Barbara Palvin on the catwalk for Louis Vuitton, autumn/winter 2010-1

(Barbara Palvin on the catwalk for Louis Vuitton, autumn/winter 2010-1)

AS WE have said before (see Lisanne de Jong forevidence), any girl chosen by Miuccia Prada to walk exclusively for the label is one to watch - and the Vogue team are in agreement that this season's Prada exclusive, Barbara Palvin, is definitely something special.

"We chose Barbara because she is absolutely exquisite looking a cross between a young Brooke Shields and Natalia Vodianova," Vogue's Miranda Almond told us. "She was an absolute professional too, and very confident for such a new model. Straight after our shoot she was due to go and meet Steven Meisel who I am sure will have snapped her up and will project her into supermodel status. We shot her for a surfer girl style story for the June issue."

Still only 17, Palvin hails from Budapest and was discovered at just 13-years-old despite being smaller than the average catwalk model at just 5' 9". After her exclusive turn for Prada in Milan the teenager headed to Paris where she took to the catwalk for Miu Miu, Giles and Nina Ricci before lining up alongside supermodels including Elle Macpherson and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for Louis Vuitton.

Hannah Jones ANTM Cycle 16

• Name: Hannah 
• Age: 20 
• Height: 5'10" 
• Hometown: Houston, Texas 
• Current location: Austin, Texas 
• Occupation: College student majoring in Photo-Communications. 
• Favorite Designer: John Galliano 
• Biggest ANTM Fear: That I might come across as a ditz. 
• Most Confident About: My personality, my sense of style and my ability to make friends easily. 
• Favorite Non-Modeling Activities: I love photography, stop-animation and film. I like to write and doodle.

Nicole Lucas - ANTM Cycle 16

• ELIMINATED 03/02/11
• Name: Nicole 
• Age: 20 
• Height: 5'11" 
• Hometown: Orlando, Florida 
• Current location: Orlando, Florida 
• Occupation: College student 
• Favorite Designer: A tie between Alexander Wang and Balmain 
• Biggest ANTM Fear: That the other girls might be overly dramatic and mean. 
• Most Confident About: I am confident that I can handle criticism well. 
• Favorite Non-Modeling Activities: I love to shop, look at fashion editorials and read books about the brain. And working out – it releases my stress!

Britanni Kline - ANTM Cycle 16

• Name: Brittani 
• Age: 19 
• Height: 5' 10 ½" 
• Hometown: Beech Creek, Pennsylvania 
• Current Location: Howard, Pennsylvania 
• Occupation: College student, studying English, International Studies and Spanish 
• Favorite Designer: Marc Jacobs 
• Biggest ANTM Fear: Living in the house with the other models. 
• Most Confident About: My walk. The runway is my favorite part of the modeling world. 
• Favorite Non-Modeling Activities: I love dancing, and any form of artistic expression, including collages, painting and crafts. Also reading, writing and being with friends and family.

Sara Longoria - ANTM Cycle 16

• ELIMINATED 03/16/11
• Name: Sara 
• Age: 18 
• Height: 5'10" 
• Hometown: Rio Grand Valley, Texas 
• Current location: Edinburg, Texas 
• Occupation: College student with two part-time jobs 
• Favorite Designer: Betsey Johnson 
• Biggest ANTM Fear: That I won't be able to articulate what I am feeling and thinking, and that I won't improve throughout the competition. 
• Most Confident About: I am absolutely confident in my ability to stay grounded and remain true to myself and where I cam from. 
• Favorite Non-Modeling Activities: I'm really involved with Planned Parenthood activities on our campus. I go dancing with all my friends on weekends.

"Francesco Carrozzini" -- The models work in pairs to film a retro-style coffee commercial with photographer/director Francesco Carrozzini on America's Next Top Model on The CW.
pictured left to right: Mikaela and Sara
Cycle 16
Photo: Jaimie Trueblood/The CW
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Monique Weingart - ANTM Cycle 16

• Name: Monique 
• Age: 19 
• Height: 5'11" 
• Hometown: Hebron, Illinois 
• Current location: Pell Lake, Wisconsin 
• Occupation: College student and waitress at a sports bar 
• Favorite Designer: Dolce & Gabanna 
• Biggest ANTM Fear: Tripping and falling over. 
• Most Confident About: I am most confident about being in front of the camera. 
• Favorite Non-Modeling Activities: Lately, all I've been doing is snowboarding and working out. I enjoy anything with music and I love art. And, of course, bubble baths.

ANGELIA ANTM Cycle 16

• ELIMINATED 02/23/11
• Name: Angelia 
• Age: 20 
• Height: 5' 10" 
• Hometown: Landstuhl, Germany 
• Current Location: Pembroke Pines, Florida 
• Occupation: College student, studying Marine Biology 
• Favorite Designer: Vera Wang 
• Biggest ANTM Fear: Getting along with the other models, and not making it past the casting week. 
• Most Confident About: My unique look. 
• Favorite Non-Modeling Activities: I love going to the beach and snorkeling in Key West. I also love snowboarding, rollerblading, fishing and swimming. And of course, dancing!