This is a Frequently Asked Questions list for alt.supermodels. It
tries to address the standard questions, so the regular readers won't
have to see them again. The info is mostly drawn from postings to this
group, but a lot has been contributed directly. There's a lot of data
about people who aren't supermodels, because people ask a lot of
questions about people who aren't supermodels. However, I've tried to
omit most of the people who aren't models at all. This list is not
guaranteed to be complete, accurate, useful, grammatically sound, or
spelled correctly.
If you have any data that belongs here, _please_ send it to
scott@udel.edu. Comments and suggestions are also welcome. I'll keep
contributions anonymous unless you explicitly ask to be credited.
This FAQ particularly needs hard data; addresses (fashion houses,
magazines, catalogs, fan clubs, etc), birthdates, measurements, earning
power, etc.
[ I'd like to get some more info on the educational or business
achievements of current and retired supermodels. I'm hoping some
examples will help quiet the "supermodels are/aren't brainless" flames.
For example, Crawford was pulling A's in North-Western's
engineering program before becoming a model. ]
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Contents:
Lists of models and data.
Common questions and answers.
Addresses.
Sources of additional movie appearance information.
How to download and view the pictures.
Where to get pictures of supermodels on the net.
Standard for posting pictures.
Where to get the latest version of this and other FAQs.
How to contribute if you don't have usenet posting access.
History of alt.supermodels and this FAQ.
Credits.
Disclaimer.
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Lists of models and data.
These people have been mentioned on this group. Some are
supermodels. The rest have some claim to being models, but
aren't famous enough yet to rate a "super".
[ Since there is now an alt.celebrities group, the non-models,
playmates, actresses, etc. have been removed from here. ]
[ Several people have requested that male models be added to this
list. I'm not sure any of them have the name recognition or
earning power of the mainstream female "supermodels", or that they
will ever attain it. However, several of the female models listed
here will probably never become "super" models either. So, I am
adding men. Unfortunately, I don't really have any data on them.
Can anyone help? ]
[ I'm not going to list every movie a model has made, because
I can't do it effectively. I'll just list a couple 'star maker'
roles, and leave the full lists to the movie experts listed in
the next section of this FAQ. ]
Albane, Sultry Born: '78?
Alexander, Karen
Born: '65?
Began modelling: at age 16, '76?
First Black model to appear in SI swimsuit issue in 1987.
Is married and has a daughter Ella.
Alt, Carol
Hair color: brown
Born: Dec 1 1960 in New York City
Retired. Modeled for Cover Girl Cosmetics. Played in a couple
of B movies; some starring roles.
Ariffin, Nora
Models for Cover Girl Cosmetics.
Banks, Tyra
Appeared in "Inferno", a British sexploitation film.
Barrymore, Drew
Born: 22 Feb 1975 in Culver City, California, USA As a child, she
starred in several films, including "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial",
and "Firestarter". She recovered from a drug addiction, and
restarted her career with "Poison Ivy". Which was partially
intended to show she had grown up. Replaced Anne Smith as Guess?
Jeans' model. Has tattoos on her ankle and hand, and a butterfly
near her navel.
Beach, Nicole
Bellucci, Monica
Height: 5'9-1/2"
Bust-waist-hips: 35-24-35
Dress size: 6-8
Hair color: Dark Brown
Eye color: Dark Brown
Shoe size: 9-1/2
Born: 1969?
Agency: Elite
Nationality: Italian
Cast as a vampire in the movie Bram Stoker's Dracula directed
by Francis Ford Coppola. She was discovered by Coppola's son Roman
on the cover of an Italian magazine called Zoom.
Bercu, Michaela
Height: 5'11"
Bust-waist-hips: 36-26-36
Dress size: 8
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Blue
Shoe size: 11
Agency: Elite
Appeared as a vampire in Coppola's Dracula. Cover of Feb 93 Shape.
Bouquet, Carole
Hair color: Black
French actress/model. Movie credits include "For Your Eyes Only"
and "Too Beautiful for You"
Brinkley, Christie
Mostly retired. Married to Billy Joel.
Bruni, Carla
Born: 68? in Turin, Italy
Began modelling: at age 19
Agency: Women Model Management
Her boyfriend is Swiss actor Vincent Perez (4 years older)
although she was rumored to be the cause of the marriage breakup
between Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall. Bruni countered the
allegations by asking why she would have anything to do with a
shrivelled up old fossil like Mick Jagger. As a result, Jagger and
Hall's marriage appears to remain intact. A story on Bruni appears
in the Jan 93 issue of American Vogue.
Campbell, Naomi
Height: 5'9-1/2"
Bust-waist-hips: 34-22-34
Dress size: 6-8
Hair color: Dark Brown
Eye color: Dark Brown
Shoe size: 9
Agency: Elite
Born: May 22 1970 in London, England
Is one of the top five supermodels in the modelling industry.
Appears in a steamy video with Michael Jackson and is reportedly
pursuing a singing career on her own. Appears as singer in movie
"Cool as Ice". Engaged to Adam Clayton, U2's bass guitarist.
Carter, Lynda
Now retired, but was one of Revlon's (I think) bigest models a few
years ago. Best known for playing Wonder Woman on TV.
Cates, Phoebe
A teen model before becoming an actress. Several major film credits.
Married to Kevin Kline. Lives on the upper west side of Manhattan.
Christensen, Helena
Born: Born Dec 25 1968 in Copenhagen, Denmark
Appears in print ads for Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace.
Involved with Michael Hutchence of INXS. Was in Chris Issac's
"Wicked Game" mini-movie. Appeared in "Inferno", a British
sexploitation film.
