez, Catrinel Menghia, Keity Mendieta, Nicole Trunfio, Shiraz Tal, Michelle Behennah, Melanie Marquez and Ly Jonaitis.
Hosts
- 1990 - Christie Brinkley
- 1992 - Walt Willey, Ashley Richardson
- 1993 - Walt Willey, Rachel Hunter
- 1996 - Richard Steinmetz
- 2004 - Billy Bush
See also
References
- 1 2 "Our next Super Model". Klikk. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
- ↑ "Horse-riding Dutch teenager is new superstar of modelling world". Daily Mail. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2010.