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About: A supermodel is a highly-paid elite fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling.There is no set standard of what constitutes a supermodel; what standards there are, change over time. The term itself is somewhat a media creation. However, the elite models who are given the appellation of "supermodel" often share similar traits. These models usually work for top fashion designers and labels, such as Gucci, Alex Perry, Chanel, Versace, and DiorThe term "supermodel" took hold in the popular culture of the 1980s and 1990s. However, according to Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women by Michael Gross, the first known use of the term "supermodel" was in the 1940s by an agent named Clyde Matthew Dessner in a "how-to" book he wrote about modeling.In 1968, an article in Glamour described Twiggy, Cheryl Tiegs, Veruschka, Jean Shrimpton and fifteen other top models as "supermoIn the 1970s, some models became more prominent as their names became more recognizable to the general public. These models included Janice Dickinson - who claims to have coined the term "supermodel" - Cheryl Tiegs, Iman Abdulmajid, Gia Carangi and Christie Brinkley.
The prominence of supermodels increased in the 1980s, with models such as Claudia Schiffer, Christie Brinkley, Tatjana Patitz, Elle Macpherson, and Cindy Crawford. By the 1990s, which has been called "era of the supermodels", supermodels were prominent in the media. During this period, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, and Christy Turlington, were called the "trinity" of top supermodels.
In the 1990s, Kate Moss, a teenager with slim hips, prominent cheekbones, and small breasts, became a popular model. Moss's appearance came to be called the "waif" or "heroin chic" look, which was prominent during the later 1990s.
Despite the prior decline, a number of prominent models of the late 1990s and early 21st century are referred to as supermodels, including Gisele Bündchen, Carmen Kass, Heidi Klum, Yfke Sturm, Karolina Kurkova, Laetitia Casta, Kate Moss, Tyra Banks, Adriana Lima, and still Naomi Campbell. More recently, Doutzen Kroes, Ana Beatriz Barros, Daria Werbowy, Julia Stegner, Natalia Vodianova, Lisa Snowdon, Lucy Ratcliffe, Lianna Fowler, Paula Hamilton and Liya Kebede have been described as supermodels.