Connelly, Jennifer
Born: Dec 12 1970 in New York, USA
Connelly did some modelling around '87. She's now a serious
actress with several film credits including "The Rocketeer",
"Career Opportunities", and "Hotspot" (which contains the only
known topless photo of her).
Crawford, Cindy
Height: 5'9-1/2"
Bust-waist-hips: 34B-24-35
Dress size: 8
Hair color: Light Brown
Eye color: Dark Brown
Shoe size: 9-1/2
Born: 20 Feb 1966 in De Kalb, Illinois, USA
Agency: Elite
Probably the single most widely recognized supermodel. Cindy was
the spokesperson for Pepsi for a while, has her own exercise video,
and her own show on MTV. She's also done at least three calendars,
and of the profit, half (I believe) goes toward fighting leukemia.
Had a three year $3 million contract with Revlon. Also appeared in
print ads for JH Collectables and Capezio Bags. She appeared in
a series of lingerie posters for Hennes & Mauritz in Europe. The
Norway police tore many of them down because they feared drivers
were being too distracted. She has said she feels too old for
runway modeling, and wishes to cut back to part time modelling.
Cindy is not doing any calendar for 1994. She is said to be busy
doing and promoting her exercise/work-out video. The same company
who made the last 4 calendars has brought out the Cindy Crawford
1994 European Edition Calendar which has various pics taken from
her last four calendars. Also, there is another calendar produced
by an English firm which is of fairly poor quality (its only 12
month while the European Edition is 16 months).
[ Addresses for the two companies, CULTRE SHOCK and DAY DREAM
CALENDARS, are in the addresses section of this FAQ. ]
She was married to actor Richard Gere in Dec '91 at the Little
Church of the West in Las Vegas, by Rev. Wes McPherson. They
using wedding bands twisted from chewing gum wrappers. Cindy
said, during an interview, they plan on having a child soon.
Cindy is frequently rumored to be bisexual, and having an affair
with Christy Turlington. In '91, they were photographed while
kissing behind the Roxy nightclub in New York. The rumors have
intensified since Cindy appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair
shaving k.d. lang, a confirmed lesbian.
Appeared topless in the July 1988 Playboy. Quote: "I don't mind if
someone thinks a picture of me decorates their wall nicely. It's
weird when you think what people might be doing to it. But if just
the way I look can make someone feel good, that's a pretty easy way
for me to bring them some pleasure. I just don't want to hear
about graphics details, you know." US April 1993.
Davis, Geena
Modeled before becoming famous as an actress.
Dee Dee
Height: 5'11"
Bust-waist-hips: 35-25-36
Dress size: 8-9
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Blue
Shoe size: 10
Agency: Elite
Deneuve, Catherine
Now retired, but modeled before becoming famous as an actress.
Dubosfertus, Nadege
Usually just Nadege. She is married to photographer Tiziano Magni
who has one son named Rocco. She was married in '92 in an Azzedine
Alaia mini dress with push-up bodice. Nadege appears regularly in
American Vogue and on the runways. She can be seen in ads for
Chanel.
Elliott, Gail
Height: 5'10"
Bust-waist-hips: 34-23-35
Dress size: 6-8
Hair color: Brunette
Eye color: Brown
Shoe size: 9.5
Agency: Elite
Another "older" model, but is still going strong especially on
runway and in print ads. Can be seen in ads for Ports
International and Jaeger.
Evangelista, Linda
Height: 5'9-1/2"
Bust-waist-hips: 34-24-34.5
Dress size: 8
Hair color: ???? very short
Eye color: Blue-Green
Shoe size: 8.5
Agency: Elite
Nationality: Canadian.
Linda is one of the top five supermodels of the world. She
recently joked that she wouldn't get out of bed for less than
$10,000 a day. She appears in ads for Barney's New York (with Kyle
MacLachlan), and in ads for Kenar. She is also reported to be one
of the hardest working models of the moment which could partly
account for her great success. Married to Gerald Marie, head of
the Elite agency in France, but getting a divorce. Going with Kyle
MacLachlan.
Everhart, Angie
Hair color: red
Eyes: Brown
Nationality: USA
Has done Sports Illustrated calenders, Levi's 501 television ads,
Hennes & Mauritz ads, MAX magazine, J-Crew, etc. Had a bit part in
"The Last Action Hero", a recent Schwarzenegger vehicle. Lived in
Paris, but has moved to New York. Speaks French. She promised her
grandmother she would never pose nude.
Fabio
A male model. There is some debate whether he is handsome, or
an ugly "refugee from a bad metal band".
Falaise, Lucie de la
Born: 73?
Began modelling: Dec 92?
One of the new crop of models labelled the "gamines". She appeared
on the cover of Vogue Dec. 92. She is 19 and is model/muse
exclusively for Yves Saint Laurent. Appears in made-for-HBO movie
"Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules". Yves St. Laurent
chose her for the traditional final presentation of a bridal gown
at the unveiling of his spring '93 collection.
Farrell, Terry
Rumored to have modeled before becoming an actress. Plays
"Jadzia Dax" on Star Trek, Deep Space Nine.
[ Can anyone list any of her modeling credits? ]
Fedoruk, Cathy
Height: 5'9-1/2"
Bust-waist-hips: 34B-25-35
Dress size: 8
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Blue
Shoe size: 9.5
Agency: Elite
Nationality: Canadian
Appears in ads for Ellese.
Flavin, Jennifer
Not a "super" model. Is Sylvester Stallone's girlfriend and it is
rumored that designer's have been putting her in their shows as a
favor to "Rocky". Her nose has been likened to Bob Hope's.
Nonetheless, she can be seen occasionally in mags with Stallone,
but was on a cover of Cosmopolitan in Spring 92.
