When the Caribbean Model Search (CMS) new faces hit the runway at the Hilton Kingston hotel tonight, they will be aspiring to the great heights set by previous CMS participants - Jeneil Williams, Lois Samuels, Nadine Willis, Jaunel McKenzie, Carla Campbell, Oraine Barrett, Gaye McDonald, Sunna Gottshalk, Nicola Vassell, Kimanee Wilson, Nell Robinson, Angela Neil, Romae Gordon and Kimberley Mais.

Jeneil Williams, the high achieving Vogue star, can now safely claim supermodel status. With this season's shows starting in just a week, she is poised to take her success to a whole new stage. For the first time she will cover all the major markets, given her new representation with Why Not in Milan. Williams will be prominent at all the shows, with Milan completing the circuit, which also includes New York, London and Paris. Expectations are that Williams may well emerge the worldwide runway star of this season's collections, just as her agency colleague supermodel Jaunel McKenzie has done.

Fashion has spun an elaborate love connection with Pulse prodigy and CMS star McKenzie. Since her introduction to the global fashion arena, she has risen to become one of world's top fashion models and undoubtedly the biggest star to emerge out of the Caribbean. The amazing 13-time Vogue model has captured the attention of the world with scores of runway jobs and impressive high-fashion campaigns.

Lois Samuels reigned as fashion's darling in the early 1990s. She was the first Caribbean woman to score the cover of Vogue and was also the first Caribbean model to be selected for the Couture collections in Paris. Her editorial credits included not only Vogue, but also Mademoiselle, Pride, Essence, New York Times Fashion Magazine, French Marie Claire, The Vibe, Glamour and Elle, just to name a few.

Kimberley Mais was indeed a pacesetter of her time. She created history as the first Caribbean model to dominate the Japanese fashion and beauty industry. She became the face of Japan's Kirin beer campaign and achieved the unprecedented feat of appearing on the cover of every issue of Vingtaine, Japan's number one magazine (at the time) for an entire year. Signed to Elite Folio, Kimberley did scores of television commercials, hundreds of catalogues, magazine covers and fashion shows. Her work in Japan was followed by successes in Paris and New York, where she ended a very rewarding modelling career.

Style and beauty radar

Nell Robinson shot to prominence when she won the CMS Supermodel of the Caribbean title in 2002. Her first big break was her selection for the cover of Arena, where she was heralded as 'The Body', and then with her debut GQ shoot, which took place simultaneously in London. Since then, Robinson has maintained a constant presence on the style and beauty radar and has been featured in couture fashion sets for Vogue and Cosmopolitan, as well as high-profile campaigns for Victoria's Secret, Rimmel Cosmetics, H&M and Nordstrom.

Tonight at the CMS finals four more models will receive the opportunity to prove that they have what it takes to follow and even surpass the accomplishments of the current Pulse supermodels. The CMS finals, which starts at 7 p.m., will see contestants vying for top honours in the Jamaica fashion model, male face, petite fashion model and for the first time in the Caribbean, the full-figure division. Entertainment will be by dancehall artiste Timberlee. Carolyn Yapp, Miss Jamaica Universe 2009, will appear in Jamaica for the first time since the Miss Universe pageant in The Bahamas.