Aimee Camilleri, a 16-year-old high school student living in Malta, placed second runner-up in the prestigious beauty pageant Top Model Worldwide.

Convinced by a friend of the family’s to try her hand at modelling, Ms Camilleri joined InFashion in September 2010.

A few weeks after signing with InFashion, Aimee was asked to attend a casting for Top Model Worldwide that was held at The Palace Hotel in Sliema.

From more than 30 Maltese entrants, Aimee, along with models Marion Borg and Maria Galea were selected as the top three models to participate in the Top Model Worldwide show in London that was held in March 2011.

Thanks to Diet Coke and Orsay, Aimee got to travel to London and participate in this international show. Top Model Worldwide included models participating from all over the world in different categories and also featured many great international designers.

The show was held at The Hilton Metropole in London to a very strong crowd.

“We were very excited to be part of this event, especially since Aimee had never done any kind of modelling before at that time. We would like to especially thank Orsay and Diet Coke,” said Charmaine Camilleri, Aimee’s mother.

Diet Coke has long been the Fashion industry’s drink of choice. Last year, Lagerfeld designed a special bottle for Diet Coke in France adorned with his iconic silhouette. He also shot the advertising campaign, featuring Coca Rocha and Baptiste Giabiconi. Matthew Williamson, Manolo Blahnik, Nathalie Rykiel and Roberto Cavalli have all designed limited edition Diet Coke bottles as well.

Orsay is one of Malta’s upcoming fashion brands. Since introduced to Malta, Orsay is steadily establishing itself as a fashion leader for the trend conscious female. The brand is all about feminine fashion and therefore accepted to support Aimee’s adventure.

At the end of the night, Aimee was named second runner-up out of the 22 participants and she was also interviewed by media and included in all post-show PR.