Videofashion Models

The Land of Wooden Shoes is rife with model greats; this countdown features Holland's 8 most distinctive faces, including curvy, Calvin Klein favorite, Lara Stone. Exotic Dutch girls Rianne Ten Haken and Bette Franke land on our list, plus we rank runway regular Iekeline Stange and Victoria's Secret strutter Doutzen Kroes! Fresh faces Saskia De Brauw and Daphne Groeneveld make the cut, and '90s bombshell Karen Mulder makes a splash on our countdown - see if she's number one!

It's cold up north, but these maple leaf models are melting snow drifts (and hearts) with their smoldering good looks! Among the 8 beauties in this cool countdown: Ontario girls Jessica Stam, Alana Zimmer, and Daria Werbowy, and pouty Quebec cutie, Anais Pouliot. Doll-faced Calgary native Heather Marks is on our list, plus indy girl Irina Lazareanu, Coco Rocha, and supermodel Linda Evangelista!

This nation is known for impeccable bodies and exotic faces, and we're counting down Brazil's 8 best! Among these South American sensations, the stunning Isabeli Fontana! Swimwear bombshell Michelle Alves bares her soul, and get familiar with '90s knockout, Gisele Zelauy! Get to know Vogue magazine favorite, Raquel Zimmerman, and the sultry stare of Jeisa Chiminazzo. Plus, find out where Caroline Trentini, and Ana Beatriz Barros rank, and Victoria's Secret vixen, Gisele Bündchen!

Norway, Finland, Sweden - there must be something in the Scandinavian water, because this region turns out some of the industry's most successful models. This countdown ranks 8 stunners, including Swede sensations Frida Gustavsson, Sara Blomqvist, Dorothea Barth Jorgensen, and Victoria's Secret veteran, Caroline Winberg! Meet Finland's finest, sweet Suvi Koponen, and Norway's top model, Siri Tollerod. Plus, we're backstage with Sweden's latest industry export, Hannah Rundlof, and catch up with Danish supermodel, Helena Christensen!

They're the runway pride of the red, white, and blue! We're counting down 8 stateside strutters, including St. Louis native Karlie Kloss, Southwestern stunner, Amber Valetta, and California girl, Tyra Banks! Plus, brunette bombshell Hilary Rhoda, Georgia Peach Chanel Iman, and ageless beauties Christy Turlington, Carolyn Murphy, and Cindy Crawford!

Why does Eastern Europe produce so many beautiful women? We can't be sure - but maybe you'll find out by the end of this countdown! We rank 7 superstars, like Polish stunners, Anja Rubik and Magdalena Frackowiak. Leggy Lithuanian, Edita Vilkeviciute makes the cut, plus Czech chicks, Karolina Kurkova, Eva Herzigova, and Hana Soukupova, and Estonian star, Carmen Kass!

Forget wiener schnitzel and beer - we've got 7 hot German girls! Where does seven-time Victoria's Secret veteran, Julia Stegner, rank on our countdown? Find out! Plus, newcomer Kati Nescher, catwalk staple Toni Garrn, and '90s sensation Tatjana Patitz. See where Nadja Auermann ranks, and Claudia Schiffer battles Heidi Klum to be our German countdown queen!

This très chic countdown ranks 8 models from France, Italy, and Spain - a trifecta of gorgeous! Where do Italian sirens Bianca Balti and Mariacarla Boscono rank? Find out! Plus fantastic French face Aymeline Valade and Estée Lauder's Constance Jablonski! Audrey Marnay lands on our list, and we rank Spanish strutter Esther Cañadas and French Caribbean beauty, Sigrid Agren! Plus, get to know sultry Italian Carla Bruni Sarkozy before she became the First Lady of France, and see where she ranks on the countdown!

Red-hot Russian models are celebrated runway favorites. In this sizzling countdown, get to know 8 superstars, like Sports Illustrated page-turner, Anne V. Eugenia Volodina, Vlada Roslyakova, and Valentina Zelyaeva share industry secrets, and get familiar with Sasha Pivovarova's famous strut! Plus, Russian siren, Natasha Poly, the stunning Natalia Vodianova, and svelte breakout star, Anna Selezneva!

From Sudan in the north to Capetown in the south, this countdown spans the continent and features 8 striking strutters like the exotic, iconic, Alek Wek. Meet South African sweethearts Behati Prinsloo and Candice Swanepoel! Oluchi is full of surprises, while West Africa's Georgie Badiel and the lovely Ubah Hassen are looking far beyond their runway careers. Plus, we rank do-gooder Liya Kebede and iconic Somali beauty, Iman!

From China to Korea to India - Asia is a major player in the fashion industry, and these 7 top model exports are just as successful! This cutting-edge countdown features China's Liu Wen - the first Asian model to walk in the Victoria's Secret runway show! Japanese superstar Tao Okamoto turns heads, while newcomers Fei Fei Sun and Ming Xi dish on model jet-setting. See where the legendary Tina Chow lands on our list, and we rank Indian stunners Lakshmi Menon and Ujjwala Raut!

Aussie girls are major players on global catwalks. Among the 8 head-turners on our countdown, wide-eyed campaign superstar Abbey Lee Kershaw and soft-spoken Dempsey Stewart. We rank runway regulars including Cheyenne Tozzi and Alexandra Agoston, plus transformative beauty Catherine McNeil. See why gap-toothed Jessica Hart is always smiling, Nicole Trunfio shares her Aussie philosophy, and "The Body" Elle Macpherson is in the running for first-rank!