"The American wave has begun! Modeling is an international business - a great girl is just as likely to be from Sao Paulo as she is from St. Petersburg and scouts have always searched far and wide for the next major face.
Sometimes though, the best girls are quite literally the ones next door. The American model is experiencing a very timely resurgence and many of this season's top catwalkers hail from exotic locales like New Jersey, California and Texas. Given the variety of cultural backgrounds in the states American models represent an especially diverse range of beauty but all are blessed with the same down to earth charm that makes them favorites. Take a look back at some of modeling's most memorable pitchwomen - Cindy Crawford, Tyra Banks, Carolyn Murphy, Bridget Hall, Hilary Rhoda - the list goes on and on, there is just something unique about the way the
right American beauty can connect with an audience. Here are a few of
this seasons much buzzed about new comers whose
personality and appeal make them the standouts of the new American wave.
Hannah HolmanWith her platinum tresses and icy blue eyes Hannah is the definition of a
classic All American beauty (were seeing shades of Kate Bosworth) and fresh off the heels of her Miu Miu campaign she blazed through a selective season- only the best would do. Though she made appearances at nearly every European show worth talking about we couldn't help but notice her turns at Fendi, Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel - it seems a certain austere German fashion legend has taken note of
Hannah's considerable charms."
Hannah Holman
