Here’s Where Our Favorite ‘90s Supermodels Are Now

Linda Evangelista started her modeling career with a modeling contest. She became the cover girl for Vogue and was approaching the peak of her modeling career. Additionally, she became the style icon for her unique cropped hair.

Her quote, “I don’t get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day” showed how well she knew her worth back in the days. Even now in her 50s, she is known as the supermodel’s supermodel.

Brinkley rose to fame during the ’70s when she booked many Sports Illustrated covers. She was on the cover of the Swimsuit issue for a very long time from 1979 to 1981. She signed an agreement with Cover Girl in 1976 and stayed with the brand until the mid-1990s.

Brinkley was on the Swimsuit version of Sports Illustrated again in 2017. She now owns and runs various organizations. They include her drink called Bellissima and cosmetic brand Christie Brinkley Authentic Skin Care.

Adriana was a Brazilian model who earned the title Angel by Victoria’s Secret. She worked as a model for two decades. The most interesting fact about her is that she walked for Victoria’s Secret 18 times. She was a spokesperson for Maybelline.

Additionally, she was seen in Vogue magazine and Marie Claire. She became the second-highest-paid model in the world. Now, she has taken her time off modeling and retired from the runway.

An American model and actress, Beverly Peele set records by appearing on over two hundred and fifty fashion magazine covers. She rose to fame with Mademoiselle and Elle magazines. Peele was discovered young – when she was just 12.

This 45-year-old model and mother of four children has skipped the limelight for a long while. She mentioned having been writing a book in 2019. The book is told to be an inspirational message with hints of drama.

Moss was the one who was initially termed as heroine chic. At 14 years old, Moss had become the fashion girl. She has been a tabloid fixture for the better part of her career.

Although still active in the industry, Moss is leaning more towards production now. She designed a line of bags. Moss also lent her name to many perfumes. She is also a contributing fashion editor for the British Vogue.

This German model won a $300,000 contract with New York city’s Metropolitan Models to begin her modeling career. She beamed into stardom in 1998. She appeared on the Sports Illustrated‘s swimsuit edition. In 2002, she was the head angel for Victoria’s Secret.

Since 2003, she has hosted Project Runway. She won an Emmy for the show. Klum retired from Victoria’s Secret in 2010. She was also a judge in America’s Got Talent.

Hailing from the Dinka ethnic group of South Sudan, Alek Wek has left her mark in the fashion industry by heavily influencing its perception and belief in beauty. This model and designer began her career at the tender age of 18.

In 2013, this supermodel was appointed as the UNHCR Goodwill ambassador. Her most recent work is as the character Miss Milius in the film Suspiria which was released in 2018.

Kimora Lee Simmons was five feet and ten inches at the age of ten. Just to make sure that she feels comfortable with her growth, her mother admitted her to a modeling school. She was in the limelight of the world of fashion from her early teens.

She was the cover girl for Harper’s Bazaar Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Germany. Along with having a successful career on the runway, her fashion sense is reflected in her business with former husband Russel Simmons in Phat Farm.

Helena Christensen was the final model in the Magnificent Seven. Frank DeCaro coined the name. She had over 600 magazine covers in her arsenal. She is also one of the original Victoria’s Secret angels.

She is famous for appearing on a Times Square billboard without any clothes. At the age of 51, Christensen still models gracefully. Recently, she is found more to be behind the camera. She has also released many photography series.

Within four years of discovery, Kathy Ireland was on the Sports Illustrated‘s cover. Her covers became the best-selling issue of all time. At 56, Ireland is now the wealthiest model. She started steering off modeling in the ‘90s.

This was when she founded Kathy Ireland Worldwide. Her empire is currently valued at a whopping $2 billion. She has three children with Greg Olsen. She starred in a fitness video and has written books too.

The gorgeous Rebecca Romijn was famous for her long legs. She was seen walking the runway for Victoria’s Secret at the age of 25. She additionally modeled for Christian Dior, Sports Illustrated, and many more.

She starred in multiple movies starring from the X-Men franchise to Star Trek, Chuck, Adventure Time, and so on. Even though she stopped walking on the runway, she is still working in acting projects like Flipped and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Tyra Banks debuted with the Seventeen magazine. She became the first dark-toned cover girl for GQ and Sports Illustrated. She released a novel Modelland, and that became a New York’s best seller.

