These days when someone says the word "supermodel," you probably think of young beauties like
Gigi Hadid, or the latest Instagram stars.
But before this new crop of models, there were the original supermodels — legends
in the industry who walked the high fashion runways and graced magazine cover after magazine
cover.
Not many models become household names, and even fewer have careers that span decades,
but these women defied the odds.
Here's what they look like today.
Cindy Crawford
Models come and go, but if there's one supermodel who has made a name for herself across generations,
it's Crawford.
Beginning with her breakout Vogue cover in 1986, Crawford has done it all in her decades-long
career, and it doesn't look like she's slowing down anytime soon.
These days, she owns a skincare line and serves as a mentor for her two children, who've taken
on the world of modeling themselves.
Claudia Schiffer
Discovered at age 17 and chosen by Karl Lagerfeld himself to be a Chanel model, Schiffer has
worked with some of the greatest names in the fashion world.
But in 1996, Schiffer was shocked to learn Lagerfeld no longer wanted her as the face
of Chanel.
But that didn't slow her down: She continued modeling and even dabbled in some acting,
appearing in films like Zoolander and Love Actually.
In 2002, she married director Matthew Vaughn, with whom she has three kids.
Christy Turlington
First discovered in her teen years, Turlington went on to work with huge names like Vogue,
Calvin Klein, and Maybelline.
Despite her success, she left full-time modeling in 1994 to pursue her education.
In 2003, she married actor Edward Burns, with whom she has two kids.
She also started Every Mother Counts, a nonprofit that provides maternal health care to women
across the world.
She's also gotten back into modeling, starring in a Calvin Klein fragrance campaign with
her husband, and gracing the cover of Vogue Paris in April 2017.
Naomi Campbell
She first made a name for herself on the runways, in music videos, and as the first black cover
model for Vogue — and her career has never really slowed down.
She's since served as the executive producer for the reality show The Face, and even interviewed
Vladimir Putin.
Elle Macpherson
Sure, most supermodels have bodies the rest of us would kill for.
But Macpherson's was so fabulous that in 1989 TIME literally nicknamed her "The Body," thanks
in large part to her record five Sports Illustrated covers.
Macpherson's proven that her brain is just as lucrative as her famed body, leveraging
her nickname into a successful brand.
Today, she owns two Australia-based businesses: a lingerie collection and a wellness line.
Helena Christensen
Christensen's breakout moment is undoubtedly her sultry appearance in Chris Isaak's 1989
"Wicked Game" music video.
From there, she went on to model for CoverGirl and Victoria's Secret.
Though she walked the runway alongside the best, Christensen retired at 31.
She's since had a son with The Walking Dead actor Norman Reedus and co-founded NYLON magazine.
But she hasn't given up on the fashion world completely — she's found happiness working
as a photographer.
Linda Evangelista
Evangelista revealed to Interview that her agents told her when she first started modeling
in the '80s to expect her career to last about three years.
Instead, she became one of the most well-known, sought after models in history, famously claiming
she wouldn't "get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day."
Her work included print and runway, and she appeared in two George Michael music videos.
Today, she's a working mother, serving as the vice president, creative director, and
spokesperson for a wrinkle cream called Erasa .
Eva Herzigova
In 1994, Wonderbra featured Herzigova in a series of ads that have since been called
some of the most iconic of all time.
The Czechoslovakian blonde bombshell went on to model for huge names like Victoria's
Secret and Sports Illustrated, and walked the runways for Prada and Louis Vuitton.
More recently, she nabbed a Dior campaign and has even dabbled in philanthropy, partnering
with DKMS in 2010 to "create a worldwide DNA database to help find matches for bone marrow
transplants."
Stephanie Seymour
An original Victoria's Secret model, Vogue cover girl, and former girlfriend of Guns
N' Roses frontman Axl Rose, Seymour is no stranger to the spotlight.
She made waves again in 2016 when she was arrested for driving under the influence.
Later that year, she went after today's popular models, like Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner,
saying they weren't worthy of the title "supermodel."
Talk about delivering some super-shade...yikes.
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