History FashionModel / RealLife

* Creator/CandyDavis, the winner of Miss Nude America in 1982.

* Creator/SylviaHoeks was scouted by Elite Model Management at age 14 and traveled Europe as a model for several years.

* Creator/JoshDuhamel won the 1997Male Model of the Year in a competition held by the International Modeling and Talent Association. Creator/AshtonKutcher was his runner-up.

A number of entertainers (including many actors and actresses) have started their career in modelling.

* Creator/LeslieBibb won a modelling competition held by Elite Model Management in 1990. She has appeared on the cover of several magazines, such as ''[=CosmoGirl=]'', ''944'', ''Seventeen'', ''Gear'', ''Paper'', ''L'Officiel'', ''Teen'', ''FHM'', ''Stuff'', ''YM'', ''Fit'', and ''Maxim''. She also appeared in commercials.

* Creator/CindyCrawford started out as a model, often modelling furs in the eighties and for Blackglama Mink in the 2000s.

* Creator/YayaDaCosta was the runner-up of ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'''s third cycle and has since appeared in advertisements for Garnier Fructis, Lincoln Townhouse, Oil of Olay, Radioshack, Seda, Sephora and Dr. Scholl's. She has also graced the covers of numerous magazines, including W, Hype Hair, Splash and Global Modeling. In 2014, she landed a spot in Tom Ford’s Fall/Winter advertising campaign.

* Creator/BrooklynDecker is a famous fitness model who appeared in several ''Magazine/SportsIllustrated'' swimsuit issuesin the 2000s and has walked for ''The Gap'', ''Intimissimi'' and ''Victoria's Secret''.
* Creator/CaraDelevingne began modelling at age ten where she appeared in an editorial shot of ''Vogue Italia''. Since then she modelled for several known brands and has walked in Fashion Weeks set in Paris, New York, London, and Milan as well as ''Victoria's Secret'' fashion shows.

* Creator/TorreyDeVitto started her modelling career at the age of fifteen, when she began appearing in commercials, which she described to be a steppingstone to get to TV and film jobs.
* Creator/CameronDiaz signed with Elite Model Management when she was sixteen and appeared in advertisements for ''Calvin Klein'' and ''Levi''[='=]s. She was also featured on the cover of the July 1990 issue of ''Seventeen magazine and shot a Coca-Cola commercial in Sydney.
* Creator/NyleDiMarco won the twenty-second season of ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'', and then ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' shortly after, becoming the first deaf winner of both. He's also an actor, having appeared on ''Series/SwitchedAtBirth'' and ''Difficult People'', and he regularly advocates for deaf awareness.

* Creator/KirstenDunst began her career as a child fashion model in television commercials, and was signed with Ford Models and Elite Model Management.

* Creator/TerryFarrell worked with Elle Modelling Agency and immediately had an exclusive contract with ''Mademoiselle''. She went on to appear on the covers of the American, Italian and German editions of ''Vogue''.

* Creator/TravisFimmel worked with Chadwick Models agency and headed overseas where he was eventually signed on the spot with agency LA Models in 2002. He then became the first male in the world to secure a six-figure deal to model exclusively for ''Calvin Klein'' for a year. He then fronted CK's Crave men's fragrance campaign and modelled the brand's famous underwear.

* Creator/KatGraham began her career as a child model, appearing in commercials such for as ''Franchise/{{Barbie}}'', ''Edison'', ''K-Mart'', and ''Pop-Tarts''.
* Creator/MikiHamano is a Japanese born model who has modeled for various magazines and advertisements, most notably ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}''.

* Creator/NatashaHenstridge started as a model at age fifteen and has appeared in the cover of ''Cosmopolitan'' and modelled for ''Olay'' and ''Old Spice''.

* Creator/WillaHolland started out as a child model. She was signed with Ford Modeling Agency at age seven, and immediately booked a shoot for ''Burberry''. She has modeled for ''Guess'', ''Gap'', ''Abercrombie & Fitch'' and ''Ralph Lauren''.
* Creator/DjimonHounsou has modelled in Paris and was the face of ''Calvin Klein'' in 2007.

* Creator/ElizabethHurley began her career as a spokesmodel for Estée Lauder before going to work with several high end companies.

* Creator/FamkeJanssen got her start as a fashion model for Elite Model Management during the mid 80s to early 90s, having worked for Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, Chanel, and Victoria's Secret.

