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A New Age
Allure Magazine - April 2012
PH: Patrick Demarchelier

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March 4, 2012 1:40 PM
Cindy Crawford: A model parent

Cindy Crawford called the shots in her 1991 MTV series "House of Style." She STILL calls the shots - and still looks great - all these years later. Tracy Smith has a Sunday Profile:

If you want to feel inadequate (or maybe just short), try walking next to Cindy Crawford.

She still has everything that made her a supermodel, but that famous face is now a brand.

In the celebrity endorsement world, Cindy Crawford is a major player: there's a deal with Omega watches; a home furnishings line at JCPenney; and if you've ever had insomnia, you've probably seen her infomercial.

Of course, she still does that modeling thing: But for the multi-millionaire/pitchwoman/wife/mother of two, there isn't a lot of down time.

"When my kids were little, if they saw me getting my hair and makeup done, they would start crying because they knew that that meant that I was leaving the house!" she laughed.

"Did that kill you?" Smith asked.

"Are you kidding? When my kids were little, going to work was a vacation, right?" she replied. "I would go to a shoot at 9:00 and I would sit in the hair and makeup chair and I would be like, 'Ahhhhh.' It was like a spa day for me!"

And then there's St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, where we met Crawford last fall, shooting ads as the face of the latest St. Jude fundraising campaign.

But this is more than just a stop on the celebrity PR tour: in a way, Cindy Crawford is herself a survivor.

Born in decidedly un-glamorous Dekalb, Ill., Cynthia Ann was the second of four children in the Crawford family: three girls and a boy, Jeff. When she was in grade school, her brother was diagnosed with leukemia. Jeff fought for his life for more than a year, but the little boy seemed to know his days were numbered.

"My mother came in one time and she saw him sitting at his little table, he was three years old, you know, with his hands crossed," Crawford recalled. "And she's like, 'What are you doing?' And he said, 'I'm praying.' And she said, 'Well, what are you praying for?' And he said, 'So that when I die, you'll be okay.'"

Jeff died just before his fourth birthday.

Big sister Cindy never got a chance to say goodbye: "I remember my parents, them walking in without my brother into my grandparents' house, and no one had to say anything. It was just that sound of everyone - you know, just like guttural, of like, you know, my mother sobbing, and my grandmother and my grandfather, but, you know, surrounded by family. And I don't know how you get through it, but you do, and you go on. And hopefully you can, you know, make it better for other families."

Life went on, but it wasn't easy.

"I think when I was younger, after he died, I think that we - my two sisters and I - we knew that my dad really wanted a son. He was the fourth child, and I think that after he died, we all kind of felt like we had to make up for this brother," Crawford said. "We didn't want to give our parents any more headaches or trouble."

In time, her family fractured. Crawford's father ended up leaving, when she was a freshman in high school.

"You lost contact with him for a while?' Smith asked.

"I never really lost contact with him," Crawford said. "There's been times where I haven't really been in a place where I wanted him in my life, but I always - it's not like I didn't know how to get a hold of him. It's just that there were times where it was better that he and I did not . . . it was really hard for me when he left my mother. So I was mad at him. And then I think especially for a teenage girl, that's hard. In some ways, that really affects your relationship with men further on, because maybe you don't trust as much."

She threw herself into her studies, graduating as valedictorian . . . and the top schools came knocking.

"I went to Northwestern on a chemical engineering scholarship, which is funny 'cause I'm not even sure what a chemical engineer does to this day," she laughed. "But because I had good grades in high school, I was accepted to Northwestern on an academic scholarship, but I had to go into engineering 'cause they needed girls in engineering. So it was pretty funny."

She dropped out after one term to give modeling a try, but didn't hit it big overnight.

"The first agency was like, 'I don't know, you have a big mole on your face.' I said, 'Really!!?' " Crawford laughed. "But they thought I should get my mole removed."

"Did you think you should get your mole removed?" Smith asked.

"I had wanted to when I got teased about it, like junior high and high school."

She kept the mole, and it didn't seem to matter. Within a few years Crawford was one of the hottest models in the industry, and appeared on her first Vogue cover in 1986 . . . mole and all.

She won an whole new audience (mostly male) when she hosted MTV's "House of Style" in the early '90s, and became one-half of People magazine's "Sexiest Couple Alive" with husband Richard Gere in 1993.

They divorced in '95. Three years later, Crawford married former model and nightlife mogul Rande Gerber, with whom she had two children, Presley and Kaia.

"When it comes to parenting, is there a 'good cop, bad cop'?" Smith asked.

"Yeah, I'm the bad cop," Crawford said. "Absolutely. Yes, our kids would probably not go to school, we'd not have a bedtime. Yeah, I'm definitely the bad cop. But he will, you know what, when I need his support and I need him to step up and back me up on something, he definitely will."

Ten-year-old Kaia made a splash of her own recently by posing for a Versace print ad.

"She didn't have any makeup on," Crawford said. "I thought it was very appropriate and beautiful. But on the way home, she was like, 'You know, that was kind of hard!' So it was good for her, because she saw she liked doing it, But she also saw that it's work."