Banks is also known for walking for Victoria’s Secret. She also appeared in the movies Coyote Ugly, Life Size, and Love & Basketball. She was seen on the TV show Gossip Girl. Now she’s popular for the show America’s Next Top Model.

Shalom Harlow was the hostess of MTV’s House of Style with her friend Valletta. During the peak of her powers, she modeled for brands such as Chanel, Versace, Alexander McQueen, and Marc Jacobs, to name a few. She even appeared in flicks such as How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days and In & Out.

She was listed as one of the world’s 15 top-earning supermodels by Forbes in 2007 and since then, she has been keeping things on the down-low. In 2018, she shocked the modeling world when she appeared on the Versace runway.

Born on February 9th of 1974, Amber Valletta walked into stardom as the face of brands like Giorgio Armani, Chanel, Escada, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Valentino, Gucci, and Versace. She has also signed contracts worth multi-million dollar deals with cosmetic companies like Calvin Klein and Elizabeth Arden.

She worked in many movies and has appeared in many television shows. One of her most recent appearances was at the famous RuPaul’s Drag Race as a guest judge.

Naomi Campbell is from London. She was first discovered in a song by Bob Marley. Campbell walked for Elle frequently. Her dark-toned skin made her stand out in this industry, and she was one of the most popular supermodels of her time.

She was the first black cover girl for Vogue French edition. Campbell walked for many designers starting from Versace to Isaac Mizrahi. She models even now and appears in the TV show The Face.

Carla Bruni is an Italian model and one of the highest-paid ones in the world from the ‘90s. She worked with brands like Guess, Christian Dior, Givenchy, Paco Rabanne, Karl Lagerfeld, John Galliano, Yves Saint-Laurent, Chanel, and Versace.

Around 1997, she left the fashion world to pursue her musical career. In 2008, she got married to the then French president. She appeared in the 2018 Versace spring-summer fashion show. She presented two three-part music series on BBC Radio 2 in 2014 and 2018.

Known as one of the greatest models of all time, Christy Turlington was discovered at 14. She achieved exposure upon appearing on the music video “Notorious” and the cover of Vogue. Turlington has since been away from the industry. She pursued her master’s in public health.

She also served in Harvard’s health council. Turlington claimed attention through her documentary No Woman, No Cry speaking about high-risk pregnant women. She is a partner at the ayurvedic skincare line, Sundari.

One of the original models of Gucci by Tom Ford, Georgina Grenville is from South Africa. At the tender age of 14, she received the title of “Look of the Year” for the 1990 Elite. Signed by Next agency, Grenville did campaigns for Versace, Christian Dior, Valentino, etc.

Vogue titled her “the ultimate high-nineties Gucci model.” Grenville stepped away from the industry in 2000. She now lives in Paris and is devoted to her children.

Mulder is a Dutch model and singer. Elite Paris signed her after her friend sent her photographs without her knowledge. Within her second year in the industry, Mulder was waking for Valentino, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Lacroix, Versace, and Armani.

For the longest time, Mulder was considered the best-laid model in the world. In 2000, Mulder handed in her resignation to the modeling world and pursued acting. She spoke out against the negativity of the modeling industry.

One of the few actresses turned models on our list is Brooke Shields. Originally discovered as a child actress, she achieved critical acclamation at around the age of 12. She was up for challenging roles, even at that young age.

From 1999 to 2000, Shields received two Golden Globe nominations. During 2020, Shields has been sharing her workout routine on social media platforms. She believes staying prepared for any situation is vital for everyone to overcome this quarantine.

Discovered at the age of 14 by IMG, Angela Lindvall was scouted almost immediately. Yet, she took a break soon after and returned to modeling when she was 17. The famous Steven Meisel photographed her for the cover of the Italian Vogue of 1997.

During her peak, she worked with Karl Lagerfeld, Miuccia Prada, and Stella McCartney. As an ardent environmentalist, she founded and presided over the College Foundation. Angela is now working on Kundalini after her sister’s tragic passing and looks forward to teaching it.

Kylie Bax was a New Zealand based teen beauty queen of her time. Later, when she got popular as an international model and worked with tons of brands, she was the cover girl of Vogue. Additionally, she was seen on the covers of Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Mode Australia, Marie Claire, Vanity Fair, etc.

She was also in a few movies as a supporting character, including Perfume, Boys and Girls, Get Over It, etc.