* Creator/GraceJones modelled for Yves Saint Laurent and Kenzo.
* Creator/MillaJovovich started modelling at 12.
* Wrestling/StacyKeibler worked as a fitness model prior after her retirement from ProfessionalWrestling career.

* Creator/OlgaKurylenko has appeared on the covers of ''Vogue'', ''Elle'', ''Madame Figaro'' and ''Marie Claire'' magazines. She also became the face of brands Bebe, Clarins, and Helena Rubinstein and has also modelled for Roberto Cavalli and Kenzo and appeared in the Victoria's Secret catalogue.
* Creator/AshtonKutcher was signed with ''Next'' modeling agency in New York, has appeared in commercials for ''Calvin Klein'', and modelled in Paris and Milan.

* Creator/KellyLeBrock began her career as a model at when she was 16, and even played a few as an actress.

* Creator/DolphLundgren had a short-lived modelling career for Zoli Agency in TheEighties.

* Creator/RobertPattinson began modelling at twelve years old. After years of retirement, he resumed his modelling work (in addition to his acting career) and became the face of Dior Homme fragrance since 2013, appearing in both the brand's fragrance and Menswear lines.

* Creator/JaimePressly has appeared on the covers of ''Teen Magazine'', ''Maxim'', ''Allure'', and ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}''. She was also an official spokesmodel for the International Cover Model Search as well as for the Liz Claiborne Cosmetics and its fragrance Lucky You.

* Creator/EmilyRatajkowski started modeling at fourteen-years-old and was even signed by "Ford Models".

* Creator/AlanRitchson began his modeling career in the ''Abercrombie and Fitch'' catalogue; he also modeled underwear for the men's online underwear store internationaljock.com. He also signed to Los Angeles agency Vision Model Management and appeared on [=N2N=] Bodywear. He retired in 2009.

* Creator/GregSestero began his career as a fashion model in 1995 by traveling to Paris and Milan to work many brands including Armani and Ferre.

* Creator/LiliSimmons began her career as a Ford Model, modelling for ''Bebe Stores'' and Roxy ''and'' appearing in commercials and print ads for companies like ''J.C. Penney'' and ''Saturn''.
* Creator/JaclynSmith was a print and commercial model prior to her acting career.She has since ventured in the fashion business.

* Creator/TalisaSoto began as a model in her teen years, gracing the covers of ''Vogue'', ''Elle'', ''Mademoiselle'' and ''Glamour''.

* Creator/AlyssaSutherland (''Series/{{Vikings}}'') modelled for several high fashion brands, most prominently Vogue.

* Creator/LioTipton was signed to I Model & Talent in Los Angeles and walked in Los Angeles Fashion Week Fall 2008 for designer Kelly Nishimoto for her Fall 2008 collection, ''Imasu'' prior to competing and placing third in the eleventh cycle of ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel''. Afterwards, they signed with Ford Models in Los Angeles and Abrams Artists Agency, in both the commercial and theatrical divisions. They then appeared on Spain's ''Marie Claire'', ''Seventeen'' magazine's December 2008-January 2009 edition, a several pages spread in ''Maxim'' and ''Vogue''. They were also featured in ads for ''Forever 21'' and ''Guess''. They also modeled Geren Ford's pre-fall 2010 collection and walked for ''Skingraft'' and ''David Alexander'' for the S/S 2010 season.

* Creator/TomWelling modeled for Louisa Modeling Agency until 2000, when he relocated to Los Angeles. There he modeled for ''Tommy Hilfiger'', ''Abercrombie & Fitch'', and ''Calvin Klein'' while pursuing an acting career. Years after landing his StarMakingRole in ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', he appeared in the May 2008 issue of ''Vogue'', the so-called Superhero Issue.

* Creator/KarlieKloss is well-known for her work with Victoria's Secret, being a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2011 to 2014.

* Creator/MelanieScrofano began modeling when she was 13, and picked up acting when her agent began submitting her for acting jobs.

* Creator/IrinaShayk has been a lingerie, fashion and swimsuit model, working for everyone from ''Sports Illustrated'' to ''Vogue.''

* Creator/PeytonRList was a print model and has posed for ''Justice'' Magazine and the cover of ''Franchise/{{American Girl|sCollection}}''.