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Cynthia Ann Crawford (born February 20, 1966) is an American supermodel, MTV television personality, and actress.

Early life

Born in DeKalb, Illinois to John Crawford and Jennifer Moluf, her trademark is a visible mole on her face (although most people refer to it as a "beauty mark"). Her brother died at a young age from leukemia, and Crawford has made childhood leukemia a focal point of her charity work, donating proceeds of her calendars to help fight the disease.

She was discovered by chance by a newspaper photographer, who noticed then 16-year old Cindy at work during her summer job of detasseling corn and took a picture of her. The photo and the positive feedback she received were enough to convince her to take up modelling.

Crawford graduated from high school as class valedictorian, and thanks to two summers of modelling, she was able to study chemical engineering at Northwestern University on a scholarship, maintaining a 4.0 GPA. She left school, however, in order to pursue a full-time modelling career. After working for photographer Victor Skrebneski in Chicago and becoming a success, Cindy moved to New York City in 1986.

Career

From 1989 to 1995, Crawford was host of MTV's House of Style. In 1992, roadside posters of her had to be removed in Norway when authorities noticed a 300% increase in the accident rate as motorists were distracted by them. In 1995 Crawford took her first movie role in Fair Game
. Her performance was dismissed by critics, and the film was a financial failure, with expenses of $50 million and $11 million takings at the box office.

Crawford is just over 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm) tall, has a slim, well-toned figure, with brown hair and eyes. Her measurements are 34"-24"-35". She was the first modern supermodel to pose nude for Playboy magazine. She was ranked number 5 on Playboy's list of the 100 Sexiest Stars of the 20th century. She has been featured on the cover of more than 600 magazines worldwide including Vogue, W, People, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE and Allure. A 1997 Shape magazine survey of 4,000 picked her as the second (after Demi Moore) most beautiful woman in the world. In 2002, Crawford was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful People by People magazine.

A series of exercise videos that she made were successful — more so than her acting pursuits, as her debut film, Fair Game
, an action thriller in which she co-starred with Billy Baldwin, was critically panned.

She continues to provide celebrity endorsement for a variety of projects.

Personal life

Crawford's first marriage to actor Richard Gere lasted from 1991 to 1995. It was heavily rumored that the marriage was a cover for their mutual homosexuality, but this was denied by both. During their marriage, the rumors had been further fueled (and mocked) by Crawford when she appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair in a semi-provocative pose with popular and openly lesbian singer k.d. lang in August 1993. Crawford is currently married to Rande Gerber (club owner) with two young children, Presley, born July 2, 1999, & Kaia, born September 3, 2001. Crawford gave birth to both her children through natural home birth.

Crawford now owns her own production company, Crawdaddy Inc.

Filmography

The Simian Line
(2000) ... as Sandra
Cindy Crawford: A New Dimension (2000)
The Secret World of... Supermodels (1998)
Beautopia (1998)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)
54 (1998) ... as VIP Patron
Frasier: Halloween (1997)
Fair Game
(1995) ... as Kate McQueen
Catwalk (1995)
Unzipped (1995)
Cindy Crawford: The Next Challenge Workout (1993)
Cindy Crawford: Shape Your Body Workout (1992)

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