1990’s Super Pinup Models

Claudia Schiffer

It was actually Claudia Schiffer’s resemblance to Brigitte Bardot that sparked her stardom, but it would be a hard working mentality that would get her the title Supermodel.












Schiffer worked a lot, with all the big names. She was the first model to make the cover of Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, The New York Times and People. Later, she would use her status to enter the business world. Anything she touched would turn to gold, thanks to her brand name.

Linda Evangelista

Linda Evangelista always wanted to be a model and, boy, did she get her wish. Along with fellow supermodels Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington, she pushed for higher wages for models. Reaching her goal, she was quoted in Vogue:








Evangelista is known as a chameleon, with hair style changes that would spawn imitators. She would use her influence for more than hair care, as an advocate of AIDS and breast cancer awareness.

Cindy Crawford

Known for her trademark mole just above her lip, Cindy Crawford has adorned more magazine covers than any model in history. Although this beauty mark would be considered a beauty no-no, when she was first discovered, it would later become a gimmick in a chocolate commercial, where she would lick a chocolate mole off her lip.

Crawford would try her hand at acting, to receive non-favorable reviews. She would later find a calling more fitting of her talents as the creator of a line of beauty products and a line of furniture.

In her time Cindy Crawford had a fresh and unique presence that would excite the whole of America and beyond. Fashion designer Michael Kors said of her:

"Cindy changed the perception of the ‘sexy American girl’ from classic blue eyed blonde to a more sultry brunette with brains, charm, and professionalism to spare." ~Wikipedia

Naomi Campbell

Known for her violent temper tantrums, Naomi Campbell is the most controversial supermodel on the list. She is also the most diverse. I’m not talking about skin color, this time (although the fact that a black woman is on the “official” supermodel list says volumes), but her dabbling in all possible industries, such as music, literatureand perfumes.

Campbell started her career in music videos (Bob Marley was her first, no less), quickly to be discovered. She was the first black model to appear on the covers of Vogue Paris, Vogue UK, Vogue Nippon and Time magazine. She would continue appearing in music videos, at the top of her fame, with the likes of George Michael (as seen above), Madonna, Michael Jackson, Nelly, Jagged Edge, Jay-Z, P.Diddy, The Notorious B.I.G, Macy Gray, Prince and Usher.

Christy Turlington

Even though Christy Turlington rejected the 'supermodel' label, she is known as one of the most successful supermodels in history. In 1993, her face was used on 120 mannequins created by Ralph Pucci for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, causing her to be called the 'Face of the 20th Century'.

Not only mythologically beautiful, but smart, to boot, Turlington has become a partner in three successful business ventures: An ayurvedic skincare line, and two clothing lines produced by Puma: Nuala, an active women's clothing line; and Mahanuala, a women's yoga-wear line.

Turlington is also an anti-smoking activist as well as being a sufferer of emphysema. And in her vegetarian years she campaigned with PETA:

Kate Moss

Moss is often sighted as one of The Big Six, along with Claudia Schiffer, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington. But she’s also said to be the “anti-supermodel” of the 90’s. As her fellow models were tall and curvaceous, Moss is known for her short (for a model) and waifish figure. A truly outstanding persona, she’s had such an influence on the fashion world, with her own personal style, they officially awarded her for it.

Moss is the second highest paid model in the fashion industry. She’s a savvy business woman, with many extra caricular activities, such as her own clothing line and dabbling in rock music, not only appearing in videos, but writing songs for the and Babyshambles.


In the age of extreme celebritism, Moss is no stranger to scandal. Her weight always in question, stories of cocaine addiction and high profile relationships. On the bright side, how many models can claim to a £1.5m ($2.8m) 100% gold statue, made in their image, as part of a British Museum exhibition?

Gisele Bündchen

Gisele Bündchen was the model to end Kate Moss’ heroin chic, when she appeared on the cover of Vogue, in 1999, titled “The Return of the Sexy Model”. One look at her face, and she evokes the chisseled beauty of Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington.

Even though Bündchen missed the golden years of supermodels, she is the highest-paid model in the world and also the sixteenth richest woman in the entertainment world. On August 26, 2008, the New York Daily News, in a list, named Bündchen the fourth-most-powerful person in the fashion world. And she’s listed on Guinness Book of World Records as the world's richest supermodel. I’d say she’s qualified.




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