Frederique
Height: 5'10"
Bust-waist-hips: 36C-24.5-36
Dress size: 8
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Blue-Green
Shoe size: 8.5
Agency: Elite
Was on cover of Cosmopolitan magazine. Often models for Victoria's
Secret Catalogue.
Ghauri, Yasmeen
Nationality: Montreal, Canada
One of the top supermodels. Appears in ads for Valentino, Escada,
and Gianni Versace. German/Pakistani heritage: her father was an
Indian Muslim who migrated to Pakistan during the partition in
1947. Her mother was German. She grew up in Montreal. Quite
often she is fond of wearing Shalwar/Kameez.
Gisele
A model who is popular on the runways. She also appears in recent
ads for Saks Fifth Avenue and has a small appearance in George
Michael's Too Funky video.
Goodacre, Jill
Height: 5'8"
Bust-waist-hips: 35-24-34
Dress size: 8
Hair color: Light Brown
Eye color: Green
Shoe size: 9
Agency: Elite
Born: 29 March 1964 in Lubbock, Texas, USA (raised in Boulder, Colorado)
Often appears in Victoria's Secret Catalogue.
Marrying Harry Connick, Jr.
Hallyday, Estelle
Height: 5'9"
Bust-waist-hips: 36-26-37
Dress size: 8-10
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Blue
Shoe size: 8.5
Agency: Elite
She is becoming an "older" model and is not quite as popular as she
was a few years ago. She appeared in some Revlon print ads and has
a major part in George Michael's Too Funky video. She is married
to French pop singer David Hallyday.
Hammer, Brit
Height: 5'6-1/2"
Bust-waist-hips: 32-23-33
Dress size: 6
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Blue
Shoe size: 8
Agency: Elite
Graduated MaCalester College. She was the Clinique model for 5
yrs. Recently did a L'Oreal calendar. Primarily an actress. Lives
in NYC and is married with 2 children.
Harry, Angela
An asian model.
Helfer, Tricia
Height: 5'10
The winner of this years Ford Supermodel of the Year contest. Is
from Alberta, Canada and is on the cover of the Feb 93' issue of
Flare magazine (Canadian).
Herzigora, Eva
Height: 5'9
Bust-waist-hips: 37 23 36
Hair color: bleached blonde
Eye color: blue
Born: 73?, under Pisces
Agency: Madison
Nationality: Czechoslovakian
Earning power: $8,000-$12,000 per day
Eva gained her most exposure appearing in Guess? ads in early '92.
She can be seen in the photographer Ellen von Unwerth's film called
Inferno. She has an interesting beauty routine of bleaching her
hair with vodka and lemon juice.
Hunter, Rachel
Born: 67?
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Blue
Nationality: New Zealand
Appears in ads for Cover Girl and Keystone beer. Married to
singer Rod Stewart. Daughter, Renee, was born in June 1992.
Iman
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Nationality: Somalia
Had a part as a shapeshifter in "Star Trek: the Undiscovered
Country", and a relatively large role in "No Way Out". Appeared in
the Michael Jackson video "Remember the Time". Married to David
Bowie.
Ireland, Kathy
Born: 1962 in Glendale, California
She has played numerous small roles on the large and small screen,
including an episode of the sitcom "Grand" and the movies "Mom and
Dad Save the Universe", "Necessary Roughness", "National Lampoons
Loaded Weapon 1", and "Danger Island". She had the title role in
"Alien from L.A.", which was featured on a recent episode of
"Mystery Science Theatre 3000". Some people find her voice
irritating. Her main "thing" is modeling swimsuits for Sports
Illustrated, since '84. Recently married a emergency room doctor.
One of her hobbies is homebrewing beer.
Irwin, Elaine
Height: 5'10"
Bust-waist-hips: 34B-24-34
Dress size: 6-8
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Blue
Shoe size: 8
Agency: Elite
Married to John (Cougar) Mellencamp. Salon Selective model
Janssen, Famke
Height: 5'11"
Bust-waist-hips: 36-24-36
Dress size: 8-10
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Hazel
Shoe size: 11
Agency: Elite
Appeared in a Star Trek The Next Generation episode, "The Perfect
Mate", as Kamala, an empathic mesomorph.
Jovovitch, Milla
Hair color: red
Models for Almay, and in Seventeen. Was in "Return to the Blue Lagoon"
Russian?
Kirsebom, Vendela
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Nationality: Swedish
Born: Jan. 12, 1967 in Stockholm
Nearly exclusive model for Elizabeth Arden. Sports Illustrated
swimsuit model.
Kumlin, Kristina
Agency: Elite
Lanza, Susan (Suzanne?)
Models for Victoria's Secret Catalogue, but wants to be an actress.
LeBon, Yasmin
Height: 5'9"
Bust-waist-hips: 34-24-35
Dress size: 6-8
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Dark Brown
Shoe size: 9
Agency: Elite
Yasmin was at the height of her popularity about 1988 when she
married Duran Duran lead singer Simon LeBon. She has a daughter
Amber Rose. She is still popular on the runways.
Lindburg, Lauren
Models for Cover Girl Cosmetics.
MacDowell, Andie
Born: Feb 12 1958 in Gaffney, South Carolina, USA
Was L'Oreal's exclusive model for several years ending around '89 .
Continued modeling until about '90. She's mostly acting now. Her
movie credits include St. Elmo's Fire; Tarzan (picture only, the
voice was dubbed in by Glen Close); Sex, Lies and Videotape; Object
of Beauty; and Greencard. Married and living in the 9 Mile Valley,
just outside Frenchtown, Montana.
MacPherson, Elle
Height: 6' (1.83m)
Born: 29 March 1964 in Sydney Austrailia
Weight: 128 (58 kg)
Bust-waist-hips: 34c-?-?
