Ford Models Supermodel of the World

Ford Models
Supermodel of the World
Genre Model search competition
Frequency Annual
Inaugurated 1980
Founder Eileen Ford
Website Website

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

HeldWinnerCountryVenue
1981Annette Stai[1] NorwayMonaco
1982Renée Simonsen DenmarkUnited States
1983Carrie Miller United StatesUnited States
1984Catherine Ahnell SwedenUnited States
1985Joanna Van Trees United StatesUnited States
1986Monika Schnarre Canada
1987Celia Forner Spain
1988Anuschka Muzik Czechoslovakia
1989Synne Myreboe Norway
1990Anneliese Seubert Australia /  Germany
1991Daniela Benavente Chile
1992Tricia Helfer Canada
1993Veronica Blume Spain /  Germany
1994Georgia Göttmann GermanyHawaii
1995Anna Marie Cseh Hungary
1996Leanne Spencer Canada
1997Diana Pereira Portugal
1998Katie Burell United KingdomPortugal
1999Alyssa Kealy Australia
2000Margarita Babina RussiaPuerto Rico
2001Asta Buziliauskaitė LithuaniaMiami
2002Dari Maximova Germany
2004Nataliya Gotsiy UkraineNew York Public Library
2005Camila Finn Brazil
2006Katsia Damankova Belarus
2007Sanne Nijhof[2] NetherlandsUnited States
2008Kang Seung-hyun[1] Korea
2009Tayane Leão Brazil
2010Katrina Karlina Caune LatviaSao Paulo
2011Danica Magpantay Philippines
2012Sofía 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, Charo Ronquillo, Magdalena Wróbel, Liliane Ferrarezi, Ingrid Schram, 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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Our next Super Model". Klikk. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Horse-riding Dutch teenager is new superstar of modelling world". Daily Mail. 18 January 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
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