She says her daughter has time to decide what to do next. But Cindy Crawford - who just turned 46 - worries aloud what time is doing to her.

"I read an article saying that it was your birthday and wishing you a happy birthday that said, 'Cindy Crawford doesn't have to worry about age,'" Smith said.

"Oh, please. Depends on the day," Crawford said. "Look. I am a normal woman, that I have good days and bad days, and it's not really that fun.

"I love my life. I love where I am in my life and I'm so grateful for my husband, for my kids, for still having meaningful work that I am able to do and that I like to do.

"But, yeah, I look at my daughter and I'm like, 'You have my old skin and I want it back!'" she laughed. "'You have my old legs, I want them back! You have my old hair, I want it back!' She is just getting more and more beautiful, and, you know . . . but at the same time, there's so much good that comes with it. And I think if you're happy in your life, it's a lot easier to take."

`http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-57390249/cindy-crawford-a-model-parent/?tag=mncol;lst;3

 

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Cindy Crawford stops by a medical building and leaves with a prescription note on March 12, 2012

http://modelcandids.com/2012/03/cin...es-with-a-prescription-note-on-march-12-2012/

 

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Access Hollywood Live!

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Sunday Telegraph

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Cindy Crawford: Super Trouper

18 March 2012With pop promos, movies and exercise videos, Cindy Crawford redefined 'supermodel'. But it is her enduring looks, professionalism and midwest manners that have made her a superstar in front of the camera. Photography: Alix Malka, fashion director: Daniela Agnelli

fashion.telegraph.co.uk

 

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WOW michelabella !! grate cover and amazing editorial Thanks

 

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I love she is still working.

You know, she was the first topmodel I fell in love,
she was wearing an animal print boots a mini skirt and long, long legs!

 

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Was in my office last week and came upon some old photos. Here's one from a Best Buddies event I did a few years back at Hearst Castle with the inspirational Maria Shriver.


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1989 SS Windsmoor :



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[michelabella]

found this. its rare to find Cindy being interviewed in the 80s before she was "Cindy".
SUPER MODELS ON DONAHUE - 1988
Kathy Ireland, Christie Brinkley, Beverly Johnson, Cindy Crawford

 

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The top 100 fashion icons, as chosen by TIME

Cindy Crawford (Nº3

There was a time when you couldn't walk by a newsstand without seeing Cindy Crawford's face. From her first Vogue cover in August 1986 to 2000, Crawford's mug graced the covers of more than 1,000 magazines. Though she was part of the original supermodel troupe — made famous by the now iconic Vogue magazine cover in January 1990 that featured her along with fellow models Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista and Tatjana Patitz — Crawford, with her distinctive beauty mark, stood out from the pack. Her big hair and curves would win her fans, but she somehow managed to keep one foot firmly planted in the high-fashion world, walking the runway for the likes of Dolce & Gabbana, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, and Versace. At a time when many models made a name for themselves by looking heroin-chic, Crawford's bodacious-'80s-babe style won her lucrative endorsement deals with Revlon, which lasted for more than a decade, and Pepsi that made her the top-paid model by 2000 and a household name. And with her rise to fame came a new image of what a supermodel should be. As fashion designer Michael Kors once said, "Cindy changed up the perception of the 'sexy American girl' from classic blue-eyed blonde to a more sultry brunette with brains, charm and professionalism to spare." These days, the American beauty is sharing her fashion flair with a furniture collection with Rooms to Go.

time.com

 

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This is an old Polaroid of me and Herb taken behind the scenes of a video Herb directed for the Special Olympics. It was a Christmas album and the song was by Bon Jovi. I got to flirt with Jon Bon Jovi all day, so it was pretty fun. Also for a great cause.

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[michelabella]

was just coming to post thanks tito!
Here's the pic bigger

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JFK Jr called and asked me to do the first cover of his new magazine. Posing as George Washington sounded weird, but knowing Herb Ritts was going to shoot it reassured me that it would be beautiful. I love how true to George Washington the clothes, hair and pose are, but with midriff! Perfect example of Herb’s sense of humor!


This is the first cover I ever shot with Herb. I’ve always loved this photo—I used to say this was how I wanted to look when I woke up in the morning!

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I love LEI cover

 

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Ritts in Retrospect


Woman in Sea, Hawaii, 1988.

Cindy Crawford, emerging from the sea in Hawaii.

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Sometimes I call this shot naked Twister. This was for Rolling Stone magazine and I remember we shot this in a tiny corridor outside Herb’s house in LA. It’s one way to get to know your co-workers!



We shot this for my big Vanity Fair cover story. I loved Herb’s concept of me as Venus coming out of my shell. Not sure if anyone can tell, but Herb actually had a Plexiglas floor put on the top of the pool—just an inch or two below the surface. Love the strategically placed bejeweled feet!


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This was part of a Rolling Stone shoot. We did hair and makeup before Herb got to set. He didn’t even recognize me when he arrived - - I think he thought I was one of the photo assistants. We were inspired by George Michael.

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