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Unattainable Ideal: Supermodels of the Nineties

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Their success was global; women at the time struggled to identify with this unattainable ideal of beauty. Let's remember the most famous supermodels at the end of the twentieth century.

Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Carla Bruni, and Helena Christensen — everyone knows these names, as they have become legendary models, with their faces on the covers of multiple magazines, commercials, and movies. They are famous for their endless legs, great forms, perfect skin and enchanting faces. Take a look at women that have become true icons of fashion. 

© AFP 2023 / Frederick FlorinFrench model Laetitia Casta presents the wedding gown of Yves Saint-Laurent's 1999 Spring/Summer haute couture collection in Paris 20 January.
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French model Laetitia Casta presents the wedding gown of Yves Saint-Laurent's 1999 Spring/Summer haute couture collection in Paris 20 January.
© AP Photo / Lynne SladkySupermodel Naomi Campbell, right, poses with her Madame Tussaud's wax double outside of the Fashion Cafe in London Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1996. The British catwalk queen is the first of the current supermodels to gain admission to Madame Tussaud's hall of fame.
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Supermodel Naomi Campbell, right, poses with her Madame Tussaud's wax double outside of the Fashion Cafe in London Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1996. The British catwalk queen is the first of the current supermodels to gain admission to Madame Tussaud's hall of fame.
© AP Photo / Remy de la MauviniereCzech top model Eva Herzigova poses in a crowd of photographers on the Croisette in Cannes, French Riviera, during the 49th International Cannes Film festival Saturday May 11, 1996. Eva Herzigova was posing mainly for German photographer Helmut Newton (unseen).
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Czech top model Eva Herzigova poses in a crowd of photographers on the Croisette in Cannes, French Riviera, during the 49th International Cannes Film festival Saturday May 11, 1996. Eva Herzigova was posing mainly for German photographer Helmut Newton (unseen).
© AFP 2023 / Pierre VerdyUK fashion designer Vivienne Westwood's super-model Linda Evangelista wearing 'Watteau ball gown' "Les Femmes ne Connaissent pas toute leur Coquetterie" silk taffeta acknowledges public ovation at the end of the Spring-Summer 1996 ready-to-wear collection in the Grand Hotel de Paris on October 16, 1995.
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UK fashion designer Vivienne Westwood's super-model Linda Evangelista wearing 'Watteau ball gown' "Les Femmes ne Connaissent pas toute leur Coquetterie" silk taffeta acknowledges public ovation at the end of the Spring-Summer 1996 ready-to-wear collection in the Grand Hotel de Paris on October 16, 1995.
© AP Photo / HOA nude Cindy Crawford graces the cover of the August issue of Esquire magazine's eighth annual "Women We Love" edition. The magazine, available on newstands nationally on July 18, 1995, follows the previous month's cover story on how Crawford's ex-husband, actor Richard Gere, was coping with their recent breakup.
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A nude Cindy Crawford graces the cover of the August issue of Esquire magazine's eighth annual "Women We Love" edition. The magazine, available on newstands nationally on July 18, 1995, follows the previous month's cover story on how Crawford's ex-husband, actor Richard Gere, was coping with their recent breakup.
© AP Photo / Roger Doelly German Super Model Claudia Schiffer crosses the Muenster Hof square in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday July 5, 2000, on her way to the presser of the German candidature committee for the 2006 World Cup.
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German Super Model Claudia Schiffer crosses the Muenster Hof square in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday July 5, 2000, on her way to the presser of the German candidature committee for the 2006 World Cup.
© AFP 2023 / Pierre VerdyCanadian top model Yasmeen Ghauri presents a geisha-like embroidered red and black silk dress with stylized hairdo 07 July in Paris during the 1997/98 Fall/Winter Givenchy high fashion collection by British designer Alexander McQueen.
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Canadian top model Yasmeen Ghauri presents a geisha-like embroidered red and black silk dress with stylized hairdo 07 July in Paris during the 1997/98 Fall/Winter Givenchy high fashion collection by British designer Alexander McQueen.
© AP Photo / Paul HurschmannModel Nadja Auermann presents a black and white polka dot silk robe over a red jumper with white trim from designer Wolfgang Joop during the showing of his JOOP! spring 1996 womens wear collection in New York Sunday, Oct. 29, 1995.
