Supermodel Cindy Crawford turns 59

Model Cindy Crawford was born on February 20, 1966, in DeKalb, Illinois. She won a “Look of the Year” contest in 1982 and soon after appeared on the cover of Vogue.

Too Beautiful to Die: The short life of the world’s first supermodel

Born on January 29, 1960, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Gia Marie Carangi is widely considered to be the first supermodel. While paving the way for models like Elle MacPherson and Cindy Crawford to achieve superstardom, Gia’s beauty introduced her to the temptations of fame, to which she could not help but fall, victim. On November 18th, 1986, Gia Carangi passed away, her battle with AIDS proving too strong for the 26-year-old.