By the age of 16, she was already the cover girl for three fashion magazines. When all this was happening, she was seen as the cover girl for Victoria’s Secret. She became the brand spokesperson for L’Oreal Paris. In 1999, she was chosen to appear on French coins for the upcoming 10 years as an honor.

She appeared on the big screen a couple of times for Une Île, Astérix et Obélix Contre César. This French beauty tied the knots a couple of years back and is now happily married.

This French model comes from an Economics background. She was first discovered by a photographer in the streets of France. Later, her career bloomed with tons of international covers for tons of agencies, brands, and magazines.

She was featured in Marie Claire, Vogue, Elle, Mademoiselle, Mirabella, GIOIA, and tons of others. She walked the runway for Christian Dior, Fendi, Sonia Rykiel, Chanel, Versace, Valentino, and whatnot. Now, she is based in Milan and works on special projects.

This German supermodel made her debut in the Guinness world record along with the fashion industry. She has been known as the woman with the longest legs.

She worked for tons of brands including Prada, Versace, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Gianfranco Ferré, and so on. She made her debut in British Vogue and, later on, she was seen in the US edition as well. Now her fashion career is at a halt.

This American model has been seen in over 400 fashion magazines. She worked for the most famous designers in Versace, Givenchy, and so on. Her records just don’t stop. She was the face of CoverGirl for a good amount of time.

She was featured in Vogue on its 100th anniversary. She additionally walked for Allure, Elle, Marie Claire, Self, Shape, and Vogue which is known as Niki Six. Now her son has entered the modeling industry, and she is immensely proud of that.

This European model’s success story started in Paris and later shifted to the US. She was seen in Sports Illustrated magazine thrice within the first half of the ‘80s. She was the youngest model to debut in Sports Illustrated.

Soon, she was featured in the Playboy magazine and Vogue. She had an acting career as well, which is where she met her husband. Now she is an author for the Huffington Post.

This model’s career hit many milestones over the years. She started her modeling career with a contest for Elite Model Management. She was seen frequently on the Sports Illustrated magazine and Victoria’s Secret. She represented L’Oreal for a year.

She was honored by Vogue as one of the Modern Muses. Seymour wrote a book named Stephanie Seymour’s Beauty Secrets for Dummies. She appeared in the famous song “November Rain” by Guns N’ Roses. Now she is happily married with her four kids.

Born in California, Shimizu was originally a mechanic. After she was approached for modeling at the Calvin Klein CK1 fragrances, she became the first Asian to walk the coveted catwalk Prada.

To top it all, she was the first-ever minority to open the show. Her most recent appearance was on Tyra Banks’ America’s Next Top Model. She is an advocate of LGBTQ+ rights. Moreover, she married Michelle Harper in 2014.

Tatjana’s modeling career started from the age of 17 and, soon after, she debuted in Vogue magazine. This introduced her to tons of more magazines and brands. Before long, she was seen on the covers of Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, etc.

She had an iconic shoot with Calvin Klein that gained more publicity. She was seen on the big screen too. Additionally, she was covered in Peter Lindbergh’s 10 Women book. Now, she is a mom of one.

After starting her modeling career, Veronica Webb was the first African-American who signed with Revlon. She appeared in magazines like Vogue, Elle, and Essence. She was seen walking on the ramps for Victoria’s Secret and Chanel.

Her big-screen movies were Someone Like You, Malcolm X, Jungle Fever, and TV show Damon. She was enlisted as “best dressed” three times by Vogue. Now she is famous for beauty blogging.

Hannelore Knuts is a Belgian actress and model discovered in the Antwerp train station. She has seven Vogue covers under her belt. Moreover, her film credentials go to The Invader and Dave. She keeps a keen interest in art.

She collaborated with several artists. In 2011, an artist applied 365 layers of makeup on her face. She modeled for the painting “The Angel” by Michael Borremans. Her most recent endeavor was in 2013, where she curated an exhibition at the Modemuseum Hasselt.

Graduate valedictorian of her class, Crawford was a landmark in the modeling industry. Her beauty mark was perceived as a flaw. Later, the same beauty mark became what set her apart and landed her on a Vogue cover.

After over three decades, Cindy Crawford has officially retired from the industry. She was the first modern model for Playboy. Crawford signed contracts with Revlon. She even went on to host House of Style from 1989 to 1997.

Debra Shaw was originally a design student. She was a model, actress, and singer simultaneously. Her versatility shook the industry by a storm in the ‘90s. She has walked the ramp for brands like Christian Dior, Gianni Versace, Givenchy, Alexander McQueen, and Karl Lagerfeld.

