Supermodel of the World (Ford Supermodel of the Year, formerly, Face of the 80s) is the biggest modeling contest in the world. Established by Eileen Ford in 1980 it searches the pre-eminent female model in over 50 countries to find fashion's newest faces year after year. The winner of the international final event receives the industry's largest prize, a $250,000 modeling contract with Ford Models. The two runners up also receive contracts of $150,000 and $100,000 respectively.
Supermodel of the World Titleholders
| Year |
Winner |
Country |
| 1981 |
Annette Stai |
Norway |
| 1982 |
Renee Simonsen |
Denmark |
| 1983 |
Carrie Miller |
United States |
| 1984 |
Catherine Ahnell |
Sweden |
| 1985 |
Monika Schnarre |
Canada |
| 1986 |
Caron Bernstein |
South Africa |
| 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 |
Georgia Göttmann |
Germany |
| 1994 |
Veronica Blume |
Spain |
| 1995 |
Anna Marie Cseh |
Hungary |
| 1996 |
Leanne Spencer |
Canada |
| 1997 |
Diana Pereira |
Portugal |
| 1998 |
Katie Burell |
United Kingdom |
| 1999 |
Alyssa Kealy |
Australia |
| 2000 |
Margarita Babina |
Russia |
| 2001 |
Asta Buziliauskaitė |
Lithuania |
| 2002 |
Dari Maximova |
Germany |
| 2004 |
Nataliya Gotsii |
Ukraine |
| 2005 |
Camila Finn |
Brazil |
| 2006 |
Katsiya Damankova |
Belarus |
| 2007 |
Sanne Nijhof |
Netherlands |
| 2008 |
Kang Seung-Hyun |
South Korea |
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