Of these supermodels, Crawford may have had the biggest impact on the industry.
Taylor Swift included Crawford in her music video for “Bad Blood.”
Her name was even used to decorate sell-out items from the popular clothing brand Reformation (viaVogue).
Here is the stunning transformation of Cindy Crawford.
She was just 8 when her 2-year-old brother Jeff was diagnosed with leukemia.
When she was 9, Jeff passed away.
Crawford said that this horrific event taught her to grieve at a young age.
Her mother also threw herself into charity work.
Crawford, now an active advocate for pediatric cancer research, cites her mother as her inspiration.
Her brother’s tragic death has also led Crawford to appreciate life and take nothing for granted.
According toMarie Claire, her father, John, and her mother, Jennifer, were childhood sweethearts.
For a time, Cindy Crawford’s “all-American upbringing” was pretty mundane.
Crawford explained that she saw her father controlling her mother financially by withholding money week by week.
This experience led to Crawford’s firm resolve to earn her own living.
She explained her thinking at the time, saying, “I’m never going to be her.”
As a teenager, she worked on local farms “cleaning and shucking corn.”
However, she quickly found that modeling jobs were also a lucrative option.
Crawford explained that she had never considered modeling as a career until this moment.
She shared in her book that she “didn’t even know it was a real job.”
Although her parents were initially suspicious, Crawford did the photoshoot.
A photo of her by her boyfriend’s pool became her first cover, as noted byElle.
Crawford explained in her bookBecomingthat the photograph was life-changing, as reported byVanity Fair.
After the photoshoot, the photographer suggested she find a modeling agent.
Crawford followed his advice.
She went to Chicago, found an agent, and quickly began securing highly coveted modeling work.
It’s pretty amazing that one photograph literally changed Crawford’s life forever!
In an interview withVogue, the star explained that she had planned on a career in chemical engineering.
After graduating as the class valedictorian, she attended Northwestern University on an academic scholarship.
It’s pretty clear that the young Crawford was whip smart.
At the time, Crawford was completely focused on her academic endeavors.
She explained toVoguethat she got her confidence from being “a straight-A student.”
She added, “It had been my thing.”
Crawford ended updropping out of universityto pursue modeling, but she learned a lot from the experience.
But thatbeauty markmade her a target for bullies when she was young.
Despite having initial doubts about her mole, it eventually became an iconic part of her look.
Sheexplained to Campbell, “It became the thing that set me apart in a weird way.”
According toDaily Record, the age of the supermodel has come and gone.
For Crawford, there is one moment that stands out as the highlight.
She said it was “like a frozen moment in time that moment defined supermodel.”
And Crawford isn’t wrong.
AsVogueput it, it was the “performance that kicked-off the decade of supermodel.”
The couple parted ways in 1995 after four years.
At the time, Crawford explained toPeople, “We didn’t spend enough time together.”
However, the star has since divulged that the brief marriage taught her quite a lot.
In 2016, Crawford spoke to comedianMarc Maronon his podcastWTF.
She explained that the relationship didn’t work out because the pair were never friends before getting together.
In 1998, the couple was married.
But it hasn’t always been smooth sailing with Gerber.
However, with some practice, the couple has learned to compromise.
She’s also had to adjust her approach to her own insecurities.
She told theLos Angeles Times, “I do know that kids watch you.”
Sounds like motherhood has really made Crawford rethink her priorities.
As Crawford explained toThe Cut, Teodorescu got her “passionate about fitness.”
Naturally, over time, her passions have changed.
Since having her two children, Crawford has developed a new relationship with fitness and with her body image.
While she’s no longer obsessing about how she looks, she still tries to stay healthy.
Crawford gained an impressiveInstagram followingof almost 5 million followers.
Nevertheless, the transition to these platforms has been an adjustment for the star.
O’Leary explained that Crawford always gives everything she has to her projects.
As the star confessed to the magazine, “everything changes” with age.
Crawford also admitted toNewBeautyhow aging has affected her skin.
I know that."