Nationality: Australian
Models for Sports Illustrated. Has had at least one appearance
on the David Letterman Show. Appears in Woody Allen film "Alice".
Engaged to Eric Miller, a 32 year old billionaire.
Mark, Marky
A male model. Modeled for Calvin Klein until fired. Mr. Klein was
said to be fed up with "Mr. LoudMouth".
Marpessa
Primarly a runway model.
Marshall, Esme
Big in the early '80's.
Mason, Claudia
Nationality: Canadian
Another of the "gamines". Very popular on European runways. Can
be spotted in American and British Vogue as well as British Elle.
Matthews, Lisa
Height: 69.0
Bust-waist-hips: 37.0 24.0 36.0
Hair color: bleached blond
Born: 24 Sep 69, in Peoria, Illinois
Weight: 120
Playboy playmate for April 1990, and playmate of the year for 1991.
No confirmed modeling or TV credits. May have modeled for
Victoria's Secret. Credited as Lisa Reich in "Hudson Hawk". She
was the girl in the car who calls out to Bruce Willis as he rides
down the street on an ambulance stretcher
McCullough, Julie Michelle
Height: 67.0
Bust-waist-hips: 36.0 24.0 35.0
Hair color: Blond
Born: 30 Jan 65, in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Weight: 115
Playboy playmate for February 1986. Had a regular part on TV show
"Growing Pains". Movies "Big Bad Mama II" and "Round Trip to Heaven".
McGrotha, Rosemary
Height: 5'9
Bust-waist-hips: Dcup
I Donna Karan's model/muse. She appears in almost all of the Karan
ads. She was in a popular ad where she portrayed a woman who was
President of the United States and still wasn't afraid to show a
little cleavage and a little leg.
McMenamy, Kristen
Born in: 1966 in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA (or Buffalo, NY USA?)
Hair: long red, later very short black
Bust-waist-hips: 31-20-30, later 34b-25-35
Kristen was a fairly normal model, basically just another beautiful
face. However, without any trademark, her career was a disaster.
About a year ago, she cut and dyed her hair, and shaved off her
eyebrows. Since then she's been doing much better. She has been
described as an antimodel, and is typical of the grunge models.
Moore, Demi
Did some modeling in Europe before becoming famous as an actress.
Moss, Kate
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 95? (She claims to never weigh herself.)
Born: 16 Jan 74 in Addiscomb, Surrey, England
Earning power: $10000 / day
Agency: Women Model Management
One of the more controversial supermodels, primarily because of her
unusually low weight (she typifies the "waif" models). Some people
feel she is unattractively thin, and fear idolizing her may cause
anorexia in impressionable teenage girls. However, she also has a
large number of fans, and receives a large number of modeling jobs.
Her contract with Calvin Klein is supposedly worth over 1 million.
Her unusual appearance (and possibly her willingness to appear
nude, "It's just work") have, in a very short time, made her almost
as widely recognized as Cindy Crawford. She is a little too short
and thin to model clothes designed for the "standard" model's
build. This makes her less versatile and may limit her career's
lifespan. She appeared in an '89 British sexploitation film "The
Inferno". She chain smokes Marlboros. She has broken with her
photographer boyfriend, Mario Sorrenti.
Mulder, Karen
Height: 5'10"
Bust-waist-hips: 34.5-24-34.5
Dress size: 6
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Blue
Shoe size: 8
Agency: Elite
One of the most popular blonde models of the moment. Appeared in
the requisite Guess? ads in 1991 (I think). She is Dutch and
married to Rene Bosne. She can be seen everywhere!
Munro, Carol
Retired.
Ogilvie, Lana
Nationality: Canadian
will soon appear in the upcoming Cover Girl ads
for their new line of cosmetics for darker skinned models.
Otis, Carr'e
Born: Sep 28 1968 in San Francisco, California, USA
Former boyfriend was Mickey Rourke. Carrie has five tattoos - a
rose on her right ankle, a Japanese peace sign above the rose, a
Tibetan symbol on her left ankle, a large angle on her back and a
Native American Thunderbird on her wrist. About two years ago she
accidentally shot herself under her left arm when a firearm she was
carrying went off in her purse. Carrie appeared in the infamous
movie Wild Orchid where she was reported to be having real sex on
screen with then boyfriend Mickey Rourke. She can be seen in some
equally infamous Calvin Klein jeans ads that came out in '92. The
story line for the ads was her travelling with a band, appearing
naked from the waist down and riding a motorcycle.
Patitz, Tatjana
Height: 5'11"
Bust-waist-hips: 36-24-36
Dress size: 8
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Blue
Shoe size: 9.5
Agency: Elite
Nationality: Norwegian? German?
Going out with Nick Kamen, the English pop star.
In "The Rising Sun".
Peele, Beverly
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Bust-waist-hips: 34A 23 34
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
Born: 75?
Agency: Next
Nationality: American
Earning power: $10,000 per day
Beverly is one of the most popular black models today besides Naomi
Campbell. She appears in all of the major runway shows and has
been photographed numerous times for American Vogue, and has been
photographed for ads by Steven Meisel and Bruce Weber. She earns
up to $1 million a year
Pestova, Daniela "The Chameleon"
Height: 5'11
Bust-waist-hips: 34B 23 35
Hair color: blond
Eye color: blue
Born: 70?, under Libra
Agency: Spectrum
Nationality: Czechoslovakian
Earning power: $2 million per year, $12,000 per day
Trademarks: Changing Looks, Punctuality
Daniela has a contract with L'Oreal and appears in various L'Oreal
cosmetics print ads. On the cover of Cosmopolitan's February 1993
issue.
