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This is the Frequently Asked Questions file for alt.supermodels.  It tries
to address the standard questions, so the regular readers won't have to
see them again.  The information is mostly drawn from postings to this
group, but a lot has been contributed directly by individual readers and
by my own fashion magazine purchasing habit.  Some of these entries may be
hopelessly out of date and for that I do apologize.  However, if you see
something that is really bad and you are a fan of that model, just send me
a copy of the entry and your corrections.

This FAQ still needs hard data; addresses (fashion houses, magazines,
catalogs, fan clubs, etc), birthdates, measurements, earning power, names
of the new models, and whatever else can help us all follow them.
I have noticed from posts that the FAQ does not address older models from
even the early 70's and 80's.  Any fans out there with information should
send it to me so I can include it.  I recently acquired Arthur Elgort's
Model Manual and Michael Gross's book Model:The ugly business of
beautiful women and will attempt to cross check using those books.

I also have been in contact with Paxti Pastor (ceo) of the
http://WWW.SUPERMODEL.COM site and there are some interesting things afoot
there.

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Contents:

   Lists of models and data.
   Common questions and answers.
   Addresses.
   Sources of additional movie appearance information.
   Where to get the latest version of this and other FAQs.
   How to contribute if you don't have usenet posting access.
   History of alt.supermodels and this FAQ.
   Credits.
   Disclaimer & copyrights.


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Lists of models and data.

#A#

Alexander, Karen
   Born: '65?
   Began modelling: at age 16, '76?
   Height: 5' 9-1/2"
   Bust-waist-hips: 33-23.5-33
   Size: 6
   Shoe: 10
   Hair: Dark brown
   Eyes: Dark brown
   Agency: IMG
   First Black model to appear in SI swimsuit issue in 1987.
   Is married and has a daughter Ella.

Alexis, Kim
   Pregnant cover girl on spring issue of Shape magazine
   Son, 8lb 13oz, Noah Fernand
   Married to former NHL star Ron Duguay.  She has two sons from a
   previous marriage and he has two daughters.

Alt, Carol
   Hair color: brown
   Born: Dec 1 1960 in New York City
   Semi-Retired.  Modeled for Cover Girl Cosmetics.  Played in a couple
   of B movies; some starring roles.
   Currently starring in the syndicated TV show "Thunder in Paradise"
   Was recently on runways with other more seasoned veterans.

Amadei, Magali
   Hair: Jet Black
   She's on the cover of August(94) Glamour (may or june as well)
   and has a feature in September (94) Mirabella.

Andurand, Muriel
   Age: 17 (?)
   Agency: ELITE
   Height: 1.82m
   Measurements: 93-64-91 cm

Anika
   Age: 22 (?)
   Height: 1.79m
   Bust-waist-hips: 88-61-90 cm
   Allemande(German)
   Venue a Paris pour les shows Dior et Lagerfeld.
   Elle travaille immediatement pour Glamour, Elle Allemange, et le
   Figaro Madame avec Lothar et Nick Knight.
   (hey this one is easy to translate)
   Debut in Paris with the Dior and Lagerfeld shows.  She worked
   immediately for Glamour, German Elle and Figaro Madame with
   Lothar and NK.

Ariffin, Nora
   Models for Cover Girl Cosmetics.

Auermann, Nadja
   Nationality: German
   Hair: Platinum Blonde
   Height: 1.71 meters  (1.08 is all leg)
   Age:  23  (as of sept 94)
   Born:  1971 in West Berlin to Banker parents
   Agency: ELITE
       Following history paraphrased from _THE FACE_ article on her:

June 1989 - sitting in a cafe and asked to model for a travel
       catalogue. (she bombed)
Nov 1990 - Signed with 1st agency, Karins.
Mar 1991 - switches to ELITE, Benetton shoot for French Vouge with Paulo
       Roversi.
Apr 1991 - Ellen Von Unwerth meets her, and options her for future work.
Oct 1991 - British Vogue publishes Nadja's first fashion story, Von
       Unwerth's "She's An Enigma"
Nov 1991 - Cover of French Glamour.
Jan 1992 - Shoots Gaultier, Dolce & Gabanna, and Prada campaigns with
       photographer Steven Meisel.
spring 92 - shoots "grunge" look with Kristen McMenamy (close friend of hers)
jun 1992 - Appears in George Michael's "Too Funky" video.
jun/jul 92 - 1st French Vogue cover.  Italian, then british vogue all
       follow.
autumn/winter 92 - Waif ManiaYSL campaign with photographer Helmut Newton
Dec 92 - meets boyfriend Alexander Bougault (paris real estate agent)
apr 93 - Appears on US Vogue and Harper's Bazaar covers
sep 93 - second YSL campaign with H.N.  (waif days are numbered)
oct 93 - bleaches her hair for the pret-a-porter collections.
oct/nov 93 - American Vogue and Harper's Bazaar immediately go nuts for
       her and end the year with two special portfolios of her.
jan/feb 94 - Harper' and UK Vogue (mario sorrenti and nick Knight
       photogaphers)
Mar 94 - 2nd season of catwalk as bleach blonde.  Appears in EVERYONE's
shows.  becomes Robin Derrick's (UK Vogue art dir.) "The One".
may 94 - 26 page shoot for Neiman Marcus in Harper's Bazaar with
       photographer Richard Avedeon
jun/jul 94 - US Vogue uses her twice both months
aug 94 - dominates british fashion tabloid coverage of Paris Coture shows
sep 94 - appears on BOTH American Vogue and Harper's Bazaar covers
       in the same month, and British Vouge for a hat-trick

Avalon
   Ethnicity: English, French, and German
   Nationality: American
   Age: 21  (Harper's Bazaar may 94)
   Hair color: Reddish Brown
   Skin: freckled
   Eyes: Blue
   Has ears that stick out at the bottom.

#B#

Banks, Tyra
   Age: 20 (?)
   Agency: Img
   Appeared in "Inferno", a British sexploitation film.
   Has recurring role as "Jackie" on NBC's Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
   Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model (april 1994 SI calendar)
       "With a promising academic career on hold - she has already been
       accepted by five colleges, ranging from New York University in
       the East to the University of Southern California in her native
       Los Angeles - Tyra juggles assignments for Ralph Lauren, Yves
       St. Laurent, Chanel, abd Oscar de la Renta, as well as an ocasional
       video appearance for Michael Jackson." [Jule Campbell, SI]
   director John Singleton is boyfriend.

Barguilla, Helena
   she has been in some Gaultier ads... most of her work is runway and
   print.

Barrymore, Drew
   Born: 22 Feb 1975 in Culver City, California, USA
   Agency: ELITE
   As a child, she starred in several films, including "E.T. the
   Extra-Terrestrial", and "Firestarter".  She recovered from a drug
   addiction, and restarted her career with "Poison Ivy".  Which was partially
   intended to show she had grown up.  Replaced Anne Smith as Guess?
   Jeans' model.  Has tattoos on her ankle and hand, and a butterfly
   near her navel.
   Bardot-like pout.  Her idea of a good time "Fat, adult, prime-time,
   white-trash TV." (said laughing)  Has also been in a TV movie and
   recently in "Bad Girls" with a cast of other famous women.
   Was married, now divorced after 1 month with Jeremy Thomas.

Bayle, Anna
       runway model from the late 70's early 80's
       "She had a polished runway walk."  Demised by the waifs in the 90's.

Bellucci, Monica
   Height: 5'9-1/2"
   Bust-waist-hips: 35-24-35
   Dress size: 6-8
   Hair color: Dark Brown
   Eye color: Dark Brown
   Shoe size: 9-1/2
   Born: 1969?
   Agency: ELITE
   Nationality: Italian
   Cast as a vampire in the movie Bram Stoker's Dracula directed
   by Francis Ford Coppola.  She was discovered by Coppola's son Roman
   on the cover of an Italian magazine called Zoom.

Bercu, Michaela
   Height: 6'
   Bust-waist-hips: 34b-25-36
   Dress size: 6-8
   Hair color: Blonde
   Eye color: Blue
   Shoe size: 10.5 - 11
   Agency: ELITE
   Appeared as a vampire in Coppola's Dracula.  Cover of Feb 93 Shape.

Bergin, Michael
   Male Model
   Discovered in a public walk-in model search in New York City.
   Models underwear for Calvin Klein (among other work).

Bishop, Lelani
   Age: 18 (june 94, german elle)
   Can be seen the the "Sportmax" brassiere ads, also in the
   "Supermodels in the Rainforest" calendar for 1995.

Boderanko, Larissa
       recent Guess ad campaign.
       Interview in Rolling Stone, photographed by Dewey Nicks
       Nationality:  Russian

Bolivar, Chantal
   Age: 19 (?)
   Agency: ELITE
   Height: 1.76m
   Bust-waist-hips: 85-64-93 cm

Brown, Ethan
   Male Model
   model for Tommy Hilridge's underwear designs.  (Nationwide campaign)

Brinkley, Christie
   Born: Febuary 2, 1954
   Agency: Ford
   Mostly retired.  Married to Billy Joel.
   Recently (april 1994) was involved with a heliocopter crash.
   Currently estranged from Billy Joel, has a daughter from that
   marriage, and appeared in a VR episode of "Mad About You".
   Linked romantically with Millionaire Realator who was also in Heli-crash
   Now classed as Ultramodel (she's 40) Now married to Rick Taubmao, the
   guy in the heli-crash.

Brosh, Nina
   ethnicity:  1/2 russian, 1/2 chinese
   shows up in issue 316 (dec 94) of French PHOTO

Bruni, Carla
   Born: 68? in Turin, Italy
   Began modelling: at age 19
   Agency: Women Model Management
   Height: 1.76 m
   Bust-waist-hips: 85-58-90 cm
   Her boyfriend is Swiss actor Vincent Perez (4 years older)
   although she was rumored to be the cause of the marriage breakup
   between Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall.  Bruni countered the
   allegations by asking why she would have anything to do with a
   shrivelled up old fossil like Mick Jagger.  As a result, Jagger and
   Hall's marriage appears to remain intact.  A story on Bruni appears
   in the Jan 93 issue of American Vogue.

#C#

Campbell, Naomi
   Height: 5'9-1/2"
   Bust-waist-hips: 34-23-32
   Dress size: 6-8
   Hair color: Dark Brown
   Eye color: Dark Brown
   Shoe size: 9
   Agency: Ford
   Born: May 22 1970 in London, England
   Is one of the top five supermodels in the modelling industry.
   Appears in a steamy video with Michael Jackson and is reportedly
   pursuing a singing career on her own.  Appears as singer in movie
   "Cool as Ice".  Engaged to Adam Clayton, U2's bass guitarist.  Has a
   peirced belly button (ELLE june 1994 Picture p128)
   Shows her breasts quite frequently now in print.
   Naomi wrote a novel called `Swan`, written by an ex-editor at Reed Books.
   They handed her an outline so she could talk about it.

Subject: <New York> magazine piece on Naomi Campbell.

Campbell In Soup

NAOMI NO-SHOW:  Organizers of this Friday's benefit for the not-for-profit
AIDS service group Houseing Works aresn't feelin too charitable about Naomi
Campbell these days.  The bratty supermodel is notably absent from the list
of African-American models hosting the organization's SOul '95 benefit at
Industria Superstudio--an all-star line-up that includes Iman, Veronica Webb,
Beverly Peele, Karen Alexander, and Roshumba.  Sources say organizers
purposely scratched Naomi from the list after she snubbed last year's event.
 "As a host, all she had to do was show up, and she didn't," one insider
said.  "we read in the paper the next morning that she went to another party
instead."
[photo of Campbell by Terry O'Neill/Sygma, caption: Naomi Campbell, not the
life of this party]

--<New York>, June 19, 1995


Carangi, Gia
  supermodel in the 70's.

Excerpts from _MODEL: The ugly business of beautiful women.  by Michael Gross
  bisexual drug abuser who had a short but highly visably career.
  Died of AIDS in 1986
  a Philadelphia teenager whose wild ways and sultry looks made her a
  favorite of photographers from Francesco Scavullo to Chris von
  Wangenheim, who specialized in pictures that captured the madness
  of the disco era.
 "The latest topic of conversation in modeling is the resurgence of drugs--
 particularly Heroin--among a clique of models who, in macabre homage,
 reportably call themselves Gia's Girls, in honor of Gia Carangi, the
 bisexual addict who had a brief career in modeling and then died of AIDS."

 For more information about her please read the following book:
 Stephen Fried's "Thing of Beauty-The Tragedy of Supermodel Gia".

Carter, Lynda
   Now retired, but was one of Maybeline's biggest models a few
   years ago.  (Moisture Whip Lipstick) Best known for playing Wonder
   Woman on TV.  Still does TV ads for a contact lens manufacturer.

Casey-Jane
   new model
   Nationality: English
   Hair: Dark, short
   Agency: Storm

Cates, Phoebe
   A teen model before becoming an actress.  Several major film credits.
   Married to actor Kevin Kline.  Lives on the upper west side of Manhattan.
   Favorite pin-up in the Phillipines.
   Basically Retired.

