As I flick through a 90’s issue of Vogue and I recall the days of Claudia Schiffer covers, I look to our runway models of today and question ‘do we consider today’s top models super models?’ When you hear the word supermodel, what flawless beauty comes to mind?  Cindy Crawford? Naomi Campbell? Linda Evangalista? Christy Turlington? For me those names embody the word, whether they have hung up their heels from the catwalk (do we even say catwalk now? Or is it runway?) Or not, I have and will always classify these silky stunners as supermodels. Just a note of info from Wikipedia… ‘The word Supermodel refers to a highly-paid fashion model that usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. They have branded themselves as household names, first name recognition is a solid indication of supermodel and worldwide recognition is associated with their modeling careers. Claudia Shchiffer stated, “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’.

With this in mind, if I said the names Abby, Gisel, Sasha, Miranda, Daria, Chanel, Agyness, Karolina and Jessica to you, what names do you recognise and consider a supermodel of today? Or are they just super skinny, attractive, highly paid and sought after runway models?? I even think these names could be divided into model type categories, because you wouldn’t see Miranda in a Chanel runway and you wouldn’t see Agyness as a Victoria Secret model. So who is today’s supermodel? Or doesn’t the supermodel as we know it exist anymore?

Just something to ponder about and FYI my fav model’s at the moment are Natasha Poly and Magdalena Frackowiak.