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Filipina wins Ford Supermodel contest

Published: January 22, 2010 | Author: PNS

DE LA Salle student Charlene Louise Almarvez of the Philippines made it to the 2009 Ford Models’ Supermodel of the World. She joins fellow models Karlina of Latvia; Isabelle of Sweden; Olivia of the United States; Maryna of Belarus, Grace of Australia; and Bruna of Brazil, who will be earning modeling contracts from Ford Models, Inc., the modeling agency founded by fashion industry pioneers Eileen and Jerry Ford in 1947. The girls --introduced only by their first names -- were selected from about 100,000 online applicants from all over the world.

Statuesque at 5 feet 9 inches, Charlene, who will turn 17 on January 25, is from Sta. Cruz, Laguna. She is a Business Administration student of De La Salle-College of St. Benilde. -- PNS