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Favorite Supermodels 2024 Vogue edition

1. Naomi Campbell

2. Chloe Magno

3. Shanina Shaik

4. Liu Wen

5. Vittoria Ceretti

6. Bella Hadid

7. Nicole Trunfio

8. Ashley Graham

9. Alessandra Ambrosio

10. Coco Rocha

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Supermodel | Nicole Trunfio

Nicole, was the winner of the third installment of the Australian television series Supermodel of Australia in 2002 and came second in the international version, Supermodel of the World.

She has modelled for various Australian as well as international designers including Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Christian Dior, Gucci, Fendi, Missoni, Roberto Cavalli, Vivienne Westwood, Valentino, Victoria's Secret, Sweetface, and Neiman Marcus. She has appeared in campaigns for Karl Lagerfeld, D&G, Sonia Rykiel, Lacoste, Sisley, Anne Taylor, BCBG Max Azria, Chadwick's and Guess. Trunfio has worked with photographers such as Richard Avedon for Kenneth Cole campaign, Patrick Demarchelier for Harpers Bazaar, Steven Klein for D&G campaign, Peter Lindbergh for Italian Vogue, Terry Richardson for British Vogue, Greg Kadel, Melvin Sokosky, Russell James, and is the current face of Ulta.

In 2006, Trunfio began several years of studying acting in New York City at Stella Adler Studio. She attended NIDA, and was featured in the Australian movie Two Fists, One Heart playing the role of Italian temptress Jessica.

She served as a mentor for the female models in the second season of the American version of Make Me a Supermodel. She was also a mentor for one of the three teams on the first season of The Face Australia. Nicole replaced Miranda Kerr as the face of David Jones' winter 2011 launch.

Trunfio is represented by IMG Models in New York City, Iconic Management in Berlin and Viviens Model Management in Australia.

She has worked with and walked for high-fashion Australian and international designers including, 

Chanel, Versace, Christian Dior, Gucci, Fendi, Missoni, Valentino and Dolce & Gabbana.

In 2014, She starred in the first season of the Australian reality television modelling competition series, The Face Australia. She was a mentor for one of the three teams, alongside mentors Cheyenne Tozzi and Naomi Campbell.

In 2008, Nicole played the role of Italian temptress, Jessica, in the Australian film, Two Fists, One Heart.

She played the role of, Sappho, in the 2008 drama, The Last International Playboy.

She also made a cameo as a "brunette bikini babe" in Sofia Coppola's 2010 film, Somewhere.

In 2010, Nicole, had a lead role in the dramatic short film, My First Time, playing a mysterious girl named, Jasmine.

In 2014, She starred as Cindy in the Australian children's film, Paper Planes, alongside Australian actor, Sam Worthington.

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FILIPINA TOP COMMERCIAL MODELS

#1. GEORGINA WILSON

#2. NICOLE HERNANDEZ

#3. BIANCA ARANETA

#4. MAIKE EVERS

#5. MIKAELA LAGDAMEO

#6. KELLY MISA

#7. AMANDA GRIFFIN

#8. PHOEMELA BARRANDA

#9. KAT ALANO

#10. SARA BLACK

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FILIPINA HOUSEHOLD-MODELS

#1. TWEETIE DE-LEON

#2. MARINA BENEPAYO

#3.TERESA HERRERA

#4. APPLES ABERIN

#5. DIVINE LEE

#6. BEA SORIANO-DEE

#7. RAYA MANANQUIL

#8. WILMA DOESNT

#9. SARAH MEIER

#10. RISSA MANANQUIL

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MODEL OF THE MONTH: FEATURING

HEIDI KLUM-INTIMATES

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FILIPINA/FILIPINO

INTERNATIONAL MODELS

#1. JACH MANERE

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°MALAYSIA

#2. STEPHANIE RETUYA

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°SINGAPORE

°HONGKONG

°NEW YORK

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#3. JULIAN FLORES

°PHILIPPINES

°L. A.

°HONGKONG

#4. MONIKA STA. MARIA

°PHILIPPINES

°MALAYSIA

°NEW YORK

°L. A.

#5. MANUELA BASILIO

°PHILIPPINES

°NEW YORK

°L. A.

#6. NOAH CARLOS

°NEW YORK

°LONDON

°MILAN

°PARIS

#7. GEENA ROCERO

°NEW YORK

°L. A.

°PHILIPPINES

#8. TUTAY MARISTELA

°PHILIPPINES

°SINGAPORE

°MALAYSIA

°L. A.

°NEW YORK

°MILAN

°SWITZERLAND

#9. MARIZZA DELGADO

°PHILIPPINES

°NEW YORK

°L. A.

