Biography for Cindy Crawford
Date of Birth
20 February 1966, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Birth Name
Cynthia Ann Crawford
Nickname
Baby Gia
Height
5' 9½" (1.77 m)
Spouse
Rande Gerber (29 May 1998 - present) 2 children
Richard Gere (12 December 1991 - 1995) (divorced)
Trade Mark
Mole above her lip.
Trivia
Son, with Rande Gerber, Presley Walker Gerber born 7/2/99.
Has been on the cover of more than 600 magazines worldwide, including "Vouge", "W", "People", "Harper's Bazaar", "ELLE" and "Allure".
Spent a short time on welfare as a child.
First modern supermodel to pose for "Playboy".
Owns a piece of Planet Hollywood.
In 1995 was estimated to be worth $6.9 million.
Her production company, Crawdaddy Inc.. was estimated in 1998 to have a net worth of $37.7 million.
A 1997 "Shape" magazine survey of 4,000 picked her as the second (after Demi Moore) most beautiful woman in the world.
Dated Val Kilmer. [1997]
Ranked #5 on "Playboy"'s list of the 100 Sexiest Stars of the Century.
Signed a three year exclusive developement deal with ABC in 1997.
Cindy and Richard Gere were married 12 December 1991 by Rev. Wes McPherson at the Little Church of the West, Las Vegas.
Daughter of John and Jennifer.
She lost her younger brother to leukemia.
Went to DeKalb High School and one academic quarter at Northwestern University.
TV commercials for Blockbuster Video (1994-present)
She played Jon Bon Jovi's girlfriend in his "Please Come Home For Christmas" music video.
She appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care."
She was the woman in the bathtub in George Michael's "Freedom" music video.
Named one of People's 50 Beautiful People [1993]
Was her high school's valedictorian. She also received a scholarship to study chemical engineering at Northwestern.
Injured when her husband swerved his Jeep to avoid hitting a horse. [6 December 1998]
Dated actor John Enos III
Started modeling at age 19.
Is a gay rights supporter. Supports Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Was nicknamed "Baby Gia" when she entered the modeling industry because of her resemblance to late supermodel, Gia Carangi.
Was one of the finalists of Elite Model's Management's Look of the Year in 1983.
Daughter Kaya Jordan Gerber born in Los Angeles on 9/3/01, weighing 7 lb. 10 oz.
Was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People Magazine in 2002.
Was the inspiration for Prince's song "Cindy C."
Measurements: 34B-22-34 (Source: her first modeling card), 34B-24-35 (in 1992), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Wears size 9 1/2 shoe. (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
One of the five original supermodels. The others are Claudia Schiffer, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, and Linda Evangelista.
She and her boyfriend, Dekalb High's quarterback, were the prom king and queen at their senior prom. She chose to go to school close to home, but he was scouted by universities in Arizona.
Was invited to Buckingham Palace by the late Princess Diana, when Prince William Windsor had a secret crush on her.
Spokesperson for "Ripley" store in Chile, turning the line "Me fascina Ripley" into a classic among Chilean people.
Was ranked #3 in Channel 5's "World's greatest supermodel".
Was among the guests at Pamela Anderson's and Kid Rock's wedding
Posed for PETA's "I'd rather go naked than wear fur" campaign in 1994. Ten years later, she became a spokesmodel for Blackglama's fur line.
Appeared in a Mario Testino photo shoot for Vanity Fair magazine alongside supermodels Stephanie Seymour, Christy Turlington, Claudia Schiffer, Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell. The pictorial covered pages 182 through 193. [September 2008]
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