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DEFINITION A supermodel is a highly paid , the first known use of the term was in the 1940s in a how-to Book for models by an agent named Clyde Matthew Dessner. In an article in Glamour Magazine in 1968 , the author described Twiggy , Cheryl Tiegs , Verushka , Jean Shrimpton and fifteen other top models as "Supermodels". The term "Supermodel" gained currency by analogy with Andy Warhol 's " Superstar s" of the 1960s , and, like "superstardom", it has been wrongly concatenated to include almost anyone who finds steady access to work, with top designers, fashion magazines and commercial clients; uncommon in the highly volatile Fashion industry. In the early 60s the term "top models" was used by magazines/fashion critics to define famous and highly paid models, long before the term "supermodel" became popular. Today, these two terms are used to define two different groups. "Supermodels" according to Tyra Banks are famous highly paid models, and "top models" are noted fashion models. Supermodels are top models in both high fashion and commercial modeling. Pin up models, Playboy models, and Glamour models are not considered supermodels, because they do not have a background in high fashion couture modeling. Supermodels are household names, and are known by their first names in the fashion industry. e.g. Gisele, Naomi, Kate, Cindy, Christy, Linda, Claudia, Heidi, Tyra, Iman, etc. These celebrity models are highly paid, and have incomes of over 10 thousand. e.g. Tyra Banks is paid 8 million US for Victoria's Secret runway. ' more than 200 covers on Vogue .]] Many claim that Janice Dickinson has the right to the title of first supermodel since she is credited with having coined the term in 1979. However, as shown by the 1940s book by Dessner , she did not coin the phrase, but gained wide notoriety by publicly proclaiming herself as "The World's First Supermodel". She has done extensive work including 37 covers of Vogue. Still others claim Lisa Fonssagrives to be the world's first supermodel; none has surpassed her over 200 covers of ''Vogue'' alone. She was in every fashion magazine during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s from ''Town and Country'', ''Life'', ''Vogue'', and the original ''Vanity Fair'' to the cover of ''Time'' magazine. Jean Shrimpton , Colleen Corby , Twiggy as well as Veruschka (all from the mid-Sixties) also have claim to the title of Supermodel. on the cover of '' GQ ''.]] Supermodels are, almost by definition, Sex Symbol s. Supermodels of today are globally famous, and often parlay their Celebrity into Product Endorsement deals and Acting Careers . Examples include Twiggy, Milla Jovovich , Elle Macpherson , Tyra Banks , Rebecca Romijn , Amber Valletta , Cindy Crawford , Kathy Ireland , and Rachel Hunter . HISTORY While the term gained popularity in the 1980s , a number of models had become famous in their own right as far back as the 1930s , 1940s and 1950s . Lauren Hutton , Lisa Fonssagrives , Dorian Leigh , Cathee Dahmen , Suzy Parker , Mary Jane Russell , Susanne Erichsen , Inga Lindgren , and Jean Patchett are considered the world's first supermodels according to Vogue Magazine. These models were highly paid, from up to $40 an hour. Dorian Leigh earned an annual salary of $300.000. The 60s were known as the "Swinging London". The top supermodels were Twiggy, Peggy Moffitt, Naomi Sims, Donyale Luna, Evelyn Kuhn, Colleen Corby, Molly Corby, Jean Shrimpton, Veruschka, Agneta Freiberg, Babette Morand, Linda Morand, Cybill Shephard, Terry Reno, Wilhelmina , Angela Howard, Suzy Parker, & Penelope Tree. The most iconic of this group was Twiggy, whose look & style became "the face of the yearly", according to The London Daily Press. The 70s were a rise the rise of the supermodels including Janice Dickinson, who by many, claim is the "World's First Supermodel" she has done extensive work including 37 covers of Vogue. More black models broke barriers in the fashion industry. These influential models included Iman and Beverly Johnson . Supermodels in the 70s included Anna Bayle , Bessie Badilla , Janice Dickinson, Iman Abdulmajid , Gia