Take a look back at six huge supermodels and get updates on where they are now.

InStyle.com Presents: Original Supermodels - Then & Now

On August 25, Claudia Schiffer--the youngest of the crop of so-called “original supermodels” who made their mark on fashion in the late 1980s and early 1990s--turned the big 4-0.

To celebrate, InStyle took a look back at the top six, and offers updates as to where they are now. (CREDIT: Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty)

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Elle Macpherson,...

A leggy blonde Australian known within the industry as "The Body", Macpherson appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue a record five times. She also kept a foot in the high-fashion world, walking runways for designers like Azzedine Alaia and John Galliano. (CREDIT: Courtesy of Sports Illustrated )

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Elle Macpherson,...

The model-turned-entrepreneur's signature lingerie line, Elle Macpherson Intimates (far left), is a best-selling success, stocked at Bloomindales, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Neiman Marcus. She's also launched a skincare collection, called (of course) "The Body", and recently became the host of Britain's Next Top Model. And, in March, she made a triumphant return to the runway, closing Louis Vuitton's buzzed-about Fall 2010 show (right). (CREDIT: Florian Seefried/Getty; Dominique Charriau/WireImage)

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Linda Evangelist...

Canadian-born Evangelista got her start when she was spotted by a talent agent at a Miss Teen Niagara pageant in 1978. Ten years later, she lost a number of major runway bookings when she suddenly swapped her then-shoulder-length hair for a boyish, close-cropped style, but her ever-changing 'do eventually became her trademark. A face of Revlon, Donna Karan, and Versace, she famously told a reporter in 1990 that she and her supermodel colleagues "don't get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day." (CREDIT: Ron Galella/WireImage; Les Stone; Ben Coster/Retna; Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)

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Linda Evangelist...

Evangelista has worked more or less steadily for the last twenty years--recent gigs include ad campaigns for Prada, Talbots (above), and John Galliano. (CREDIT: Courtesy of Talbots)

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Cindy Crawford, ...

The all-American Crawford appeared on hundreds of magazine covers. She also pitched Pepsi (left), hosted the MTV series House of Style, and married the movie star Richard Gere. (They divorced four years later.) (CREDIT: Courtesy of Pepsi/ Getty)

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Cindy Crawford, ...

Re-married in 1998 to businessman Rande Gerber, Crawford has launched several successful businesses of her own, including an eponymous Home Collection (seen above) and a line of anti-aging skincare products called "Meaningful Beauty." (CREDIT: Larry Marano/Getty)

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Christy Turlingt...

A face of Missoni, Valentino, Chanel, Revlon, and Calvin Klein (above), Turlington starred, alongside Linda, Cindy, and Naomi, in George Michael's model-packed music video for "Freedom! '90." (CREDIT: Courtesy of Calvin Klein )

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Christy Turlingt...

The yoga devotee has launched two active-wear brands, Nuala and Mahnuala, and is a partner in the all-natural ayurvedic skincare line, Sundari. This year, Turlington--who's married to the actor/director Ed Burns--released a documentary, No Woman No Cry, about at-risk pregnant women around the world, visited Capitol Hill to advocate for the Global MOMS act (right), and co-starred with models Karen Elson and Natalia Vodianova in Louis Vuitton's Fall 2010 ad campaign (left). (CREDIT: Courtesy of Louis Vuitton; Kris Connor/Getty)

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Naomi Campbell, ...

Discovered at 15 while window-shopping in London's Covent Garden, Campbell quickly went from being an in-demand catwalk star (at left, she's seen walking runways for YSL and Versace) to posing for numerous magazine covers, many of which had never before featured a black model. She represented Nars, Ralph Lauren, and Prada, appeared in music videos for Madonna, George Michael, and Michael Jackson, and dated Mike Tyson, Robert DeNiro, and Eric Clapton. (CREDIT: Ted Blackbrow/Rex; George Rose/Getty)

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Naomi Campbell, ...

Although plagued by personal scandals, Campbell is still a fashion-world star. Next month, Dolce and Gabbana will celebrate "the 25th anniversary of her career" with a party and limited-edition T-shirt; proceeds will benefit her charity, Fashion For Relief, which also held a fashion show to benefit Haiti earlier this year (above). (CREDIT: Gareth Cattermole/FFR/Getty)

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Claudia Schiffer...

Schiffer was only seventeen when Karl Lagerfeld enlisted her to model for Chanel; a subsequent ad campaign for Guess? played up her resemblance to the actress Brigitte Bardot and turned her into an international star. (CREDIT: Courtesy of Guess)

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Claudia Schiffer...

The German-born model, now married to filmmaker Matthew Vaughn (he directed Kick-Ass), recently gave birth to her third child. She's a papparazzi favorite, thanks to her chic-mom style (above) and continues to pose part-time for brands like Chanel, Ferragamo, Alberta Ferretti (she's the face of their signature fragrance) and Yves St. Laurent. (CREDIT: Alex Broadway/WENN)

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