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Super stars

The term “supermodel” dates back as far as the 1940s, but the concept took on a life of its own in the late ’80s to mid-’90s, when the likes of Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell catapulted from being voiceless beauties posing for covers or strutting down catwalks to sought-after celebrities, transcending the fashion world to become part of mainstream pop culture.

The forceful four, alongside contemporaries like Kate Moss, Elle Macpherson, Helena Christensen, and

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