Super models: Then and now

Known for her signature mole, Cindy Crawford changed the all American girl look from blonde hair and blue eyes to sexy brunette.

Once studying chemical engineering, she without a doubt made the right choice in modelling and went on to feature on magazine covers for Vogue, W, People, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and Cosmopolitan among others.

Cindy stopped modelling in 2000, but continues to offer celebrity endorsement on a number of projects. She has also launched a beauty range and a furniture line.

During the height of her career Cindy was married to Pretty Woman actor Richard Gere between 1991 and 1995. She has been married to former model Rande Gerber since 1998 and the couple have two children.

Notorious for her partying lifestyle, British super model Kate Moss was unlike the typical tall and curvaceous models of the 1990s.

The uncommonly short model was discovered in 1988 at age 14. Her modelling career took off soon after and she is reported to have earned more than $9 million in one year.

Most recently, after hitting the runway for a number of designers, Kate has designed her own range of clothes for UK chain store Top Shop.

Apart from modelling, the popular beauty is also famous for her on again off again relationship with musician Pete Doherty.

At age seven Naomi Campbell starred in a music video for Bob Marley. Just 10 years later she appeared on the cover of Vogue Paris as the first dark-skinned cover girl.

Throughout the 90s Naomi was in high demand as a catwalk model which quickly lead to her starring in a number of advertising campaigns.

The super sexy model has also starred in a number of music videos for Madonna, George Michael, Michael Jackson and Jay-Z.

Naomi has had a string of assault charges since 2000, the most recent being her arrest at Heathrow Airport in 2008 after she assaulted a police officer.

It has also been reported that Naomi, who has been doing run way shows for 25 years, has plans to quit modelling to become a mother and marry her billionaire boyfriend Russian real estate entrepreneur Vladislav Doronin.

Claudia Schiffer has gone from not wanting to be noticed because of her long legs to super model stardom.

Discovered at age 17 in a German nightclub, Claudia shot to fame during the 1990s after appearing on her first cover for French Elle magazine.

She has modelled for some of the biggest names in fashion including Versace, Jil Sander, Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren and Valentino.

Now, she is front row at Paris Fashion shows rather than on the runway and throughout her career has appeared on more than 500 magazine covers.

When it comes to men Claudia’s most publicised relationship was with magician David Copperfield between 1994 and 1999. She then dated film producer Matthew Vaughn and married him in 2002. The couple have two children together.

Initially Elle “The Body” Mcpherson, started modelling to pay her way through her law degree at Sydney University, little did she know it would turn her into one of the world’s most famous super models.

The highlight of her career was shooting a record five sports illustrated covers the first in 1986 and the last in 2006. She quickly became part of the super model pack and shot covers for of Elle magazine, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue magazine, and Playboy.

Now, living in the UK, Elle is involved with a number of advertising campaigns and running her own business venture of Elle Macpherson INC.

Elle was briefly married to Gilles Bensimon whom she met on the set of an Elle Magazine shoot. She has two sons with French financier Arpad Busson which whom she shared a long term relationship.

Brazilian beauty Gisele Bundchen is estimated to be worth $150 million. The cashed-up supermodel began her career at age 13 when she entered a modelling competition with her sisters.

Her first cover for vogue in 1999 was accompanied by the headline “The Return of the Sexy Model”.

Gisele has consistently worked with a number of acclaimed photographers such as Mario Testino, Steven Meisel and Nick Knight.

The Victoria’s Secret model is married to New England quarter back Tom Brady but before marrying him, she had relationships with Leonardo DiCaprio and professional surfer Kelly Slater.

Gisele and Tom are expecting their first child together in December this year. Rumours have circulated that she is having a boy, but Gisele says she is yet to find out the sex of the baby.

Born and raised in the small town of Gunnedah in New South Wales, Miranda Kerr is now one of the world’s hottest super models.

Her fame and fortune is all thanks to winning the 1997 annual Dolly Magazine/Impulse Model Competition.

Miranda moved on to model in Paris and New York and has been invovled in a number of run way shows for Alex Perry, Baby Phat, Lisa Ho, Levi’s, Bettina Liano and Seafolly Swimwear.

Miranda is now the face of Clinique Happy, is a Victoria’s Secret model and took over from Megan Gale as the face of David Jones.

The beauty has been in a loved-up relationship with actor Orlando Bloom since 2007.

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