Filipina bags Ford Supermodel of the World 2011 title

(Updated 7:07 p.m.) Danica Flores Magpantay, 17, a UP Fine Arts student, is named Ford Supermodel of the World 2011 on Saturday in New York (Sunday in Manila), thus bagging a $250,000 (P11.12 million) modeling contract. Models from over 50 countries joined the international modeling contest held in New York City Saturday. The prestigious Ford Supermodel of the World was established by Eileen Ford in 1980, and was called “Face of the 80s" back then. Danica stands at a statuesque 5’9" and weighs waif thin at 109 lbs. Proud mother also a Supermodel In a phone interview aired on 24 Oras Sunday, Danica’s mother Milagros ‘Lala’ Flores – who was named Ford Supermodel of the World-Philippines 1980 – related how she got the good news. “She [Danica] called me up 5 a.m. this morning," Lala gushed. “And she says, ‘Mommy, I have an award. So I’m, like, ‘What award?’ And she’s, like, ‘I’m the winner!’" Lala said that her daughter’s victory probably has not sunk in yet, adding: “She said lang to me, ‘Mommy, I’m just excited [with] what I do everyday.’"
Lala Flores is now a renowned makeup artist. Danica’s father, Pogs Magpantay, is a businessman. In October last year, Danica bagged the Ford Supermodel of the World-Philippines title, the same title her mom Lala Flores had won 21 years before. After graduating from a short course at the Master School for Models, Danica went to New York by herself to represent the Philippines in the contest. In New York, the Lithuanian contestant was named first runner-up and was awarded a $150,000 modeling contract. The contestant from Poland won second runner-up, with a $100,000 contract. — With a report by Victoria Tulad/VS, GMANews.TV