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Model Nadja Auermann presents a black and white polka dot silk robe over a red jumper with white trim from designer Wolfgang Joop during the showing of his JOOP! spring 1996 womens wear collection in New York Sunday, Oct. 29, 1995.
© AP Photo / John HayesModel and actress Elle Macpherson attends an event on June 1997. Two men were accused of trying to extort money from the supermodel by threatening to circulate photos of her on the Internet and expose a secret about her. William Ryan Holt, 26, pleaded innocent on Tuesday, July 8, 1997 and was held on $100,000 bail. Michael Robert Mischler, 29, was jailed on $300,000. He did not enter a plea.
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Model and actress Elle Macpherson attends an event on June 1997. Two men were accused of trying to extort money from the supermodel by threatening to circulate photos of her on the Internet and expose a secret about her. William Ryan Holt, 26, pleaded innocent on Tuesday, July 8, 1997 and was held on $100,000 bail. Michael Robert Mischler, 29, was jailed on $300,000. He did not enter a plea.
© AFP 2023 / Stan HondaUS model Tyra Banks wears a sheer organza cape over a satin bra and bikini during the Victoria's Secret Spring Fashion show February, 3 in New York.
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US model Tyra Banks wears a sheer organza cape over a satin bra and bikini during the Victoria's Secret Spring Fashion show February, 3 in New York.
© AFP 2023 / Sinead LynchSupermodel Kate Moss has her hair tonged backstage at Matthew Williamson's Spring/Summer 2000 show in which she was starring on September 22, 1999. Moss appeared with a host of other supermodels as London Fashion week shrugged off talk that it lacked sparkle, following designers' departures, such as Alexander McQueen's to show in New York.
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Supermodel Kate Moss has her hair tonged backstage at Matthew Williamson's Spring/Summer 2000 show in which she was starring on September 22, 1999. Moss appeared with a host of other supermodels as London Fashion week shrugged off talk that it lacked sparkle, following designers' departures, such as Alexander McQueen's to show in New York.
© AFP 2023 / JON LEVYDanish model Helena Christensen presents a creation for fashion house Karl Lagerfeld as part of the 1995 Fall-Winter ready-to-wear collection in Paris on March 18, 1995.
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Danish model Helena Christensen presents a creation for fashion house Karl Lagerfeld as part of the 1995 Fall-Winter ready-to-wear collection in Paris on March 18, 1995.
© AFP 2023 / Thomas CoexUS Calvin Klein model Christy Turlington poses for photographers on January 24 at the International Lingerie Salon in Paris. A French firm announced at the salon, which ends January 26, that it will launch perfumed lingerie on the international market next year.
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US Calvin Klein model Christy Turlington poses for photographers on January 24 at the International Lingerie Salon in Paris. A French firm announced at the salon, which ends January 26, that it will launch perfumed lingerie on the international market next year.
© AFP 2023 / Pierre VerdyDutch model Karen Mulder displays a creation designed by Karl Lagerfeld during the Spring-Summer ready-to-wear presentation for Chanel on October 17, 1994 in Paris.
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Dutch model Karen Mulder displays a creation designed by Karl Lagerfeld during the Spring-Summer ready-to-wear presentation for Chanel on October 17, 1994 in Paris.
© AP Photo / Alex BrandonAt the opening of the Fashion Cafe in the French Quarter of New Orleans, from left, Elle MacPherson, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell,and Christy Turlington holding Mardi Gras masks Saturday, Feb. 17, 1996. The opening of another Fashon Cafe in a growing chain of restaurants coincides with Mardi Gras festivities.
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At the opening of the Fashion Cafe in the French Quarter of New Orleans, from left, Elle MacPherson, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell,and Christy Turlington holding Mardi Gras masks Saturday, Feb. 17, 1996. The opening of another Fashon Cafe in a growing chain of restaurants coincides with Mardi Gras festivities.
© AFP 2023 / TIMOTHY A. CLARYSupermodel Heidi Klum dressed as an Angel enters the stage during a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Bryant Park November 13, 2001.
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Supermodel Heidi Klum dressed as an Angel enters the stage during a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Bryant Park November 13, 2001.
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