Cynthia «Cindy» Anne Crawford (born. In the period 80-90s, she was one of the most popular supermodels in the world, as a result of which her photos were adorned with the covers of major publications.
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Cindy Crawford, which we will talk about in this article.
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Biography of Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford was born on February 20, 1966 in the US state of Illinois. She grew up in a simple family that has nothing to do with show business. Her father worked as an electrician and her mother was a physician. She has 2 sisters - Chris and Daniel.
Childhood and youth
Cindy did well in school, earning high marks in all disciplines. Curiously, she graduated from high school with the highest marks, which allowed her to receive a scholarship at the university.
At the university, Crawford studied chemical engineering. At the age of 16, in the process of harvesting corn, the attractive girl was noticed by newspaper photographer Viktor Skrebenesski, who captured her in the picture.
As a result, Cindy's photo was seen by many people who remembered her for her slender figure and beautiful facial features. Soon she was persuaded to try herself in the modeling field. She dropped out to concentrate solely on modeling.
Crawford traveled to Chicago, where she did several photo shoots with Skrebenesski. Soon she was offered cooperation by an agency in Manhattan. It was then that the professional biography of Cindy Crawford began.
Model business
In 1986, Cindy Crawford became the vice-champion of the Elite Model Look competition. Among all the participants, she stood out for her famous mole above her upper lip.
An interesting fact is that initially the model was persuaded to remove the mole, since it allegedly spoiled her appearance. Moreover, the image of the mole was removed by photographers from many of her early photographs using Photoshop.
And yet, Cindy refused to get rid of her "zest" and, as it turns out, not in vain. Later, different brands will focus on the Crawford birthmark. For example, in a chocolate ad, the model will try to lick it off with her tongue.
At the beginning of her career, Cindy experienced a lot of difficulties, as she had to learn to behave professionally on the catwalk, apply makeup and follow a strict diet. However, such efforts quickly paid off.
In the late 80s and 90s, Crawford became one of the most popular supermodels known throughout the world. When a woman was told that she looked like Cindy Crawford, it was taken as a great compliment.
Images of the model have appeared on the covers of over 600 magazines, including Vogue, People, ELLE and Cosmopolitan. At the same time, she was the face of many fashion houses.
Cindy was ranked 5th in the TOP-100 sexiest stars of the 20th century according to Playboy magazine. In 1997, the publication "Shape" put her on the second line (after Demi Moore) of the list of the most beautiful women on the planet of 4000 applicants.
At the age of 40, Crawford was ranked 26th in the Maxim Hot 100 magazine. During the biography of 1989-1995. she was the host of the "House of Style" program, which was dedicated to fashion trends. Fitness video lessons led by the same Cindy Crawford were very popular.
The supermodel also managed to realize herself in the cinema. She got the main role in the action movie Fair Play. Later, Cindy will play secondary heroines in several more films, including the comedy City of Predators.
In 2016, the woman published an illustrated autobiographical book “To Live and Delight”, in which she told about many interesting facts from her personal and professional life. Crawford's fortune is estimated by various experts at $ 100 million.
Personal life
In 1991, Cindy married the famous actor Richard Gere, but their marriage lasted about 4 years. After that, her new husband was a restaurateur and fashion model named Randy Gerber.
In this union, the couple had a daughter, Kaia, and a son, Presley. It is curious that Kaia followed in her mother's footsteps, becoming a professional model. Crawford pays great attention to charity, as the owner of the "Little Star Foundation".
First of all, Cindy helps children with leukemia, since her brother died from this disease in childhood. She also provides assistance to abandoned and needy children.
Cindy Crawford today
Despite the fact that Crawford is no longer so actively involved in the modeling business, her photos continue to grace the covers of popular magazines. In 2019 she participated in photo shoots for Porter Edit and ELLE Italia.
Cindy continues to work with the Omega watch brand, which she has remained faithful to for over 20 years. She has an Instagram page with over 5 million subscribers.
Photo by Cindy Crawford
