A rare 1989 Glimpse of Legendary Supermodels Backstage

[beeftash]

omg..all the model legends were in this clip...u got naomi, linda, cindy and veronica...damn love this rare footage.

[rhomeaforever]

wow those were the days! diva after diva being interviewed. I almost forgot mtv used to do segments like these.

[paerarru]

I have to agree with DeeDeeHoneybee. I don't think Kate Moss did fashion any favors. Now girls think they can be supermodels if they just starve themselves enough. Cindy, Naomi, Linda et al... now those were WOMEN. Sigh.

[libramuscle4u]

naomi campbell is so young here..this must have been the beginning part of her career.

[wvanderwahl]

The girl, actually woman that is wearing the red outfit at 1:59 is the one that destroys all of the other "models" in this show. Its Dalma, who has been ruling the catwalk since the very early 80's. NO ONE walks like her. She's a throw back to another era. Too bad few here recognize her. Her contemporaries were Pat Cleveland, Mounia, Dianne Dewitt, Kirat, Ana Bayle and Iman and Jerry Hall.

[oceans80]

A friend of mine modelled in the 80's - she was always being told to lose weight. When we look at the pics from back then, we wonder - where would should have lost the weight from??? Chop off an arm? She looked very much like these girls - and yet "they" always wanted skinnier.

[theoneandonly2503]

In the 90's, models used to have perfect bodies (90-60-90), with breast and hips and very different faces but still very beautiful. Now I think High fashion models looks anorexic, skinny, and have weird faces, thank God Victoria's Secret is here to show us 90-ish models, with great bodies. I truly think the 90's was the ebst era for modelling, too bad they choose now girls that don't make us dream (with some exception like Stam, Kroes, lima and most of Vs models), but high fashion models look UG

[scoundrel3]

those days everything was great you know now everything changes girls are not pretty anymore than before why??? god knows

[kristin90s]

DeeDeeHoneybee you are so right :)Todays models are so OVERRATED including all that brazillian chicks :)

[KatieShine1]

These woman are all so.. Big. Its not like that at all anymore

[kiribula]

@KatieShine1 They are not big at all. Just because now mdels have kids bodies, doesn't mean slim is big.

[updog88]

MTVs House of Style had dozens and dozens of segments like this one from 1989-1996. Where are they? Why are they not posted here? For years, this "rare glimpse" has been the only clip to be posted on youtube. There's a lot more out there. OPEN CALL TO ALL: PLEASE OPEN UP YOUR ARCHIVES AND SHARE:-)

[rhomeaforever]

@updog88

yes I remember that show. I would record it on vhs. I wish I still had those tapes.

[DeeDeeHoneybee]

Models today wish they could look as womanly and beautiful as these early 90's supermodels. Designers were so stupid: they stopped promoting this healthy kind of beauty after they got interested in the bland, skinny waif named Kate Moss. Nowadays, we still have skinny models, but their faces are harsh-looking! Examples of 21st century fugliness: Lara Stone & Raquel Zimmerman.

[JACKOSTiNKERBELL]

@DeeDeeHoneybee Kate Moss was not bland. Yes she was skinny but far from bland.

[DeeDeeHoneybee]

@JACKOSTiNKERBELL She has her own style and can look edgy in photos, I'll give you that. She was skinny but not anorexic like today's fashion models. I called her bland because in all the interviews I've seen of her, she had nothing interesting to say, looked bored, and could barely answer questions with more than one sentence.

[kiribula]

@DeeDeeHoneybee Those are actually the few goodlooking ones.

[DeeDeeHoneybee]

@kiribula No, the good-looking ones would be Jessica Stam, Sessilee Lopez, Eniko Mihalik, Doutzen Kroes, etc. Lara Stone is a tore-up Brigitte Bardot. Raquel Zimmerman has a hard, angular face. Neither of them would have been hired as models during the 80's, early 90's, because standards of beauty were higher then. Now, the fashion industry often chooses girls with quirky or weird faces, like Freja Beha Erichsen. Disagree all you want, because it makes no difference in my life.

[kayetraye]

@DeeDeeHoneybee i agree. none of the girls now would have made it during the time of this video.i cannot imagine giselle or maggie rizer in with this crowd. i look at karlie kloss and raquel and it makes me sad that these women are now gracing magazines and editorials. it does make me glad to know that most of the women featured here such as cindy,linda,yasmin,veronica even gail elliott are still around working as fashion models. trust me you wont be seeing raquel or doutzen is 20 plus years.

