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 receive a $250,000 modeling contract with Ford Models. The two runners up receive contracts of $150,000 and $100,000 respectively.
Not held in 1985 and 2003.
| 1981 | Annette Stai[1] | Norway |
| 1982 | Renée Simonsen | Denmark |
| 1983 | Carrie Miller | United States |
| 1984 | Catherine Ahnell | Sweden |
| 1986 | Monika Schnarre | Canada |
| 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 | Veronica Blume | Spain |
| 1994 | Georgia Göttmann | Germany |
| 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 Gotsiy | Ukraine |
| 2005 | Camila Finn | Brazil |
| 2006 | Katsia Damankova | Belarus |
| 2007 | Sanne Nijhof[2] | Netherlands |
| 2008 | Kang Seung-Hyun[1] | South Korea |
| 2009 | Tayane Leão | Brazil |
| 2010 | Katrina Karlina Caune | Latvia |
| 2011 | Danica Magpantay | Philippines |