Interview Magazine has SEVEN different covers for their September issue. It’s “The Model Issue” which is to say, the fall/winter fashion issue. Amazingly enough, Interview gathered together seven of the biggest supermodels of all time (minus Gisele Bundchen, interestingly enough) for their covers. These are ladies who can go by one name – Linda (Evangelista), Kate (Moss), Amber (Valletta), Naomi (Campbell), Stephanie (Seymour), Christy (Turlington) and Daria (Werbowy). I kind of think Daria is the odd woman out in that grouping, right? Fashion Girls love Daria, but it seems like she really doesn’t have the profile of all of the other featured cover models.
All of the cover images are by Mert & Marcus, and the magazine will also feature pictorials with “more than 70 models including Candice Swanepoel, Alessandra Ambrosio, Miranda Kerr, Doutzen Kroes, Behati Prinsloo and Karlie Kloss — as well as 18 up-and-comers — in a series of stunning photographs by Craig McDean, Fabien Baron, Mikael Jansson and Patrick Demarchelier.” I also spy some photos of Lara Stone without clothes.
So, who’s missing? Gisele, obviously. And Cindy Crawford. I would have loved to see Iman. Helena Christensen is missing. I also would have loved to see Doutzen Kroes. And where’s Claudia Schiffer? But I guess they couldn’t include EVERYBODY, so they just got who they could get and it’s fine. I don’t mean to sound morose, these covers are really cool. I’m really jazzed to see Amber Valletta in particular, she was always one of my favorites. And Christy’s face is still impossibly perfect, right?
Photos courtesy of Mert & Marcus/Interview.
Of these models, Amber Valletta is my favorite. Man, I miss watching House of Style in the 90s…
And I would be REALLY excited to see Erin O’Connor inside the magazine (if they featured her). She was always my veryfavorite model.
Co-sign – Amber!
Yes, Amber for the win. She’s always been — and still is — stunning.
Another model from that era I always liked is Stella Tennant.
Stella yes!!! I liked Maggie Rizer at the time too.
I saw her in a NYC hotel lobby once, back in the late 90s. She had on no make-up and was completely gorgeous.
I don’t doubt that, she seems like a real natural beauty. On a semi-related note, my husband once saw Heidi Klum at a restaurant in LA and said she was far more “smokin’ hot” than you would ever believe from photos and TV.
I clearly remember reading about Amber long time ago, that she has flawless skin and is one of very few models who shoot with no makeup… sigh.
Where’s Paulina???????? 🙁
Yes, where is Paulina? She was always my favorite!
yes, Amber. I miss the Shalom/Amber covers 🙂 The others look too photoshopped. Where are Helena & Claudia?
Amber is beautiful, but she was on Revenge, Season 1 and has a lot of wrinkles. She looks much older than I remembered. These pictures are majorly photoshopped!
Christy and Linda!
My 2 favorites as well.
My favorites too.
Oh, love this! I’ve got to say Christy Turlington is by far my fave – always has been.
ITA…love Christy!
I saw her once, just walking around in a museum with her daughter (I think). She was amazing looking.
+1
Christy’s and Naomi’s faces are so so crazy beautiful still
Agree, but the picture is the worst, the light is all wrong. I think Linda looks the best in this shoot.
Christy. Forever and always.
I find her face ugly, almost horse like. How opinions differ.
(I never cared much for Christy Turlington, either!)
Christy for me too! I have always thought that she is so beautiful. And she seems to be aging amazingly well. The cover photo is not terribly flattering, though. I’m not wild about the style of any of the photos.
I’ve always liked her look, although as I posted Amber was/is my favorite. As for Christy aging, I saw photos of her in recent years where she had obvious work done, looked like fillers. But it seems to have settled (or it could be Photoshop).
Yes Christy is absolutely, naturally beautiful. NO plastic surgery either. I’m also really glad Cindy C didn’t make this issue.
Kate followed by Naomi, for photogenic charisma.
+1
Naomi is sooo beautiful!
Agreed. I think they look the best. The rest look like horse aliens.
Out of these covers Linda’s is my favorite but Kate Moss will always be my favorite model. She’s simply in a league of her own!
they all look so great that it’s hard to choose, but if I had to pick one it would either be Naomi or Kate.
I have to go with Naomi or Christy since my favorite Cindy Crawford is not featured.
Co sign! Where is Cindy? As far as I’m concerned, she was the only supermodel that counted ever!