[DeeDeeHoneybee]

@kayetraye I agree with everything you wrote! Karlie Kloss = ugh! Dree Hemingway = double ugh! Lindsey Wixson = yuck!! Maggie Rizer was not graceful, but awkward on the runway. However, I revise my opinion of Lara Stone. She has a more feminine, curvy body than most fashion models. I also think she has nice full breasts and they do look real. Just my 2 cents.

[officialpickle]

girls in the 80's had better bodies then now!

[snrbaires]

Wow, it was good to catch a glimpse of Veronica Webb when she was still a top model.

[idisful]

*CINDY CRAWFORD* is simply the best!

The most beautiful supermodel of the world!

[isingjazz83]

Cindy's body actually became more proportioned in the following years, the early 90's...not that here she's fat, but she did get slender than this

[NYCITY3]

The 1980s models were the best, bring back cindy crawford,

[BloomCasey]

lol they hav to do there own make up n chnage there old clothes lol now 2day like 5 ppl at teh sme time cchange model lol n i like teh today kind of model lol n yay coco rocha luv her

[oceans80]

Love Linda's look after's Cindy's "fresh face" comment.

The only top runway model I can think of today that has any character is Coco Rocha - but even she doesn't have the same "super" qualities that Linda and co had.

[fullysickmayte2221]

omg, they had personality and colour on them! soo different to the supermodels we see today..quite boring things they are.

[virulito]

They were unique!!! The best. Pure beauty and great bodys. And own personality. They will be always working, because today there´s not models like they.

[diaboliqueguan]

love the supers! they all had characters and their individual looks.

[crossy70]

Cindy is fat

[jointvenus]

haha Gail Elliot is so blonde!

[gobsmack10]

models had personality back then,now they look strung out, anorexic looking, the walking dead.

[absintheoverload]

hahahaha "Naoimi behave yourself", its alike a sorority with all its different cliques...

[MistyMoi]

Cindy was so good at hosting shows! I miss all The Supers. The models of today...yawn.

[Cigaretka]

naomi was so ugly ...

[crossy70]

Wow- this is 20 years ago! The models look really young!

[hannahlovesrodney]

Yes and notice they don't look like ugly walking zombies like the ones today the ones they have today are too skinny and ugly and their fases are too drawn in someone needs to make a change to the way they used to look.. 80s and early 90s models were pretty and new what fashion was about..

[Xozona]

name of the second song is "The Sex of it" by Kid Creole and the Coconuts...incase anyone wants to know. ;) (i've been searching for a long time)

[vitor7fragoso]

Hey, listen...this is serious! Cindy is so "hot" that she could burn a Vulcano. The way she movs is super-beautifull! Her sense of humor? Unbatble! She is the wonder of nature! The moon is Cindy Craford´s mirror! Uau!

[glammie4]

Cindy Crawford was the first super model, while she resembled Gia, she is gorgeous, Gia was pretty.

[Sunrise124]

The days when models actually had some curves. Now you wouldn't be caught dead having curves in a show, you have to have no chest, no hips, and you have to be able to point out every single one of your ribs without sucking it in...such a shame. So many models today are pretty much faceless, they all look the same sometimes and have no body whatsoever. I wish it would go back like it was in the 80's and early 90s, now that was great.

[abby495]

Back then the models also had faces memorable ones. TOday models are specifically supposed to look bland and washed up because they are coat hangers. Nothing about them is supposed to detract from the designers apparel. That's why you can't have a Sofia Loren type as a model her beauty would take attention away from the designer's work. Everyone wants to be a model but today's models are disposable. Not really one of a kind like they were. I don't even know their names

[freakyguru]

Damn I miss the 80's soo much. I was soo young and hung out at the beach and went to London...never had a worry in the world......sniff sniff ( sob ) ...I love where I am at now....but damn, those were the days!!!!!gas was cheap....taco bell had tiny little sample tacos ( does anyone remember those??)I am on a tangent....'scuse me! LOL

[brazilianaffair]

LOL at Naomi, she wanted to go naked on the runway :)...i love Yasmin LeBon's british accent, it brought me back to that Hugh Grant movie "Love actually" where the word "actually" was enunciated like every 10 minute or so...Linda as always been a diva in her mannerism, i heard a few years back she was awarded greatest supermodel of all time, winning against Claudia, Cindy, Naomi, Christy and all of their peers

[goodsidd]

thanks for the vdo...loved cindy always

[sowintoyou]

I miss the supermodels and house of style! These girls are what models should be. They're curvy, feminine and beautiful. Bring them back.

[dominic1968]

PAULINA PORIZKOVA is the Most Beautiful Supermodel.....