Chandra
   Nationality: American
   Height: 1.73m
   Bust-waist-hips: 85-60-85 cm
   Practique la danse et le ski nautique.  Arrive chez City en octobre,
   elle demarre sa carriere avec ELLE France et travaille avec Marc
   Hispard, Steven Mesisel, Jacques Olivar et Arthur Elogrt.
   Translation:
   Took dancing lessons and water skiing.  Arrived in City(Paris?)
   in October.  ??????, has worked with MH, SM,JO and AE (photographers)

Christensen, Helena
   Born: Born Dec 25 1968 in Copenhagen, Denmark
   Ethnicity/Nationality:  Mixed.
       Father- Danish
       Mother- South American (Venezuelan I think)
   Height: 1.77m
   Bust-waist-hips: 90-60-90 cm
   Agency: MARILYN GAULTIER
               62 Boulevard Sebatopol
               Paris  France   75003
   Agent: Veronique   (send fan mail via this person)
   Appears in print ads for Karl Lagerfeld, Gianni Versace, & Kenar.
   Involved with Michael Hutchence of INXS.  Was in Chris Issac's
   "Wicked Game" mini-movie.  Appeared in "Inferno", a British
   sexploitation film.  Currently in ads for Royal Copenhagen/Georg
   Jensen Jewelry.  A MPEG movie of her appearance in "Inferno" exists
   (wrongly labeled as Linda Evangilista by the creator)  This footage
   has appeared on FT (Fashion Television) at least 3 times now.

Connelly, Jennifer
   Born: Dec 12 1970 in New York, USA
   Connelly did some modelling around '87.  She's now a serious
   actress with several film credits including "The Rocketeer",
   "Career Opportunities", and "Hotspot" (which contains the only
   known topless photo of her).

Crawford, Cindy Ann
   Height: 5'9-1/2"
   Bust-waist-hips: 34B-24-35
   Dress size: 8
   Hair color: Light Brown
   Eye color: Dark Brown
   Shoe size: 9-1/2
   Born: 20 Feb 1966 in De Kalb, Illinois, USA
   Agency: ELITE
   Schooling: Northwestern, Chemical Engineering (1 sem)
   Modeling Break: ELITE "Look of the year contest", 1982
   Probably the single most widely recognized supermodel.  Cindy was
   the spokesperson for Pepsi for a while, has her own exercise video,
   and her own show on MTV.  She's also done at least three calendars,
   and of the profit, half (I believe) goes toward fighting leukemia.
   Had a three year $3 million contract with Revlon.  Also appeared in
   print ads for JH Collectables and Capezio Bags.  She appeared in
   a series of lingerie posters for Hennes & Mauritz in Europe.  The
   Norway police tore many of them down because they feared drivers
   were being too distracted.  She has said she feels too old for
   runway modeling, and wishes to cut back to part time modelling.
   Cindy is not doing any calendar for 1994.  She is said to be busy
   doing and promoting her exercise/work-out video.  The same company
   who made the last 4 calendars has brought out the Cindy Crawford
   1994 European Edition Calendar which has various pics taken from
   her last four calendars.  Also, there is another calendar produced
   by an English firm which is of fairly poor quality (its only 12
   month while the European Edition is 16 months).
   [ Addresses for the two companies, CULTRE SHOCK and DAY DREAM
   CALENDARS, are in the addresses section of this FAQ. ]
   She was married to actor Richard Gere in Dec '91 at the Little
   Church of the West in Las Vegas, by Rev.  Wes McPherson.  They
   using wedding bands twisted from chewing gum wrappers.  Cindy
   said, during an interview, they plan on having a child soon.
   Cindy is frequently rumored to be bisexual, and having an affair
   with Christy Turlington.  In '91, they were photographed while
   kissing behind the Roxy nightclub in New York.  The rumors have
   intensified since Cindy appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair
   shaving k.d. lang, a confirmed lesbian.
   Appeared topless in the July 1988 Playboy.  Quote: "I don't mind if
   someone thinks a picture of me decorates their wall nicely.  It's
   weird when you think what people might be doing to it.  But if just
   the way I look can make someone feel good, that's a pretty easy way
   for me to bring them some pleasure.  I just don't want to hear
   about graphics details, you know." US April 1993.
   MTV House of Style (5 years on the air)
   Top grossing model of 1994 with over 6 million dollars earned.
   Has broken off with Richard Gere.  Still does runway and print work,
   major contracts for Revlon and other companies.
   When first starting out Cindy was called "Baby Gia" after now dead Gia
   Carangi, the main difference being that Cindy was wholesome and Gia
   died from her lifestyle.  The resemblence between them in the early
   years is uncanny.

#D#


Davis, Geena
   Height:  at least 6 ft tall
   Weight:  average build, athletic with average body fat ratio
   Hair color:  Has changed from red to blond to dirty blond, lots of dye.
   Modeled lingerie before becoming famous as an actress.
   First appearance:  "Buffalo Bill" tv show, "Tootsie" in lingerie
   Was married to actor Jeff Goldblum.  Has appeared in several movies.
   Now married to Finnish movie director Renny Harlin.

Dee Dee
   Height: 5'11"
   Bust-waist-hips: 35-25-36
   Dress size: 8-9
   Hair color: Blonde
   Eye color: Blue
   Shoe size: 10
   Agency: ELITE

Deneuve, Catherine
   Now semi-retired, but modeled before becoming famous as an actress.
   Has reappeared recently in ads for Yves Saint Laurent

Dickinson, Janice
   Born: Brooklyn, NY, USA
   Raised: Hollywood, FL, USA
   Ethnicity: Polish, Scot, Irish
   Age: 40
   Skin: Olive
   Hair: raven black
   Agency/Representation: Keswick/Hamilton
   Supermodel survivor of the late 70's.  Has had covers on every major
   fashion magazine.  Used to make $30k a day. Now has two children,
   Nathan(7) and Savannah (fathered by Slyvester Stallone during a 2
   year affair) now married to real-estate tycoon Albert Gerston as of
   Feb 14, 1995.  Started "Models Anonymous", the unofficial support
   group for [her words] "anguished beauties".  Is experiencing a
   comeback as more designers are returning to the models with memorable
   personalities and very recognizable faces.  J.D's lips were very
   controversial when she first worked.  Modeling for Versace and
   recently appeared in the German edition of Playboy.  Is a "Fashion
   Reporter" for _American Journal_.
       "I was huge," brags Dickinson.  "I did covers in more countries
       than you can count, I had the biggest lips and the exotic look
       that broke the mold for models like Christeeee and Cindeeee and
       Naomiiii," she sings.  (excerpted from Marie Claire USA iss. #2)

Douglas, Dana
   Ethnicity: Italian & Irish
   Nationality: American
   Age: 17  (Harper's Bazaar May 94 "The New All-Americans")
   Hair: Black? Dark Brown?
   Eyes: Dark Brown (she's squinting...)
   Skin: light italian colors.  possibly a mole on her left cheek

Douglas, Meghan
   Height: 5'10"
   Bust-waist-hips: 33-24.5-35
   Dress size: 6-8
   Hair color: Lt. Brown
   Eye color: Blue-Green
   Shoe size: 7.5-8
   Agency: ELITE

Meghan is a gorgeous young lady, and also, very happily married. Her hubby
is Liam Dalton, who runs a stock investment firm in NY where they both
live.  Although Meghan can be found modeling in Paris and Milan, she is
almost always in the Chanel and Oldham shows in NY. Her most recent move
has been to dye her hair red, therefore confirming her nickname, the
"Catwalk Chameleon", which she earned from her many varied looks (ala
Linda Evangelista). She has been Blonde and streaked prior to her tred,
but her red did for her what Nadja Auermans platinum did for her.  From
what I know, she's had an interesting past -- her father was a diplomat so
she lived in India, Beirut, Greece, Berlin, and started modeling after she
didn't get into her first-choice college. She'd been offered a contract
after entering the Elite Look of the Year contest. She married Liam in 1994.

Dubosfertus, Nadege
   Usually just Nadege.  She is married to photographer Tiziano Magni
   who has one son named Rocco.  She was married in '92 in an Azzedine
   Alaia mini dress with push-up bodice.  Nadege appears regularly in
   American Vogue and on the runways.  She can be seen in ads for Chanel.

#E#

Elliott, Gail
   Height: 5'10"
   Bust-waist-hips: 34-23-35
   Dress size: 6-8
   Hair color: Brunette
   Eye color: Brown
   Shoe size: 9.5
   Agency: ELITE
   Another "older" model, but is still going strong especially on
   runway and in print ads.  Can be seen in ads for Ports
   International and Jaeger.  Close friends with Victoria's Secret model
   Frederique van der Wal.

Erwin, Elaine
   Model, Calvin Klein girl before K. Moss.  Married to musician John
   Coogar Mellancamp.  Not very active in recent years.

Evangelista, Linda
   Born: May 10, 1965 in Saint Catherines, Canada
   Height: 5'9-1/2"
   Bust-waist-hips: 34.5-25-35
   Dress size: 8
   Hair color: ????  Short (color changes daily?)
   Original Hair Color: Dark Brown
   Eye color: Blue-Green
   Shoe size: 8.5
   Agency: ELITE
   Nationality: Canadian.
   Linda is one of the top five supermodels of the world.  She
   recently joked that she wouldn't get out of bed for less than
   $10,000 a day.  She appears in ads for Barney's New York (with Kyle
   MacLachlan), and in ads for Kenar.  She is also reported to be one
   of the hardest working models of the moment which could partly
   account for her great success.  Married to Gerald Marie, president of
   the ELITE agency in France, but getting a divorce.  Going with Kyle
   MacLaughlin(Twin Peaks, The Hidden, Roswell, Dune) who goes to all her
   show appearances.  Tested to take over Estee Lauder campaign from
   Paulina Porizkova.  Has replaced Stephanie Seymour in Versace campaigns.
   April/May 1994-walked in 30 min Karl Lagerfield Chole show 8 times, 40
   seconds each and took home a check for a cool $10,000.  Her career
   took off in the 80's due to a haircut by infamous Garren from NYC (of
   allure magazine.)  Since this time her hair color and style varies
   almost for every runway and print job she does proving that she's
   working hard to stay fresh and popular among the designers.

Recent mentions of her smoking habit in the alt.supermodels newsgroup:

+We spotted a picture of Linda in a German mag in 1993 "sporting" cigarette
+burns down her back! She was wearing a backless dress and showing them
+off.  She was there with Kyle at the time.

>Sure! There are many pictures of Linda smoking! I have seen a lot!
>I read an interview as well as a special edition of a European MAX
>talking about Supermodels back in the time when we called them
>"Top Models" (kinda miss that time back in '90) and in the Linda
>description there was something saying "She smokes 20 MARLBOROs
>a day!" (that is a full packet). I thought most of you out there
>knew that!!!! In that same magazine there was a small picture of
>her lighting up a cigarette.

|If she still smokes, she probably doesn't smoke as much. She's had lung
|trouble, and she had to have surgery for a collapsed lung in (I think)
|1991.

Everhart, Angie
   Hair color: red
   Eyes: Brown
   Nationality: USA
   Agency: Next
   Has done Sports Illustrated calenders, Levi's 501 television ad,
   Hennes & Mauritz ads, MAX magazine, J-Crew, etc.  Had a bit part in
   "The Last Action Hero", a recent Schwarzenegger vehicle.  Lived in
   Paris, but has moved to New York.  Speaks French.  She promised her
   grandmother she would never pose nude.  Accomplished equestrian (she
   rides horses, possibly implying that she does dressage). Possibly
   still living in Paris (dec 93 Shape magazine  Has appeared in many
   Sports Illustrated calendars, both wall and desk variety.  Has a
   tattoo of Angie on her thigh.  Called "most beautiful redhead" on
   french tv's Dechauanne's Coucou C'est Nous (autumn 93)
   Angie Everhart and Sly Stallone are officially engaged.

#F#

Fabio
   Skin:  tanned, free of chest hair  ;)
   Hair color:  BLACK  (bleached blonde and very long)
   A male model.  There is some debate whether he is handsome, or
   an ugly "refugee from a bad metal band".
   Earned his fame as a model for romantic novel covers (Harlequin, etc)
   Has a calendar out.  Now has his own line of Fabio romance novels and
   is appearing in the "I can't believe its not butter" tv ads.
   Was butt of a joke on The Late Show with David Letterman where one of
   his calendars was placed on a busy NYC sidewalk with no people paying
   attention to it.

Falaise, Lucie de la
   Born: 73?
   Began modelling: Dec 92?
   One of the new crop of models labelled the "gamines".  She appeared
   on the cover of Vogue Dec. 92.  She is 19 and is model/muse
   exclusively for Yves Saint Laurent.  Appears in made-for-HBO movie
   "Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules".  Yves St. Laurent
   chose her for the traditional final presentation of a bridal gown
   at the unveiling of his spring '93 collection.

Farrell, Terry
   Born: November 19, 1963 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
   Bust-Waist-Hips: 34-25-36
   Appeared on Vouge and Mademoiselle covers
   Also was the Kool cigarettes girl, and appeared in a 1991 Virgina
   Slims ad featuring her dressed as Neopoleon
   Appeared in "Portfolio" (1983) a movie about modeling with Carol Alt,
   Kelly Emberg, and Paulina Porizkova
   Rumored to have modeled before becoming an actress.  Plays
   "Jadzia Dax" on Star Trek, Deep Space Nine.
   There exists a Terry Farrell FAQ, maintained by Jeffery Koga.
   He posts it to alt.supermodels from time to time and maintains a www
   site with a very exhaustive FAQ and image library.
last known link:  http://trill.pc.cc.cmu.edu:80/~jkoga/tf_gallery.html

Fedoruk, Cathy
   Height: 5'9-1/2"
   Bust-waist-hips: 34B-25-35
   Dress size: 8
   Hair color: Blonde
   Eye color: Blue
   Shoe size: 9.5
   Agency: ELITE
   Nationality: Canadian
   Appears in ads for Ellese.

Fernando, Perin
   Nationality: Sri Lankan
   did shows for Dior, Yves St. laurent in New York and Paris,
   Armani in Milan, Anuska Hemple, and Paul Castello in London.
   looks like Yasmeen Ghauri, ie exotic.

