The ‘original supermodels’ who dominated fashion in the late eighties and early nineties are now all in their 40ties and they are still style icons and fashion ambassadors.
Here is a run-down of what some the ‘original super models’ are up to now.
Claudia Schiffer (40)
The youngest of the original super models, turned 40 in August and this mom of three still continue to pose part-time for brands like Chanel and Yves St. Laurent.
Cindy Crawford (44)
The American beauty appeared on hundreds of magazine covers. She also acted in a few movies and hosted the MTV series ‘House of Style’ is the owner of a few extremely successful business including anti-aging skincare products called Meaningful Beauty
Naomi Campbell (40)
Discovered at 15 while window-shopping in London’s Covent Garden, Campbell quickly went from being an in-demand catwalk star to posing for numerous magazine covers, many of which had never before featured a black model. Now , although plagued by personal scandals, Campbell is still a fashion-world star.
Elle Macpherson (47)
A leggy blonde Australian known within the industry as “The Body,” Macpherson appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue a record five times. She also kept a foot in the high-fashion world, walking runways for designers like Azzedine Alaia and John Galliano.
Now , the model-turned-entrepreneur’s signature lingerie line, Elle Macpherson Intimates, is a best-selling success, stocked at Bloomindales, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Neiman Marcus.
Linda Evagilista (45)
Canadian-born Evangelista got her start when she was spotted by a talent agent at a Miss Teen Niagara pageant in 1978. Ten years later, she lost a number of major runway bookings when she suddenly swapped her then-shoulder-length hair for a boyish, close-cropped style, but her ever-changing ‘do eventually became her trademark.
Now, Evangelista has worked more or less steadily for the last twenty years — recent gigs include ad campaigns for Prada, Talbots, and John Galliano.
And what about Kirty Turlington, Helena Christensen and the rest of the original supermodels? Find out what they’re up to on InStyle.com now
Source: cnn
Way to go, ladies…doing it for all of us in our forties!
Thanks for the update, Douglas Green 🙂