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A supermodel is a famous and extremely highly paid fashion model, almost always female. The term also implies steady access to work, uncommon in the highly volatile fashion industry. They are, almost by definition, sex symbols. The term emerged in the 1970s, though a number of models had become famous in their own right as far back as Dorian Leigh in the late 1940s.
Supermodels of today are globally famous, and parlay their celebrity for product endorsement deals and often into acting careers. Supermodels who have made the switch include Milla Jovovich, Elle Macpherson, Monica Bellucci, and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos.
Some supermodels of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s include:
- Kim Alexis
- Angelie Almendare
- Carol Alt
- Tyra Banks
- Christie Brinkley
- Carla Bruni
- Lola Corwin
- Morena Corwin
- Naomi Campbell
- Cindy Crawford
- Dita
- Emme
- Linda Evangelista
- Genevieve Fuentes
- Kathy Ireland
- Milla Jovovich
- Heidi Klum
- Yasmin Le Bon
- Elle Macpherson
- Kate Moss
- Tiffany Richardson
- Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
- Roshumba
- Claudia Schiffer
- Monika Schnarre
- Amber Smith
- Cheryl Tiegs
- Christy Turlington
- Frederique Van Der Wall
- Amy Weber
- Susana Werner
External links
- Carol Alt interview discussing definition of "supermodel"