Porizkova, Paulina
Height: 1.79m
Born: Apr 9 1965
Weight: 59kg
Has had at least one appearance on the Arsenio Hall Show. Appeared
in August 1987 Playboy. She's said during an interview that she
unwinds by "playing Nintendo". Modeled almost exclusively for
Estee Lauder. Is married to Ric Ocasek. They have a son, Jonathan
Raven Ocasek, born 4 (14?) Nov 93. Recently wrote a children's book
about the adventures of a Roach in New York. Paulina frequently
criticized the shallowness of the modelling industry and has
mentioned that she is in the process of working on a book about the
industry as she sees it.
Reece, Gabrielle
Height: 6'3" (190.5 cm)
Model and professional beach volleyball player. Was seeing Jose
Canseco. Seems to be concentrating more on her volleyball.
Richardson, Ashley
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Born: 1965 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA (I've also heard Florida)
Can be seen in ads for Jordache.
Rossellini, Isabella
Born: Jun 18 1952 in Rome, Italy
Retired. Modeled mostly for Lancome. Also appears in ads for
Dolce and Gabbana. Daughter of director Roberto Rossellini and
actress Ingrid Bergman. Her relationship with director David Lynch
is finished, but she can still be seen in his movies Blue Velvet
and Wild at Heart.
S., Emma
Height: 5'9-1/2"
Bust-waist-hips: 35-25-36
Dress size: 8
Hair color: Blonde
Eye color: Blue
Shoe size: 8
Agency: Elite
Appears in George Michael's Too Funky video.
Schenkenberg, Marcus
A rising male model.
Schiffer, Claudia
Height: 5'11"
Bust-waist-hips: 35-24-36
Born: Aug 25 1970 in Rheinbach, Germany
Weight: 127
Agency: Metropolitan
Is one of the top five supermodels in the modelling industry today.
Has a four year contract with Revlon worth $6 million, which
requires her not to pose nude. Also models in print ads for the
clothing company Iceberg, for Chanel and Gianni Versace.
Spokesmodel rep for Guess? perfume. Was rumored to be fiancee of
Prince Albert of Monaco. A paparazzi got several topless photos
while she was on vacation. They were printed in three European
newspapers. She sued them. Engaged to David Copperfield, the
magician.
Schnarre, Monika
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Born: 1972 in Toronto, Canada
In 1987 SI swimsuit issue (page 114). Female lead in "Waxwork II:
Lost in Time". Won 1989 Ford Supermodel of the Year contest.
She once said she wanted to work at Club MED.
Seymour, Stephanie
Height: 5'10"
Bust-waist-hips: 34B-22-35
Dress size: 6-8
Hair color: Light Brown
Eye color: Blue-Green
Shoe size: 10
Agency: Elite
Born: Aug 1968 in San Diego California, USA
Stephanie Seymour has modeled swimsuits for Sports Illustrated, and
was also the primary spokesmodel for Victoria's Secret Catalogue.
She has done at least two pictorials for Playboy; the first in
March 1991, the second in February 1993. Was going with Axl Rose,
the rock star, but broke up in early '93. Rumored to be seeing
Peter Brant, owner of Interview mag, who is married with five kids.
She has a son, Dylan Thomas.
Shepard, Cybil
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Former model, actress. Best known for her roles in "The Last
Picture Show", "Taxi Driver", and the TV series "Moonlighting". In
the 70's, she so defined the image of icy coldness, that the role
in Taxi Driver was written with her in mind.
Shields, Brooke
Mostly a minor actress, she has also been doing some modeling work.
She did a photo shoot to promote the Sydney 2000 Olympic bid while
she was in Australia, which appears in an Australian magazine
called "Inside Sport".
Shimizu, Jenny
Born: '71?
Height: 5'7"
Agency: Women Model Management
One of the most successful asian models. She's worked the runways
for Versace, Anna Sui, Calvin Klein, and Jean Paul Gaultier. She's
appeared in Neneh Cherry and Terence Trent D'Arby videos and in a
Banana Republic ad. She's in the December Allure and will be in
the February Elle. She has 4 large tattoos - a woman straddling a
wrench from her right shoulder to her elbow, a spark plug on her
left forearm, a cross on the back of her neck, and Japanese
characters for "And she goes..." on her left shoulder. She's
rumored to be Madonna's lover. The March 15, 1992, L.A. Times
calls her a "lezbopunk bike-dyke". In it she said, "I'm all for
sexual freedom: S&M, bondage, dancing half-naked. I just think
it's great". She says she was "always a tomboy". She went to
trade school rather than college, and worked as a garage mechanic.
She was discovered by L.A. Casting agent Rosanna on her 1971
Triumph motorcycle outside the LA nightclub, "Fuck..." She
skateboards, motorcycles, wears Red Wing biker boots, listens to
Bjork, and watches Beavis and Butthead ("It rules," she says). In
five years, she'd like to own her own garage and race bikes. She
says, "I'd like to see runways get more creative. I had dreams of
this roller derby type thing, but on skateboards."
Smith, Amber
Height: 5'10
Bust-waist-hips: 36c 24 35
Hair color: reddish blonde
Eye color: hazel
Born: 72? under Pisces
Agency: Spectrum
Earning power: $8,000 per day
Nationality: American
Amber's ambition is to be America's #1 pin-up girl. She is
known for a tattoo of a redhead on her thigh; "It's a tattoo
of Amber" she says.
