How 16 of the top supermodels were discovered from Kate Moss to Twiggy, Cara Delevingne to Gisele Bündchen

A look back to the career launch of some of the world's most famous faces
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Charlie Teather31 March 2017

We see their faces in magazines, on TV and all over social media, but have you ever wondered how the world's top supermodels got there?

From strolling in Covent Garden to the Primark in Hammersmith, here's how some of the world's most iconic models were discovered.

Twiggy

When? 1966

At what age? 17

Where? At the hairdressers

Linda Evangelista

When? 1981

At what age? 16

Where? At a Miss Teen Niagara beauty pageant (that she didn't win)

Elle Macpherson

When? 1982

At what age? 18

Where? On a skiing holiday in Colorado

Christy Turlington

When? 1983

At what age? 14

Where? Horse riding in Florida

Cindy Crawford

When? 1983

At what age? 17

Where? After being photographed for a newspaper she received such positive feedback that she entered Elite Model Management's Look of the year competition

Naomi Campbell

When? 1986

At what age? 15

Where? Shopping in Covent Garden​

Claudia Schiffer

When? 1987

At what age? 17

Where? In a nightclub

Kate Moss

When? 1988

At what age? 14

Where? At JFK airport with her father

Heidi Klum

When? 1992

At what age? 18

Where? She won a competition called Model 92 out of 250,000 contestants in Germany and was offered a contract immediately

Gisele Bündchen

When? 1994

At what age? 14

Where? Shopping in São Paulo, Brazil

Gisele through the years

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Alessandra Ambrosio

When? 1995

At what age? 14

Where? She was a finalist in the Brazilian 'Elite Model Look' competition

Miranda Kerr

When? 1997

At what age? 13

Where? She won a modelling contest for Dolly magazine when she was 13 years old

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

When? 2003

At what age? 16

Where? She was signed with modelling agency Profile after a stint of work experience there

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley - Style File

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Karlie Kloss

When? 2005

At what age? 13

Where? Walking a charity fashion show in her hometown of Missouri

Jourdan Dunn

When? 2006

At what age? 15

Where? In a Primark store in Hammersmith

Cara Delevingne

When? 2009

At what age? 16

Where? At school

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