Flavin, Jennifer
   Agency: IMG
   Not a "super" model.  Was Sylvester Stallone's girlfriend and it was
   rumored that designer's had been putting her in their shows as a
   favor to "Rocky".  Her nose has been likened to Bob Hope's.
   Nonetheless, she can be seen occasionally in mags with Stallone,
   but was on a cover of Cosmopolitan in Spring 92.

Ford, Patricia
   from: Hawaii
   There is a french web site with many pictures of her.  No runway work
   as far as I can tell, however, she has been mentioned a lot in the
   newsgroup, so that is why she is in the FAQ.
   Poses for:  Playboy and various calendars and swimwear catalogs
   95 calendar:        T&M Enterprises         (415).598.2873
                       P.O. Box 31514
                       San Francisco, CA 94131

Fournier, Charlene
   Ethnicity: Native American (Mohawk, Algonquin, and Cree) and
              French-Canadian
   Age: 18 (as of May 94 Harper's Bazaar)
   Nationality: American
   Hair: Black
   Skin: light brown (nutmeg?)
   Eyes: Black? (squinting in photo so I can't tell...)
       This girl is in all the magazines and does lots of runway shows.

Francis, John
   Nationality: American
   Born: January 12, 1965
   Raised: Chicago
   One of the top 5 male models.
   Tall, slightly receeding hairline (like Bruce Willis')

#G#

Gayheart, Rebecca
   Hair: RED
   Models for department store calendars, Bergner's, Famous Barr, and
   Khol's.  Now appearing weekly on NBC's Earth2.  Also appeared in a
   Sir Mix-a-lot music video.  (Staggeringly popular girl)
   WWWpage    http://www.mca.com/tv/earth2/cast/gayheart.html

Ghauri, Yasmeen
   Nationality: Montreal, Canada
   Agency: Karins/Next
   One of the top supermodels.  Appears in ads for Valentino, Escada,
   and Gianni Versace.  German/Pakistani heritage: her father was an
   Indian Muslim who migrated to Pakistan during the partition in
   1947.  Her mother was German.  She grew up in Montreal.  Quite
   often she is fond of wearing Shalwar/Kameez.  Appears in 95'
   Victoria's Secret catalogs.  Extensive coverage given to her on FT as
   she is a local girl done good.  Currently appearing in every VS
   catalog albeit through re-used photographs.

Gisele
   A model who is popular on the runways.  She also appears in recent
   ads for Saks Fifth Avenue and has a small appearance in George
   Michael's Too Funky video.

Goff, Trish(a)
   Age:  she was 18 as of February 19, when an ET feature on hot
   models for 1995 was broadcast. layouts in Harper's Bazaar and W, and
   she's been in ads for Cento X Cento and Versus, so you might have seen
   her there as well as other places.
   appears in VOGUE, June'95?  as well as in almost every major magazine
   now.  Seems to be working all the big designers' shows.
   she's from Pittsburgh, PA. Can't tell you much else but she's rising so
   fast that more info should be coming in.
   I see her in many magazines and she is apparently the new fresh face.

Goodacre, Jill
   Height: 5'8"
   Bust-waist-hips: 35-24-34
   Dress size: 8
   Hair color: Light Brown
   Eye color: Green
   Shoe size: 9
   Agency: ELITE
   Born: 29 March 1964 in Lubbock, Texas, USA (raised in Boulder, Colorado)
   Often appears in Victoria's Secret Catalogue.
   Married to singer/actor Harry Connick, Jr.  Recently appeared on premiere
   issue of "Vie" a new health/fitness magazine.
   Mostly retired.

Griffin, Debbie
   Age: 25
   Born/Raised: in Oregon, USA
   Nationality: American
   Height: 1.8m
   Bust-waist-hips: 90-67-90 cm
   Likes to dance and ski.
   She has done photo shoots for Marie Claire and Vogue.  Cover for
   Marie Claire.  Living in Los Angeles.  Appeared in "Diet coke commercial
   with the Elephant".

Gurmitt
   Nationality:  Singaporean
   Appeared in Gianfranco Ferre and Christian Dior shows.  Mainly a
   runway model.  (possibly appears in Vanity Fair years 93' & 94')

#H#

Hall, Bridget
   Born: December 12, 1977 in Dallas, Texas?
   Height: 5'10"
   Weight: 119 lbs  (skinny, but not a waif)
   Agency: Ford
   April W cover and fashion pictorial
   her mother attends her shoots. Covers of Cosmopolitan, Mirabella, and
   Elle in May, 1994. 2 Pages in Mirabella, 5+ in Elle, pictorial in May
   Mademoiselle (6 pages), May 94 Harper's Bazaar (14.5 full page shots)
   As of May 1994 Cosmo - was returning to high school, possibly signing
   a contract with Ralph Lauren.  Has a rather bland expression during
   runway shoots, but it is consistent and changing makeup does allow her
   some flexibility.  She is rapidly gaining exposure.  Her look is
   getting better and her work in the Ralph Lauren campaign looks good
   in 95'.  Recommended that model-wanna'be's stay in school before
   modeling.  No word if she is actually going to finish high school.

Hallyday, Estelle
   Height: 5'9"
   Bust-waist-hips: 36-26-37
   Dress size: 8-10
   Hair color: Blonde
   Eye color: Blue
   Shoe size: 8.5
   Agency: ELITE
   She is becoming an "older" model and is not quite as popular as she
   was a few years ago.  She appeared in some Revlon print ads and has
   a major part in George Michael's Too Funky video.  She is married
   to French pop singer David Hallyday.

Hammer, Brit
   Height: 5'6-1/2"
   Bust-waist-hips: 32-23-33
   Dress size: 6
   Hair color: Brown
   Eye color: Blue
   Shoe size: 8
   Agency: ELITE
   Graduated MaCalester College.  She was the Clinique model for 5
   yrs.  Recently did a L'Oreal calendar.  Primarily an actress.  Lives
   in NYC and is married with 2 children.

Harry, Angela
   Ethnicity:  1/2 Korean 1/2 Anglo  (looks latin)
   Age:  late 20's early 30's
   L'eggs pantyhose model success in Japan.  Shiela Metzner layout.
   Auditioned for the Tia Carre role in Rising Sun.  FACE (magazine) has
   a profile on her.

Hartman, Patricia
   Nationality: German
   10 years in the business?
   Modeled for some of the new L'Oreal advertisements... she has done a
   lot of runway and print work for Valentino, Ferre, Montana and
   countless others...

Heigl, Katherine
   Ethnicity: German and Irish
   Nationality: American
   Agency: ELITE
   Age: 15 (as of may 94 Harper's Bazaar)
   Hair: light brown (chesnut?)
   Skin: pale basic caucasian "white" light pink

Helfer, Tricia
   Height: 5'10
   Agency: Ford
   The winner of 1992 Ford Supermodel of the Year contest.  Is
   from Alberta, Canada and is on the cover of the Feb 93' issue of
   Flare magazine (Canadian).

Herzigova, Eva
   Height: 5'9
   Bust-waist-hips: 37 23 36
   Hair color: bleached blonde
   Eye color: blue
   Born: 10 March, 1973 in Litniov, Czechoslovakia
   Agency: Metropolitan
   Nationality: Czechoslovakian
   Earning power: $8,000-$12,000 per day
   Eva gained her most exposure appearing in Guess? ads in early '92.
   She can be seen in the photographer Ellen von Unwerth's film called
   Inferno.  She has an interesting beauty routine of bleaching her
   hair with vodka and lemon juice. Cover of July ELLE (94 US)
   Appears in various sport magazine swimsuit issues.  Nice lingerie
   work in Marie Claire #2 (usa)

Hicks, Michelle

 Michele started modeling at age 15 and got very involved in the NYC club
 scene.  She was involved with the opening of several clubs (all before her
 21st birthday) and was called one of the "downtown diva's" by W in late
 1992 (included picture).  Her modeling career "took off" when Steven Misel
 took a liking to her in early 1993.  She has been "on the up" ever since.
 Aside from her killer looks and flawless body, Michele's real reason for
 success is her winning personality.  She is an extremely inteligent
 individual and can make just about anyone feel comfortable in her presence.
 She quite the presence on the runway curcuit (NY and Paris), has been
 interviewed on House of Style and FTV, and frequently shows up in Vogue
 (particularly Dolce & Gabana ads).  She was born in New Jersey and will
 turn 23 on June 4th.  She is 5'8'' has perfectly straight brown hair and
 electric blue eyes.  Michele recently threw a party (after the New York
 tent show) in her new gimongus loft in NYC at which Helena Christensen
 was an early guest.

Hume, Kirsty
   Nationality: Scotland
   Hair: Blonde, straight, mid back length  (Flaxen)
   Eyes: Blue
   Skin: fair
   Paris Agent:  Cyril Brule
   Agency: ELITE
   Cover of July 94 Harper's Bazaar, inside article "Inventing Kristy".
   Condensation of article follows:
   6 months ago, living in Miami, trying out for Catalog "cattle calls".
   12 months ago, in London and Paris doing the same.
   3 years ago, a a "little modeling school" in Scotland (cured of slouch)
   Front runner for Chanel's contract Fall 94.  Has worked for Jil
   Sander at several big shows in Paris. Attended Dundee School of Art.
   Drinks Earl Grey Tea and chain smokes Marlbaros.
       "...etheral, almost refrigerator cool."  "a young Jean Shrimpton.
   Long, skinny legs, a mouth that's slight too large. Uneven teeth.
   She is NOT "a figure of seduction, a silicone-implant Barbie,
   or a waif."  "Dewiness and poise"
   First appeared in the supermodel herd at April's Donna Karan, Calvin
   Klein, Anna Sui, and Ralph Lauren shows.  Current model for TSE knitwear.
   Legs are described as "coltish".  Plans to rent a New York
   Apartment.  Used to run track, but is scared of too much adrenaline.

Hunter, Rachel
   Born: 67?
   Hair: Blond
   Eyes: Blue
   Agency: FORD
   Nationality: New Zealand
   Appears in ads for Cover Girl and Keystone beer.  Married to
   singer Rod Stewart.  Daughter, Renee, was born in June 1992.
   Just had another child (son), was pregnant in SI 1994 Swimsuit issue
   A photo of her pregnant can be found on page 203 of the Aug95 Cosmopolitan
   be forewarned that Rod's butt is fairly visable as well.

Hurley, Elizabeth
   new Estee Lauder model.  Actress.  In the news with bad-boy boyfriend
   Hugh Grant.  More actress than Model, but if she's working for Estee
   Lauder, she ranks an entry here. (acted in _Passenger 57_, _Young
   Indiana Jones_ and others)

Hutter, Belinda
   Born: 1977?  said to be 17  Austrian
   Recently appeared on Austrian TV

Hutton, Lauren
   Veteran model, was retired, now models 6 months of the year.
   Can be easily identified if smiling by a large gap between her front
   teeth, still a force to be reckoned with in the modeling industry.
   Modeling for Ralph Lauren for the past few years.
   Was one of the first models to land a major contract.

#I#

Iman
   Height: 5'9" (175 cm)   (some say 6ft)
   Nationality: Somalia
   Agency: ELITE
   Had a part as a shapeshifter in "Star Trek: the Undiscovered
   Country", and a relatively large role in "No Way Out".  Appeared in
   the Michael Jackson video "Remember the Time".  Married to singer David
   Bowie.  Recently has produced her own line of cosmetics designed to
   fill a void in the makeup industry and provide colors for all those
   gorgeous Black, Latino, and other darker complexion women of the world.
   The makeup is available through J.C. Penny stores across America.

Ireland, Kathy
   Born: 1962 in Glendale, California
   She has played numerous small roles on the large and small screen,
   including an episode of the sitcom "Grand" and the movies "Mom and
   Dad Save the Universe", "Necessary Roughness", "National Lampoons
   Loaded Weapon 1", and "Danger Island".  She had the title role in
   "Alien from L.A.", which was featured on a recent episode of
   "Mystery Science Theatre 3000".  Some people find her voice
   irritating.  Her main "thing" is modeling swimsuits for Sports
   Illustrated, since '84.  Recently married a emergency room doctor.
   One of her hobbies is homebrewing beer.
   Has apparently had trouble with an over zealous fan recently.
   (March, October 1994 SI Calendar)
       "Demure?  Smoky? A little flirtatious?  The are the qualities
       that have made Kathy Ireland a 10-time Sports Illustrated
       swimsuit model.  But you might be suprised to learn that Kathy is
       a Sunday school teacher, as well as a gifted athlete who recently
       declared on national TV that she intends to take up boxing; that
       she enjoys fishing at dawn with her dad; or that she is an
       incurable practical joker." [Jule Campbell, SI]
   Appears on ESPN's body shaping occasionally.  Was in an "action pack"
   TV movie "bandit" or something.
   She lives in Santa Barbara CA with her husband and son.
   web page for her at http://www.indep.k12.mo.us/student/~bress/ki.html


Irwin, Elaine
   Height: 5'10"
   Bust-waist-hips: 34B-24-34
   Dress size: 6-8
   Hair color: Blonde
   Eye color: Blue
   Shoe size: 8
   Agency: Ford
   Married to John (Cougar) Mellencamp. Salon Selective model
   Now modeling for Pantene shampoo, now mother of a boy.