Cindy ruined her face with that eye plastic surgery. Her eye job is just the worst. The models featured on these covers most likely only had some botox here and there…they still look like themselves. Cindy looks like a ghost of herself.
I don’t care it still doesn’t change my mind that she was the best of her era; the best ever. In case you didn’t hear me, I said the best ever. I’m just teasing with you but in my book I do believe that Cindy was the best during the reign of the supermodels.
Look at Janice Dickerson who coined the term supermodel. She was absolutely goegeous back in her day but plastic surgery has taken its toll on her face but while modeling she was drop dead gorgeous.
amber is spectacular, but my favorite is by far shalom harlow. that woman is beyond gorgeous. so, she’s missing, definitely.
Loved Shalom!
Would love to Shalom Harlow. She was my favorite back in the day. And Kate forever.
It will always be Linda. She has been THE supermodel for me for the last 15+ years.
No one else compares.
Agreed. Linda has such an aristocratic look I think. Like from the 1700s…
Or what we think of as an aristocratic look. You know, the one that ignores centuries of inbreeding… 😉
Gosh, that’s exactly what I wanted to say – it’s always been Linda….
Christy Turlington
damn, they all look gorgeous; and it’s infuriating that kate moss still pulls it off despite the years of drinking/drugs/partying… lol
christy has the life to envy — still getting those covers and contracts; a successful yoga business; tribeca loft; healthy kids … and ed byrnes… sigh…
I know, I am always astounded at how amazing she still looks. Every time I see her stumbling out of a club (which is often haha) I think she is ruining her looks. But look at here here! Flawless.
Way too much photoshop going on here on Kate. She always looks absolutely haggard and worn out in any candid shots of her out and about.
Naomi. Kate. Christy. Linda. Daria
This is fashion yayyyyyy!!!!!! Eat it Wintour.
Nev, you’ll agree Where is Yasmeen Ghauri the truly underrated glamazon that stole all those early 90s versace shows; Also, as others noted where is Shalom Harlow – she and Amber were fun on MTV’s house of style after taking over for cindy;
At least these are beautiful women, and we don’t have to look at Miley’s tongue.
The fashion industry has to push some of it’s models, enough with d-listers, and how much better is Naomi or Christy on a cover than that sullen waif Roony Mara?
And yes, AW should be embarassed, she’s prob. lining up blake lively for another cover.
hahaha YES!!
I think I can say if we saw YASMEEN GHAURI on these covers, we’d both just combust!!!! hahahaha WORD.
YASMEEN
CINDY C.
NADEGE
MEGHAN DOUGLAS
VERONICA WEBB
all missing….sigh.
Never heard of Daria. Always thought Christy was so pretty, and they all look really good.
I love Daria.
Christy and Amber. Christy is a goddess, plain and simple.
Always Linda, forever and ever. She consistently knocked it out of the park, year after year.
Weirdly for me the best shot is Naomi -I was never a big fan but she looks stunning. Also Linda looks amazing, I love Christy but the boob grab looks awkward. They all look a million times more beautiful and interesting than Giselle ever could,I don’t think she belongs in this group at all. I worked at Ralph Lauren around the time Giselle was breaking through and a photographer confirmed/pointed out to me Giselle’s plastic surgeries, I just find her so ordinary. I do think Cindy is a glaring omission.
I love when people claim Gisele is ordinary or ugly and at the same time they say she has done plastic surgeries to make her look attractive. Her nose is awful and always has being, her face is the same since her fame came in 1998. Her body has changed mostly because of her physical exercises routine, nowadays she looks too muscular but in the past she looked very thin.
I only can find plastic surgery in her breasts, she has put and took out implants.
This isn’t based on internet gossip, but a person who worked directly with her and knew for a fact what she had done, it was no secret in the industry before she was famous. She has clearly had a nose job as well as the very obvious boob job. Which would be fine if it weren’t for her ridiculous pretense that she is all natural.
Your comment about plastic surgery equating with beauty makes no sense. Of course a person can have plastic surgery to try to be more attractive, in Gisele’s case I think it did make her prettier, but she still has a very manly face. That’s my opinion though. I don’t dispute anyone’s right to like one model over another, but I would say I’m not alone in thinking she’s not in the same league as the supermodels that preceded her, facially she just isn’t that remarkable, I never said she was ugly.
You’re not saying Gisele is ugly certainly but your comments give the impression that you think she is a fabricated doll like many other female celebrities where you can clearly see the hard work of plastic surgeons. In Gisele it isn’t the case.