#10. JULIAN CULAS

°PHILIPPINES

°NEW YORK

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SUPER MODEL ARCHIVES: MELANIE MARQUEZ

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SUPER MODEL ARCHIVES : ANNA BAYLE

Anna Bayle is the first asian supermodel and top 3 of the highest paid models at her time.

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SUPER MODEL PROFILE | LILY ALDRIDGE

Lily Aldridge is an American model best known for being a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2010 until 2018. She also appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, alongside Chrissy Teigen and Nina Agdal, for the 50th anniversary cover in 2014.

Lily started modeling at the age of 16, for Abercrombie & Fitch. She has modeled in New York, London, Milan, Paris for big Fashion houses and brands like Dianne Von Furstenberg, Giles,Jeremy Scott, Victoria Secret, Balmain, Brandon Maxwell, Rocawear, Arden B., Rag & Bone, Shiatzy Chen, Bobbi Brown, Smashbox Cosmetics, GAP, Tommy Hilfiger,  Coach,  JCrew, Charles David, Levi's, J Brand,  Accessorize,XOXO Born Free Africa, BVLGARI, Ralph Lauren, Jimmy Choo, Carolina Herrera, Jason Wu,Pat Mcgrath, Theory and more.

She has graced the covers of Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Elle, Hamptons, Sports Illustrated, Self Service, V, Hamptons, Narcisse, L'officiel, Esquire, Vegas, Glamour, Maxim, IO, Tatler, Maxwell, Allure,The Edit, Porter, Selfie, InStyle, Self and more.

She was on TV series "Love Advent", "2 Broke Girls" with Martha Hunt in episode "And the Model Apartment", "Ocean's 8". In all these short episodes she represented herself.

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SUPER MODEL PROFILE | SARA SAMPAIO

Sara Sampaio is best known for being a Victoria's Secret Angel, Giorgio Armani beauty ambassador and working for Calzedonia, as well as her appearance in the 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, a first for a Portuguese model.

She won Portuguese Golden Globes in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2019 for Best Female Model.

Sara was first discovered at the age of 15, though she wasn't allowed to compete in modeling competitions until the age of 16. At 16, she won a hair modeling contest in Portugal called Cabelos Pantene 2007. After the contest, she had the chance to be in a commercial in Portugal. Off the success of the contest and commercial, she was signed to an agency; however, her parents encouraged her to finish high school before becoming a professional.

After completing high school, she attended the University of Lisbon. She had the chance to be in a commercial in Portugal.

Sara dream was to work for Victoria's Secret. After her agency sent in headshots, she was asked to audition. However, she did not make it into the Fashion Show. She continued to pursue the runway and made her debut in the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, where she walked in one segment. During her sophomore performance in 2014, she walked in two segments. In 2015, she was chosen as one of the newest Angels for the 2015 runway, and in December of the same year, she walked for the brand for the first time as an Angel. On 24 October 2016, it was announced that Sara would be walking with the other Angels in the 2016 Fashion Show in Paris, France.

She has modeled for Elie Saab, Jean Paul Gaultier, Balmain, Mugler, Emanuel Ungaro, Giambattista Valli, Redemption, Miu Miu, Tommy Hilfiger, Tory Burch, Jeremy Scott, Marc Jacobs, Alberta Ferretti, Francesco Scognamiglio, Philipp Plein, Moschino, Ermanno Scervino, Dolce & Gabbana,Victoria Secret, Missoni,Sportmax,Tory Burch, Zadig & Voltaire,Giorgio Armani, Moroccanoil, PINKO,Blumarine,Hogan,Mackage,DUNDAS and more.

Sara has graces the cover for L'Officiel, Vogue, Marie Claire, Glamour, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, GQ, Telva,Maxim, Madame Figaro and more.

In interviews with Vogue, Sara talks about being photographed nude. She considers her modelling a form of artistic expression, and nudity empowering. Sara feels confident and said in the interview, "At the end of the day, we were born naked, and that's the way we are gonna go". However, she accused Lui magazine of sexual harassment and bullying her into posing nude for their cover when she requested that her contract stipulate a no nudity clause. She believes that everyone should feel comfortable in their own skins no matter their shapes or sizes. For this reason, Sara has spoken out against skinny shaming, and mentioned in an interview that the amount of hate that she and other Victoria's Secret models experience is ridiculous. She says that "every body is different and every metabolism is different". The model was part of "The Perfect Body" VS campaign that was later changed to "A Body for Everybody".

