Editing Supermodel (section)

{{short description|Highly paid fashion model}}
{{About|the profession|other uses|Supermodel (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
[[File:Gisele Bundchen2.jpg|210px|thumb|[[Gisele Bündchen]] was the [[Forbes list of the world's highest-paid models|world's highest-paid supermodel]] between 2002 and 2016.<ref name="Forbes.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/11/21/highest-paid-models-2017-kendall-jenner-ousts-gisele-with-22-million/?sh=5c76eaf52b5c |title=Highest-Paid Models 2017: Kendall Jenner Takes Crown From Gisele With $22M Year |date=21 November 2017|first=Natalie|last=Robehmed |work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="Forbes2.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/17/richest-women-entertainment-tech-media-cz_lg_richwomen07_0118womenstars_lander.html |title=The 20 Richest Women In Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913082921/http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/17/richest-women-entertainment-tech-media-cz_lg_richwomen07_0118womenstars_lander.html |first1=Lea |last1=Goldman |first2=Kiri |last2=Blakeley|date=18 January 2007 |archive-date=13 September 2008 |work=[[Forbes]] |access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref>]]

A '''supermodel''' is a highly paid [[Model (profession)|fashion model]] who has a worldwide reputation and background in ''[[haute couture]]'' and commercial modeling. The term became popular in the 1990s.<ref name=NYTMovie>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/8503/Christie-Brinkley/biography |title=Christie Brinkley biography |access-date=2 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709084657/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/8503/Christie-Brinkley/biography |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Tracie Cooper |date=2008 |archive-date=9 July 2008  }}</ref>
Supermodels usually work for prominent [[fashion design]]ers and [[designer label|clothing brands]]. They may have multimillion-dollar contracts, endorsements, and campaigns. Supermodels have branded themselves as household names and worldwide recognition is associated with their modeling careers.<ref name="hkwhatis">{{cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/0801/bowe/excerpt.html |title=Bold Type: Excerpt from Gig by Heidi Klum |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929134639/http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/0801/bowe/excerpt.html |archive-date=29 September 2007|publisher=Random House |date=August 2001 |first=John |last=Bowe |access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="tbwhatis">{{cite magazine|date=13 November 2002 |first=Liane |last=Bonin|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/11/13/tyra-banks-looking-few-good-supermodels/ |title=Model Citizens |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014023358/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,389306,00.html |archive-date=14 October 2007 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url-status=live |access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="forbes"/><ref name="Army">{{cite news|title=New Model Army |first=Kate |last=Patrick |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=21 May 2005 |url=http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=539372005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061101182510/http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=539372005 |archive-date=1 November 2006 |access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref> They have been on the covers of leading fashion magazines. [[Claudia Schiffer]] stated in 2007 that, "In order to become a supermodel one must be on all the covers all over the world at the same time so that people can recognise the girls."<ref name="bella">{{cite web |url=http://bellasugar.com/592318 |title=Is the Supermodel Dead? And Should She Return? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210180558/http://bellasugar.com/592318 |publisher=[[PopSugar]] |date=4 September 2007 |archive-date=10 December 2007 |access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="london">{{cite news |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23410897-details/The+supermodel+is+dead,+says+Claudia+Schiffer/article.do |title=The supermodel is dead, says Claudia Schiffer |work=Evening Standard |location=London |access-date=17 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812024647/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23410897-details/The+supermodel+is+dead,+says+Claudia+Schiffer/article.do |archive-date=12 August 2009  }}</ref>