I don’t think she has done work in her nose because it didn’t help in her career at all, her nose looks bad when you take a picture in a bad position. Her face has always being the same so there’s no surgery done there, skillful protographers and image editors work together to fool people.
There is no supermodel who has the best features ever, they are all ordinary and boring without the help of the best people just like Gisele.
Gisele got the title of supermodel because of the hype given by the people who build up the supermodels of the past. It’s just fashion modelling history.
I always brace myself for these types of conversations especially as I am a big fan of hers. I think most models actually are little weird and that’s what makes them even more other worldly when we see them and adore them. As I am not a plastic surgeon with powers of telepathy I will remain quiet about plastic surgery rumours. Fair enough you worked at Ralp Lauren but this is the Internet and anyone can say or do anything. (I worked backstage at Versace and a make up artist said to me…)I’m not insinuating you are lying I’m just saying I’m probably too jaded to fall for everything that is said about her! I think if you look at her nose and the boobs, and you see her sisters it’s not so unbelievable that Gisele’s genetics were involved rather than a surgeons knife. Plus as a fan since the 90’s, I know that camera angles, itsy bitsy tops etc were also all at play. I don’t usually fall for gossip anyway, I come to celebitchy more for the smart, witty and funny commenters than because I believe everything that’s written or covered. I like people’s opinions- but doesn’t mean I agree it believe in them all the time.
Believe what you like, I am sceptical too sometimes “I know someone who knows for a fact,etc.”. I never recount sencondhand stories, I realize now this one was kind of secondhand gossip as it were but the guy had no reason to lie, she was barely known at the time and if anything she was being made fun of/looked down on by the photog. as (high)fashion models getting boob jobs is a no no generally. I do rarely share my own fairly mundane stories of living in NY, meeting famous people is not unusual there when you are young and working numerous jobs and in general my experiences were not that thrilling!If I were going to make up a story it would be something far more exciting than this, trust 🙂
My favorite back in the day was Helena Christiansen. She’s still beautiful.
Helena is my favorite too! But all these broads look fantastic in these photos. Simply Gorge
Btw this was for Mrs Darcy. Damn mobile device! I always brace myself for these types of conversations especially as I am a big fan of hers. I think most models actually are little weird and that’s what makes them even more other worldly when we see them and adore them. As I am not a plastic surgeon with powers of telepathy I will remain quiet about plastic surgery rumours. Fair enough you worked at Ralp Lauren but this is the Internet and anyone can say or do anything. (I worked backstage at Versace and a make up artist said to me…)I’m not insinuating you are lying I’m just saying I’m probably too jaded to fall for everything that is said about her! I think if you look at her nose and the boobs, and you see her sisters it’s not so unbelievable that Gisele’s genetics were involved rather than a surgeons knife. Plus as a fan since the 90’s, I know that camera angles, itsy bitsy tops etc were also all at play. I don’t usually fall for gossip anyway, I come to celebitchy more for the smart, witty and funny commenters than because I believe everything that’s written or covered. I like people’s opinions- but doesn’t mean I agree it believe in them all the time.
Helena still has a bangin body, but her face took a toll from her lifestyle and sun damage.
Linda E., then Christy. Turlington has moved in a very cool direction since her modeling days.
Naomi’s face is giving me everything this dreary morning. They all look stunning, but Naomi’s cover is saying “Bitches, this is how you werq!”
WORD.
damn right. imma be broke after tracking down all these covers.
Kate, Christy, Amber, Naomi. Well actually I like them all!
Christy Turlington. God, those eyes and that mouth. Plus she’s the only nice one in the whole bunch.
Agree Christy T is very nice, socially conscious, does good for charities, etc. Never met Kate but have heard she is always polite to everyone.
Cindy – Claudia are missing
Cindy Claudia and Shalom are going to be featured in the Christmas edition – I think this issue must be for Haloween.
NAOMI
KATE! But they all look great.
Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington were my favorites. So gorgeous!
Sorry I feel like models or supermodels are a thing of the past for me. I’m not 14 struggling with my image anymore.
where is shalom harlow? I love her.
Naomi and Christy Turlington
This is cheekbone p0rn. Doesn’t matter how old you are, if you’ve got it, you’ve got IT.
Giselle’s definitely not the only notable person missing. I’m guessing she was pregnant or had just given birth in the time frame these were shot so I’m not so surprised she’s not in the issue.
Out of all these cover girls, I’ve always loved Christy and Amber, they can do no wrong. Not the biggest fan of Kate and Naomi but I understand where they stand in the industry… but Daria??