#J#

Janina
   Ethnicity: African-American
   Nationality: American
   Age: 20
   Hair: black
   Skin: very light brown
   broad smile and nose (great smile)

Janssen, Famke
   Height: 5'11"
   Bust-waist-hips: 36-24-36
   Dress size: 8-10
   Hair color: Brown
   Eye color: Hazel
   Shoe size: 11
   Agency: ELITE
   Appeared in a Star Trek The Next Generation episode, "The Perfect
   Mate", as Kamala, an empathic mesomorph.  Appeared in TV movie "Model
   by Day" on FOX, guest appearance on FOX "Melrose Place"

Johnson, Beverly
   Agency: Wilhelmina
   First African-American model on Vogue cover, (in 1974).  Supermodel.
   22 years experience.
   Book-> "True Beauty:Secrets of Radiant Beauty for Women of Every Age
   and Color" publisher:Warner Books
   Johnson believes that a woman's true beauty goals should be self-esteem,
   self-motivation, and well-being.

Jovovich, Milla
   Nationality: Russian
   Ethnicity: Russian and Yugoslavian
   Hair color: red
   Age: 18  (as of june/july 94 Bikini)
   Agency: Next
   Models for Almay, and in Seventeen, Harpers & Queen.
   Was in "Return to the Blue Lagoon", "Dazed and Confused"(sneeze an
   you will miss her in this), "Kuffs", and "Chaplin". Her debut CD is
   called, The Divine Comedy.  Was with SBK records, now on EMI.
   cd single: Gentleman Who Fell.  She wrote the entire album when she
   was 16 in her high school biology class.
   Getting her US passport in a few months.  She has been a model since
   she was 11 years old.  Hasn't modeled in two years.  Dating the bass
   player for "Jamiroquai" (Stewart)  Introduced by a make-up artist via
   fax machines.   Check out the June/July (94)issue of Bikini for a HUGE
   12x24 inch b/w of her close to naked with her Mandolin and a sheer
   cut off top.  She smokes Marijuana and has said so on MTV on Alternative
   Nation and various other shows hosted by VJ Kennedy.
   Apparently there is a Milla mailing-list supported through   (not       )
   [email protected]    subscribe reaching-from-nowhere   (confirmed )

#K#

Katchutka   (sp?)
 a Sengaleese supermodel who did the runways in Europe and quit
 modelling and came out with her own line of clothes who was
 arrested on drug charges in Sengal last year.  Anyone know of her status?

Kiara
   Ethnicity: Ugandan
   Nationality: naturalized American (2 months as of May 94 Harper's Bazaar)
   Age: 18
   Agency: Ford
   Hair: Black, short, but not "afro curled"
   Eyes: Black
   Skin: 70% shade of dark brown     (someone help me here)

Kirsebom, Vendela
   Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
   Nationality: Swedish
   Born: Jan. 12, 1967 in Stockholm
   Agency:  Ford
   Nearly exclusive model for Elizabeth Arden.  Sports Illustrated
   swimsuit model. (cover, sept, poster 1994 SI Calendar)
       "Our cover model.  All fire an ice in front of the camera,
       Vendela is the consummate professional:punctual, prepared,
       organized, focused on her work, yet always managing to remain
       spontaneous.  With a generous heart and strong sense of family
       values, Vendela finds fulfillment in working with underprivileged
       children, or simply returning to her native Sweden to visit her
       family."  [Jule Campbell, SI]
   Appeared in an America Online forum room and answered questions.  Log
   of this appearance is available to me, but have not yet added it here.

Kristanna
   Ethnicity: Norwegian and German
   Nationality: American
   Age: 14
   Hair: light brown/ dark blonde
   Skin: general tan, (vendela's color)
   Mole on the right side of her face, near edge of lips.

Kumlin, Kristina
   Agency: ELITE

#L#

Lanza, Susan (Suzanne?)
   Models for Victoria's Secret Catalogue, but wants to be an actress.
   Hasn't posed for any new pictures in quite a while judging by the
   image recycling that VS has done with her work.

Lebesco, Maiwenn
   Nationality: France
   Hair: Black
   Eyes: slate blue
   Skin: Pale.  small mole under right nostril
   Has very full lips, normal thighs (not waif.)  9 page lingerine
   spread in Mirabella (may 94).  Mainly an actress.

LeBon, Yasmin
   Height: 5'9"
   Bust-waist-hips: 34-24-35
   Dress size: 6-8
   Hair color: Brown
   Eye color: Dark Brown
   Shoe size: 9
   Agency: ELITE
   married Duran Duran lead singer Simon LeBon Dec 27, 1985.
   she was a top model doing lots of editorials plus covers (UK VOGUE,
   Italian VOGUE, US ELLE, French ELLE, and first issue UK ELLE) and
   adverts for Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, Missoni, Byblos, etc BEFORE
   marrying into Duran Duran.  Would have had a bigger career had she
   not decided to quit and have kids FIVE times (two miscarriages).
   She has a daughter Amber Rose.  Yasmin had her third child in October
   94 - Tallulah.

Lindburg, Lauren
   Models for Cover Girl Cosmetics.

#M#

MacDowell, Andie
   Agency:  ELITE (now semi-retired)
   Born: Feb 12 1958 in Gaffney, South Carolina, USA
   Was L'Oreal's exclusive model for several years ending around '89 .
   One of the Largest exclusive contracts of the time, 1/2 million
   dollars for 12 days of work a year.
   Continued modeling until about '90.  She's mostly acting now.  Her
   movie credits include St. Elmo's Fire; Tarzan (picture only, the
   voice was dubbed in by Glen Close); Sex, Lies and Videotape; Object
   of Beauty; and Greencard.  Married and living in the 9 Mile Valley,
   just outside Frenchtown, Montana.  Recently in Groundhog Day,
   Shortcuts, and Four Weddings and a Funeral.  (Many movie credits)
   Married to ex-model Paul Qualley with two kids, Justin (7), and
   Rainey(girl 5).  Has six horses, four cats, two dogs, one rabbit.
   Her husband built their current house by hand, with no plans.
   "Paul and I still walk around *Nekkid* in front of our children."
   "When I was a kid, I used to walk around nekkid in my house all the
   time.  My mother would have a nervous fit.  Butt-nekkid."

MacPherson, Elle
   Height: 6' (1.83m)
   Born: 29 March 1964 in Sydney Austrailia
   Weight: 128 (58 kg)
   Bust-waist-hips: 34c-?-?
   Nationality: Australian
   Agency: Women Model Management
   Models for Sports Illustrated.  Has had at least one appearance
   on the David Letterman Show.  Appears in Woody Allen film "Alice".
   Was Engaged to Eric Miller, a 32 year old billionaire.
   Now with Tim Jefferies.  Showed up on John Stewart show on MTV, told
   two rather rude Australian jokes...An mpeg of her nude scene exists.
   Was married to Gilles Bensimon, French Photographer, American ELLE
   creative director.  Appears in "Sirens", some full frontal nudity
   Current BF (Tim Jefferies) was married to English porn star Koo Stark.
   A picture of them on vacation is in the Aug95 Cosmopolitan magazine.

Malle, Jade
   Ethnicity: French and Belgian
   Nationality: American
   Age: 20
   Hair: very dark red
   Skin: freckled
   Eyes: brown
   rosy cheeks

Marpessa
   Primarly a runway model.  Retired. (Allure Magazine)

Marshall, Esme
   Big in the early '80's.

Mason, Claudia
   Nationality: USA (New York City)
   Another of the "gamines".  Very popular on European runways.  Can
   be spotted in American and British Vogue as well as British Elle.
   Feb 94 cover of Mademoiselle.

Mazza, Valeria (Vala-REE-ah)
   This Argentinian beauty is the new Versace "red jeans" girl and the
   new Guess? jeans girl.  The Schiffer look-alike did a half-dozen New
   York shows for the Fall 95 Fashions.  She's single and lives in Paris
   and New York.

McGrotha, Rosemary
   Height: 5'9
   Bust-waist-hips: Dcup
   I Donna Karan's model/muse.  She appears in almost all of the Karan
   ads.  She was in a popular ad where she portrayed a woman who was
   President of the United States and still wasn't afraid to show a
   little cleavage and a little leg.

McMenamy, Kristen
   Born in: 1966 in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA (or Buffalo, NY USA?)
   Hair: long red, later very short black
   Bust-waist-hips: 31-20-30, later 34b-25-35
   Kristen was a fairly normal model, basically just another beautiful
   face.  However, without any trademark, her career was a disaster.
   About a year ago, she cut and dyed her hair, and shaved off her
   eyebrows.  Since then she's been doing much better.  She has been
   described as an antimodel, and is typical of the grunge models.
   Her Sprite Ad has gotten attention from a group wanting to stop the
   glorification of the Waif image.  Had a child this past year who
   has also appeared in some of her photo shoots.  Still working hard.

Moffat, Peggy
   supermodel of the past.

Moore, Demi
   Did some modeling in Europe before becoming famous as an actress.

Moss, Kate
   Height: 5'7"
   Measurements: 33-23-35
   Weight: 116lb ? (She claims to never weigh herself.)
   Born: 16 Jan 74 in Addiscomb, Croydon, Surrey, England
   Citizenship:  French, for TAX reasons
   Earning power: $10000 / day
   US Agency: Women Model Management
   UK Agency: Storm Model Agency, 1st Floor, 5 Jubilee Place,
              London SW3 3TD   (tel. +44 1713 767 464)
   Favourite Food: Fresh sardines.

   One of the more controversial supermodels, primarily because
   of her unusually low weight during the early part of her
   career. (she typified the "waif" models).  Some people feel
   she is unattractively thin, and fear idolizing her may cause
   anorexia in impressionable teenage girls.  However, she also
   has a large number of fans, and receives a large number of
   modeling jobs.
   Her contract with Calvin Klein is supposedly worth over 1
   million. Her unusual appearance (and possibly her
   willingness to appear nude, "It's just work") have, in a
   very short time, made her almost as widely recognized as
   Cindy Crawford.  She is a little too short and thin to model
   clothes designed for the "standard" model's build.  This
   makes her less versatile and may limit her career's
   lifespan.  She appeared in an '89 British sexploitation
   film "The Inferno".  She chain smokes Marlboros.  She has
   broken with her photographer boyfriend, Mario Sorrenti, and
   is currently involved in a 'long term' relationship with
   actor, Johnny Depp.
   Kate has recently (May 1995) published a hardback picture
   book called 'Kate' which is made up of  pictures chosen by
   herself. This book is published in the UK by Pavilion Books
   Limited.
   The book reference number is ISBN 1 85793 685X and is
   available in the UK from May 95 and is supposedly available
   in the US in August 95.
   There exists at least two picture series' of  JPG images of
   Kate, called KATENR##.JPG and also KMOSS###.JPG, both done
   by Neil Rodgers with the 'almost' famous 'GAP ON!' logo.
   Most of these images and many others are available from WWW
   site http://marlowe.wimsey.com/~jamacht/Kate/Pictures/
   Kate's favourite designers are John Galliano, Helmut Lang,
   Martin Margiela and Vivienne Westwood.
   Kate has recently purchased a house in the Sheperds Bush
   area of London (May 95)
   alt.fan.kate-moss and alt.binaries.kate-moss (sp) either exist or
   are being created by her fans to make it easier to find info on her.


Mulder, Karen
   Born:  1968?  25/26 years old?
   Height: 5'10"
   Bust-waist-hips: 34.5-24-34.5
   Dress size: 6
   Hair color: Blonde
   Eye color: Blue
   Shoe size: 8
   Agency: ELITE
   Nationality: Dutch
   One of the most popular blonde models of the moment.  Appeared in
   the requisite Guess? ads in 1991 (I think).  She is married to Rene
   Bosne, and lives in a chateau in Bordeaux.
   - exudes class and elegance, seldom seen in anything but head to toe
   Chanel: suit, shoes, hosiery, bag, jewellery: and that is when shes not
   working
   - has modelled collections for Valentino, YSL, Lanvin, Gianni Versace,
   Chanel & Giorgio Armani
   - had campaigns for Guess?, Calvin Klein & an entire issue of Italian
   Vogue

Munro, Carol
   Retired.

#N#

Nelson, Stan
   Male model.

#O#

Ogilvie, Lana
   Nationality: Canadian
   Agency: COMPANY
   will soon appear in the upcoming Cover Girl ads
   for their new line of cosmetics for darker skinned models.

Oritz, Julia
   Ethnicity: Puerto Rican, English, and German
   Age: 21
   Hair: Black, Very dark Brown
   Eyes: Brown
   Skin: light brown, natural, minor freckles on face

Otis, Carr'e
   Born: Sep 28 1968 in San Francisco, California, USA
   Former boyfriend was Mickey Rourke.  Carrie has five tattoos - a
   rose on her right ankle, a Japanese peace sign above the rose, a
   Tibetan symbol on her left ankle, a large angle on her back and a
   Native American Thunderbird on her wrist.  About two years ago she
   accidentally shot herself under her left arm when a firearm she was
   carrying went off in her purse.  Carrie appeared in the infamous
   movie Wild Orchid where she was reported to be having real sex on
   screen with then boyfriend Mickey Rourke.  She can be seen in some
   equally infamous Calvin Klein jeans ads that came out in '92.  The
   story line for the ads was her travelling with a band, appearing
   naked from the waist down and riding a motorcycle.

#P#


Pantaeva, Irina  (E-REEN-ah)
   The hit of the Fall 95' fashion season and the favorite of
   photographers at the Calvin Klein, Richard Tyler, Isaac Mizrahi, and
   Todd Oldham shows.  Her first job:  Yves Saint Laurent's spring 94'
   show.  She is 21, born near Lake Baikal, Siberia.  Her father is a
   composer, her mother directs a theater.  Her bio says she speaks
   "English, Eskimo, Russian, and Japanese" and is married to a Russian
   Photographer.  Ford Models' Katie Ford says Irina is "destined to become
   the first Asian supermodels."  There is a feature article on her and her
   husband in New Yorker Magazine this fall 1995.

