Cindy Crawford: 12 Interesting Facts You Might Not Know

Cindy Crawford is an American model, actress and television personality. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was among the most popular supermodels and a ubiquitous presence on magazine covers, runways, as well as fashion campaigns. She subsequently expanded into acting and business ventures.

Here are 12 Interesting Cindy Crawford Facts You Might Not Know

1. Cindy Crawford has been on the cover of more than 600 magazines worldwide, including Vogue, W, People, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE and Allure.

2. She was the first modern supermodel to pose for Playboy.

3. She was born as Cynthia Ann Crawford on the 20th of February 1966 in DeKalb, Illinois in the United States.

4. Cindy Crawford started modeling when she was 17 year old.

5. She was nicknamed “Baby Gia” when she entered the modeling industry because of her resemblance to late supermodel Gia Carangi.

6. She was the inspiration for Prince’s song “Cindy C.”

7. She posed for PETA’s “I’d rather go naked than wear fur” campaign in 1994. Ironically, ten years later, she became a spokesmodel for Blackglama‘s fur line.

8. She is of English, one eighth Danish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, German, and distant Irish, Welsh, French, and Jersey Channel Islander, ancestry.

9. She was married to American actor Richard Gere from 1995 to 1998. She got married to Rande Gerber in 1998 and she has two children with him.

10. Cindy Crawford has appeared in music videos made for George Michael, Taylor Swift, Jon Bon Jovi and Duran Duran,

11. She has also appeared in episodes of Cougar Town and According to Jim and she voiced a character on BoJack Horseman.

12. Cindy also appeared in 8 films between 1987 and 2001 (including 54 and Fair Game).

Well, there you have it, 12 interesting facts you might not have known about Cindy Crawford. If I’ve left out something important, feel free to comment below.

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