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SUPER MODEL PROFILE | SHU PEI QIN

Shu Pei Qin is a Chinese Fashion model and Actress. Shu Pei signed with Next Management in 2007 and her career quickly escalated. She debuted at the spring Rachel Roy show in New York and also walked for Brian Reyes, Catherine Malandrino, and Verrier. She appeared in a British Elle editorial in August 2008, and in September 2008, she appeared in a Vogue China editorial, alongside models Karlie Kloss and Hanne Gaby Odiele.

She has modeled in New York, London, Milan, Paris and Asia for big fashion houses and top brands such as Gucci, Burberry, Vera Wang, Chanel, Christian Dior,Versace,Rachel Roy, Brian Reyes, Catherine Malandrino, Verrier, Victoria Secret, Kenzo, Prabal Gurung,J. Mendel,Dries Van Noten, Dsquared2,Marni,Prada,Fendi, Alberta Ferretti,Alexander McQueen,Miumiu, Rochas, Louis Vuitton, Peter Som, Marc Jacobs and more.

She has graced the cover for Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Elle,Manifesto, Rouci,10 Magazine, S, Glow, Wallpaper,Numero,InStyle and more.

She became one of the spokespersons for Maybelline, Vera Wang,Armani. Shu Pei received her first Elle Style Award in July, 2010.

In 2013, Shu Pei became one of the celebrities to pose nude for fashion designer Marc Jacobs' "Protect The Skin You're In" T-shirt campaign against skin cancer.

She shot her first film Oh My God directed by Leste Chen. Shupei became an ambassador for a movie event hosted by Huayi Brothers' Non-profit Foundation, Huayi Brothers Fashion Group and Elle. On May 19, 2012, she participated a non-profit sport event called NBAJam Live NBAJam Live hosted by Huayi Brothers Media Corporation and NBA China. On the night of NBAJam Live, Shupei and fashion model Mengyao Xi and other stars of Huayi Brothers Media Corporation had an international basketball competition with NBA player Brandon Jennings, DeMar Darnell DeRozan, Horace Grant and Gary Dwayne Payton. On November 8, 2012, Shupei participated Swarovski's art exhibition in Shanghai, China.

Shu Pei married Zhao Lei (also named Leigh Gow), the general manager of the Huayi Brothers Fashion Group in 2012; they divorced in 2015. Qin later went into a relationship with Edison Chen. She gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Alaia Chen, in 2017.

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SUPER MODEL PROFILE | POOJA MOR

Pooja Mor is an Indian fashion model. She debuted at Louis Vuitton's Cruise 2016 runway show in Palm Springs in 2015.

Whilst at university, Pooja won the Ahmedabad regional finals for the Clean & Clear Ahmedabad Times Fresh Face in 2012. After her studies she left Gujarat and told her parents she was going on vacation, instead went to Delhi to try fashion modelling. During this time she entered her second beauty pageant, Indian Princess 2013 and represented her city of Ahmedabad. Pooja Mor went unplaced at Indian Princess International & Indian Princess which was won by Jannatul Ferdoush Peya & Sharan Fernandes. Pooja & Jannatul Peya crossed paths again after Indian Princess 2013, both women sharing the October 2016 Vogue India cover.

Working as a freelance model in Delhi, Pooja was featured in the November issue of Femina India in 2013. She was later contacted and signed by her current Indian mother agency, Anima Creative Management. Whilst working in India, another model with Elite Model Management took a photo of Pooja and posted it on Instagram, from there came interest from Elite who signed her in 2015. After that her career quickly escalated and modeled in New York, London, Milan, Paris, L. A. and Mumbai for big fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Stella McCartney, Roberto Cavalli, Alexander McQueen, JW Anderson, Dolce & Gabbana, Prabal Gurung, Altuzarra, Elie Saab, Top Shop and more. She has been on the covers of Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Numero, Simon, Verve,Femina and more.

Pooja became embroiled in controversy in 2014, when she was depicted as part of the Delhi Gang Rape photoshoot, titled ‘The Wrong Turn’ which went viral on the internet for glamorising the gang rape and subsequent death of an Indian medical student.

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SUPER MODEL PROFILE | EMILY RATAJKOWSKI

Emily Ratajkowski is an American Fashion model and actress. She first appeared on the cover of the March 2012 issue of the erotic magazine treats!, which led to her appearing in two music videos – Robin Thicke’s "Blurred Lines" (the number-one song of 2013 in several countries) and Maroon 5's "Love Somebody".

She appeared in the 2014 and 2015 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues. Emily has modeled in New York, London, Milan, Paris and Barcelona for big Fashion houses and Top brands like Marc Jacobs, Miumiu, Bottega Veneta, D&G, Versace,The Kooples, DKNY, The Frye Company, Kerastase, Paco Rabanne, DL1961, Kohls, Nordstrom, and more.