Patitz, Tatjana
   Height: 5'11"
   Bust-waist-hips: 36-24-36
   Dress size: 8
   Hair color: Blonde
   Eye color: Blue
   Shoe size: 9.5
   Agency: ELITE
   Nationality: German
   Born: Mar 25, 1966 in Hamburg, Germany
   Going out with Nick Kamen, the English pop star.
   In the movie "The Rising Sun" prominently as the murdered girlfriend.
   Her only speaking parts are in the beginning as her character makes a
   scene about her boyfriend's karaoke singing.
   Still around; mostly runway shots in magazines, some editorial


Peele, Beverly
   Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
   Bust-waist-hips: 34A 23 34
   Hair color: black
   Eye color: brown
   Born: 76?
   Agency: ELITE
   Nationality: American
   Earning power: $10,000 per day
   Beverly is one of the most popular black models today besides Naomi
   Campbell.  She appears in all of the major runway shows and has
   been photographed numerous times for American Vogue, and has been
   photographed for ads by Steven Meisel and Bruce Weber.  She earns
   up to $1 million a year. Had a baby recently at 18 years old.

Perez, Josie
   Ethnicity: Mexican
   Nationality: American
   Age: 23   May Harper's Bazaar)
   Hair: Black
   Skin: very pale latino coloring
   Eyes: Brown
   Looks sort of like Alyssa Milano, but more color and cheekbones.

Pestova, Daniela
   Height: 5'11
   Bust-waist-hips: 34B 23 35
   Hair color: blond
   Eye color: blue
   Born: 70?, under Libra
   Agency: Next
   Nationality: Czechoslovakian
   Earning power: $2 million per year, $12,000 per day
   Trademarks: Changing Looks, Punctuality
   Daniela has a contract with L'Oreal and appears in various L'Oreal
   cosmetics print ads.  On the cover of Cosmopolitan's February 1993
   issue.  Has earned the nickname "The Chameleon" for changing her look.

Porizkova, Paulina
   Height: 1.79m
   Born: Apr 9 1965  Prostejov, Czechoslovakia
   Weight: 59kg
   Agency:  ELITE
   1980 Elite Model. 1986 Paulina Calendar sold 250,000 copies.
   Has had at least one appearance on the Arsenio Hall Show.  Appeared
   in August 1987 Playboy.  She's said during an interview that she
   unwinds by "playing Nintendo".  Modeled almost exclusively for
   Estee Lauder.  Is married to Ric Ocasek.  They have a son, Jonathan
   Raven Ocasek, born 4 (14?) Nov 93.  Recently wrote a children's book
   about the adventures of a Roach in New York.  Paulina frequently
   criticized the shallowness of the modelling industry and has
   mentioned that she is in the process of working on a book about the
   industry as she sees it.
   Rumored to very active with email, possibly under "Ralphie" as her
   psudeonym (from her book "Ralphie the Roach")
   Recent appearances on both Leno and Letterman after giving birth to
   her son. Since her contract with Estee Lauder has expired, she is
   semi-retired. (did she really quit for good?)
   Yes. Occasionally she will appear in some editorial shoots; she posed for
   Steven Meisel nude 8 months pregnant and appeared on Vogue with her new
   baby sometime last year.  Acted in a movie "Anna", playing Christina.
   The second movie being "*Her* Alibi" with Tom Selleck.  She is the
   person responsible for term 'supermodel' being in existence (and
   everyone on this group will argue that one).  She had a six
   million a year contract with Estee Lauder in early/mid 80's, and has
   numerous appearances in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.  She did a
   topless shoot in the April '84 issue of GQ, which I have never seen,
   and can't understand why it hasn't been scanned and posted to the net.
   She also appears in the somewhat documentary movie "Portfolio".

#Q#

Quinones, Brandy
   Black Model
   Hair: dark brown
   Skin: light beige
   Appears in Marie Claire #2 (US) in a portfolio shot by D'Ozario.

#R#

Reece, Gabrielle
   Height: 6'3" (190.5 cm)
   Age: 24
   Eyes: blue
   Hair: Dark brown with sun bleached highlights
   Agency: ELITE
   Model and professional beach volleyball player (Team Nike).  Was seeing
   Jose Canseco.  Seems to be concentrating more on her volleyball.
   On April ELLE cover, appears on MTV Sports in April, 1994
   More frequently appearances on MTV Sports. Does lots of fun stuff.
   "Gabby" is her preferred name.  Has a column in ELLE (US) "ELLESPORT"
   write to her c/o ELLE 1633 Broadway  New York, NY  10019
   Bio/interview in Bikini #5, plus lingerie photos.
   Graduated from college with honors in 92 or 93.
   Now will have a show on ESPN doing things similar to the MTV sports show.

Reno, Hunter
   Height: 5'11-1/2"
   Bust-waist-hips: 35-25-35
   Dress size: 8-10
   Hair color: Blonde
   Eye color: Blue
   Shoe size: 11
   Agency: ELITE
   Supposeably the neice of Attorney General Janet Reno.  She's done
   some product modeling, possibly other work.

Richardson, Ashley
   Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
   Born: 1965 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA  (I've also heard Florida)
   Can be seen in ads for Jordache.
       (August, December 1994 SI Calendar)
       "Cool and commanding on the page, Ashley is an incorrigible cutup
       between takes, keeping the Swimsuit shoot loose and relaxing
       tensions.  As creative as she is funny, Ashley enjoys such off-camera
       pastimes as painting, interior decorating and cooking.  You may also
       detect the ballerina in Ashely from her fluid poses and her graceful
       lines, which extend naturally from her warm personallity."
                                                       [Jule Campbell, SI]

Rose, Ruby
   Age: 19 (as of May 94 Harper's Bazaar)
   Ethnicity: German, Cajun, Cherokee, and Spanish
   Agency: Ford
   Hair: black, dark brown
   Skin: medium spanish coloring
   Eyes: black? (squinting...)

Rossellini, Isabella
   Born: Jun 18 1952 in Rome, Italy
   Agency: FORD
   Somewhat Retired.  Modeled mostly for Lancome.  Also appears in ads for
   Dolce and Gabbana.  Daughter of director Roberto Rossellini and
   actress Ingrid Bergman.  Her relationship with director David Lynch
   is finished, but she can still be seen in his movies Blue Velvet
   and Wild at Heart.  Engaged to actor Gary Oldman (Sid & Nancy, True
   Romance) Still appearing in magazine editorial/portfolio, but is
   working on a new project not involved with a large modeling contract.

#S#

Salvail, Eve
   Nationality: Canadian
   Hair: Blonde, usually shaved bald.
   Skin: pale
   Eyes: Brown
   Age: 22 (?)
   Height: 1.73 m
   Bust-waist-hips: 83-60-88 cm
   Will appear in Robert Altman's Pre^t a` Porter, a movie about the
   fashion world.  She has a BIG chinese dragon tatoo on her head which is
   shows up a lot with her skull-short/shaved head haircut. Also nude at
   the end of Pret a Porter during the final runway show.
   This is the French description of her:
   21 ans, Canadienne, Nageuse et skieuse de talent.  Des son entree
   chez City en octobre 1992, le show Jean-Paul Caultier lui permet
   de demarer en fleche.  Suivent les parutions dans les GLAMOUR Italie
   et France, ELLE France, MARIE CLAIR avec grands photographes
   internationeaux.
   Debuted in the Gaultier show in 1992.  Has had covers on the above
   magazines.

Schenkenberg, Marcus
   Male Model
   Born: August 4, 1968
   Raised: Stockholm
   Second calendar arrives in stores this Fall (94).  Did a large Calvin
   Klein jeans ad campaign.  (NUDE!)  Takes in over 1 million dollars a
   year.  The male Supermodel.  Appeared on MTV and was basically
   molested by VJ Kennedy for America's entertainment. (She tried to strip
   him and basically groped and fondled him as much as she could.)

Schiffer, Claudia
   Height: 5'11"  182cm
   Hair: Blonde
   Eyes: Blue
   Bust-waist-hips: 35-24-36  (95-62-92 cm)
   Born: Aug 25 1970 12:10 in Rheinberg/Dusseldorf, Germany
   Weight: 127  58kg
   Agency: Metropolitan
   She was discovered dancing in a Dusseldorf disco only 5 years ago.
   Is one of the top five supermodels in the modelling industry today.
   Has a four year contract with Revlon worth $6 million, which
   requires her not to pose nude.  Also models in print ads for the
   clothing company Iceberg, for Chanel and Gianni Versace.
   Spokesmodel rep for Guess? perfume.  Was rumored to be fiancee of
   Prince Albert of Monaco.  A paparazzi got several topless photos
   while she was on vacation.  They were printed in three European
   newspapers.  She sued them.  Engaged to David Copperfield, the
   magician.  TV spots for Entertainment Tonight, was "host" for BF
   D.C.'s recent TV special.  Losing popularity, wearing more makeup.
   Appears in Aug 94 ELLE as "Barbie", Gilles Bensimon photographs.
   Subject of large argument in alt.supermodels regarding disparaging
   comments from J-P Gaultier, Jil Sander, Ellen Von Unwerth.  Fans and
   critics took sides and shot up the place.  She's still Claudia, but
   the fickle fashion press seems to be tired of her.
   Even Ellen Von Unwerth has admitted Claudia is not as much a "model".
   Claudia is a "look" If she changes it, she is not what "Claudia" is.
   Outside that, don't underestimate a girl who was at the top of her class,
   and on the road to becoming an attorney when she was discovered.  She
   speaks several languages, and was raised well by her father, who is a very
   successful attorney, and her mother. Money is not that new, nor important.
   Fiance David made $33 million last year.  They could both retire at will.
   She's in business with Elle and Naomi Campbell. They have a restaurant.
   She is having a documentary filmed about her life, and will probably be
   doing movies herself soon (it's long been reported; she gets about a
   dozen movie offers a month).

   The following is from the Claudia Schiffer-faq:
       Was discovered in October 87 by Michel Levaton.
       First shots by Walter Chin.
       Doesn't like jewelry . (She hasn't even holes in her ears)
       Doesn't eat breakfast to save time in bed.
       Lives in a two floor apartment in Monte-Carlo.
       Has been on more mag. covers around the world then any other (> 400).
       Is making a movie about her life with Nicholas Rachline ad producer.
       It has already been bought by 17 TV channels. (Might be finished,
       it's an old source)
       Rumors say that she Is currently writing a book about herself.
       Was rumored to have an affair with the prince of Monaco.
       Was after that engaged to David Cooperfield, but broke it up.

       Family:
       Father:     Heinz Schiffer, Business jurist
       Mother:     Gudrun Schiffer
       Siblings:   Stefan, Ann Carolin, Andreas. (Claudia is the oldest)

       Religion:   Catholic
       Smokes:     No
       Drinks:     No
       Interests:  Painting (mostly flowers and small animals. Inspiration
               from Kakos), Reading.
       Earns:      $30 000 per show.
       Contracts:  Revlon, Fanta.
       Drivers license:No
       Agent:      Aline Souliers
       Favorite Music:      Phil Collins, Elton John, Prince
                Drinks:     Only mineral water and Fanta
                Cloths:     Chanel
                Author:     Honor� de Balzac, Max Frisch. Loves biographies
                Directors:  Luc Besson, Claude Lelouch, Scorsese, Spielberg
                Sports:     Tennis, riding, skiing, dance
                Color:      Coral Red
                Smell:      Jasmine

Schnarre, Monika
   Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
   Born: 1972 in Toronto, Canada
   In 1987 SI swimsuit issue (page 114). Female lead in "Waxwork II:
   Lost in Time".  Won 1989 Ford Supermodel of the Year contest.
   She once said she wanted to work at Club MED.
   she is on the season finale of Beverly Hills 90210. (1994 season?)

Selena
   Nationality: American
   Height: 1.77m
   Bust-waist-hips: 92-62-92 cm

Seymour, Stephanie
   Height: 5'10"  [1.78m]
   Bust-waist-hips: 34B-22-35  [86-56-89 cm]
   Dress size: 6-8
   Hair color: Light Brown
   Eye color: Blue-Green
   Shoe size: 10
   Agency: IT
   Born: Aug 1968 in San Diego California, USA
   Stephanie Seymour has modeled swimsuits for Sports Illustrated, and
   was also the primary spokesmodel for Victoria's Secret Catalogue.
   She has done at least two pictorials for Playboy; the first in
   March 1991, the second in February 1993.  Was going with Axl Rose,
   the rock star, but broke up in early '93.  Rumored to be seeing
   Peter Brant, Publisher: Interview mag, who is married with five kids.
   She has a son, Dylan Thomas.  Lying about her age, probably 30+.
   Told Cosmo that she was 25, back in 1989 (+5 = 30)  Still is
   everyone's favorite Lingerie model.  Shows up in the CD-ROM game
   "HELL" as "Cynna Stone" explosives expert.  Game uses her voice.
   From her photographs, I have assumed that she has breast implants.
   With the low amount of body fat she has, her breasts could not be that
   firm or large without some silicone support. Check Victoria's Secret
   to decide for yourself.

contributed text:  (not yet paraphrased)
   Former supermodel of the 80's, She was the favorite of designer Gianni
   Versace.  Then she dissed her image and changed it to grunge when she
   began a relationship with rocker Axl Rose.  The demise of that
   relationship, together with the birth of her second son, and the
   supposed impending marriage this summer to publisher Peter Brant (the
   father of the child), has turned her career into high gear. Voted
   this year by Paris's MATCH Magazine as the 2nd most beautiful model
   in the world (Claudia was 1st), that makes her the world's sexiest
   mom. Not bad for a model who started her career 10 years ago (age 16,
   when she was reported to be having an affair with
   John Casablancas, the CEO of ELITE Modeling).

