Okay, so, I’ve been messing around with this whole “supermodels of the 80s” thing. It’s been a wild ride, let me tell you. I started off just poking around, you know, curious about who these ladies were and what made them such a big deal back then.

First, I dug up some names, like Linda Evangelista, who apparently became a huge star later on. Then there were these lists talking about the top 25 supermodels of the ’80s, and the top 21. It was a bit all over the place, but I managed to piece together a decent list. Names like Iman, Anna Bayle, Jerry Hall, and Brooke Shields kept popping up. I mean, I knew some of these names, but others were totally new to me.
Then I started looking into their stories. Like, this Renée Simonsen chick used to work as a cashier in Denmark before she got discovered. And another was apparently taking a political science course when a photographer spotted her. Crazy, right? How does that even happen?
I found out that some of these models, like Cindy Crawford and Brooke Shields, were just starting out in the ’80s, while others like Jerry Hall and Gia Carangi were already pretty famous. The whole fashion scene back then sounded so extravagant. I read somewhere that the ’80s were a decade of audacious fashion, which, yeah, I can totally see that now.
- Cindy Crawford
- Naomi Campbell
- Linda Evangelista
- Christy Turlington
- Tatjana Patitz
So, there’s this iconic cover of British Vogue from January 1990 that apparently cemented the supermodel status for five of these women: Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, and Tatjana Patitz. Seeing that cover, I finally got it. They weren’t just models; they were like, the definition of glamour and style for that era.
And yeah, I even looked up what some of them are up to now and grabbed a few of their beauty tips because, why not? It’s been a fun little project, honestly. I feel like I’ve traveled back in time or something. It’s not just about the fashion, though. It’s about how these women became such huge cultural icons. That’s the part that really hooked me.

Anyway, that’s my little adventure into the world of ’80s supermodels. It’s been quite the learning experience, to say the least!