Oregon women make Top 10 in lingerie model search

By KVAL News Published: May 30, 2012 at 12:50 PM PDT
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In this May 23, 2012, photo, models Danielle White of Albany, Ore., left, and Tiffany Schmidt, of Corvallis, Ore., walk through Central Park in Corvallis. Both of them qualified to enter the national “Star in a Bra” model-search contest sponsored by the Curvy Kate lingerie company. And both are among the 30 finalists in the contest _ and the only ones from the Northwest. Curvy Kate, a British company, is seeking models from the United States to market its line of lingerie and swimwear, which is for women who wear at least a D cup brassiere. (AP Photo/The Corvallis Gazette-Times, Amanda Cowan)

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Two women from Oregon have advanced to the final round of a lingerie company's model search.

Tiffany Schmidt of Corvallis and Danielle White of Albany made the Top 10 in Curvy Kate’s U.S. Star in a Bra Model Search. The women beat out 200 entries and remain in the running to be the face of the brand in the U.S.

"With the average bust size in America growing to a 36DD and a lack of professional models to fill the cups, Curvy Kate is scouring America to find women with natural D plus cup sizes to accurately portray how their lingerie flatters fuller-busted bodies," the company said.

The finalists will be flown to New York June 6 for a professional makeover and photo shoot.

Final voting will take place on Curvy Kate’s USA Facebook Page beginning June 13 to determine the winner. Voting ends June 27.

The winner will be chosen by public vote and announced June 29. 

The winner will have the opportunity to receive an exclusive one-year international modeling contract with Curvy Kate, becoming the face and body of Curvy Kate in the U.S. and starring in a variety of online and print marketing initiatives.

The company said Oregon was the only U.S. state to produce two finalists.