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Conspicuously Missing

posted 11 years ago by Stoshie
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Stephanie Seymour and Elle Macpherson. It would have been interesting to hear their perspectives, also.

[–] rchesanow 11 years ago

I missed Nancy Berg. Widely regarded as New York's leading model through all of the 1950's, Nancy was born just one month after Carmen Dell'Orefice. Now 81 she is believed to live in Manhattan. She was quite outspoken about the modelling scene when she was interviewed by Michael Gross for his 1995 book: "Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women." As with the other models, Nancy was more than another pretty face. Bright, articulate, candid - she would have made a big contribution to this documentary.

Robert L. Chesanow

[–] lunacyregnant 11 years ago

I would have loved to have seen Iman in the documentary. I think she's absolutely gorgeous and she was one of the first non-white models to make it big, I figured they would want her there.

If it's been fifteen years or more, it's no longer a spoiler.

[–] LTUM 11 years ago

kathy ireland, tyra banks, iman,

janice dickenson LMAO not

"rage to exist..." http://tinyurl.com/c9ush3z

[–] jeffreymkennedy 11 years ago

C'mon now, you can't deny the fact that Janice Dickinson was one strikingly beautiful woman and for a good stretch of the 80's was EVERYWHERE in print ads. I mean sure, she's crazy as a 2 headed bat nowadays and probably would'nt have had much to contribute to this movie (in a coherent, sober voice anyway) but she made a mark in the industry every bit as much if not more than some of the other ladies featured in the film.

[–] LTUM 11 years ago

that's totally true. she claims she's the one who even coined the word supermodel.

yeah she was a babe then. i was thinking more of how she'd come off talking about it in the film, today.

good post dude. yes she was gorgeous in the 80s. sly knew huh lol

"rage to exist..." http://tinyurl.com/c9ush3z

[–] mrnocal 11 years ago

I think they chose, very wonderfully, "supermodels" (although the term didn't exist then) up through the 1970s who have aged into wonderful examples of aging gracefully and still being beautiful. Of course, they may have tried to get others who either didn't want to or just couldn't for whatever reason.
A really good, diverse selection nonetheless.