Our Beloved top Model turns 49 today and she is better than ever..!
Cynthia Ann “Cindy” Crawford (born February 20, 1966)
Her success at modeling made her an international celebrity that has led to roles in television and film, and to work as a spokesperson. In 1995, Forbesmagazine named her the highest paid model on the planet. She was named No. 3 on VH1’s 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90s and was named one of the “100 Hottest Women of All-Time” by Men’s Health. Cindy is known for her trademark mole just above her lip, and has appeared on hundreds of magazine covers throughout her career.
Cynthia Ann Crawford was born in DeKalb, Illinois on February 20, 1966, the daughter of Jennifer Sue Crawford-Moluf (née Walker) and John Dan Crawford. She has two sisters, Chris and Danielle. She has stated that her family has been in the U.S. for generations and that her ancestry is mostly German, English, and French. By appearing in an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? in 2013, she discovered that her ancestors included English nobility and continental royal families of the Middle Ages, and that she was descended from Charlemagne.
She was discovered at the age of 16 by a newspaper photographer who noticed her at work during her summer job ofdetasseling corn and took a picture of her. The photo and positive feedback she received were enough to convince her to take up modeling. She entered the Elite Model Management‘s Look of the Year contest at 17 and was the runner-up. Elite Model Management in Chicago then started representing her.
Crawford graduated from DeKalb High School in 1984, as valedictorian. She won an academic scholarship to studychemical engineering at Northwestern University, which she attended for only one quarter. She dropped out in order to pursue a full-time modeling career. After working for photographer Victor Skrebneski in Chicago, Crawford moved toManhattan in 1986 and signed with the Elite New York modeling agency.
Crawford was married to actor Richard Gere from 1991 to 1995. She has been married to former model Rande Gerber since May 29, 1998, with whom she has two children, son Presley Walker (born July 2, 1999) and daughter Kaia Gerber (born September 3, 2001).
The TV show Who Do You Think You Are? demonstrated that Crawford is a direct descendent of Charlemagne, her 41 times great grandfather.
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