[popzthamesmeadgal]

gail elliotts my 2nd cousin! lol ive never actually seen her in person tho!

xx

[Fritha71]

Wathing this, it really brings home how skinny today's models are compared to what they looked like twenty years ago. Back then models looked like *gasp* women!

[updog88]

Didn't Tatjana do that show?

[xian1586]

yasmeen lcbon looks a lot like keira knightley

[plutoplatters]

this is so legendary i'm going to cut on myself.

[zanaxcity]

lmao zomg

[plutoplatters]

and i just can't stop cutting !!

[zanaxcity]

okay, that's enough

[plutoplatters]

okkkkkkkk... restrained myself.....and that's now turned into an obsession !!!!!!

[StratfordOnGirl]

Yasmin and Linda are simply the BEST out of the whole late 80s/early 90s supermodel bunch, they are great on the catwalk and take the most amazing pictures

[dominic1968]

Where's the Most Beautiful Supermodel PAULINA PORIZKOVA??????

[Durani3]

Yasmin is the prettiest. Gotta love her. :)

[viki922]

no...yasmin may be the prettiest, but linda is a godess ;)

[viki922]

no...yasmin may be the prettiest, but linda is a godess ;)

[xylofish1]

lol cindy's got alot o hair n a lot o eye makeup here huh?hahaha

[0laila]

OMG LOL..what's the big deal about kate moss? hahaha we have REAL models that we look up too, like REAL models. I do love her, she's adorable..but there are models we respect.

[Xozona]

Oh man...If I was a designer having a fashion show, the rest of the industry would frown upon me so bad...I would go and find these larger than life amazon women with over-the-top personalities like Linda and Naomi. F these boring-ass Gemma Ward anime chicks who look younger than me! (and I look 15 on a GOOD day)

BTW, Does anybody know the name of the song @ 0:55?

[tigertonio]

Linda is fabulous.

[viki922]

linda is perfection.such a bitch, gotta love her

[updog88]

This was when Cindy was new on MTV's House of Style. Her co-models are still processing wtf she's doing. Look how Gail Elliot blows a kiss as Cindy tries to do the interview. Or how Linda - with a look - seems to be saying "Why are you aksing me that? You know perfectly well how many shows we do a day, Cindy." This is funny. Such an amazing time.

[cucumb]

True. Imagine that Evangelista on the cover of ELLE 18 years? later. She has obviously started again after years of absence. Amazing.

[stalok]

they are so ugly

[flh1980]

i bet you are even uglier. jealous bitch!

[abby495]

lmfao

[flh1980]

you are even uglier. jealous b*tch!

[thelonedissenter]

the golden age? ;)

[Yen0389]

Where have these models gone, with the curves and voluptiousness(?)nowadays its just skin and bones

[cafe2006]

"I skipped Paris & did Milan"

[Ameliab2005]

I skipped the corner store and did Wal-Mart. Lol! Ooh, I'm so higher class...

[chicanomexi]

models now-a-days have it so easy...

these well-known REAL supermodels

had to do everything.

[lavalei]

now i know why i didn't succumb to anorexia when i was a teen. These models are healthy and beautiful, none of them look like their starving. good to walk down memory lane

[17teacmrocks]

@lavalei these look like normal women.

there's nothing wrong with the VS models at least. candice is perfectly balanced. she could put on a bit more but too much or too less wouldn't be good

[Ashleytisdaleluva2k7]

ya kno "ayoquezco" its comments like that, that make people anorexic!!!

[ayoquezco]

all of them look fat!!!...no one of them would get any job a models nowdays.

[madsylver]

ayoquezco.... WOW!...WHAT do you mean all of them look fat!? Let me rephrase for you...All of them look HEALTHY and GREAT!

[madsylver]

Honey these ladies still have jobs and are extremely well paid STILL! I second the opinion of madsylver in believing that the models look VERY GREAT!

[xian1586]

you're right .i can see veronica webb fat rolls on her belly she's so ordinary looking now she would be a porn star

[abby495]

So the great days are over. Models today are too forgettable. Models from Cindy's days were more identifiable because they didn't disappear when you saw them in profile.

[ANewDay2007]

I totally agree!

Models then were truly SUPERmodels. They were personalities - more than just physically beautiful. I used to envy them!!

[immortalcelsius]

see Veronica webb and christy fighting over the hairdresser- hahhahahahaha so great! and gael Elliot...wow they were so great!

[dominic1968]

PAULINA PORIZKOVA is the original and THE SUPERMODEL with the MOST BEAUTIFUL FACE!!!!!!!! PAULINA hates modeling and she quits the job... so sad i miss her FACE on the cover of magazines and runways... WE LOVE YOU PAULINA!!!!

