Know these famous models?, Fashion models are often as recognizable as the couture they wear and the magazines in which they appear. Can you guess the identities of these famous models?
Nicknamed “The Face” because of her breathtaking beauty and her fresh, natural look, which set a new standard for modeling, this model dominated fashion magazine covers during the 1960s. She also made fashion history in 1965 when she inadvertently launched the miniskirt craze by attending the Victoria Derby in Melbourne, Australia, wearing a white shift dress that stopped nearly four inches above her knees.
This model’s waif-like appearance challenged traditional views of female beauty and made her the face of this iconic era and an icon of London’s Carnaby Street mod scene, which revolutionized fashion during the 1960s.
The mole on her cheek—which she refused to remove and, instead, turned into her personal trademark—didn’t stop this supermodel from appearing on nearly every list of “sexiest” or “most beautiful” people published during the past 20 years.
With endorsement deals for some of the top fashion brands, this supermodel, who’s also a mom, philanthropist and actress (not to mention the wife of a pro athlete who is also easy on the eyes) makes everybody’s list of the highest-paid models of all time.
Many know her as the creator and host of a popular fashion-design TV show, but this beauty got her start as a Vogue cover girl and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and was formally married to a popular recording artist.
Well-known for her temper as well as her fabulous looks, she’s one of the first supermodels to become a celebrity in her own right. The famous men she has dated include an Oscar-winning actor and a boxing champ. Still modeling occasionally, she has also been a judge on this reality TV show.
Among the first women to be designated a supermodel, this busy beauty has appeared on more than 600 magazine covers. Still gorgeous and continuing to model in her late 40s, she also made news for a paternity suit that awarded her child support payments in the neighborhood of $50,000 per month.
Perhaps most famous for swimsuit modeling, this long-haired beauty set a record when she received a $6 million contract to be the face of Estée Lauder at the age of 33. She still models, and she’s still married to the lead singer of a band that was enormously popular in the late 1970s.
Her modeling career began in the late 1970s, and her exotic beauty quickly made her the muse of high-fashion designers. Along the way, she captured the heart of a famous rock singer who is still her husband. She still models occasionally but focuses most of her attention on the cosmetics firm she founded for women of color.
She’s the face (and body) that helped to launch the successful plus-size modeling industry. Since then she has authored beauty books and a healthy-lifestyle blog, hosted a reality TV show and made it her mission to make fashionable clothing available for women of all sizes.
Earning both praise and criticism for her waifish “grunge” look, this famous model also makes headlines on the celebrity club scene. Despite her well-publicized use of drugs and alcohol in years past, she is always in demand for print and runway work.
One of the world’s most successful and recognizable models, this German beauty appeared on more than 700 magazine covers during her career, helped put Guess? Jeans on the fashion map and was the face of Chanel. Today, she continues to appear in global campaigns for luxury fashion and fragrance houses and is the creative director for her own line of cashmere clothing.
At the age of 15, she won a supermodel competition in her native Brazil, and this well-known model has been a Victoria’s Secret Angel since 2000. She wore the famous $5 million Fantasy Bra in the 2008 Victoria’s Secret fashion show and was the first pregnant woman to grace the annual Pirelli calendar.
She may be better known now as the host of a popular modeling competition on television—and as a former talk-show host—but this supermodel was the first black woman to be named a Victoria’s Secret Angel and the first to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
She won a modeling competition at the age of 13, sparking controversy over her young age. Well-known as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, this Australian beauty is equally at home in the world of high fashion—and her versatility has put her on the Forbes magazine list of highest-paid models.
This Israeli supermodel and actress has appeared in high-fashion magazines and Sports Illustrated. Along the way, she had a famous romance with actor Leonardo DiCaprio, started her own lingerie company and now supports philanthropic efforts for children, the environment and gay rights
This Cayman-born model was discovered at age 17, when a scout spotted her walking through a turnstile at the Six Flags Great Adventure theme park in New Jersey. When she isn't modeling, she runs a talent school in the Cayman Islands that provides career guidance for teenagers, and she formed a charity to support women's educational and professional programs in the war-torn African nation of Sierra Leone.
This South-African beauty is equally at home on the runway and in the photo studio. As a result, she has a résumé that includes multiple international magazine covers, runway work for many top designers and the cover of the Victoria's Secret swimsuit catalog in 2013.
There is just no end to the interesting facts about this American model: She is probably the only model ever to have a documentary film made about her life on the runway; she is credited with introducing navel piercing into popular culture by displaying her own abdominal jewelry at a 1993 fashion show in London; and she is married to actor and director Edward Burns.
She appeared in every issue of a popular fashion magazine for six consecutive years, and her nickname, "The Body," explains her popularity as a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. Still modeling as she heads into her 50s, this famous beauty has her own cosmetics and (of course) lingerie lines.
She began her career well before the age of supermodels, so her name may not be as famous as her face, but no other model can match her longevity in the fashion industry. She began her modeling career at 15 and now, in her 80s, she still epitomizes high style and drama in print ads and on the runway.
As the first spokesmodel for Victoria's Secret's PINK line and with more than 70 international magazine covers to her credit, this Brazilian beauty is among the top-earning models in the world. It's a wonder she also has time for a busy acting career and her work as ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
This Czech model has graced the covers of top magazines such as Elle, Cosmopolitan and Sports Illustrated and has also won accolades as an actress and author, but she may be equally well-known for her philanthropy. After the 2004 tsunami devastated the coast of Thailand, injuring her and drowning her fiancé, she founded the Happy Hearts Fund to assist children whose lives have been damaged or severely disrupted by natural disasters.
This top model is also well-known as a film and television actress, having appeared in films such as "Hitch" and "What Lies Beneath" and on the television series "Revenge." Between appearances on screen and on the runway, she serves as the spokesperson for Oceana's Seafood Contamination Campaign, raising awareness about the potential danger of mercury poisoning from some types of seafood.
As the first black model to grace the cover of Vogue magazine, this famous model is considered by The New York Times to be one of the 20th century's most influential people in fashion.
She was discovered at an Irish dancing competition and then put that talent to use (and created quite a buzz) by dancing down the runway at a couture show. Since then, she has become the face of numerous fashion and merchandising campaigns, from DeBeers diamonds to Gap and was featured on the Vogue magazine website every day for a month.
At 5 feet 11 inches, this Czech model rises above the crowd in more ways than one. An actress as well as a model, she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is the youngest model ever to win "Model of the Year" at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards and was named one of the world's "50 Most Beautiful People" twice by People magazine.
A self-described "tomboy" who grew up wanting to be a professional speed skater, this Dutch model could hardly be more feminine today. She became a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2008 and is so well known in her home country that a wax figure of her is featured in Madame Tussauds wax museum in Amsterdam.
In 2012, Forbes named this Russian beauty one of the world's top-earning models, but she grew up poor after her father abandoned the family when she was just a toddler. Before getting her break as a model and moving to Paris, she sold fruit on the street to help her mother make ends meet.
