After 20 years of working in the fashion industry, Cory Bautista is no stranger to the modeling world. He began his career in his hometown of Miami working for Big Time Productions in 1987. In 1989 Ford Models, one of the largest agencies in the world, decided to open its doors in Florida and Bautista started as one of their agents. After only two years he became the youngest Director of any modeling agency. Bautista worked with Ford Models Miami until 1993, when he then moved to work in Ford's New York offices. There he worked with the agency's prestigious Image Division representing major names in the business such as Naomi Campbell, Ines Sastre, Kristen McMenamy and Christy Turlington.