Shaw has also appeared on the cover of magazines like Vogue Portugal and L’Oreal among many others. Debra goes around doing concerts across Europe. In 2019, she was listed as an Industry Icon.

Yasmeen was a Canadian model who was first discovered at McDonald’s. In the fashion industry, she was most popular for her Eastern look, and she worked for brands like Givenchy, Versace, Hermès, Chanel, and so on. She also worked for Victoria’s Secret and modeled frequently for the brand.

She was featured in the documentary of photographer Isaac Mizrahi – Unzipped. After spending a good time in the fashion industry, she’s now retired to spend quality time with her family.

Having a rough patch in her childhood made her stronger at an early age. When the American modeling scene wasn’t appreciative of her exotic look in the United States, Janice Dickinson moved to Paris to pursue her career in the fashion industry.

There, she hit the jackpot and worked for the top brand magazines out there such as Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Versace, Calvin Klein, Oscar de la Renta, Valentino, Revlon, Christian Dior, and so on. Now, she is in her 60s and off the limelight.

Carol decided to try modeling for a summer job. Little did she know that one summer job would take her to the peak of the fashion industry. She became the cover girl of Harper’s Bazaar right after entering the fashion industry.

Her appearances on magazine covers were more than 700. She was seen on the covers of Vogue, Mademoiselle, Cosmopolitan, Sports Illustrated, and so on. Playboy magazine crowned her as the most beautiful woman. She walks on fashion shows even now.

At the age of 18, Kim started her journey in the fashion industry with the Elite Talent Agency. After entering, she started working for multiple brands and appeared in 500+ magazines in her lifetime.

Additionally, she had six appearances in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit editions. She used to be a marathon runner. She hosted the famous TV show She Got The Look. Now she is happily married and has five kids.

Jill modeled for the catalogs of Victoria’s Secret from the ‘80s into the early ‘90s. She had a commendable career in acting. She also appeared in the famous TV show Friends in the episode named “The One With the Blackout” where she starred as a model from Victoria’s Secret, and Chandler was going crazy seeing her.

After going through a rough time battling with her cancer, we now get to see glimpses of this model on the red carpet once in a while.

Tennant is a British model that attracted the attention of top fashion photographers, like Steven Meisel and Bruce Weber in 1993. This led to her successful career as a fashion model where she landed covers for magazines including, French, Italian, and British Vogue.

Tennant was also a former muse of the late Karl Lagerfeld. In June of 2012, she was inducted into the Scottish Fashion Awards Hall of Fame, as “Model of the Year.” Additionally, she modeled British designers’ pieces during the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.

Gisele came onto the modeling scene in the late 1990s, and by 1998, she had done campaigns for all the top fashion houses. She landed her cover first cover of American Vogue in 1999 and was named Vogue’s “Model of the Year”.

Since 2001, Gisele has been classified as one of the highest-paid supermodels in the world. In 2012, Forbes named her the richest model and in 2014, the magazine also listed her as the 89th “Most Powerful Woman”.

In 1997, aged 15, Vodianova signed a contract with her first modeling agency. By the age of 17, she was signed with Viva Models in Paris. She has walked over 200 runway shows for both American and European designers, such as Givenchy, Diane von Furstenberg, and Chanel.

She has also worked with all the biggest fashion photographers in the industry and has landed covers on all the major fashion magazines. As of December 2015, Vodianova has featured on 70 international Vogue covers.

At age 12, Ambrosio began taking modeling classes and signed with her first agency at age 15. Her first note-worthy job was landing the cover of Brazillian Elle magazine. Soon after, she landed her first Guess campaign.

Ambrosio was a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 2004-2017 and was ranked number five on Forbe’s list of the highest-earning models. Ambrosio is known to be one of the top fashion icons worldwide for her notable long-standing modeling career, after collaborating in campaigns for major fashion houses.

Doutzen was a “tomboy” in her adolescence, but by the early 2000s, her modeling career took off. By 2005, Kroes won Vogue’s “Model of The Year” award, and in 2007, she appeared alongside Iman for Vogue’s cover of the “World’s Next Top Models”.

From 2007 until today, she has featured on Forbes magazine’s list of the top-earning supermodels. In addition to her thriving modeling career, Doutzen has also tapped into the acting industry. In 2017, she appeared opposite Gal Gadot as an Amazon warrior in the film, Wonder Woman.

