Supermodel of the World (Ford Supermodel of the Year, formerly Face of the 80s) was an international modeling contest established by Eileen Ford in 1980. The contest showcases young fashion model entrants from over 50 countries to discover new talent for the fashion industry. The winner of the international final event received a $250,000 modeling contract with Ford Models. The second and third runners-up received contracts of $150,000 and $100,000, respectively.
Titleholders Held Winner Country Venue 1981 Annette Stai Monaco1982 Renée Simonsen United States 1983 Carrie Miller United States 1984 Catherine Ahnell United States 1985 Joanna Van Trees United States 1986 Monika Schnarre 1987 Celia Forner 1988 Anuschka Muzik 1989 Synne Myreboe 1990 Anneliese Seubert / 1991 Daniela Benavente 1992 Tricia Helfer 1993 Veronica Blume / 1994 Georgia Göttmann Hawaii, U.S. 1995 Anna Marie Cseh 1996 Leanne Spencer Miami, Florida, U.S. 1997 Diana Pereira 1998 Loredana Školaris Katie Burell Slovenia Portugal 1999 Alyssa Kealy 2000 Margarita Babina Puerto Rico, U.S. 2001 Asta Buziliauskaitė Miami, Florida, U.S. 2002 Dari Maximova Dominican Republic 2003 - no fount - 2004 Nataliya Gotsiy New York Public Library 2005 Camila Finn New York Public Library 2006 Katsia Damankova 2007 Sanne Nijhof United States 2008 Kang Seung-hyun 2009 Tayane Leão Montenegro 2010 Katrina Karlina Caune São Paulo, Brazil 2011 Danica Magpantay 2012 Sofía Polenta No event since 2013–present
Notable participants Notable participants who did not win the contest include Adriana Lima, Chanel Iman, Kendra Spears, Marie-Christine Gessinger, Nadege Herrera, Charo Ronquillo, Liliane Ferrarezi, Bianca Chiminello, Bipasha Basu, Caron Bernstein, Zana Krasniqi, Paloma Lago, Malin Akerman, Elsa Benítez, Keity Mendieta, Nicole Trunfio, Shiraz Tal, Michelle Behennah, Melanie Marquez, and Ly Jonaitis.
Hosts 1982 – Lee Majors 1987 - Dick Clark, Jerry Hall 1990 – Christie Brinkley 1992 – Walt Willey, Ashley Richardson 1993 – Walt Willey, Rachel Hunter 1996 – Richard Steinmetz 2004 – Billy Bush
See also Ford Models Elite Model Look
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