Claudia Schiffer
Claudia Schiffer was born in Dusseldorf, Germany. Claudia was raised the oldest of three other siblings by Claudia Schiffer parents, Hienze and Gudrun Schiffer. As a child growing up, Claudia did not wish to become a model, rather she wanted to be a lawyer and work in her father's successful law firm. Claudia was discovered dancing in a Dusseldorf disco in October 87 by Michel Levaton and became one of the top supermodels in the modelling industry today.

Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford life is the classic rags to riches tale. No overnight sensation, it was rags or rather the clothing trade, that brought Cindy Crawford to the rather lofty financial level as the highest paid, and probably the single most widely recognized supermodel. Her picture has graced the covers of over four hundred major international magazines.

Helena Christensen
Born on Christmas day to a Danish father and Peruvian mother, Helena grew up in Denmark. Her childhood interests included music and photography. In 1986 she was selected as Miss Denmark and competed in the Miss Universe pageant. Following this experience, Helena left her home for Paris at the age of 18 to pursue a modeling career. There she excelled immediately, after a shoot for Elle Magazine. A cover shoot by Peter Lindbergh for Vogue followed, and within a short period, Helena was getting prominent contracts from leading designers on both sides of the Atlantic.

Elle Macpherson
Elle was born in Sydney, Australia. Elle's original plan was to study pre-law at Sydney University, but when the 18-year old beauty was discovered in Aspen, Colorado, she was immediately signed to the Click modeling agency. She soon became a staple of Elle magazine, posing for the magazine for 6 years. While her talent as a model was undeniable, her marriage to the fashion magazine's creative director, Gilles Bensimon, further secured her relationship with the magazine.

Eva Herzigova
Eva Herzigova, who was born in Livinov, began her modeling career after winning a modeling beauty contest in Prague in 1989. Upon arriving in Paris all the top fashion photographers requested to see her. Many top European designers like Paolo Roversi, Peter Lindberg, Patrick Demarchelier and Gilles Bensimon wanted to work with the newly found beauty .

Kate Moss
Kate Moss was discovered by Sarah Doukas of Storm Agency at JFK Airport when Kate was fourteen. After being featured in the British magazine The Face, Kate caught the eye of Harper's Bazaar editor-in-chief Liz Tilberis who featured Kate Moss in the September 1992 relaunch issue. Calvin Klein then signed kate moss, and through his media saturation landed kate moss image on every magazine, bus stop, and billboard in North America.

Linda Evangelista
Born in St.Catharine's, Ontario, Canada. Linda was raised in a working class, traditional Italian Catholic family and knew that she wanted to pursue a modeling career by the age of 12. Linda's big break came when she participated the 1988 Miss Teen Niagara Contest at age 15, when a modeling scout discovered her. Although she didn't win, entering the contest was what ultimately led to Linda's successful modeling career. Her career began in New York, where she signed with the Elite Model Agency.

Naomi Campbell
Naomi studied at the London Academy For Performing Arts. She was discovered at age 15 and went on to become the first black female model on the cover of French Vogue, British Vogue, and Time Magazine. She was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. At the age of 27, Naomi Campbell had already conquered the fashion world, setting modeling runways and magazine covers ablaze with her sophisticated sultry style .

Tyra Banks
Tyra has gone from ugly duckling as a child to a supermodel on top of the world today. The Los Angeles born nymph has been a breakthru model for the African American community. Tyra was the first black female to appear solo on the cover of Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit issue.Tyra hadn't always had dreams of becoming a supermodel. Elite modeling agency spotted her in Paris just after she had graduated and signed her up.

Karen Mulder
Karen was born in Vlaardingen, Holland. Her father is a civil servant and her mother a secretary. In 1987, Karen won a modeling contest in Amsterdam, which makes her a finalist in Elite's Look Of The Year worldwide competition. She won second place and left high school to travel to Italy with her mother for a formal photo shoot, and then to Paris for modeling school, where the Elite modeling agency took over her career. During the following three years, Karen climbed the steps to supermodel status.