After campaigns and editorials with photographer Tony Duran, Emily began shooting more fashion editorials and posed for several early issues of the artistic erotica magazine treats!, including the cover of its third issue, in March 2012. She credits that cover for bringing her the two unsolicited, high-profile, music video roles. She later filmed commercials for Nikon and Carl's Jr., including multiple versions of a 2012 Carl's Jr. commercial with Sara Jean Underwood. She also did nude and clothed art modeling for magazines, including a May 2012 shoot with Jonathan Leder, as well as work for Frederick's of Hollywood; a 2012 holiday video and a 2011 Valentine's video in which Ratajkowski appeared for the company are among the most popular videos on the company's YouTube channel. Emily worked with photographer Tony Kelly for the March 2013 GQ Turkey cover.

She has graced the covers of Vogue, Harpers Bazaar,Elle, GQ, Allure, Vanity Fair, Madame Figaro, Paper, Marie Claire, Treats, Icon, Glamour, ES, Cosmopolitan, Society and more.

Aside from modeling she also starred in Cruise, Darkness, Andrew's Alteration, A year and a day, Gine Girl, Entourage, We are your Friends, The American Meme, Lying and Stealing.

On November 9, Harper's Bazaar UK published a story about Emily's impending release of her own swimwear brand after Emrata Holdings LLC acquired the trademark to Inamorata in August and she left a trail of breadcrumbs on social media. Ratajkowski retweeted the story. The bathing suit line, Inamorata, went live on November 16, 2017 with three bikini separates and three one-pieces.

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My Top 10 Favorite Filipina Super Models 2020 List

#1. ANNA BAYLE

#2. SHARINA GUTTIEREZ

#3. MARGA ESQUIVEL

#4. KAPRICE IMPERIAL

#5. HANNAH LOCSIN

#6. CHARO RONQUILLO

#7. KELSEY MERRITT

#8. DANICA MAGPANATAY

#9. JANINE TUGONON

#10. CHARLENE ALMARVEZ

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SUPER MODEL PROFILE | CAROLINE TRENTINI

Caroline Trentini is a Brazilian Fashion model. She was discovered walking down a street in her hometown by an agent, the same one who scouted Gisele Bündchen, and soon afterward she moved to São Paulo, a common destination for young Brazilian models. Her modeling career immediately took off, and after a year, Trentini moved again, this time to New York City. She did not speak English but quickly learned the new language. Trentini's breakthrough came when designer Marc Jacobs cast her in his Marc by Marc Jacobs ad campaign, photographed by Juergen Teller.

Caroline has modeled in New York, London, Milan, Paris and Sao Paolo for big fashion houses and top brands like Gucci, Oscar De La Renta, D&G,DSquared², Mulberry,Marc Jacobs, Victoria Secret, Express,DKNY, Carlos Miele, Sonia Rykiel, Emanuel Ungaro, Carolina Herrera, Roberto Cavalli, Stella McCartney, Versace,YSL, Michael Kors, Elie Saab,Lanvin,Marni, Anna Sui, Emilio Pucci, Fendi,Valentino, Dior, BCBG,Blumarine and more.

She has graced the cover of Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Elle, L'officiel, Wish, Pop, 1st Fashion, Numero, Flair, Marie Claire, Gente, Allure,W, Audi Magazine,Glamour, Mag and more.

Caroline was ranked one of the Top 50 models and she is an industry icon according to Models Dot website.

Trentini dated photographer Victor Demarchelier, son of legendary French photographer Patrick Demarchelier for about three years. Immediately after breaking up with Demarchelier, in early 2010, she got back together with Brazilian photographer Fabio Bartelt, who was her first boyfriend. On 29 October 2011, both Trentini and Bartelt announced they were engaged. On 3 March 2012, Bartelt and Trentini were married on a church in Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil. They have two sons: Bento Jacob Trentini Bartelt (born 9 August 2013)  and Benoah Jacob (born 2 June 2016).

casting agent James Scully, who is responsible to pick which model is to score a spot on top runways, says in regards to Trentini:

Perfect body. Always full of energy, always happy, and I have not met a better walker since Carmen Kass. She can model anything.

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SUPER MODEL PROFILE | HILARY RHODA

Hilary Rhoda  is an American fashion model. She is perhaps best known for her work with the brand Estée Lauder and her 2009, 2010, and 2011 appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Hilary was discovered at a ProScout event in Washington, D.C. She soon appeared in ads for Hollister and Abercrombie, before switching to Click Model Management and then to IMG Models, globally.

