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Petra Nemcova |
Born and raised in Karvina, in the Czech Republic, Petra Nemcova has taken the modeling world by storm. Ever since a modeling scout discovered her on the streets of her native country, she seems to be plastered in every magazine layout and advertisement. Petra won the opportunity to model "swimsuits" for Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue in 2002, which was her second appearance in the magazine that has launched several modeling careers. In addition to her work for SI, the Next agency model has been in many magazines.
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Kim Smith |
| Kim Smith was born on March 2, 1983 in Texas, where Kim now attends
a renowned high school and is currently in her third year. Kim's
high school is well known for its athletic programs, especially
football. As a freshman, Kim earned the right to be a member on
the varsity golf team, where she's been a major contributor. Last
year she got a hole in one on a par three hole. Kim also serves
on the National Junior Honor Society, and was voted most popular
by her peers. |
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Cindy Crawford |
| Cindy is the second of three girls and four children. Her parents,
John and Jennifer, now divorced. Brother Jeff was four years younger
than Cindy, died of leukemia at when he was age 4 and Cindy was
8. Older sister, Chris, has always lived in the Chicago area as
a teacher. Younger sister Danielle has worked in the peace Corp
and worked most recently as production assistant on Cindy's film
'Fair Game'. She also appears in the film as a waitress. She now
works on a dude ranch in Colorado. |
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Tyra Banks |
| Born December 4, 1973, Tyra Banks 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, as a child
Tyra was made fun of by her schoolmates and as she says in a recent
interview "They knew I was sensitive and they'd tease me". |
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Kelly Brook |
| Kelly Brook , Born Kelly Parsons on November 23, 1979 in Kent,
Rochester, England, Ms. Brooke is the daughter of Sandra, a
cook, and Ken, a scaffolder. It was clear from the start that
Kelly would be much more. Her talent can be traced back to when
she attended the prestigious Italia Conte stage school, where
Naomi Campbell and Louise Nurding also studied. After 3 years
of training in dance, singing, and acting, Kelly was ready to
start her career. Kelly's mum entered her in a beauty contest,
which of course Kelly won. |
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Caprice Bourret |
| Caprice Bourret was born in Southern California on October 24th
1979 where she grew up. However; here the story begins to change
as she eventually moved to the United Kingdom where she achieved
her celebrity stardom as the Wonderbra model who charmed and bedazzled
all the Englishmen and caused the English women to go out and
arm themselves with like undergarments. She has also achieved
recognition in many Pantene shampoo ads and also European ads
for Porsce automobiles. |
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Kate Moss |
| Kate Moss was discovered by Sarah Doukas of Storm Agency at
JFK Airport when she was fourteen. After being featured in the
British magazine The Face, she caught the eye of Harper's Bazaar
editor-in-chief Liz Tilberis who featured her in the September
1992 relaunch issue. Calvin Klein then signed Kate, and through
his media saturation landed her image on every magazine, bus
stop, and billboard in North America. This seemingly overnight
success has not come without criticism, however. |
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Niki Taylor |
Born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Miami on March 5, 1975, Niki
Taylor was always extremely close to sisters Joelle and Krissy,
and parents Ken and Barbera. An aspiring marine biologist, Niki's career plans took a different
route after her mother sent photos of the then 13-year old beauty
to a Florida modeling agency. An agency signed her, and it didn't
take long for Niki's beautiful face to appear on the pages of
French catalogues and magazines such as Seventeen, when she was
thirteen years old.
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Elle MacPherson |
| Referred to tellingly as "The Body" in her native Australia,
Elle Macpherson's formidable six-foot frame has graced enough
covers of Sports Illustrated to make the auburn-haired model-turned-actress
synonymous with the words "Swimsuit Issue." Despite
a youthful passion for ballet, Macpherson claims she was a classic
tree-climbing tomboy as a young girl growing up Down Under. The
eldest of four children of a well-off Sydney family, she witnessed
her parents divorce at fourteen. |
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Anna Nicole Smith |
| Anna Nicole Smith became one of the most well-known models in
the world since anna nicole smith was selected to represent GUESS
in its numerous ad campaigns beginning in 1992. A native Texan,
anna nicole smith is certainly more the '50s starlet than the
typical '90s model. anna nicole smith's voluptuous 5'11" (39-27-39)
proportions put anna nicole smith in a league with Jayne Mansfield
and Jane Russell. Her rise to fame is a true Cinderella
story. At 24, Anna Nicole Smith won the Playboy Magazine
cover. |
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