Guinevere is an American model, photographer, and jewelry designer. While she began modeling at age 15 in California, she rose to fame in 1995, when she moved to Paris. Her cover debut was on Vogue Italia and it was shot by the legendary Steven Meisel.

The next year, she received a nomination for “Supermodel of the Year” in the VH1 Fashion and Music Awards. She was also featured in Rolling Stone’s top ten hot-list for one year.

Murphy was Vogue’s “Model of the Year” in 1998. She was also one of the “Modern Muses” on the 1999 millennium cover of American Vogue. Murphy also transitioned into acting and played Dubbie in the film Liberty Heights, directed by Barry Levinson.

Carolyn featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated for their 2005 and 2006 Swimsuit Issue. She has also hosted the reality show, Project Runway All Stars and in 2012, Forbes placed her as the ninth highest-earning model.

Goff has had cover features on several international Vogue editions and has walked in multiple Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows. She has also landed campaigns for brands such as Chanel, Banana Republic, Louis Vuitton, and Versace.

She closed the Alexander Wang fashion show in 2009 after taking a short break from modeling. Then, in 2015, she moved over to acting and starred in the psycho-thriller, Noise. Golf now works as a real estate broker in New York.

Karen Alexander rose to fame for her modeling during the late 1980s and early 1990s. She reached the peak of her career when she landed the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues in 1988 and 1989. Soon after, People featured her in the magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People”, proving her success.

During her peak model years, she was a muse to the top fashion designers and magazine editors in the industry. Alexander was represented by IMG Models until 2019 when she was diagnosed with an incurable neuromuscular condition.

At the age of 13, Kerr won the 1997 annual Dolly Magazine model competition. She was flown out to Sydney to shoot for the magazine, right before her 14th birthday. In 2007, Kerr shot to the limelight after becoming one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels. Since 2008, Kerr has ranked on the Forbes list of highest-earning models.

Kerr has also launched her brand, called KORA Organics, a very successful line of organic skincare products. Kerr has also written a self-help book.

This Czech supermodel and actress came into the industry by winning a pageant. In 1994, her poster of Wonderbra was awarded the poster of the Century. She was featured in Vogue, Victoria’s Secret, Sports Illustrated, etc.

In 2004, she posed for Playboy. In the 2006 Winter Olympics, she portrayed Venus. She is married to the drummer of Bon Jovi, Tico Torres, with three sons. Her most recent appearance was in A Prominent Patient.

De Jong was a Dutch model, artist, and writer. She was discovered by fate while working as a nanny in a photoshoot. The success of the photoshoot led her to be represented by the prestigious Marilyn Agency. De Jong has since starred in ad campaigns for the likes of Dior and Chanel cruise.

In 2004, De Jong founded the Home and Life orphanage foundation. She has relentlessly been working to help orphans across Africa since 2002. Currently, she is breeding horses on her farm and focusing on motherhood.

Iman was a Somalian model who was studying in Nairobi when she was discovered by the photographer Peter Beard. She has been the apple of the eye of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. She has additionally worked for Calvin Klein and Versace.

After having a great career in modeling, she started acting too. After this, the Somalian beauty retired from modeling and associated with charity work. Besides that, she is running her own cosmetic line too.

Kristen McMenamy broke the stereotype of looking glamorous with her unconventional look in the ‘90s. In fact, she was well-received on the catwalk for her incredibly bold personality and look. At the peak of her career, she has worked with fashion designers from Versace, Chanel, and Valentino.

Later, in the 21st century, she was seen walking for Prada, Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, and so on. In 2011, she starred in the movie Tale of the Fairy. Now she’s well settled down with three kids in her 50s.

Schiffer was scouted at an unconventional place – a nightclub. Convinced to join modeling, she has since been the face of Guess and Channel along with many more brands. She holds a Guinness world record for appearing on the most fashion magazine covers.

To the younger generation of today, she is known for her role in Love Actually. The 49-year-old model has a haircare and cashmere line too. She released many exercise videos, and she has also worked with UNICEF as its UK ambassador.

Macpherson is what they call a shooting star. Titled as “the body,” this model originally started modeling to pay for law school. Since then, she has been on six Sports Illustrated covers. She has been on all the issues of Elle magazine for six straight years.

This fit model has then designed an intimate and apparel line. She also has a set of exercise videos named Elle Macpherson – The Body.