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===1990s=== In 1993, Italian model [[Fabio Lanzoni]] was the highest paid male model worldwide, receiving several million dollars a year doing advertisements for high-end brands like [[Versace]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/23/garden/on-location-with-fabio-please-judge-the-book-by-its-cover.html|title=ON LOCATION WITH: Fabio; Please, Judge the Book by Its Cover|last=Lyall|first=Sarah|date=23 September 1993|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=5 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005195150/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/23/garden/on-location-with-fabio-please-judge-the-book-by-its-cover.html|archive-date=5 October 2016}}</ref> [[Milind Soman]] quickly became a supermodel in [[India]] and was one of the most popular supermodels of the world in the 90s, successfully transitioning to films and television later in life.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} Tyson Beckford is known for posing in a number of ads for [[Ralph Lauren|Ralph Lauren's]] Polo sport cologne line. Since 1990, he has been the face of [[Gucci]] and [[Tommy Hilfiger (company)|Tommy Hilfiger]], won Model of the year on VH1 Fashion award, and he has also appeared in [[Calvin Klein (fashion designer)|Calvin Klein]]'s campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/fashion/models/tbeckford/tysonbeckford/|title=Tyson Beckford β Fashion Model β Profile on New York Magazine|website=nymag.com|access-date=5 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007183212/http://nymag.com/fashion/models/tbeckford/tysonbeckford/|archive-date=7 October 2016}}</ref> [[Tim Boyce]] was the first openly gay high fashion male supermodel of the 1990s<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lacey |first1=Hester |title=WHY PAUL AND TIM WON'T EVER BE KATE AND NAOMI |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/why-paul-and-tim-won-t-ever-be-kate-and-naomi-1271827.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/why-paul-and-tim-won-t-ever-be-kate-and-naomi-1271827.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=Independent |date=9 March 1997 |publisher=Independent Digital News & Media Limited |access-date=2 February 2021 |ref=Greg Spaulding, Tim Boyce and Larry Scott. Bruce Hulse, John Pearson and Scott Maslen...In fact, they have all been touted as "male supermodels" over the past few years...}}</ref> and is credited for increasing the profile of gay celebrities, appearing on the cover of ''[[Out (magazine)|Out]]'' magazine<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hanania |first1=Joseph |title=Closeted No Longer : Magazines: Increasing ad revenues, mainstream media interest and attractive demographics have made an increasingly diverse gay press a vibrant market. [29 October 1995] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-29-ls-62323-story.html |newspaper=LA Times |date=29 October 1995 |publisher=Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong |access-date=2 February 2021 |ref="Tim Boyce promoting Out magazine's current fall fashion issue..."}}</ref> as well as campaigns for Giorgio Armani<ref>{{cite web |title=GIORGIO ARMANI I FALL/WINTER 1994 |url=http://www.uomoclassico.com/ads/Giorgio+Armani/1994/Fall-Winter/main-line |website=UOMOCLASSICO.COM |access-date=2 February 2021 |ref=Fall/Winter 1994 Model(s): Tim Boyce and Laetitia Herrera Photographed by [[Peter Lindbergh]]}}</ref> and Gianfranco Ferre.<ref>{{cite web |title=GIANFRANCO FERRE I FALL/WINTER 1994 |url=http://www.uomoclassico.com/ads/Gianfranco+Ferre/1994/Fall-Winter/main-line |website=UOMOCLASSICO.COM |access-date=2 February 2021 |ref=Fall/Winter 1994 Model(s): Tim Boyce and male models Photographed by [[Bettina Rheims]]}}</ref>
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