The origin stories of the greatest supermodels of all time, featuring exclusive interviews with icons including Pat Cleveland, Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour and Halima Aden.
The origin stories of the greatest supermodels of all time, featuring exclusive interviews with icons including Pat Cleveland, Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour and Halima Aden.
The question that every supermodel gets asked repeatedly is 'how were you discovered?' Fans love to hear how, where and why their icons were plucked from reality and thrown into the hyper-glamorous world of high fashion. Many of the most famous women in the industry have fairytale-like origin stories. Several faced challenging upbringings, coming from obscurity or poverty before being scouted by chance in a supermarket or airport. Some became celebrities overnight, others fought their way up from a very young age.
Hundreds of good models are discovered annually but very few manage to capture public attention and keep it. Many of the supermodels who will feature in this book upturned industry norms and beauty ideals, and faced tremendous rejection before finding success.Caroline Leaper is the deputy fashion director at The Telegraph and regularly reports from the major fashion shows in Paris, London, Milan and New York. During her career, she has also written for Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, InStyle, Glamour and Stylist and interviewed numerous fashion stars, including Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Ashley Graham and Halima Aden.
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