Marie Carangi , Christie Brinkley , Peggy Dillard , Cheryl Tiegs , and Beverly Johnson . The high point of the supermodel era was in the 80s and early 90s, with some of the most famous being "The Trinity" of Linda Evangelista , Naomi Campbell, and Christy Turlington . These years were known as the "era of the supermodels". Many supermodels ruled the 80s and 90s. Among these supermodels included Roshumba Williams , Katoucha , Gail O'Neill , Sonia Cole , Lana Ogilvie , Stephanie Roberts , Magdalena Wróbel , Stella Tennant , Frederique Van Der Wal , Kim Alexis , Annette Stai , Valerie Lohr , Nancy DeWeir , Gail Elliot , Suzanne Lanza , Estelle Hallyday , Eva Herzigová , Heather Stewart , Yasmin Le Bon , Renee Simonsen , Bridget Hall , Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell , Linda Evangelista , Shana Zadrick , Claudia Schiffer , Christy Turlington, Kate Moss , Kristen McMenamy , Gail O'Neil , Lisa Taylor , Bonnie Burman , Vera Cox , Robyn Mackintosh , Emma Sjoberg , Louis Vyent , Jerry Hall , Karen Alexander , Valeria Mazza , Ashley Richardson , Rachel Williams , Rene Simonsen , Estelle Hallyday , Claudia Mason , Veronica Webb , Kristen McMenamy , Megan Douglas , Helena Christensen , Shana Zadrick , Paulina Porizkova , Daniela Peštová , Yasmeen Ghauri , Elle Macpherson , Carol Alt , Elaine Irwin Mellencamp , Rachel Hunter , Carla Bruni , Tatjana Patitz , Kara Young , Brandi Quinones , Laetitia Casta , Yamila Diaz-Rahi , Niki Taylor , Carolyn Murphy , Shalom Harlow , Nadja Auermann , Elsa Benitez , Beverly Peele , Amber Valletta , Emma Sjöberg , Marcus Schenkenberg , Tyson Beckford , Tyra Banks , Karen Mulder , Michaela Bercu , Eva Herzigova , and Stephanie Seymour . The Trinity, along with Claudia Schiffer and Cindy Crawford were known as the great supermodels of the supermodel era. They far more were greater than their peers. The five great supermodels of the era graced hundreds of magazine covers, walked for hundreds of fashion shows, and is known for having a great impact on the supermodel era. The most controversial model of the 90s was the slender Kate Moss . She was consistently scrutinized over her slim look and people often speculated that she was anorexic, thus she gave birth to the style of supermodel known as the " Waif ." Moss popularized this waif look, which is the most common in 2000s, among high fashion models. Other supermodels who came out in the late 1990s include Chandra North , Sarah O'Hare , Tricia Helfer , Rebecca Romijn , Valeria Mazza , Heidi Klum , Marisa Miller , Veronica Varekova , Alek Wek , Molly Sims , Devon Aoki , Mini Anden , Michelle Alves , Ana Hickmann , Milla Jovovich , Angela Lindvall , and Gisele Bundchen . The supermodel era ended around 1997. Many people consider Kate Moss and Gisele Bundchen the last of the great supermodels. In the 2000s, the supermodel popularity faded and actresses started replacing models. On The Tyra Banks Show, Janice Dickinson claims Tyra Banks was the last of the great supermodels. But many people disagree, because of Tyra's small career in high fashion. According to some people, the reason why actress and pop stars have become more popular, is because they are more relatable. They don't look perfect like models, and because of that they're more relatable. The supermodels of the 2000s include Izabel Goulart , Yasmine Warsame , Daria Werbowy , Liya Kebede , Gemma Ward , Karen Elson , Natalia Vodianova , Oluchi Onweagba , Cintia Dicker , Lisa Cant , Jessica Stam , Adriana Lima , Petra Němcová , Alessandra Ambrosio , Ana Beatriz Barros , Heather Marks , Carmen Kass , Caroline Trentini , Noémie Lenoir , Tiiu Kuik , Lily Cole , Eugenia Volodina , Lily Donaldson , Caroline Winberg , Angela Lindvall , Hana Soukupova , Polina Kouklina , Natasha Poly , Isabeli Fontana , Jeisa Chiminazzo , Julia Stegner , Valerie Celis , Bar Refaeli , Erin Wasson , Raquel Zimmermann , May Anderson , Miranda Kerr , Selita Ebanks , and Josie Maran . The popular model look has become Alien , Baby Doll , eyes wide apart, Waif models. TRIVIA
First place went to Kate Moss, followed by Gisele, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, and Claudia Schiffer.
