Cindy Crawford's life is the classic rags-to-riches tale. Well, almost. No overnight sensation, it was rags, or rather the clothing trade, that brought her to the rather lofty financial level of the highest paid and probably single most widely recognized supermodel, commanding somewhere in the neighborhood of six to nine million dollars last year alone. 

     Cindy was the spokesperson for Pepsi Max for a while, and her commercial introducing Pepsi's new look was a finalist for Advertising Age's "The Best Awards 1991". Her picture has graced the covers of over four hundred major international magazines. As the host of MTV's "House of Style", satellites beam Cindy and her world of fashion to the farthest reaches of the globe. Celebrating its Fifth Anniversary this year, "House of Style" remains one of the most popular shows on MTV. Cindy hosted her first special for the network which featured a behind-the-scenes look at "Melrose Place", "Saturday Night Live", and the White House as well as interviews with Shaquille O'Neal and Rosie O'Donnell. She has also done at least four calendars (including a new for 1996) and half the profits (I believe) go
towards fighting leukemia. She has also put out two exercise videos, had a three year $3 million contract with Revlon, appeared in print ads for JH Collectables and Capezio Bags, and also in a series of lingerie posters for Hennes & Mauritz in Europe. The Norway police was forced to tear many of them down because they feared drivers were being too distracted. She is also the jewelry fashion spokesmodel for Kay Jewelers, part of the Sterling family of fine jewelry stores, which will launch a signature collection bearing her name soon. She has said she feels too old for runway modeling, and wishes to cut back to part-time modelling. 

     When she was first starting out, Cindy was called "Baby Gia" after now dead Gia Carangi, the main difference being that Cindy was wholesome and Gia died from her lifestyle. The resemblence between them in the early years is uncanny. 

     Cindy appeared topless in the July 1988 issue of "Playboy". Quote: "I don't mind if someone thinks a picture of me decorates their wall nicely. It's weird when you think what people might be doing to it. But if just the way I look can make someone feel good, that's a pretty easy way for me to bring them some pleasure. I just don't want to hear about graphic details, you know." 

   Cindy was married to actor Richard Gere in December 1991 at the Little Church of the West in Las Vegas by Rev. Wes McPherson. They using wedding bands twisted from chewing gum wrappers. Cindy said, during an interview, they planned on having a child soon, but those plans are now, of course, cancelled. Cindy is frequently rumored to be bisexual and having an affair with Christy Turlington. In 1991, they were photographed while kissing behind the Roxy nightclub in New York. The rumors have intensified since Cindy appeared on the cover of "Vanity Fair" shaving k.d. lang, a confirmed lesbian. On May 6th, 1994, the London Times published a full page advertisement in which Cindy and Richard Gere proclaimed: "We are heterosexual and monogamous and take our commitment to each other very seriously." It cost them $30,000. She has now broken up with Richard Gere. 

     The move to producing came for Cindy in 1992 with the highly successful "Cindy Crawford/Shape Your Body Workout". In addition to starring in the exercise video, which she developed with personal trainer Radu, Cindy also served as an executive producer. Topping Billboard's Health and Fitness charts since its debut in October 1992, the video has sold more than 2 million copies in the United States alone. Amazed at the overwhelming response to the workout tape, Cindy and Radu did it again with a follow-up release entitled "The Next Challenge". No surprise, true to form, this tape also became a winner. The video is comprised of one complete workout program that features a "cross-training" approach to total body workout rather than the "circuit training" approach of the first video. 

     The same company that made the previous 4 calendars brought out the Cindy Crawford 1994 European Edition Calendar which has various pics taken from her last four calendars. Also, there is another calendar produced by an English firm which is of fairly poor quality (its only 12 months while the European Edition has 16 months). The Cindy Crawford 1996 Calendar by Culture Shock has a 12 month calendar. There are no swimsuit shots, just great photos of Cindy being gorgeous. ...A couple of face profiles, Cindy dressed up, Cindy in a towel... There are two B&W photos while the rest are in color. All the pictures are new except for her classic "Playboy" shot (Cindy holding her breasts) and one runway shot which has appeared on the Internet before. If you're after the calendar but can't find it (try any specialty store or a place that sells calendars), then the address of the company is: 

Culture Shock
16/18 Wimbledon Stadium
Business Centre
Riverside Road
London, UK
Telephone: 081-879-3949