Smith, Anna Nicole "Vickie"
Height: 71
Bust-waist-hips: 36.0DD 26.0 38.0
Hair color: bleached blonde
Born: 28 Nov 67 in Houston, Texas, USA
Weight: 140 (I've also heard 155)
Playboy playmate for May 1992 (as Vickie Smith), and playmate of
the year for '93. Modeled for Guess? She is from Mexia, Texas,
and has one son. In Norway, the consumer rights ombud tried to get
her adds for H&M underwear banned to protect consumers from any
sexual associations. She is flattered that young Norwegian boys
sell her posters for $7 each.
Smithers, Jan
Hair color: brunette
Born: Jul 3 1949 in North Hollywood California, USA
Did some modeling work, then had a regular part as "Bailey" on
"WKRP in Cincinatti" in the early eighties. Now married to James
Brolin (of the TV show _Hotel_ among other things) and living in
Canada.
Taylor, Krissy
Height: 6'0 (still growing)
Hair: blonde
Agency: IMG Models, NY
Born: '78?
Niki's younger sister. Not a supermodel. Has appeared in YM,
Seventeen, Self, Mademoiselle, Vogue, and Dolly (Aust)
Taylor, Niki
Height: 5'11
Bust-waist-hips: 34b 24 34
Hair color: brown
Eye color: hazel
Born: 75?
Agency: IMG Models, NY
Earning power: $15,000 per day
Nationality: American
Niki is head of her own company called Niki Inc. She has a tattoo
of a dolphin on her ankle, a sun on her foot and two on her
buttocks. Niki appears in ads for Cover Girl and older L'Oreal
ads. She has a fan club. [ address below ]
Turlington, Christy
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 118
Had a major contract with Maybelline for two years at $2 million.
Can be seen in print ads for Calvin Klein Eternity perfume, North
Beach Leather, and Anne Klein Accessories. Christy has a small
tattoo inside her right ankle. She is married to Roger Wilson, the
screen writer, but is rumored to be having an affair with Cindy
Crawford (Yes, that means exactly what it says). Christy is one of
the top five supermodels of the world at the moment. Appeared in
George Michael's video "Freedom". Dating Christian Slater, the
actor. Her mother is El Salvadoran, her father is Anglo. May be
supporting PETA, an anti-fur activist group.
Turner, Janine
Retired?
Valetta, Amber
Born: '73? in Tulsa
One of the waifs.
Webb, Veronica
Black model for Revlon's new cosmetic line for darker skin. Appears
in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever, and has a small appearance in Malcolm X.
Weigel, Teri
Height: 67.0
Bust-waist-hips: 34.0B 21.0 34.0
Weight: 108
Born: Feb 24 1962 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Playboy playmate for April 1986. Bust measurement above is from
that period, she's had at least one enlargement since. Worked as a
catalog model for a while, then got hurt by a car accident. After
recovery, went into hardcore porn (Yes, that's been confirmed).
Williams, Kim
Williams, Rachel
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Born: Apr 29 1967 in New York City, USA
A popular model who appears frequently in American Elle magazine.
She is also in print ads for Nine West Spa Collection shoes.
Young, Kara
Height: 5'8"
Bust-waist-hips: 34-23-34
Dress size: 6
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Brown
Shoe size: 8.5
Agency: Elite
Zadrick, Shana
A model who is still trying to establish her niche but who is being
helped along, much like Linda Evangelista was, by photographer
Steven Meisel. She appears in ads for Calvin Klein Escape, was a
Guess? girl in 1991, and appears in ads for Kors and Alberta
Ferreti.
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Common questions and answers not handled in the previous section.
What is a supermodel?
This is a major point of discussion in this group. Some factors
that may be involved are earning power, name recognition, face
recognition, frequency of runway appearances, frequency of magazine
covers, appearances in Sports Illustrated, calenders, TV
appearances, movies. Also see the "history and purpose" section
of this FAQ.
Why are all (or most) supermodels tall and thin?
There are variations, but most models are about the same size,
height (~5'9), and weight.
Most of the designs are for very thin women (why is another good
question). Tall women appear thinner than short ones.
Women with small faces are supposed to photograph "better". If
you put a head on a woman who is 5'10" - 6', it will look smaller
than the same beautiful head on a woman who is 5'2" or so.
Designers can sew clothes for the "standard" model. Then they can
easily substitute models if they think a particular dress would
look better with a different model, or someone is late for a show.
Uniformity lets them "ensemble" well with other models. No one
has to stand on box. The standard height may be on the tall side
to ease posing with men.
Who's the woman in the Meatloaf video?
Dana Patrick. However, the voice belongs to a woman identified
only as "Mrs. Loud".
What's the name of the magazine Alyssa Milano posed nude in?
The complete title is "Bikini".
Who is the girl in the Aerosmith videos?
Alicia Silverstone was in the Aerosmith vidoes "Cryin'" and
"Amazing", and starred in the movie, "The Crush". She's 17.
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Addresses.
American Photo
for subscription:
P.O. Box 51033
Boulder, CO USA 80323-1033
for questions or comments:
Editor American Photo
1633 Broadway
New York, NY USA 10019
[ "American Photo" is a completely different magazine from "Photo",
a French magazine. The French one is often highly recommended
in alt.supermodels for excellent nude pictures of supermodels.
It has been hard to find in the USA since the French government
refused to let US AF-111's pass through French airspace to bomb Libya. ]
Cosmopolitan Magazine
P.O. Box 7162
Red Oak, Iowa USA 51591
tel (800) 888-2676
CULTRE SHOCK
16/18 Wimbledon Stadium Business Centre
Riverside Road London SW17 OBA
United Kingdom
Tel (081) 879 3949 Fax 081 879 0792
[ markets the 1994 12 month Cindy Crawford calender. The photos
are recycled from other sources, and not all are of Cindy. ]
DAY DREAM CALENDARS, INC.
Carpinteria, CA 93013
Canadian Distributor:
Bella Flor Enterprises, Inc.
