Before They Were Stars
Niki Taylor Now and Other Supermodels Before the Fame
Supermodels! They do not have super powers, but they can be quite spectacular. The role of the supermodel in our society has changed over the years, and the models themselves have expanded into areas that go far beyond modeling. Many of these lovely ladies have successful acting careers, at least one is a novelist, and another recently directed a documentary about childbirth. But enough talk. Let's look at some supermodels before they were stars. By Brett Singer
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Brooke Shields—Now
Here’s something you might not know about Brooke Shields—she got her start in modeling when she was only 11 months old. (We said months. Not years.) In 1980, Shields began appearing in television ads for Calvin Klein Jeans; the ads were considered controversial because Shields was a minor and she was, well, pantsless. Shields graced the cover of Time Magazine the following year, and the mag reported that she was earning $10,000 a day. (This was almost a decade before Linda Evangelista’s famous quote). Although she is known more for her successful acting career, Brooke Shields was indeed a supermodel in every sense of the word.
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