   [As you can see, there is some doubt as to her correct age.  If someone
   can dig this up and set this issue to rest, I would appreciate it.]

Shepard, Cybil
   Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
   Former model, actress.  Best known for her roles in "The Last
   Picture Show", "Taxi Driver", and the TV series "Moonlighting".  In
   the 70's, she so defined the image of icy coldness, that the role
   in Taxi Driver was written with her in mind.  Now starring in her own
   sitcom "Cybil" on CBS.

Shields, Christa Brooke Camille
   Born:  31 may 1965, New York, NY
   Eyes:  Willowy-green
   Hair:  Brunette
   Agency: ELITE
   THE Calvin Klein's jeans girl.  "Nothing comes between me and my
   Calvins" campaign was one of the raciest of its time with young
   Brooke enticing advertisement audiences with this shocking statement.
   Mostly a minor actress, she still does some modeling work.
   She did a photo shoot to promote the Sydney 2000 Olympic bid while
   she was in Australia, which appears in an Australian magazine
   called "Inside Sport". Engaged to tennis star Andre Agassi and can be
   seen frequently in magazines with him  (Marie Claie #2 US).

Shimizu, Jenny
   Born: '72   (22 as may 94 Harper's Bazaar)
   Height: 5'7"
   Agency: Women Model Management
   Ethinicity: Japanese-American
   Hair: Black (very short)
   Skin: basic light tan (generic)
   Eyes: Black?  (squinting)
   One of the most successful asian models.  She's worked the runways
   for Versace, Anna Sui, Calvin Klein, and Jean Paul Gaultier.  She's
   appeared in Neneh Cherry and Terence Trent D'Arby videos and in a
   Banana Republic ad.  She's in the December 94 Allure and will be in
   the February 95 Elle.  She has 4 large tattoos - a woman straddling a
   wrench from her right shoulder to her elbow, a spark plug on her
   left forearm, a cross on the back of her neck, and Japanese
   characters for "And she goes..." on her left shoulder.  She's
   rumored to be Madonna's lover.  The March 15, 1992, L.A. Times
   calls her a "lezbopunk bike-dyke".  In it she said, "I'm all for
   sexual freedom: S&M, bondage, dancing half-naked.  I just think
   it's great".  She says she was "always a tomboy".  She went to
   trade school rather than college, and worked as a garage mechanic.
   She was discovered by L.A. Casting agent Rosanna on her 1971
   Triumph motorcycle outside the LA nightclub, "Fuck..." She
   skateboards, motorcycles, wears Red Wing biker boots, listens to
   Bjork, and watches Beavis and Butthead ("It rules," she says).  In
   five years, she'd like to own her own garage and race bikes.  She
   says, "I'd like to see runways get more creative.  I had dreams of
   this roller derby type thing, but on skateboards."  Recently appeared
   in A. magazine (Asian Americans) as the Asian Supermodel.  (fall 95)
   Appeared in the Premiere of Comedy Central's "High Octane" where she
   demonstrated her skills with cars by showing how to fix a loose fanbelt.

Shiraz
   Age: 19 (?)
   Height: 1.79m
   Bust-waist-hips: 84-61-89 cm
   Nationality: Israel
   Elle fait du volley et du handball.  Des son arrivee, elle est publiee
   dans 20 Ans, Elle France, Vogue, Marie Claire, Glamour, et Harpers
   Bazaar. Ses photos sont signees Marc Hispard, Ellen von Unwerth,
   Sacha et Patrick Demarchelier.
   Translation:
   She plays volleyball and handball.  On her arrival, she has published
   in ......... with the photographers....

Shrimpton, Jean
   Supermodel Icon
   very popular british model from the 60's.
   Retired.  Now running a bed & breakfast in England.
   Was the Linda Evangelista of the time, black eyeliner and straight
   cut bangs made her the archtype for the Mod fashion.

Simonsen, Renee
   Cover face from the 1980's.
   Agency: FORD
   was engaged to Duran Duran's John Taylor.  Now editor of newspaper in
   Aarhus, Denmark.  Went to Israel to pick oranges at a kibbutz after
   finishing romance with JT of Duran Duran.  Appeared in advertisements
   in Vogue in the 1990's.

Sjoeberg, Emma  (Emma Snowball?)
   Nationality:  Swedish
   Height: 5'9-1/2"
   Bust-waist-hips: 35-25-36
   Dress size: 8
   Hair color: Blonde
   Eye color: Blue
   Shoe size: 8
   Agency: ELITE
   Appears in George Michael's Too Funky video. Also in movie "Inferno".
   Appears in J. Crew catalogs.

Smith, Amber
   Height: 5'10  [1.79m]
   Bust-waist-hips: 36c 24 35 in  [90-62-92 cm]
   Hair color: reddish blonde
   Eye color: hazel
   Born: 72? under Pisces
   Agency: Spectrum
   Earning power: $8,000 per day
   Nationality: American
   Amber's ambition is to be America's #1 pin-up girl.  She is
   known for a tattoo of a redhead on her thigh; "It's a tattoo
   of Amber" she says.
       (February, July 1994 SI Calendar)
       "This Rita Hayworth look-alike from Miami comes by her modeling
       talent naturally, following in her mother's footsteps.
       Independent, hard-working and very private, Amber takes every
       assignment seriously and has an instinct for graceful movement
       before the camera.  Away from the modeling scene she jogs, sings
       and enthusiastically pursues acting, which has already brought her
       an HBO film role and a number of commercials." [Jule Campbell, SI]

Smith, Anna Nicole "Vickie"
   Agency: ELITE
   Height: 5'11
   Bust-waist-hips: 36.0DD 26.0 38.0
   Hair color: bleached blonde
   Born: 28 Nov 67 in Houston, Texas, USA
   Weight: 140 (I've also heard 155)
   Playboy playmate for May 1992 (as Vickie Smith), and playmate of
   the year for '93.  Modeled for Guess? She is from Mexia, Texas,
   and has one 8 yr old son.  In Norway, the consumer rights ombud tried to
   get her adds for H&M underwear banned to protect consumers from any
   sexual associations.  She is flattered that young Norwegian boys
   sell her posters for $7 each.  Recently married 89 yr old oil tycoon
   J. Howard Marshall (june 27 1994).  Currently (may 27) being sued by
   former housekeeper/babysitter (Maria Antonia Cerrato) (employed
   1992-93) for "sexual harassment, sexual assault, & false
   imprisonment"(2 million).  Smith is countersuing for Slander.
   Currently in mourning for her now dead octogenarian husband. Fighting
   in probate court for some of his money.  Wore white to the funeral.

Smithers, Jan
   Hair color: brunette
   Born: Jul 3 1949 in North Hollywood California, USA
   Did some modeling work, then had a regular part as "Bailey" on
   "WKRP in Cincinatti" in the early eighties.  Now married to James
   Brolin (of the TV show _Hotel_ among other things) and living in
   Canada.

Stewart-Whyte, Heather
   Nationality:  England
   Height: 1.78m
   Measurements: 91-61-91 cm
   Very popular model for the Victoria's Secret lingerie catalogs.  She is
   well spoken in her apperances on Fashion Television and is most
   recently well known for the VS MiracleBra advertisements.  Does
   lots of runway work and appears in magazines almost as often as Cindy,
   Linda, Claudia, and Nadja.  In the Autumn 95 VS Portfolio, she appears a
   staggering 32 times.

#T#

Taylor, Krissy
   Height: 6'0
   Hair: blonde
   Agency: IMG Models, NY
   Born: '78?
   Died: summer 1995 from possibly abusing Psuedoephedrine.
   Niki's younger sister.  Not a quite a supermodel.  Has appeared in YM,
   Seventeen, Self, Mademoiselle, Vogue, and Dolly (Aust)
   Was on House of Style with sister Niki summer 94.
   Krissy was a popular model in Australia, having done numerous
   covers for Australian girls' magazines.
   http://www.supermodel.com/ used to have her home page.

"She's Young, She's Dead, She's Net"

Krissy Taylor died tragically last month, but her scantily clad image still
lives on the Internet, where her mother, Barbara Taylor, is using photos of
her dead daughter to generate some cold, hard cash.  Two  months before
Krissy's death, the elder Taylor put together a Web site called "The
Supermodel Home Page," which charges advertisers up to $30,000 a month
(apparently no takers yet).  Taylor is promising the arrival of "at least six
more significant supermodels" to the site, but for now, Krissy remains the
only featured mannequin. "Ironically, she was the first model we selected,"
Barbara Taylor's partner Patxi Pastor says seriously.  But while the home
page now includes a somber Krissy  "memorial," the real attraction for the
Internet's largely young, male Web surfers is the sexy pinup style bikini
shots of the late 17-year old.  Pastor claims the site draws more than a
million visitors a week.  And despite some criticism, Pastor says she and
Taylor won't tone the shots down.  "In this business, pictures like that are
peices of art.  They are sensually, not sexually, explicit.  This is similar
to people looking at shots of Marilyn Monroe."

--"New York" magazine, August 14, 1995


Taylor, Niki
   Height: 5'11.5"
   Weight: 128 pounds
   Bust-waist-hips: 34b 24 34
   Hair color: brown
   Eye color: hazel
   Born: 74?  age 19 (june 94 cosmo)
   Agency: IMG Models, NY
   Earning power: $15,000 per day
   Nationality: American
   Niki is head of her own company called Niki Inc.  She has a tattoo
   of a dolphin on her ankle, a sun on her foot and two on her
   buttocks.  Niki appears in ads for Cover Girl and older L'Oreal
   ads.  She has a fan club.  [ address below ]   On MTV House of Style
   (summer 94), Entertainment Tonight, MTV "videos that don't suck"
   Engaged (june 94 Cosmo) to Arena Football player Matthew Martinez
   (dating for 7 to 8 months)  Her Father is a Florida HWY policeman.
   "I have to say, since we've been together I've put on 10 pounds, and
   I love it.  Now i've got hips and boobs. ...I'm more of a woman."
   Has an apartment in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  Saving money for a family.
   Wedding was Dec 1993,  Repeat vows in July 23rd,1994 in Idaho.
   Had twin boys from her pregnancy named Hunter and Jake.  Explained
   her refusal to do topless work by saying "My Boobs are for my Man."

Thorgen, Aya
   Nationality: Swedish
   Versace model a few years back.  Possibly in the 95' SI Planner Calendar.

Tiegs, Cheryl
   Agency: Ford
   Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
   1970's and 1980's supermodel.  Sports Illustrated swimsuit model.
   Now has her own eyewear designs (in name only) via Sears.  Still
   shows up in magazines in those print ads.

Trella, Karen
   Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model (june 1994 SI  calendar)
       "Hailing from sunny Florida, Karen lights up the page in her
       first Sports Illustrated appearance, making it a memorable one.
       When she isn't dancing, water-skiing or skating, chances are
       you'll find her hard at work in acting classes, preparing for the
       film career she has her sights set on.  Look at her carefully,
       and don't be suprised if you see her soon at your local theater!"
                                               [Jule Campbell, SI]

Turlington, Christy
   Born: Jan 2, 1969 in San Francisco, California
   Height: 5'10"
   Weight: 118
   Agency:  Ford
   Had a major contract with Maybelline for two years at $2 million.
   Can be seen in print ads for Calvin Klein Eternity perfume, North
   Beach Leather, and Anne Klein Accessories.  Christy has a small
   tattoo inside her right ankle.  She was rumored to be married to
   Roger Wilson, the screen writer, (Never Legally Married)
   but is rumored to be having an affair with Cindy Crawford. Is one of
   the top five supermodels of the world at the moment.  Appeared in
   George Michael's video "Freedom".  was dating Christian Slater, the
   actor.  Her mother is El Salvadoran, her father is Anglo.  May be
   supporting PETA, an anti-fur activist group. Currently seeing Jason
   Patric, the actor.  Smokes, Drinks, apparently gaining weight in thighs,
   see recent Prada ads in Vogue.  Hosted "Christy Turlington's
   Backstage" a one-shot look at the modeling world.  Has shown pubic
   hair in print photographs.  Possibly has an apartment at 240 Centre
   Street in Little Italy on New York's Manhatten Island.
   Has a major contract with Maybelline cosmetics.

Turner, Janine
   Agency: Ford
   Still on Runways and can be seen in Vogue print ads.
   Has done print and TV advertisments for Automobiles, currently starring
   as "Maggie O'Connell" on Northern Exposure, hit TV show

Twiggy
   Hair: Yellow, blonde, generally long
   Skin:  pinkish pale.
   The original waif model.  Incredibly popular in the 60's.  Most
   recent appearance was a cameo in the movie "The Blues Brothers".
   Was in Broadway show "My one and Only" in the 80's with Tommy
   Tune. (big comeback with fantastic reviews, ran for 2 years.)
   Was the Kate Moss of the 60's.  A cute-cute model.

#U#

#V#

Valasquez, Patricia
   appears in Victoria's Secret catalogs, Sports Illustrated, SI CD-ROM,
   and the SI Planner.

Valetta, Amber
   Agency: BOSS
   Born: '73? in Tulsa
   One of the waifs.  Gets a lot of work in the UK magazines.
   Was everywhere and then deliberately cut back on exposure to prevent
   saturation and self-distruction of her career.  Interviewed on House of
   Style and Fashion TV in 1994.

Vanderloo, Mark
   Born: April 24, 1968
   Raised: Waddenveen, Holland; Nairobi, Kenya
   Has apartments in Amsterdam and Paris, but works largely in New York,
   Los Angeles, or Miami.  A nice looking guy.

