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My think a supermodel is someone who can do everything from Catwalk to commercial to photography work. Supermodels were pretty popurlar in the 80's / early 90's on the covers of mag's now Actors have taken over the covers.

A supermodel is simply defined as a model that is Super! Really, everyone is a supermodel in their own way, as long as you can get yourself out there without struggle while others are. As long as you can be always sought after, and not striving to get discovered. As long as you can be noticed instantly on the runway or wherever you are while others are not. It takes a lot to be a supermodel.

immediate connotation is really the key.

if I say "cindy crawford" to anyone on the street the name and face would be instantaneously recognised as a model, wheter that person follows fashion or not (at least it would be the case in the 90s when cindy was huge)


today it's really only kate and giselle and possibly heidi at that level
I think after the 90s when 'models could become celebrities' then the celebrities and stars decided to become models, and started closing in on magazine covers and landed contracts with products. (cathrine zeta jones for elizabeth arden, salma hayek for avon and campari, etc)

advertising in fashion became about star power and celebrity than about art and beauty.

although I think it's been returning through the work of mario testino, there's strong sensualities and formalism to his work both in his commercial and personal productions.

testino is leading the lean to the return of models to the centre.

ye i agree... sumbody that everyone knows despite their interest in fashion, kate moss, heidi klum, giselle are all good examples... cindy crawford yes, tyra maybe..? used to be.

kate moss, angelina & lindsay definitely for me anyway! it would be good if she took responsibility got rid of that crazy lover of hers eeew he makes me want to puke! how disgusting does his skin look? i think she should be aware of the fact that she's a darn supermodel for most ppl & so she should sit at home all day & only get out when shes required to for photo shoots lolll she pays no real price for being a supermodel and yet we criticise lindsay & paris for all their wrong habits & those girls aren't even supermodels :) i think the bad girls are the nicest :):)