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Nicknamed "THE BODY", Elle
MacPherson is a tall, shy supermodel who also likes
acting. Her real name is Eleanor Gow. Her parents were
divorced when she was 14 years old, and her mother later
married with Neil MacPherson. Elle then changed her
lastname for herīs stepfather.
 Elle
is the oldest of four brothers. She studied one year of
Law in the University of Sidney. At 18 years old she was
discovered by an agent in Aspen, Colorado. Elle started
professional model career in 1981. At 21 she married with
Gilles Bensimon , french photographer and creative manager
of the american magazine ELLE.
She aquired the
supermodel status when she was photographed for the famous
special of swimsuit magazine Sports Ilustrated in
1986, and she made cover three consecutive years. She was
considered one of the 50s most beautiful persons of the
world according to People magazine (1995).
She owns with
Claudia Shiffer, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell the
Fashion Cafe. Elle also owns one lingerie
trademark, "Elle MacPherson Intimates",
whom she is president and model, and stared in the
gymnastics video called "YOUR PERSONAL BEST
WORKOUT".
Filmography:
"Alice"
(1990) - Model
"Sirens" (1994)
- Sheila
"If Lucy Fell" -
Jane Lindquist
"Jane Eyre"
(1996) - Blanche
"Mirror has Two
Faces" (1996)
"Batman and
Robin" (1996)
"The Edge"
(1996)
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