Vanous, Lucky
   Born: April 11, 1961
   Raised: Lincoln, Nebraska
   Male model. Married.  Was member of the Black Beret Rangers, an
   antiterrorist company in the military.  11 years ago got first break
   modeling for GQ.  "For the diet-coke commercial, a casting agent I've
   known for years said, 'Come on, take off your shirt.'  It makes me very
   self-conscious, but I figured I'd try it.  And it wasn't a big deal,
   really.  Not until afterward..."   This is "Diet-coke break" ad where the
   women of the office gather at 11:30 to watch him strip off that shirt and
   guzzle down that diet-coke.  [you've ALL seen this ad I am pretty sure.]

Vela, Rosie
   Age:  41 (in 1995)
   Hair: Strawberry Blonde
   modelling for Maybelline, released a record album called "ZAZU" a few
   years back.  Was modeling for a cigarette company in Japan in 1994.

Verushchka
   Popular in late 1960's.
   Height:  6' 3"
   Nationality:  Russian
   appears in Antonio's "Blow Up"

Visser, Anouschka Tamara
   Age: 23.
   Place of Birth: Delft.
   Country of origin: The Netherlands.
   Eyes: Blue
   Hair: Blond, long
   Worked for Vogue, Weekend, Story and Cosmopolitan.
   Had some minor parts in Dutch series (like Medisch Centrum West and Goede
   Tijden Slechte Tijden) and had a small role in a Dutch movie called Diepe
   Hartstocht, Kleine Dames.

#W#

Wal, Frederique Van Der
   Height: 5'10"
   Bust-waist-hips: 36C-24.5-36
   Dress size: 8
   Hair color: Blonde
   Eye color: Blue-Green
   Shoe size: 8.5
   Agency: ELITE
   Was on October 1993 cover of Cosmopolitan magazine.  Often models for
   Victoria's Secret Catalogue.  Appears in Japanese perfume and Diamond
   TV commercials.  Dutch, dating the french owner of Manhatten's Jour
   et Nuit resturant. Can be seen in American Vogue (and everywhere
   else) in "CACH`E" adverts.  Now has her own fragrance, a voluptuous
   floral.  Called Frederique of course.

Annoucement for her "appearance" on America Online (AOL). (1995)
=====
Elite model Frederique van der Wal will answer questions about her modeling
career and how she has combined her savvy for business with her artistic
talent to develop outside projects when she visits ABC Online on Tueday March
28 at 7 pm ET.

As a student in Holland majoring in economics and languages, Elite model
Frederique had no idea that she would soon experience an amazing career
turnaround in her life.  Although headed for the business world, Frederique
was persuaded to enter the Elite "Look Of The Year" contest.  She won first
place and walked away with a two-year contract with Elite Model Management,
and a plane ticket to New York.

Once in New York, Frederique began appearing in top magazines, from Vogue and
Harper's Bazaar to Glamour, Mademoiselle and Cosmopolitan.  Over the years,
she has graced the covers of many of them, including Cosmopolitan covers shot
by Francesco Sacvullo.

Frederique has been the face of many campaigns, including Revlon's "Most
Unforgettable Women in the World" shot by Richard Avedon.  Her campaigns for
Guess? gave her recognizability across the world. She regularly graces the
pages of Victoria's Secret catalogue.

Frederique's celebrity has not escaped the attentioin of the television
medium, either.  She has appeared on Entertainment Tonight, CNN, Late Night
with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Extra, Oprah Winfrey,
Lifestyles Of The Rich and Famous, E! Entertainment, MTV and VH-1.

Modelling has given Frederique recognition, notoriety and the tremendous
opportunity to combine her savvy for business with her talent to develop
outside projects.  She has created and designed her own swimwear line.  She
has launched her own fragrance, "Frederique," and will soon follow with a
body moisturizer and shower gel.  Her workout video "Frederique Presents
Chris Imbo's Peak 10" is in stores across the country.  Currently, she is
working on an underwear line which will premiere in the latter part of 1995.

One very special lady you don't want to miss. Frederique van der Wal Live in
the Globe!  See you there!
Place: ABC Auditorium/Globe Date:  Tueday March 28 Time:  7-8 pm ET
(c) Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.  1995
==== quoted without permission, but then I paid for an AOL membership
just to sit in on this thing. (check the logs.  [email protected] was ME.)


Wale'
   Born: August 22, 1967
   Raised: Lagos, Nigeria; London
   Skin:  Black.  Very dark brown skin.
   Hair:  none.  Bald
   Biceps:  BIG.
   Appearing in Delta of Venus (movie) as the aristocratic African
   Clairvoyant.  Parents are Barristers (lawyers in UK), and studied at
   Law school until he quit to be a model.

Webb, Veronica
   Agency: FORD
   Black model for Revlon's new cosmetic line for darker skin.  Appears
   in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever, and has a small appearance in Malcolm X.
   "discovered" in Soho boutique (Allure Interview)
   TV contributor on Fox's Front Page and Lifetime's Ooh La La ( another
   FT, made by the same company in Toronto, Canada)
WEBBLESS:  After five years on the job, Veronica Webb has given up her
column at "Paper" magazine, though publisher David Hershkovits says that
Webb will stay on as a contributor.  Friends, however, say that Webb has
bigger plans--a job on the Clinton re-election campaign.

---"New York" magazine, August 14 1995

Williams, Rachel
   Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
   Born: Apr 29 1967 in New York City, USA
   Agency: Ford
   A popular model who appeared frequently in American Elle magazine in
   89-90.  She is also in print ads for Nine West Spa Collection shoes.
   Has appeared nude in various magazines, American Photo most recently.[93]
   Recently graduated with a bachelor's degree from Columbia University and
   is out of the closet. See May95 Vanity Fair.  Then seen with Boyfriend so
   the consensus of my friends is that this, plus the Sept95 Playboy cover &
   photo shoot are all carefully calculated ploys to get back on the hot list
   and get back to modeling.  Also appeared in The FACE this summer showing
   off her tatoos (2 ankle and one right at the end of her spine) as
   well as a lot of the rest of her body up close and in color.
   Appears in a Helmut Newton portfoilo spread in October 95 Vogue.
   Featured in the ELLE online model gallery on AOL.

Williams, Roshumba
   Nationality: American
   Hair: Black, short, natural - refuses to wear extensions
   Skin: dark shade black/brown
   Hosted BET (black entertainment television) Shades: The Dark Side of
   the Runway.  Plans to have her own TV show by end of 1994.

Williams, Stacey
   Agency: NEXT
   Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
   Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. (may & november 1994 SI calendar)
   Appeared topless in swimsuit spread in Jan 1994 GQ magazine.
       "She was discovered near an athletic-shoe store in a shopping
       mall in Mechanicsburg, PA, where she grew up.  Since then Stacey
       has made great strides in her modeling career and shown that her
       personality runs deep.  She can be innocent, quiet and sensitive
       one moment, only to turn up as a life-of-the-party jokester the
       next.  Introspective and thoughtful, Stacey is a faithful devotee
       of yoga and dreams of opening her own studio one day."
                                               [jule campbell SI]
#X#

#Y#


Young, Kara
   Height: 5'8"
   Bust-waist-hips: 34-23-34
   Dress size: 6
   Hair color: Brown
   Eye color: Brown
   Shoe size: 8.5
   Agency: ELITE

#Z#

Zadrick, Shana
   Height: 1.76m
   Bust-waist-hips: 86-61-86 cm
   A model who is still trying to establish her niche but who is being
   helped along, much like Linda Evangelista was, by photographer
   Steven Meisel.  She appears in ads for Calvin Klein Escape, was a
   Guess? girl in 1991, and appears in ads for Kors and Alberta
   Ferreti.  Lives in Florida with husband on horse ranch. Shoots skeet,
   rides horses, has many pets inculding a tiger.  Appears in the John
   Cougar Mellencamp video "Wild Night".  Fashion spread in June 94 Cosmo.
   Appeared in the Guess ads in 1991 with Karen Mulder.
       A Internet fan-club is being started by the following person.
   Ryan Marshall - Co-ordinator of the Shana Zadrick Internet Fan Club
   [email protected]  Send him email for information about creation
   of an alt.fan.shana-zadrick newsgroup.

Zang, Kristen
   looks like Shauna Zadrick
   Appeared in September 94, french PHOTO magazine.
   Hair: Black, Long.

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Common questions and answers not handled in the previous section.

What is a supermodel?
   This is a major point of discussion in this group.  Some factors
   that may be involved are earning power, name recognition, face
   recognition, frequency of runway appearances, frequency of magazine
   covers, appearances in Sports Illustrated, calenders, TV
   appearances, movies.

Supermodel?
   This means that the supermodels have the most attributes going for
   them instead of just having a really great look, or a really good
   attitude.  When it comes down to it, beauty is subjective.  "What makes
   these models we call 'super'models stand out is their overall
   excellence.  Their good looks, extreme professionalism, their
   wonderfully friendly personality, and their ability to give the
   photographer exactly what he wants.

Why are all (or most) supermodels tall and thin?
   There are variations, but most models are about the same size,
   height (~5'9 and above), and weight.

   Most of the designs are for very thin women (why is another good
   question).  Tall women appear thinner than short ones.

   Women with small faces are supposed to photograph "better". If
   you put a head on a woman who is 5'10" - 6', it will look smaller
   than the same beautiful head on a woman who is 5'2" or so.

   Designers can sew clothes for the "standard" model.  Then they can
   easily substitute models if they think a particular dress would
   look better with a different model, or if someone is late for a show.

   Uniformity lets them "ensemble" well with other models.  No one
   has to stand on box.  The standard height may be on the tall side
   to ease posing with men for whom height is also an issue.

Who's the woman in the Meatloaf video?
   Dana Patrick.  However, the voice belongs to a woman identified
   only as "Mrs. Loud".

What's the name of the magazine Alyssa Milano posed nude in?
   The complete title is "Bikini".
   Volume 1, Issue 1.  Completely sold out, no back issues.
   (hint.  This magazine is SQUARE in shape.)

Who is the girl in the Aerosmith videos?
   Alicia Silverstone was in the Aerosmith vidoes "Cryin'" and
   "Amazing", and starred in the movie, "The Crush".  She was 17.

Who is the girl in the John Cougar Mellancamp video "Wild Night"?
   The woman who plays the taxi driver, with the titilating clothing
   donning is none other than model Shauna Zadrick.

What is that movie Inferno that features a lot of models?
   It's some short-stories with lightly dressed topmodels. Filmed by
   fashion model turned photographer Ellen von Unwerth. With among others:
   Kate Moss, Tyra Banks, Shana Zadrick, Eva Herzigova, Helena Christensen,
   Emma Sjoeberg, Amber Smith.  It has appeared on German Television and
   other stations in Europe, but not in the US except for in excerpts.

What are better terms for all those models? ie. a taxonomy of model ranking.
(excerpted from pins&needles in Harper's Bazaar by Woody Hochswender)

       "Remember the good old days when men were men, and models were
       either just plain models or supermodels?  Well, there is now a
       more elaborate system of model categories to accomodate the glut
       of new, old, and veteran talent. Lauren Hutton, Rosie Vela, Patti
       Hansen, Beverly Johnson, and other over 40 stars are now called
       the Ultramodels.  The new Supermodels are Kate, Amber, Nadja,
       Shalom, and Emma. The former Supermodels ==Christy, Naomi, Linda
       et al.== are now known as Megamodels.  Get all that?

       The new nomenclature apparently facilitates discussions at
       agencies, fashion shoots, and editorial meetings. (At meetings of
       some of my *tre`s gentils* male friends, there is only one
       catagory that comes up: Hot Young Models.)"

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Addresses.

   Allure Magazine
   [email protected]
   ALLURE-USA
   Allure
   Box 53598
   Boulder, CO  80322

   American Photo
       for subscription:
           P.O. Box 51033
           Boulder, CO USA 80323-1033
       for questions or comments:
           Editor American Photo
           1633 Broadway
           New York, NY USA 10019

   AMICA - Italia
   R.C.S  Rizzoli Periodici S.P.A.
   Servizio Abbonneti
   via A. Rizzoli
   20132  Milano ITALY

   Bikini                      Brought us Alyssa Milano Nude 1st issue
   Ray Gun Publishing, Inc.
   2110 Main Street, Suite 100         Mostly a pop culture magazine.
   Santa Monica, CA  90405
   310-452-6222   for subscriptions


   Cosmopolitan Magazine
   P.O. Box 7162
   Red Oak, Iowa USA 51591
   tel (800) 888-2676

   CULTRE SHOCK
   16/18 Wimbledon Stadium Business Centre
   Riverside Road London SW17 OBA
   United Kingdom
   Tel (081) 879 3949 Fax 081 879 0792

   DAY DREAM CALENDARS, INC.
   Carpinteria, CA 93013
   Canadian Distributor:
       Bella Flor Enterprises, Inc.
       Kelowna, British Columbia
   Tel (604) 860-33771   [ too long? ]

   ELITE MODEL MANAGEMENT
   111 East 22nd Street,
   New York, NY USA 10010
   212-529-9800

   ELLE  (american)     1-212-767-5800
   1633 Broadway              [see magazine for regional addresses]
   New York, NY  USA  10019

   ELLE (french)
   90, Ruede Flandre
   75947  Paris  Cedex 19

   FORD MODEL MANAGEMENT
   344 East 59th Street
   New York, NY  10022

   Harper's Bazaar   (subscriptions  Attn Joan Harris)
   P.O. Box 7178     1-800-888-3045  (USA)
   Red Oak, Iowa
   51591

   Mademoiselle
   Letters to the Editor
   350 Madison Avenue
   New York, NY  10017
   FAX (212)880-5LTR  Voice mail (800)644-MLLE  (us only)
   Email:  [email protected]

   Marie Claire (US)
   250 West 55th Street
   New York, NY  10019
   FAX: 212-397-4145


   Metropolitan Agency
   5 Union Square West
   New York 10003
   (No phone number yet)

   Model Management 212-529-9495
   Men 212-529-9554
   New Faces 212-529-9551
   T.V. 212-529-4555
   Accounting 212-529-9594
   London office: +44 71 333 0888

   Niki Taylor Fan Club
   119 Rockland Center
   Suite 251
   Nanuet, NY 10954

   Northbeach Leather
   1335 Columbus Avenue, Dept. 603P
   San Francisco, CA  USA 94133
   [ Their $3.00 catalog sometimes has supermodels. ]

   PHOTO  (french)
   subscriptions:
   63, avenue des Champs-Elysees
   75008  PARIS
   France   tel:  40.74.73.27  fax: 40.74.71.52
   200 Francs/year in France    285 Francs for other places

   Sports Illustrated
   Time & Life Bldg
   Rockefeller Center
   New York, NY 10020

   Sterling Specialities
   Calendar Showcase
   P.o. Box 6105  Dept CS95
   Norata, CA  94948-6105
   1-800-365-YEAR
   (claudia Schiffer calendar, Christy Turlington, Rachel Hunter)

   Storm   (modeling agency,  Kate Moss is client)
   First Floor,
   5 Jubilee Place
   London
   SW3 3TD   ENGLAND   tel +44.71.376.7464

   Vanity Fair
   P.O. Box 51333
   Boulder, Colorado USA 80321-1333

   Victoria's Secret Catalogue
   North American Office
   PO BOX 182103
   Columbus, OH USA 43272-2497
   1-800-888-8200

   Vogue  (american)
       subscription
           Box 55980
           Boulder, Colorodo 80332
           tel (800) 234-2347
       editorial and business offices
           350 Madison Avenue
           New York, NY 10017
   [email protected]


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Sources of additional movie appearance information.

