IN 2003, her story sent the modelling world on both sides of the Atlantic in a tailspin.
Fast forward a dozen years later and the story of Nadine Willis, the Jamaican supermodel, who was an exotic dancer who made it from the ghetto to Gucci model, is set to make it to the big screen.
According to a highly placed source, negotiations are currently underway to bring the modern-day Cinderella, rags-to-riches story to life.
The Sunday Observer could not ascertain whether or not the interest in making a film version of Willis' meteoric rise up the modelling ladder was local or international.
"Once the paperwork is completed, an announcement will follow," said the tightlipped source.
Kingsley Cooper, chairman of Pulse, declined to comment when the Observer questioned him about the project.
Willis, who no longer models and lives in New York, walked into local modelling agency Pulse back in the summer of 2002 during their annual model search. Prior to that, she was a regular performer at a number of clubs including the renowned Gemini Club, which was located along Half-Way-Tree Road in St Andrew.
Her sass and can-do attitude earned her a spot with the batch of Pulse hopefuls selected by Pulse boss Kingsley Cooper to head to London for go-sees with the agencies in that market.