Kelowna, British Columbia
Tel (604) 860-33771 [ too long? ]
[ markets the 1994 16 month Cindy Crawford calender. ]
Elite Modeling Agency
111 East 22nd Street,
New York, NY USA 10010
212-529-9800
Model Management 212-529-9495
Men 212-529-9554
New Faces 212-529-9551
T.V. 212-529-4555
Accounting 212-529-9594
London office: +44 71 333 0888
[ Sorry, they have no known email address. ]
Metropolitan Agency
5 Union Square West
New York 10003
(No phone number yet)
The Niki Taylor Fan Club
119 Rockland Center
Suite 251
Nanuet, NY 10954
Northbeach Leather
1335 Columbus Avenue, Dept. 603P
San Francisco, CA USA 94133
[ Their $3.00 catalog sometimes has supermodels. ]
Samantha Fox Fan Club
c/o Jeffrey Dixon
P.O. Box 1656
Garden Grove, CA USA 92642-1656
(714) 636-FOXY (3699 if you don't have letters)
[ $20 fee ? ]
Vanity Fair
P.O. Box 51333
Boulder, Colorado USA 80321-1333
Victoria's Secret Catalogue
North American Office
PO BOX 182103
Columbus, OH USA 43272-2497
1-800-888-8200
Vogue
subscription
Box 55980
Boulder, Colorodo 80332
tel (800) 234-2347
editorial and business offices
350 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
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Sources of additional movie appearance information.
A lot of information about model's movie appearances is available
from the movie database servers. One of the best is "Cardiff's
Movie Database Browser", available through the Web with URL:
"http://www.cm.cf.ac.uk/Movies/moviequery.html"
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How to download and view the pictures.
Read the FAQ for alt.binaries.pictures.d. If your site doesn't get
that group, or expires it quickly, look in news.answers, or ftp it
from rtfm.mit.edu. Jim Howard has done an excellent job of
explaining this, much better than I could. He describes the
necessary steps and programs on a wide variety of systems, and
tells you where to find them on the net.
Supermodel pictures are usually available in
alt.binaries.pictures.supermodels (usually abbreviated a.b.p.s or
abps) and alt.binaries.pictures.erotica (abpe).
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Where to get pictures of supermodels on the net.
Picture files can be obtained over the internet using ftp, fsp, or
mail to one of the ftp-by-mail servers. For more info, see Tom
Czarnik's "FTP List - FAQ" posting to news.answers.
There are NO ftp sites carrying nude pictures of supermodels or
anyone else. Every time one opens, 328959802 guys try to ftp to it
at once, it's load goes to infinity, and it's admin deletes the
pictures in self defense. There are lots of sites that keep G and
PG rated pictures of supermodels. A couple of the more popular
ones are below, use archie, or check the ftp FAQ for a complete
list.
Some FTP servers with supermodel info are:
einstein.mse.lehigh.edu:/gif
erratic.bradley.edu: via fsp only
garfield.catt.ncsu.edu:/pub/graphics/images/girls
louie.udel.edu:/pub/supermodels
louie only has small "mug-shot" pictures of supermodel's faces,
some copies of the posted lists of where to find pictures of
particular supermodels, archives of this newsgroup, and this FAQ.
nic.funet.fi:/pub/pics/gif/pics/sport
only if you can access it via NORDUnet
wuarchive.wustl.edu:/graphics/gif
FTP-via-EMail servers take mailed commands, ftp for the
requested file, and mail it back to you.
mail ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com with no subject line, and two-line body
with line one help and line 2 quit
mail bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu (body: help or ftplist for a list of
anonymous ftp sites)
Ken Higginson , and Pete "Ender" Walsh have been compiling and posting lists of
pictures of specific supermodels and where to get them. Ender
posts his Kathy Ireland list occasionally, and will not respond to
mail asking for it. I'm not sure about Ken. Neither of them will
send you pictures by mail, even if you ask very nicely. They're
just too burned out from all the previous requests.
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Standard for posting pictures.
Again, read Jim Howard's FAQ for alt.binaries.pictures.d He clearly
describes the current standards for splitting articles (and why you
should), how to title them, helpful programs, etc. In particular,
look for xmitBin, an automated splitting-posting program.
Pictures should be posted to alt.binaries.pictures.supermodels,
not alt.supermodels. Many sites do not get abps because
of "moralistic" censorship, worries over copyright suites,
low disk space, or low net bandwidth. However, if pictures
are posted to alt.supermodels, then it will also become blocked.
[ Note to any admins reading this: Please don't cut off entire
groups to save bandwidth/space, instead ask your feeder to place an
article size limit on your feed. That will accomplish your goal,
but not subject you to irrate users screaming "censorship". It
will also protect you from idiots posting 5 Meg bible quotes to
normal discussion groups (which actually happened about a year
ago). ]
If you can't access abps at your site, use an NNTP news reader
to read from one of the public sites, use gopher, or find someone
to mail you the pics.
Auto-decoders (such as Mark Stantz's "aub") are becoming far more
common. These programs scan all new articles in a list of
newsgroups, find the picture pieces, sort them, assemble them,
process them, and drop the finished picture files in a directory.
The only problem is they demand that the subject lines follow the
standard. If you don't follow the standard, a lot of people will
never even see your posting; so why did you bother to post?
Very few things are farther from the standard than NeXT's
NewsGrazer format. Only a tiny fraction of one percent of readers
will be able to view it, so you're just wasting bandwidth.
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Where to get the latest version of this and other FAQs.
