Cindy Crawford

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Biography

Cynthia Ann Crawford is an American supermodel, MTV television personality, celebrity endorser, cover girl, and actress.

  • Real name
  • Cynthia Ann Crawford
  • Primary profession
  • Actress·soundtrack·producer
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 20 February 1966
  • Place of birth
  • DeKalb· Illinois
  • Death age
  • 60
  • Children
  • Kaia Gerber
  • Spouses
  • Rande Gerber
  • Education
  • Northwestern University·DeKalb High School
  • Knows language
  • English language

Movies

TV

Books

Awards

Trivia

Son, with Rande Gerber , Presley Gerber (Presley Walker Gerber), born 7/2/99 (Walker is the maiden name of Cindys mother).

Has been on the cover of more than 600 magazines worldwide, including "Vogue", "W", "People", "Harpers Bazaar", "ELLE" and "Allure".

Spent a short time on welfare as a child.

First modern supermodel to pose for "Playboy".

Owns a piece of Planet Hollywood.

In 1995, she was estimated to be worth $6.9 million.

Her production company, Crawdaddy Inc.. was estimated in 1998 to have a net worth of $37.7 million.

A 1997 "Shape" magazine survey of 4,000 picked her as the second (after Demi Moore ) most beautiful woman in the world.

Ranked #5 on "Playboy"s list of the 100 Sexiest Stars of the Century.

Signed a three year exclusive developement deal with ABC in 1997.

Cindy and Richard Gere were married 12 December 1991 by Reverend Wes McPherson at the Little Church of the West in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Daughter of John Crawford (not to be confused with Johnny Crawford of "The Rifleman" fame) and Jennifer Susan Walker.

Had one younger brother, Jeffrey, whose life was taken by leukemia when Cindy was 10. Since becoming a model, she has raised millions of dollars for the research and prevention of said disease.

Went to DeKalb High School and one academic quarter at Northwestern University.

Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.

Was her high schools valedictorian. She also received a scholarship to study chemical engineering at Northwestern.

(6 December 1998) Injured when her husband swerved his Jeep to avoid hitting a horse.

Started modeling at age 17.

Is a gay rights supporter. Supports Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)

Was nicknamed "Baby Gia" when she entered the modeling industry because of her resemblance to late supermodel Gia Carangi.

Was one of the finalists of Elite Models Managements Look of the Year in 1983.

Daughter Kaia Gerber born in Los Angeles on 9/3/01, weighing 7 lb. 10 oz.

Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.

Was the inspiration for Prince s song "Cindy C."

One of the five original supermodels. The others are Claudia Schiffer , Christy Turlington , Naomi Campbell , and Linda Evangelista.

She and her boyfriend, Dekalb Highs quarterback, were the prom king and queen at their senior prom. She chose to go to school close to home, but he was scouted by universities in Arizona.

Was invited to Buckingham Palace by the late Princess Diana , when Prince William had a secret crush on her.

Spokesperson for "Ripley" store in Chile, turning the line "Me fascina Ripley" into a classic among Chilean people.

Was ranked #3 in Channel 5s "Worlds greatest supermodel".

Was among the guests at Pamela Anderson s and Kid Rock s wedding

Posed for PETAs "Id rather go naked than wear fur" campaign in 1994. Ten years later, she became a spokesmodel for Blackglamas fur line.

(Sept. 2008) Appeared in a Mario Testino photo shoot for Vanity Fair magazine alongside supermodels Stephanie Seymour , Christy Turlington , Claudia Schiffer , Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell. The pictorial covered pages 182 through 193.

(October 2008) Participated in the 3rd Munchkins Project Pink annual breast cancer awareness campaign to raise money for breast cancer research. The project consists of the donation of celebrity-decorated and autographed bath ducks, put up for auction.

Appeared on the premiere cover of then-boyfriend John Kennedy Jr. s magazine "George" (September 1995). Crawford was dressed as US President George Washington.

It was revealed on "Who Do You Think You Are?" that she is an eighth-cousin-twice-removed of author Ernest Hemingway and tenth cousin (same generation) of Mariel Hemingway.

She is of English, 1/8th Danish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Scottish, German, and distant French, Irish, and Welsh, ancestry.

Appeared with supermodel friends Linda Evangelista , Naomi Campbell , Christy Turlington and Tatjana Patitz in George Michael s music video "Freedom 90" as directed by David Fincher and photographed by Jeff Cronenweth.

Inducted into the Hair Fans Hall of Fame in 2004.

Friends with Naomi Campbell , George Clooney , Christy Turlington , Pamela Anderson , and Elton John.

Twin sister of Cathy Crawford , both of whom were adopted by Joan Crawford in 1947.

Quotes

I was at dinner in Milan with several big photographers and several of,the big models at the time, and there people snorting coke right there.

You start out happy that you have no hips or boobs. All of a sudden you get them, and it feels sloppy. Then just when you start liking them, they start drooping.

You start out happy that you have no hips or boobs. All of a sudden you get them and it feels sloppy. Then just when you start liking them they start dropping.

I like to work. The self-esteem and satisfaction that I get from working makes me a better person, which makes me a better mom.

I want my home to look good, feel good, and smell good. I want it to be inclusive, to reflect the people who live there.

Watching your husband become a father is really sexy and wonderful. .

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