[ChikaLinda13]

thanks loli kno its not for me ! =(

[sunnygirldooda]

they looked so much more healthier

[myronmlawing]

Oh GOD I loved the supermodel era, back when we had Naomi..Linda...Nikki...Christy­...Claudia, those were the days.

[Jasonc126]

Me too. I love that era!. I love Cindy Crawford and all the models from that era!

[champainless]

naomi linda cindy niki christy

[Samalflatt]

back when models looked like real women

[sugarladdie]

back when models were fat

[beniciosgirl]

"fat" ? geez I'd like to be "fat" like them!!

[mansfield67]

There are so many nameless faces on the catwalk today, and they all seem to look alike. Back in the day you could name everyone of those girls, Linda, Christy and on & on. Those days are over the end of an era, now the shows are just plain boring.

[bkscdw]

is that "it boy" victor ward in the 2nd row?

[Lindsayluver13]

and LOOK a the ugly models now who think thier pretty! YUKK jessica stam , gemma ward , lily cole EWW

[mercury399]

(1) i agree with your choices there - ms. stam is fascinating but i do not find her beautiful - i do not think she is pleasant-looking - i might have been scared of her in high school - i think ms. cole is a bit overdone, i think she was the um wrong kind of child model, compared for example to the gracious ms. djahileva - i think 16 is too young anyway -

[mercury399]

(2) and ms. ward is lovely but i do not understand people who compare her favorably to ms. pivovarova - i think the latter is way more distinctive and charming and riveting, and looks like a really cool and nice person >:)

[divasslave]

there used to be REALLY GOOD models back in the 90s

not only Linda Naomi Christy Cyndi and Claudia, but also Carre Otis, Elaine Irwin, Paulina Porizkova, Stephanie Seymour, Nadja Auermann, Tatjana Patitz, Helena Christensen to name a "few". those brand name girls overpowered the almost anonymous "other" models, which bodies and faces could not keep up with their exoticness!

[champainless]

hahha! stephanie seymour is not exotic, neither is paulina. cindy crawford and christy aren't exotic. what are you thinking. half those bitches were from canada and middle america.

[NaramiaOfArcadia]

you forgot Emma Sjöberg..

[encc007]

i totally agree with you on that, but cindy, christy, linda, naomi, kate, nikki, and claudia were the supers...stephanie, karen, nadja, tatjana, and helena were the top models. you know how there are stars and there are super stars...those girls may not have been in the group of the supers, but that didn't mean they didn't shine any less brightly. especially with helena and those eyes...

[imgno1]

does anyone know how or where i can watch the full clips of the sexxy versace shows back then cindy.linda christy,naomi,claudi help me please wow such beauty thses days the models dont even come close

[JessicaJAS]

It seems like they dressed and did there own makeup, its sooo different now!

[xian1586]

designers with rare taste in models had made of modeling an UGLY BUSSINES ..there's no supermodels anymore 'cuz people just don't feel identified with those rare things(vlada, snejana.) .

[javimuscle]

There are no models liker her and those supermodels of the 90´s these days. Giselle Bundchen is a shadow of Karen Mulder, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer, and company.

[nelsonjavier24]

wow cindy was like the queen of all the supermodels

[bdwriley]

Back then, you had to have a body to model. They were so gorgeous. Now, you got anorexics on the catwalk.

[Xmenfan246]

The only non-waifs on the catwalk are the VS Angels and the next one name supermodel, Doutzen Kroes.

[kiribula]

@bdwriley Many were actually anorexic then too, it's just thatanorexia has been taken to a whole new level

[YesSirPlease]

has anyone have the actual rumway shows for Versace, etc of these legendary supermodels?

[immortalcelsius]

Theyre so great! Theyre HOTTER now!

Hey Veronica Webb is fun huh **nice titties**? awesome!

Linda is the super models supermodel!! She isnt a bitch she is fashionable, and pretty much a hell of a lot of fun....

Does anyone have the clip of the models in the Oscars?

[vuittonham]

no models nowadays look all strangee! And they think their hott.. like what the hell? Someone should tell them that todays models are here because they are strange beauty

[JessicaJAS]

wow models were soo pretty and sexy back then!

now there just boring sticks with no personality!

oh well, im a model so i shouldnt be juding:)

[ronronnie1]

Linda Evangelista looks pissed at Cindy for interupting her. Linda was a bitch, but damn she looked good enough to eat.

[StrawberryBigMac]

they were so curvy back in the day

[JKTube]

I loved this time with House of Style. It was just a very entertaining time in modern history. Thank you for posting this.

[angelinggg]

oh Naomi!

[Uudzuu]

MTV's house of style back in the 90's...