12 Top Supermodels You Should Know About
Some of the top supermodels dominating the industry today.
The term “supermodel” started to gain rampant popularity in the 1990s, when certain models began to be seen as celebrities rather than simply another pretty face. Since the 1990s, supermodels have transformed the fashion world into the immensely wealthy industry that we know today. Throughout the changing decades of iconic culture and fashion, the image of the supermodel has changed as well. Supermodels once bound by print and runway, have now leaked into film, tv shows, and music videos. Supermodels have challenged what it means to be a model and have showed the world that modeling is more than just posing for a camera.
SupermodelsToday, supermodels have become celebrated icons and gems. These trendsetters have defined the cultural and fashion norms of modern society and have paved the way for models to be celebrated regardless of shape, size, and background. While some supermodels have helped define the supermodel industry, other models have given the supermodel name the fresh face we recognize today. Young or old, these supermodels have broken down barriers in the fashion industry and have constantly challenged the preconceived stereotypes of the modeling world. Read on to find out about the crème de la crème of supermodels.
Iconic & Famous Supermodel Faces
Cindy Crawford
Crawford has one of the most impressive resumes as a supermodel. As a supermodel, she was repeatedly and frequently featured on the cover of many magazines, including Vogue, People, Elle, Allure, W, and Cosmopolitan. Crawford has also walked the runways for high fashion brands such as Chanel, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Ralph Lauren, Christian Dior, Michael Kors, and Valentino.
Gisele Bündchen
As a supermodel hailing from Brazil, Bündchen was one the first models to find international success. In 2012, she placed first on the Forbes top-earning models list. In 2014, she was listed as the 89th Most Powerful Woman in the World by Forbes. While this supermodel is married to Tom Brady, Bündchen made her own amazing reputation through her modeling, acting, and philanthropic career.
Christy Turlington
Turlington is another iconic supermodel that you should definitely know about. She is an American model, charity-founder, campaigner, and filmmaker. In her career, Turlington has represented Calvin Klein and Maybelline. In 2013, Turlington was named one of Glamour‘s Women of the Year and, in 2014 was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
Naomi Campbell
Campbell is an English model, actress, and singer. While Campbell was recruited at the young age of 15, overtime she established herself amongst the most recognizable models of the late 1980s and the 1990s. On top of her incredibly impressive supermodeling career, she has also worked on R&B-pop music and has made several acting appearances in film and television.
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Kate Moss
Moss is one of the most influential and iconic supermodels this world has ever seen. When she was 14, Moss was discovered in 1988 by Sarah Doukas, founder of Storm Model Management, at JFK Airport in New York City. In the 1990s, Moss became famous due to her heroin chic fashion trend. She is best know for her collaborations with Calvin Klein and her waifish figure.
Heidi Klum
Heidi Klum has done it all in the fashion/celebrity world. Klum is a German model, television personality, businesswoman, singer, fashion designer, author, television producer, and actress. As the first German model to become a Victoria’s Secret Angel, Klum has made a worldwide name for herself. She has most recently been involved with top TV shows such as Project Runway and America’s Got Talent.
Tyra Banks
Banks is a supermodel, American television personality, actress, producer, businesswoman, and author. She began her career as a model at the age of 15 and was the first African American woman to be featured on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. By the early 2000s, Banks was one of the world’s top-earning models and today is known best for her work on the hit TV show, America’s Next Top Model.
Claudia Schiffer
Schiffer is one of the leading supermodels and has appeared on more than one thousand magazine covers. In fact, she holds the record for the model with the most magazine covers.
The New Supermodel Faces
Kaia Gerber
With supermodel mother, Cindy Crawford, young Gerber was already lined up for success. Gerber has walked for high fashion brands such as Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Alexander Wang, Coach, Prada, Chanel, Fendi, and Versace. She has also appeared on the cover of Vogue Paris.
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Kendall Jenner
While she first was brought into the spotlight by E! network’s reality television show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Jenner is now one of the supermodels of the decade. So far, Jenner has done multiple editorials and cover shoots for LOVE, Vogue, and is Victoria’s Secret Angel. Today, she is one of the top 15 most followed celebrities on Instagram and is one of the highest paid models on the Forbes top-earning models list.
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Gigi Hadid
Hadid is an American fashion model who, in 2016, was named International Model of the Year by the British Fashion Council. Hadid’s modeling career and social media presence have made her the iconic supermodel she is today.
Cara Delevingne
Delevingne is an English model and actress. In her modeling career she has won the “Model of the Year” award at the British Fashion Awards and has made appearances in Chanel, Burberry, Mulberry, Dolce & Gabbana, and Jason Wu shows. She has also starred in the movie Paper Towns.