FAMOUS SUPERMODEL QUOTES "I was the world's first supermodel, and Tyra and all the other models owe me at least a Christmas card every year because I broke down the ethnic barrier to begin with." - Janice Dickinson on ethnicity {Link without Title} "Christie Brinkley was no competition for me, because I was on the covers of Frecnh Vogue,Italian Vogue."-Janice Dickinson on Christie Brinkley {Link without Title} "I don't get out of bed for less then 10,000 a day" - Linda Evangelista on money {Link without Title} "Now I get out of bed for a much better reason. I'm part of a team that raises millions of dollars and raises awareness of HIV and Aids all over the world." - Linda Evangelista on HIV and Aids awareness {Link without Title} "I can do anything you want me to do so long as I don't have to speak." - Linda Evangelista on modeling. {Link without Title} "It was God who made me so beautiful. If I weren't, then I'd be a teacher." -Linda Evangelista on her beauty {Link without Title} "I don't know what to do with my arms. It just makes me feel weird and I feel like people are looking at me and that makes me nervous." -Tyra Banks on modeling {Link without Title} "Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies. Black men love big butts." -Tyra Banks on black women {Link without Title} "I love the confidence that makeup gives me." -Tyra Banks on inner strength {Link without Title} "Once A Supermodel, Always A Supermodel." -Beverly Johnsonon on supermodel fame {Link without Title} "Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery." -Beverly Johnsonon on poverty {Link without Title} "I never diet. I smoke. I drink now and then. I never work out. I work very hard, and I am worth every cent." - Naomi Campbell on her health {Link without Title} "You can't be a model at age 60, but you certainly can be an actress." - Eva Herzigova on acting. {Link without Title} "It's something I decided from the very beginning I would never do - nudity." - Claudia Schiffer on posing nude. {Link without Title} “I actually don't meet very many men because they are, I guess, afraid to approach me or think that I'm from another planet.” -Claudia Schiffer on men {Link without Title} "I'd rather go naked than wear fur." - Christy Turlington on posing nude. {Link without Title} "When my Azzedine jacket from 1987 died, I wrapped it up in a box, attached a note saying where it came from and took it to the Salvation Army. It was a big loss." - Veronica Webb on losing her jacket {Link without Title} "Modeling is about illusion. It's a fantasy world where models play various roles. By featuring extreme looks, magazines show women how to have fun with makeup and clothes, and to inspire them to experiment - just like we did when we were little girls." - Cindy Crawford on modeling {Link without Title} "My grandmother frets when she passes by a magazine stand and doesn't see my face on a cover. She thinks, Are you OK? Is you career still OK?" -Cindy Crawford on her grandmother. "When I model I pretty much go blank. You can't think too much or it doesn't work." - Paulina Porizkova on thought {Link without Title} "There are only five top models in the world: Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Claudia Schiffer.” -Valeria Mazza on top models of the supermodel era {Link without Title} "By that time Cindy,Naomi,Christy & Linda had defined themselves as the Supermodels for their generation." -Veronica Webb on the top models of the supermodel era {Link without Title} "That's not what Supermodeling is all about, it's about carrying yourself like a Queen." -Veronica Webb on supermodel "I felt that was huge prejudice. That was a black girl at the time, Beverly Johnson, and they made her feel like she was in competition with me." -Iman on racism {Link without Title} "You know they're like Superheros." -Tyson Beckford on the supermodel era {Link without Title} "There truly only three or four girls I would name as a Supermodel." -Daniela Pestova on supermodel {Link without Title} "I would rather exercise than read a newspaper." - Kim Alexis on reading a newspaper {Link without Title} "Before, being a model, it was just a job, and I was making fun of it. But today, I take my career more seriously. The fact that a reader may buy an Armani item because she'd seen it on me in a magazine is very important to me. So much so that I intend to launch my own label." - Milla Jovovich on modeling {Link without Title} "I am not yet comfortable with the media. I'm afraid of the unknown. I'm shy and am trying to overcome my fears." - Veronica Varekova on modeling {Link without Title} ""I remember the moment when I looked at a newsstand and stared at myself on a cover for the first time. Weird!" -Frederique van der Wal on seeing her first magazine cover {Link without Title} "I have done it. I have everything I want. I have made enough money to secure my family and that is all I care about." -Natalia Vodianova on her goals {Link without Title} "All my doctors said I should become a model." - Niki Taylor on modeling {Link without Title} "They are about taking something that's going on in here heart and projecting it out. In fashion, the clothes are like the script." - Shalom Harlow on acting and modeling [http://onethousandmodels.com/shalomharlow/shalomharlow.html] "At school I got harassed so badly for being too tall, too thin, too pale - too everything that has gotten me where I am now, which is quite ironic." - Karen Elson on her looks {Link without Title} "It's harder than you think it is ... It's a lot of long hours, a lot of traveling and a lot of being away from your friends and family." Heather Marks on modeling {Link without Title} "I never really cared about what I looked like." - Gemma Ward on her looks {Link without Title} "It's kind of like acting. Today you're a romantic woman; you think about "Romeo and Juliet." Another day, you're a little devil." - Izabel Goulart on modeling {Link without Title} "With modeling, you are judged on your looks. It's easy to take that personally, but you have to realise that it's only your appearance that's being judged, not you as a whole. If you didn't, you'd be destroyed." - Jessica Stam on modeling "Honestly, I wish I could've lived in their time. They had so much fun." - Liya Kebede on the supermodel era "Modeling is a tough job, your co-workers are your rivals. It really puts a damper on your perspective of other girls." - Adriana Lima on modeling SEE ALSO
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