greatest fashion models

Paulina Porizkova, a Czech born model and actress made history back in the mid 1980s when she became the first woman from Central Europe (and a country under a communist regime) to be on the cover of the 1984 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. She was also the second woman after Christie Brinkley to appear on the swimsuit issues front cover twice, in 1984 and 1985.

The self proclaimed worlds first supermodel might be exaggerating a bit with her statement but Dickinson is without a doubt one of the greatest models who ever lived and probably the most famous model of both the gold decades of the 70s and 80s.

Twiggy is one of the first models in history to have made it big and became famous not only inside fashion circles but achieved mainstream popularity, too. Shes to fashion what Elvis is to Rock N Roll: a pioneer.

Jean Shrimpton was a strikingly attractive woman and one of the first supermodels of the Swinging Sixties. The British beauty appeared on multiple covers of well known magazines including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Elle, and Time, among others. In 2012, Time named Shrimpton one of the 100 most influential fashion icons of all time and if Time says so it wouldnt be very wise to argue, now would it?

Suzy Parker, ladies and gentlemen, is not just another model but an incredible legend and the prototype for the term First Supermodel in History. She worked as a model for four decades, from the 1940s to the 1970s, and became the first model to earn more than $200 an hour and $100,000 a year. She was the favorite of both the legendary Coco Chanel and photographer Richard Avedon. At the height of her popularity, she was considered to be the most photographed woman in the world.

Miranda May Kerr was born in Sydney and raised in the small town of Gunnedah to John and Therese Kerr. Kerrs paternal grandmother lived on a farm, where she raced motorbikes and rode horses. Her parents later moved the family to Brisbane when she and her younger brother Matthew were teenagers.

Cara Jocelyn Delevingne was born in London, England, to Pandora Anne (Stevens) and Charles Hamar Delevingne, a property developer. Her parents are both from prominent upper class families, with her ancestors including Viscounts (Greenwood), Baronets (Hulton, Faudel Phillips), Majors and Lord Mayors of London.

Heidi Klum was born in Bergisch Gladbach, a small city near Cologne, Germany, in 1973. Her career as a top fashion model and swimsuit star began almost by accident when, on a lark, she submitted photos to a model competition hosted by Petra, a young womans magazine. Klum won the competition, and signed with Metropolitan.

Rosie Alice Huntington Whiteley was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, to Fiona (Jackson), a fitness instructor, and Charles Andrew Huntington Whiteley, a chartered surveyor. She has two younger siblings: Toby and Florence. Her great great grandfather was politician Sir Herbert Huntington Whiteley, 1st Baronet.

Ana Beatriz Barros is one of the top Brazillian models in the world, working for high profile fashion labels including Victorias Secret, Guess, Sisleys and Sports Illustrated. Born on the 29th of May, 1982, in Itabira Brazil, Ana started her modeling career at the tender age of 14 when she was spotted by a director of Elite.