Not many models become household names, and even less have careers that span decades.
But these women defied the odds.
Here’s what the original supermodels look like today.
Her work includes print and runway, and she even appeared in a coupleGeorge Michael music videos.
In 2003,she married actorEdward Burns, with whom she has two kids.
She also startedEvery Mother Counts, a nonprofit that provides maternal health to women across the world.
Her career has never really slowed down.
In 2017, Herzigovagot engagedto Gregorio Marsiaj, who is the father of her three kids.
From there, she went on tomodel forCoverGirl and Victoria’s Secret.
Though she walked the runway alongside the best of the best, photographer Max Vadukul claims Christensen was different.
She’ssince had a sonwithThe Walking Deadactor Norman Reedus andco-foundedNYLONmagazine.
But she hasn’t given up on the fashion world completely she’s found happiness working as a photographer.
“But as a model I want to stop for lunch like an hour into the shoot.”
It wasn’t always easy, though.
However, she hasn’t let it hold her back.
But in 1996, Schiffer was shocked to learn Lagerfeldno longer wanted heras the face of Chanel.
Luckily, that didn’t slow her down.
She continued modeling and evendabbled in some acting, appearing in films likeZoolanderandLove Actually.
In 2002, shemarried director Matthew Vaughnwith whom she has three kids.
Elle Macpherson
Sure, most supermodels have bodies the rest of us would kill for.
Today, she owns two Australia-based businesses: a lingerie collection and awellness line.
She made waves again in 2016 when she was arrested for driving under the influence.
However, it seems things have changed as of late.
Dickinson has had a life full of ups and downs.
Though she spent some timestruggling with drug and alcohol addiction, Dickinson eventually recovered.
Many people today recognize her as an outspokenAmerica’s Next Top Modeljudge orCelebrity Rehab With Dr. Drewcast member.
In 2016, Dickinson revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
“It’s still quite shocking,“she toldDaily Mail.
“But I am not gonna let that define me, the fear.”
A second chapter
The modeling world has seen a resurgence of the original supermodels.