   A lot of information about model's movie appearances is available
   from the movie database servers.  One of the best is "Cardiff's
   Movie Database Browser", available through the Web with URL:
   "http://www.cm.cf.ac.uk/Movies/moviequery.html"

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How to download and view the pictures.
   Read the FAQ for alt.binaries.pictures.d.  If your site doesn't get
   that group, or expires it quickly, look in news.answers, or ftp it
   from rtfm.mit.edu.  Jim Howard has done an excellent job of
   explaining this, much better than I could.  He describes the
   necessary steps and programs on a wide variety of systems, and
   tells you where to find them on the net.

   Supermodel pictures are usually available in
   alt.binaries.pictures.supermodels (usually abbreviated a.b.p.s or
   abps) and alt.binaries.pictures.celebrities (abpc).



NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 13, 1995--Next Management,  the New
York City-based modeling agency, is distributing the first  interactive
CD-ROM for model selection, supplementing the  traditional promotional book,
it was announced today by Next  co-owners Faith Kates and Joel Wilkenfeld.


   Next is the first agency to commission a CD-ROM featuring  full-motion
video.  Viewers can employ the interactive medium to its  fullest.  Each
model's entire book, and her complete stats are  available at the click of
the mouse from anywhere within the  application.  Clicking on Yasmeen Ghauri
hijacking a taxi for  example, brings up Yasmeen's book and stats.  This,
plus an  efficient search and sort facility, makes the Next CD-ROM product
stylish, entertaining and practical.

   "This innovation provides clients with the unique ability to  review a
model's skill in both still photography and full-motion  video environments,"
said Kates.

   Added Wilkenfeld, "We feel the convenience of this resource is
invaluable to our busy clientele and provides them with a more
comprehensive overview of each model's strengths and abilities."

   Formatted for MAC, the interactive resource is being distributed  to art
directors at ad agencies and magazines, model editors,  catalog publishers,
photographers and designers.  Accompanying the  CD-ROM is the traditional
promotional book containing the models  still photographs and statistics.

   Derek Penn, president of mindandmedia, inc., a New York based
interactive media software firm, designed the story ideas and  application
architecture in collaboration with the noted  photographer/director Thierry
Le Goues and art director Doug Lloyd.

   Shot on location in the streets, prisons, peep-shows and back  alleys of
New York City, the CD-ROM and book have a distinct  high-fashion fantasy
esthetic.

   In business for just six years, and with affiliate offices in  Paris,
Milan and Canada, and branches in South Beach, Fla. and Los  Angeles,  Next
is now among the largest agencies in the country.  In  the fall of 1994 they
moved into their own building in Soho.

   Among the women represented by Next are Yasmeen Ghauri, Angie  Everhart,
Estelle Hallyday, Judit Masco, Tanya Fourie, Stacey  Williams, Rebecca
Romijn, Milla and Brandi.

   --30--csm/ny*

CONTACT:

Jacqueline Becher Public Relations

Jackie Becher, 212/371-0415


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Where to get pictures of supermodels on the net.

   Picture files can be obtained over the internet using ftp, fsp, or
   mail to one of the ftp-by-mail servers.  For more info, see Tom
   Czarnik's "FTP List - FAQ" posting to news.answers.

   Some FTP servers with supermodel info are:

       ftp.sunet.fe:/pub/pictures/people/women/

       louie.udel.edu:/pub/supermodels
           louie only has small "mug-shot" pictures of supermodel's faces,
           some copies of the posted lists of where to find pictures of
           particular supermodels, and archives of this newsgroup.

       nic.funet.fi:/pub/pics/gif/pics/people/female
250-    Only users from within NORDUnet networks are allowed
250-    to retrieve these files without limits. Anyone else
250-    wishing to get these pictures must go elsewere, or
250-    competete at "pictures" -login:
250-
250-            Login:    pictures
250-            Password: -- the usual password for `anonymous' ftp,
250-                         that is, your email address

       wuarchive.wustl.edu:/graphics/gif  250 user support.  BIG SITE. (USA)

       http://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/index.html   sunSITE Northern Europe (London)
               (or ftp to src.doc.ic.uk, but the WWW access is nice)

       galaxy.uci.agh.edu.pl  pub/gif   University of Krakow, Poland, Europe

       ftp.uni-stuttgart.de

WWW  LYNX  MOSAIC

   Some gopher and web servers with supermodel info are:

       Go to http://www.yahoo.com  and enter "supermodels" and there you
       find a very up-to-date listing of sites.

Bryan Woodworth's graphics page.  lots of utilities
http://www.best.com/~bryanw/index.htnml

EMAIL

FTP-via-EMail servers take mailed commands, ftp for the requested file,
and mail it back to you.
mail [email protected] with no subject line, and two-line body
with line one help and line 2 quit
mail [email protected] (body: help or ftplist for a list of
anonymous ftp sites)

Kate Moss fans should contact Neil Rodgers at <[email protected]>
as he has a mailing-list setup for distributing Kate Moss pictures and is
active in creating kate moss newsgroups.  He wrote the entry for Kate in
this FAQ.

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Standard for posting pictures.
   Again, read Jim Howard's FAQ for alt.binaries.pictures.d  He clearly
   describes the current standards for splitting articles (and why you
   should), how to title them, helpful programs, etc.  In particular,
   look for xmitBin, an automated splitting-posting program.

   Pictures should be posted to alt.binaries.pictures.supermodels,
   not alt.supermodels.  Many sites do not get abps because
   of "moralistic" censorship, worries over copyright suites,
   low disk space, or low net bandwidth.  However, if pictures
   are posted to alt.supermodels, then it will also become blocked.

   [ Note to any admins reading this: Please don't cut off entire
   groups to save bandwidth/space, instead ask your feeder to place an
   article size limit on your feed.  That will accomplish your goal,
   but not subject you to irrate users screaming "censorship".  It
   will also protect you from idiots posting 5 Meg bible quotes to
   normal discussion groups (which actually happened about a year
   ago). ]

   Auto-decoders (such as Mark Stantz's "aub") are becoming far more
   common.  These programs scan all new articles in a list of
   newsgroups, find the picture pieces, sort them, assemble them,
   process them, and drop the finished picture files in a directory.
   The only problem is they demand that the subject lines follow the
   standard.  If you don't follow the standard, a lot of people will
   never even see your posting; so why did you bother to post?

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Where to get the latest version of this FAQ.

   Latest version will be posted to alt.supermodels, alt.answers, and
   news.answers.  I am counting upon long term storage at FAQ repositories
   on various Gopher and WWW sites.  Go to http://www.yahoo.com and ask that
   service to find "FAQ" and you should get lots of hits, some will be large
   repositories of the FAQS.

   Personal copies via email may be requested by mailing a note to:
   [email protected]        with the subject: SEND ME THE FAQ

WWW:    URL: "http://www.portal.com/~graham/faq.html"   version 2.3 1yr old

FAQ site:    http:www.cis.ohio-state.edu/Hypertext/Faq/usenet/Top.html


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How to contribute if you don't have usenet posting access.
   A mail->news (but not back again) gateway for alt.supermodels
   is available.  Mail your submissions to
   [email protected].  Please note, this is NOT an
   anonymous service, your return email address will be included
   in the posting.  For double-blind anonymous mail service you
   might try contacting [email protected].
   Also you can use the mail-to-news gateways maintained at the
   University of Texas at Austin.  [email protected]
   or  [email protected]  for posting.

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History and purpose of alt.supermodels and this FAQ.
   alt.supermodels was created (at louie.udel.edu anyway) on 30 July 92,
   by a newgroup control message from [email protected] (Edward W.
   Alexander).  The original purpose was discussion of supermodels.
   Then someone realized that supermodels are known through their
   pictures, so it is appropriate to discuss photographs here.  That
   led to posting pictures, so everyone could be talking about the same
   thing.  The end result seems to be FLAME WARS.

|From: [email protected] (Paul Brinkley)
|Subject: Re: Where are all the gifs
|Date: Mon Mar 01 11:56:16 EST 1993
|
|We just got through a pretty long and hard discussion concerning this.
|Apparently alt.supermodels was NOT created with massive picture-posting
|in mind.  Your post could possibly touch off another flame war.

|From: [email protected] (Fallen Angel)
|Subject: Who is NOT a supermodel.
|Date: 20 Jul 1993 03:19:06 GMT
|Summary: This group is not alt.fan.bimbo.chick
|
|Some people should look at the name of this group before posting. It is
|near impossible to create an algorithm that will separate people (mostly
|women) into two cases, supermodel and not-supermodel, and have it work
|perfectly. We can state, with total certainty, that some people are NOT
|supermodels.
|
|Tanya Roberts is NOT a supermodel.
|Dana Plato is NOT a supermodel.
|Some-chick-who-had-a-role-in-a-movie is NOT a supermodel.
|The Double Mint gum blow-job bimbo is NOT a supermodel.
|The Bud girls are NOT supermodels.
|
|This newsgroup is not alt.fan.chick.hot. Yes, it is unmoderated and there
|is no authority who can maintain topicality. Still, I ask for a bit of
|common sense and courtesy. Respect the bounds of this group.
|
|This group was created to discuss (mostly) women who have excelled in a
|particular career, modelling. This means a focus on the medium of
|photography. This means an association with the fashion industry. This
|means runway work.

*From: [email protected] (Ryan Marshall)
*Playmates and actresses are nice, but they're simply NOT supermodels,
*and therefore do not belong in the FAQ.


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Credits.

   Many people contributed directly or indirectly to this FAQ.  Several
   requested to remain anonymous (or didn't say), and aren't listed
   here.  If I've forgotten anyone, then I apologize for my spotty
   memory, no slight was intended.  Thank you:

   #### SCOTT "DOKE"  - Original FAQ maintainer   ####

   Janet Olson for a lot of the relevant data.
   Victor P. Panlilio for his many useful postings.
   DSL for many corrections.
   Mathius Weyans, Amy Carroll, BUCKY, NR (Neil Rodgers),  Kim Joo-Hun.
   Nicole, Thomas Holmstrom, Cedric Mialaret, Oliver Dreer, Telesis,
   Girish Maraliga, jnamc, normedw, awells586, AOGYU, poshboy,
   Andrew Wolf, and Oscar Zeta Acosta for their posts to the group.
   ST2C6, ESC, anonymous from NZ, tmoh, carolina, luca.somazzi, kaisa,
   qem, image, ewingde9, jgblair, elishiva, CF542, dbono, melkor,ulf
   schmidt, bleufunk, awells586, jorgen, edward, and others.

 Special thanks to Neil Rodgers for so aptly slapping me in the
 face for not posting this file in over a year.

   **** CONTRIBUTOR EXTRODINAIRE - (CRITIC)                          ****
   **** now Anonymous and helpful FORD agency intern  (AA)           ****
   **** "By the way the models are amused that you guys have devoted ****
   ****  a newsgroup to them or at least that's what they tell me."  ****

Industry magazines I used to update this version of the FAQ:

Please refer to my webpages for this item at the following URL.
http://www.portal.com/~graham/stack.html

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Disclaimer and Copyrights.
My internet service providers are not in any way related to this document.
I take and keep sole responsibility for its content and retain all
applicable international publishing rights, whatever they may be after I
post it to the Usenet Newsgroups.  Please contact me if you plan to
mirror/publish or otherwise use this FAQ in your own projects.  If you
quote a singular model's entry, please put a note that you got it from the
FAQ and which version it was.  Thank you.  I've noticed my own text
showing up on specific model's web pages, and it would be nice to have
the source listed.

With the assistance of many fans and industry contributors I have attempted
to keep this posting reasonably accurate.  Occasionally the rumor-mill does
creep into the text some and I do welcome your corrections for the errors.

== end of alt.supermodels FAQ version 3.0 ==

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