A model is a person with a role either to display commercial products or to serve as an artist's model or to pose for photography.
A supermodel is a highly paid fashion model who has a worldwide reputation and background in haute couture and commercial modeling. The term became popular in the 1990s. Supermodels usually work for prominent fashion designers and clothing brands. They may have multimillion-dollar contracts, endorsements, and campaigns. Supermodels have branded themselves as household names and worldwide recognition is associated with their modeling careers. They have been on the covers of leading fashion magazines. Claudia Schiffer stated in 2007 that, "In order to become a supermodel one must be on all the covers all over the world at the same time so that people can recognise the girls."
Rianne ten Haken is a Dutch model. She was born to a Dutch father and a Belgian mother in Lelystad, Flevoland, and began modeling after she won the 2001 Elite Model Look competition at the age of 15.
Aleksandra ''Sasha'' Igorevna Pivovarova is a Russian supermodel and artist. She is best known as the longest appearing fashion model for Prada, posed for 19 advertisement campaigns, a record Pivovarova has set for the brand. Pivovarova has appeared on the cover of Vogue 62 times. She was part of the original "Wide eyed doll era" in the late 2000s.
Dewi Driegen is a Dutch model. Her mother is a quarter Indonesian.
Lara Catherina Stone is a Dutch model. She was discovered at the age of 12 in the Paris Metro and later participated in the Elite Model Look competition at 15. Stone has appeared on the covers of W and Vogue and has worked with various brands, including Fendi, Chanel, Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Versace. She has been represented by The Lions, IMG Models, and Elite Model Management.
Bette Franke is a Dutch model. At fourteen years old, she was discovered by Dutch modeling agent Wilma Wakker in Amsterdam, while shopping with her mother.
Kirsty Hume is a Scottish model who came to prominence in the 1990s.
Edita Vilkevičiūtė is a Lithuanian model. Throughout her whole career, she has appeared in 25 Vogue covers. In 2015, she was one of the highest paid models in the world thanks to the frangrace ads for Roberto Cavalli and Viktor & Rolf.
Liu Wen is a mainland Chinese model. She is widely regarded as China's first supermodel. She was the first Chinese model to walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, the first East Asian spokesmodel for Estée Lauder cosmetics, and the first Asian model to ever make Forbes magazine's annual highest-paid models list. In 2017, Liu became the second Chinese model to ever appear on the cover of American Vogue, and the first to be featured on the front cover rather than foldout. She landed on the cover a second time in American Vogue's April 2020 issue and a third in May 2023, becoming the first person of Chinese descent to appear three times. In 2024, she became the first model of Asian descent to be featured solo on the cover of French Vogue. She is currently represented by The Society Management and is based in New York City.
Anne-Catherine Lacroix is a Belgian fashion model and photographer, born on March 3, 1979, in Brussels, Belgium.
Romee Strijd is a Dutch model. A former Victoria's Secret Angel, she appeared in the brand's annual fashion show from 2014 to 2018. She has worked for brands including Alexander McQueen, Michael Kors, and Carolina Herrera. She has also appeared in magazines such as Vogue, Elle, and Harper's Bazaar.
Luna Bijl is a Dutch fashion model. She is known as one of late designer Karl Lagerfeld’s muses.
Valentina Sampaio is a Brazilian model and actress. She became Victoria's Secret's first openly transgender model in August 2019, and became the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue's first openly transgender model in 2020. In 2024, she and Alex Consani became the first two transgender women to walk in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Mona Tougaard is a Danish fashion model.
Giselle Isabella P. Norman is an English fashion model.
Alexandra Maria Micu is a Romanian fashion model. Her clients include: Chanel, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Ralph Lauren, and Versace. She has also featured in the Italian version of Elle and various international versions of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue.
Malika Louback-Mohamed is a Djiboutian-French fashion model and engineer. She is the first Djiboutian woman to feature on the cover of Vogue France.
Malika El Maslouhi is an Italian model. Her clients include: Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Calvin Klein, and Ralph Lauren. She has also featured in various international versions of Vogue.
Abby Grace Champion is an American fashion model.
