Pretty Hurts, IRL. Stephanie, age 12 circa 1980 Long before she was “Stephanie!” the bombshell, Seymour was a pageant goddess, and won many trophies. A couple of years after this portrait was taken, a fourteen year old Seymour was a semi-finalist in the inaugural edition of a popular magazine modeling competition. Although she didn’t win the top prize, the judges took notice of the lithe teen, and eventually sent her to Rome to model the international collections. In her own life words: "My mother used to say, 'Pain is beauty, beauty is pain…' [Laughs] I think she was right. She also used to say, ‘One day, you’re going to be an Estée Lauder model.' So later on, when I began modeling, that became the pinnacle for me, and now it’s dream come true! Those pageants paid off!"
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US Elle March 1987
Dream Weaves
Photographer: Gilles Bensimon
Model: Stephanie Seymour, Naomi Campbell & Unknown
Stylist: Sophie David
Hair: Bruno Weppe
Makeup: Marie-Josée Lafontaine
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