I love seeing these girls again. The last of the real thing.
And I do find it odd that Cindy and Harlow are missing from the group. They are part of this set and time. When models were Super.
I bet Janice Dickerson is furious she was not included. Since she was (in her own mind) the Ultimate Super Model! 🙂
Amber up close but Kate Moss on the thumbnails. Kate is just a damn good model.
Christy Turlington. Always. She is a class act and stunningly beautiful. Oh yeah and she snagged Ed Burns! YUM.
Linda. No, wait… Christy…. No, I mean Amber. Darn, too many beauties here! So good to see them all again. Missing: Paulina, Cindy, Stella, Shalom. Glad not to see: Claudia (always thought she looked like a rabbit).
Just for fun: throw in Patti Hansen. I know she wasn’t in that league, at that time, but I met her once on vacation and she was SO funny and naturally beautiful – even after an entire day on the beach and in the sea with her kids. Very approachable and nice.
I never understood the Claudia love either. The rabbit comparison made me giggle a little, as I was just moving two of our rabbits into their pen right before reading this.
Also missing: Elle McPherson, don’t you think? Maybe they omitted her because her face is so jacked now. Such a shame.
Agree about Claudia, I used to gaze at photos of her in fascination (not the good kind).
I bet it’s probably because Elle MacPherson is/was known more for being a swimsuit model than for being a high fashion model like these ladies. She was never really a “most fabulous face in fashion.” She’s “The Body.” 🙂
Elle has aged badly. She looks like Steven Tyler now.
Except for Daria… the real supermodels! Now even Miranda Kerr is called a supermodel ugh. It would be nice if Cindy and Claudia are featured too or even Helena or Tatjana. Or maybe Nadja or Alec Wek.
Linda all the way. To me she never looked anything but gorgeous and classy. Her face was perfection.
Don’t get me wrong all of these women are beautiful and have every right to be supermodels but Linda just well she’s IT for me 🙂
All those covers are fierce
OMG Amber Valetta is so gorgeous it is almost obscene.
Linda and Kate.. wish they hadn’t put Christy in that awful pose!
Although I think these ladies are all beautiful in their own ways, my personal favourite model from the 90s is and always will be, Niki Taylor! I was an avid reader of teen magazines like Seventeen and YM during the 90s (I was in high school in the 90s) and looked forward to the issues featuring Niki, as she was not only beautiful but came across as a sweet, down to earth person. Someone I could imagine being friends with.
I also thought her younger sister, Krissy, was a beauty and a nice girl. So sad that she died.
Niki Taylor will always be my number one cover girl!
+1. Exactly who I think of. For the same reasons.
Yes Niki!! I had forgotten about her. Did she have a car accident or something and had to have reconstruction? Might be right off the mark, will have to look her up. She was lovely.
I love this, but I miss Janice
Put all of them back on the covers of everything. I don’t need homely Jennifer Aniston, I need THIS.
They are hotter than ever. 40 is the new 20! I’m 45, feeling better than ever.
Awesome comment.
🙂
I agree that Daria seems out of place amongst the rest.
She’s more early aughts in my mind as opposed to nineties super model. Oh well.
Stephanie Seymour was always my favorite model. November Rain is also my all time favorite music video too. She is absolutely gorgeous.
Where’s Helena? She was my favourite. Stunning. Just stunning.
No Laetitia Casta though. She was always my favorite!
This how you do the sept issue covers… Take note everyone else.
Gisele isn’t a supermodel – just someone who got lucky.
Christy and Yasmeen Gauri stunning looks and they always looked high class even half naked the rest not so much.
NAOMI. Has she had a nose job? Won’t be the first most models get them as a right of passage. Kate is stunning. Daria who is that? Nadja Aureman wtf where is she? Elle and Cindy both effed up their faces why they weren’t asked. They didn’t age as well as the others but Cindy is a glaring omission. I never thought Veronica Webb was high fashion model material. More caatlog model maybe.
I don’t like her as a person, but she’s a great model….Naomi.
It’s sad not to see Karen Mulder. She was one of my favorite topmodels, in the times when there were actually some real supermodels. Unfortunately she also messed up big time with her face, so it would be difficult to include her here…still, they are certainly also missing Claudia.
Yes, Karen Mulder! I loved her. I remember reading about her in YM magazine (remember that?) in the early 90s, along with Claudia, Cindy and the rest. I thought she was so pretty. But maybe she too is too ‘commercial’ since she did Victoria’s Secret back in the day (not to mention her more recent troubles – so sad).