Ford Models Supermodel of the World
International Competition
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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.
| Ford Models Supermodel of the World | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | Inactive |
| Genre | Model search competition |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Inaugurated | 1980 |
| Founder | Eileen Ford |
Most recent | 2013 |
| Website | Website |
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 /  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 | Loredana Školaris
Katie Burell |
 United Kingdom | Slovenia Portugal |
| 1999 | Alyssa Kealy | Australia | |
| 2000 | Margarita Babina |  Russia | Puerto Rico, U.S. |
| 2001 | Asta Buziliauskaitė |  Lithuania | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| 2002 | Dari Maximova | Germany | Dominican Republic |
| 2003 | - no fount - | ||
| 2004 | Nataliya Gotsiy |  Ukraine | New York Public Library |
| 2005 | Camila Finn |  Brazil | New York Public Library |
| 2006 | Katsia Damankova |  Belarus | |
| 2007 | Sanne Nijhof |  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 | |||
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