She has workes with bug fashion houses and top brands around the world with Balenciaga,Valentino,Belstaff, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, Donna Karan, Gucci, Gap,DSquared², Shiatzy Chen,Chanel,YSL, Michael Kors,Anna Sui,Louis Vuitton, Blumarine, Ralph Lauren,Victoria's Secret,Bally,Jean Paul Gautier,Rebecca Minkoff,Spiga, St. John Knits, ERES Beachwear,Neiman Marcus and more.

She has graced the covers for Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Elle, Glamour, Dress to Kill, Allure, Deluxe, The Edit, Iris, S,Grazia, Self,Foam,Madame, Town & Country,W, Numero, Vamp, Muse, Hamptons, L'officiel, The Look, Style,Lui and more.

She was selected to model the Hope Diamond in the Embrace Hope necklace on November 18, 2010, for the 50th anniversary on display at the Smithsonian and ranked sixth in Forbes' 2013 ranking of the world's highest-paid models.

Hilary announced on November 13, 2013, that she was engaged to former National Hockey League player Sean Avery. They were married at the Parrish Art Museum in New York on October 10, 2015. She announced she was expecting their first child in 2020. Their son, Nash Hollis Avery, was born on July 28, 2020.

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SUPER MODEL PROFILE | COCO ROCHA

Coco Rocha is a Canadian fashion model.She is known as one of the first "digital" supermodels, and is known for her advocacy for younger models. As an author, she collaborated on the 2014 book Study of Pose. She is also the founder of the Coco Rocha Model Camp and co-owner of the Nomad Management Modeling Agency.

In 2002, agent Charles Stuart approached Coco at an Irish dance competition and asked her if she would consider modeling for him. At that point, she had never thought of modeling before. When she did begin to model, her knowledge of fashion was limited. Initially Coco spent time modeling in Asia, where she would shoot up to 75 looks a day for two months. She returned to New York and signed an exclusive contract with photographer Steven Meisel, who created a list of clients she could and could not work with. Of the time,She as stated that, "the industry started to hear about this list, so when I finally got to Paris, big designers were trying to get their name on the list. It was, now looking back, one of the craziest times in my career."She became known as one of the first models to harness social media,and earned the nickname the “Queen of Pose”. Meisel shot an editorial of Coco with Gemma Ward and Amanda Moore, which appeared on the cover of the April 2006 issue of Vogue Italia.

Coco has been on the cover of many top fashion magazines including American, Brazilian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Mexican and Spanish Vogue, Russian, Australian, Singaporean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Serbian, Thai, Brazilian and Mexican Harper's Bazaar, Flare, Fashion, Numéro, L'Officiel, W, Dazed & Confused, i-D, Vanity Fair, Time Style & Design, among others.

She has modeled in New York, London, Milan, Paris, Canada, Australia and Asia and has work with the biggest fashion houses and top brands around the world such as Versace, Americana Manhasset, Balenciaga, Chanel, D&G, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Lanvin, The Gap,Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Karl Largerfield,Anna Sui,Jean Paul Gautier, Donna Karan,Michael Kors,Ports 1961,Tommy Hilfiger, Yves Saint Laurent,Esprit, Liz Claiborne,Calvin Klein, Nicole Farhi, DeBeers, Zac Posen, Rimmel,Tatras Japan,Balmain,Mary Kay, Top Shop and more.

In June 2016, Coco took a management and ownership stake at Nomad Mgmt Modeling Agency and served as the brand director for the agency. In her new role, she works with models to help them develop strategies for their career. The agency roster includes Soo Joo Park, Jourdana Phillips, and herself. She also helped launch the agency’s first office outside of the US, located in Vietnam, in addition to opening a Los Angeles booking agency.

She privately trained models entering the fashion industry, such as Kendall and Kylie Jenner, through one-on-one consultations, from which she developed the idea for a model camp. In July 2018 Rocha opened the Coco Rocha Model Camp in a renovated 8,000 square foot property that can house about a dozen model students at a time. The program is attended in four-day sessions, instructing students on the modeling industry, and Coco has also taught the program at Harvard University.

Aside from modeling Coco married artist James Conran on June 9, 2010. In October 2014, She announced via her Facebook page, that they were expecting their first child, a girl, due in Spring of 2015. Rocha gave birth to their daughter, Ioni James Conran, on March 28, 2015. In December 2017, she announced that they were expecting their second child. Coco gave birth to son Iver Eames Conran, on April 20, 2018.In July 2020, she announced that they were expecting their third child, a girl, due in November.