ModelManiaJanuary'99   Forget Maggie, Sunniva and Zora -- they're old news. Hint’s model editor, Joseph Tenni, rounds up the hot model names to watch and to drop.       click for more images Amy (Company)  The biggest thing to come out of Maryland since Ricki Lake, Amy Nemec had an outstanding show season, having walked for Alexander McQueen, Antonio Berardi, Givenchy, Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, Jeremy Scott and Balenciaga. Currently the face of Alain Mikli's new campaign, Amy also recently scored the Moschino campaign, shot by Satoshi Saikusa.    click for more images Ninja (Next)    This girl is born to model. Possessed of one of the most striking looks of the moment, Ninja Sarasalo hails from frosty Finland and her stare can definitely freeze the air around her. Fashion-forward Euro label Plein Sud have used her as their mannequin du jour. Also look out for Ninja in the Moschino campaign.    click for more images Brandon (dna)  Brandon Merrill is a Native American from  Wyoming. Her distinctive exotic features have already been captured by the likes of heavyweights Kelly Klein, Walter Chin and Craig McDean for Italian Vogue, W and other fashion bibles. At 5'11", Brandon certainly stands out in a crowd.    click for more images Cristen (IMG)    With her Picassoesque angles, it's little wonder that Cristen Elmore was dubbed Etee (E.T., get it?) when she was first scouted for Irene Marie Models by photographer Tony Duran. The extra-terrestrial moniker was ditched when she proved the naysayers wrong by switching to powerhouse IMG, where her alien-like features are in demand. She has appeared in Mademoiselle and Australian Harper's Bazaar.   click for more images Siew (Company)    Aussie Eurasian babe Siew Longhorn is rumoured to be the new face of Tommy Hilfiger. Since moving Stateside Siew has appeared in everything from Paper to WWD and in campaigns for Calvin Klein Jeans and  Bazaar de Christian Lacroix. Watch the thunder from Down Under create a storm this year.   click for more images Elisabet (Ford)    Model of the moment Elisabet Davidsdottir is no overnight sensation, having got her first taste of the biz when she was a finalist in Ford's Supermodel of the World contest back in 1994. She is currently the face of Mulberry, Chanel's Allure fragrance and Armani Exchange. With a recent Paris Vogue cover and W and Harper's Bazaar tear-sheets in her book, this Icelandic icon will be clocking up frequent flyer points for seasons to come.   click for more images Laura (Company)  Louisiana native Laura McDaniel is one of the hottest new names in modeling. Already part of the furniture at Paris Vogue, Laura should soon feel at home  making big bucks because she is the face of Kookai and Moschino's new fragrance. She was also in October Harper's Bazaar's spectacular Nordstrom feature.