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'''Francina International Modeling Agency''' was established in [[Barcelona]] in 1983 by the model [[Francina Díaz Mestre]].<ref name="prof">Fashion Model Directory [http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/agencies/Francina+Models Francina International Modeling Agency profile]</ref>

== History ==

In 1982, Mestre opened the Francina New Modeling School, the first of its kind in Spain.<ref name="prof" /> She saw the progress of her school's students and decided to help launch them onto the [[catwalk]]s and the market by creating her own talent agency, the Francina International Modeling Agency.

The school and agency's first major success came in the early 1990s with [[Judit Mascó]], who became the first Spanish model to be featured on the cover of the ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]]''.<ref>Sports Illustrated at CNN, [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/toc/9211/index.htm Cover of 1990 edition]</ref> Mestre also represents international models such as [[Fernanda Tavares]], Jeisa Chiminazzo, [[Tiiu Kuik]], and [[Cintia Dicker]].

In 1998, Mestre created the Options by Francina Models Agency in order to discover new talents in the fashion world.

In 2004, she decided to close the School, and fully devote her efforts to the Francina International Modeling Agency and the Options by Francina Models Agency.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

==See also==

* [[List of modeling agencies]]

==References==

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== External links ==

*[http://www.francinamodels.com/ The official Francina International Modeling Agency website]

*[https://www.latitudetalent.com/francina-models Francina International Modeling Agency Timeline]

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