The latest version is always available via anonymous ftp from
louie.udel.edu in /pub/supermodels/alt.supermodels.faq.Z. The .Z
means it has been packed with the unix compress program. Remember
to ftp it in binary mode. If you can't uncompress on your machine,
ftp it as just "alt.supermodels.faq". Our ftp demon will recognize
the name change and uncompress the file before sending it to you.
For your convenience, louie's ftp spool is also available via
gopher
Type=1+
Name=ftp.udel.edu public spool
Path=1/ftp
Host=gopher.eecis.udel.edu
Port=70
and WWW
URL: "http://louie.udel.edu/supermodels.html"
This FAQ and all of the other FAQs it references are available in
the newgroup news.answers, and via anonymous ftp from rtfm.mit.edu.
If you don't know what "anonymous ftp" is, talk to a computer guru
at _your_site_. No one out on the net will be able to help you
with the particular setup of your machine.
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How to contribute if you don't have usenet posting access.
A mail->news (but not back again) gateway for alt.supermodels
is available. Mail your submissions to
alt-supermodels@louie.udel.edu. Please note, this is NOT an
anonymous service, your return email address will be included
in the posting. For double-blind anonymous mail service you
might try contacting help@anon.penet.fi.
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History and purpose of alt.supermodels and this FAQ.
alt.supermodels was created (at louie anyway) on 30 July 92, by a
newgroup control message from umalexa9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Edward W.
Alexander). The original purpose was discussion of supermodels.
Then someone realized that supermodels are known through their
pictures, so it is appropriate to discuss photographs here. That
led to posting pictures, so everyone could be talking about the same
thing. The end result seems to be flame wars.
|From: brinkley@cs.utexas.edu (Paul Brinkley)
|Subject: Re: Where are all the gifs
|Date: Mon Mar 01 11:56:16 EST 1993
|
|We just got through a pretty long and hard discussion concerning this.
|Apparently alt.supermodels was NOT created with massive picture-posting
|in mind. Your post could possibly touch off another flame war.
|
|There are many alternatives to posting here. First of all, unlike "erotic"
|GIFs, the NSF doesn't lean on any FTP sites under its influence for carrying
|pictures of models. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that due to the
|lesser demand for model pictures, posting a site's name will NOT cause its
|subsequent death from overload. (I could be wrong on this.)
|
|For those who don't have FTP access, you could post to alt.binaries.pictures.-
|misc. This is the perfect place for them; a.p.b.e is slightly less
|appropriate. For those who have neither FTP nor access to the binaries
|groups, a simple e-mail should be adequate. (And if you can't even get e-mail,
|you probably can't read this, either!)
|From: FallenAngel@not.in.heaven.com (Fallen Angel)
|Subject: Who is NOT a supermodel.
|Date: 20 Jul 1993 03:19:06 GMT
|Summary: This group is not alt.fan.bimbo.chick
|
|Some people should look at the name of this group before posting. It is
|near impossible to create an algorithm that will separate people (mostly
|women) into two cases, supermodel and not-supermodel, and have it work
|perfectly. We can state, with total certainty, that some people are NOT
|supermodels.
|
|Tanya Roberts is NOT a supermodel.
|Dana Plato is NOT a supermodel.
|Some-chick-who-had-a-role-in-a-movie is NOT a supermodel.
|The Double Mint gum blow-job bimbo is NOT a supermodel.
|The Bud girls are NOT supermodels.
|
|This newsgroup is not alt.fan.chick.hot. Yes, it is unmoderated and there
|is no authority who can maintain topicality. Still, I ask for a bit of
|common sense and courtesy. Respect the bounds of this group.
|
|This group was created to discuss (mostly) women who have excelled in a
|particular career, modelling. This means a focus on the medium of
|photography. This means an association with the fashion industry. This
|means runway work.
|
|There is no reason to stifle all discussion, or to not engage in conversation
|about people who may not quite fit the supermodel category. Anna Nicole
|Smith is one such case. Personally, I don't care for the discussion about
|various TV commercial bimbos. They aren't supermodels and probably never
|will be. This falls, however remotely, within the framework of this group.
|Questions about, and GIF requests for, second-rate actresses does not.
|From: gwatt@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Graham Watt)
|Date: Thu, 2 Dec 93 12:11:44 GMT
|
|Okay everyone, back to REAL PURPOSE of alt.supermodels.
|magazine watching and model gossip.
[ I (scott@ee.udel.edu, your occational FAQ maintainer) felt many
inappropriate topics (ie. Janet vs. Chrissy debates) were
swamping alt.supermodels. I didn't want to ask people not to talk
about them here, because I didn't feel there was an appropriate
place where those discussions could be redirected. I proposed
creating alt.celebrities to handle the minor actresses, singers,
playmates, etc. I posted a series of RFDs and CFVs, and took
votes. The net vote was 80% in favor, so I newgrouped
alt.celebrities. I suggest that discussions of non-supermodels
please be moved there. ]
If you have to pay for connect time on your newsfeed, you may want
to ask your feeder to place an article size limit on your feed. The
INN news transport system has this option. A 40k limit will block
most picture segments, and pass most discussion. It's not a
perfect solution, but it might save you some money.
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Credits.
Many people contributed directly or indirectly to this FAQ. Several
requested to remain anonymous (or didn't say), and aren't listed
here. If I've forgotten anyone, then I apologize for my spotty
memory, no slight was intended. Thank you:
Janet Olson for a lot of the relevant data.
Jonathan I. Kamens for his post_faq program.
Victor P. Panlilio for his many useful postings.
DSL for many corrections.
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Disclaimer.
The University is not in any way responsible for this FAQ or
anything else related to the alt.supermodels newsgroup. The
contributors and I have tried to make this posting accurate, and I
apologize for any errors. However, since I have no control over
anything else posted to the newsgroup, I cannot and do not assume
responsibility for the group.