What did supermodels look like at the beginning of their careers?

Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Adriana Lima and Gisele Bündchen. The names of these supermodels are known all over the world, brands pay them incredible fees for participation in shows, and the most influential photographers dream of working with them. And this is not surprising, because they are real legends! But everyone started somewhere, and models with an army of thousands of fans are no exception.

At the beginning of their journey, each of them went through rejection from modeling agencies, hours of shooting for a small fee and endless casting, which did not always end with the word “approved”. Still, perseverance won, and the whole world learned about charismatic girls.

We have previously told you about 20 supermodels who defined the decades. Now we invite you to delve into the past and find out what they looked like at the very beginning of their careers.

Kate Moss

Kate Moss’ modeling career started when she was just 14 years old. The future legend of the fashion industry was noticed by Sarah Doukas, director of the London agency Storm. Two years later, in July 1990, Kate Moss appeared on the cover of The Face. And in 1992, he appeared on the catwalk for the first time and starred in the famous Calvin Klein campaign.

Naomi Campbell

Already at the age of seven, Black Panther Naomi Campbell starred in a video by Bob Marley, and at 15 she began her modeling career. She walked the Chanel catwalk in 1986, starred in a Calvin Klein campaign in 1987, and appeared on the cover of French Vogue in 1988.

Linda Evangelista

Linda Evangelista said: “I won’t get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day.” But of course it started with lower wages. Linda’s career began in 1984; That’s when she joined the Elite modeling agency. A year later, she appeared in shows by Linda Evangelista, Chanel and Sonia Rykiel, and was rewarded with a cover of Vogue in 1989.

Cindy Crawford

Cindy Crawford’s catwalk debut took place in 1990 – then she walked in the Donna Karan show. At that time the model was 24 years old. By the way, at the beginning of her career, many photographers advised Cindy to remove the mole above her upper lip and even retouched it in the pictures. But the model made it its main feature. When Crawford became one of the top models, many fashionistas began to line up their front looks instead of hiding them.

Claudia Schiffer

Claudia Schiffer’s dizzying career began in the late 1980s, when she met Michel Levaton, director of the Metropolitan Model modeling agency, in a nightclub in Düsseldorf. At the age of 20, Claudia Schiffer could boast of not only participating in Chanel shows, but also the title of face of the fashion house.

Carla Bruni

Carla Bruni began her modeling career in the late 1980s, when she was 19 years old. Success did not take long to come; She became one of the most sought-after and highly paid models in the 1990s.

Tyra Banks

The person who taught us all to smile with her eyes started modeling when she was 15 years old. Tyra Banks, who appeared on the cover of Seventeen Magazine, made her debut at Paris Fashion Week in two years. She later appeared in the Yves Saint Laurent show.

Gisele Bündchen

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen has put an end to the “heroin chic” aesthetic, shifting the limelight from painful thinness to a healthy, strong body, shiny hair and a light blush. The peak of her career was in the 2000s, but Gisele entered the industry much earlier, in the mid-1990s. Even then he attended shows by Alexander McQueen, Giorgio Armani and Oscar de la Renta.

Adriana Lima

Another Brazilian supermodel that literally everyone is crazy about. Many people associate Adriana Lima with the Victoria’s Secret show, but her career didn’t start with the title of “angel.” The model made her debut on the catwalk at the age of 16 – she took part in the Anna Sui show. Meanwhile, until the late 2010s, Lima was among the highest paid models, and her income was estimated at $10.5 million annually.

Natalya Vodyanova

Natalia Vodianova entered the fashion industry at the age of 16 and a year later signed a contract with the Viva Models modeling agency in Paris. As they say, the rest is history. In the early 2000s, he attended the fashion shows of Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein and Marc Jacobs.