Elle Macpherson

Australian model, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist

Elle Macpherson

Macpherson in Sydney in 2011

Born|

Eleanor Nancy Gow

(1964-03-29) 29 March 1964 (age 58)[1][2]

Killara, New South Wales, Australia

Spouse(s)|

Gilles Bensimon

(m. 1986; div. 1989)​

Jeffrey Soffer

(m. 2013; sep. 2017)​

Partner| Arpad Busson (1996–2005)
Children| 2
Relatives| Mimi Macpherson (sister)
Modelling information
Height| 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Hair colour| Light brown[3]
Eye colour| Brown[3]
Agency|

* d'management group (Milan)[4]
* Kruger Cowne (London, Los Angeles, Nice, Hong Kong)[5]

Eleanor Nancy Macpherson (/məkˈfɜːrsən/; née Gow; born (1964-03-29)29 March 1964) is an Australian model, businesswoman, television host, and actress.

She is known for her record five cover appearances for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue beginning in the 1980s, leading to her nickname "The Body", coined by Time in 1989. She is the founder, primary model, and creative director for a series of business ventures, including Elle Macpherson Intimates, a lingerie line, and The Body, a line of skin care products. She has been the host and executive producer of Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model from 2010 to 2013. She is an executive producer of NBC's Fashion Star and was the host for the first season.

As an actress, Macpherson appeared in supporting roles in Sirens (1994), The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) and as Julie Madison in Batman and Robin (1997) as well as lead roles in The Edge (1997) and South Kensington (2001). She had a recurring role on Friends and hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live.

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 2.1 Rise to fame as model
* 2.2 Business career
* 2.2.1 Awards
* 2.3 Acting career
* 2.4 Hosting career
* 2.4.1 Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model
* 2.4.2 Fashion Star
* 2.5 Extortion attempt
* 2.6 Philanthropic work
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Filmography
* 4.1 Film
* 4.2 Television
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Early life[edit]

Macpherson was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in Killara, New South Wales, on March 29, 1964, the daughter of entrepreneur and sound engineer Peter Gow, a former president of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, a Sydney rugby league team, and Frances Gow, a nurse.[6] She is of Scottish descent.[citation needed] Macpherson's parents divorced when she was 10 years old, and she moved with her mother and two siblings. Her mother later remarried, and a clerical mistake in registering at her new school meant that her surname was changed from Gow to Macpherson (her stepfather's surname).[7][8]

Macpherson grew up in East Lindfield, a suburb in Sydney's North Shore, and attended Killara High School, completing her Higher School Certificate in 1981. She briefly studied law for one year at the University of Sydney. Her sister is businesswoman and environmentalist Mimi Macpherson, born Miriam Frances Gow.[9]

## Career[edit]

### Rise to fame as model[edit]

Macpherson enrolled to study law at Sydney University. Before beginning her university studies, she visited the United States to spend one year doing modelling work to earn money to pay for her law books.[10] She travelled to New York City, where she initially signed up with Click Model Management. Her modelling career began in 1982 with a television commercial for Tab which established her as a "girl next door" figure in Australia.[11]

During the 1980s, Macpherson's profile quickly rose and she appeared on the cover and in the pages of major magazines including Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Tatler, GQ, Allure, Mademoiselle, Glamour, Time, L'Officiel, Flare, Maxim and New York.[12] She cemented her high-profile image through frequent appearances in Elle; she was featured on numerous covers and appeared in every issue for six straight years. During that time, at the age of 21, she married Gilles Bensimon, the creative director of Elle.[13] In 1985, Macpherson became the longtime face of luxury French skin care company Biotherm.[14]

Eventually she garnered more exposure through Sports Illustrated magazine's annual Swimsuit Issue. She appeared on the cover a record five times: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, and 2006.

She has walked the runways for Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, Azzedine Alaïa, Donna Karan, Christian Dior, Thierry Mugler, Nicole Miller, Michael Kors, Perry Ellis, Kenzo, Todd Oldham, Calvin Klein, John Galliano, and Valentino.[15][16][17]

She has appeared in advertising campaigns for Christian Dior, Escada, Enrico Coveri, Azzedine Alaïa, Guy Laroche, Ralph Lauren, Victorio & Lucchino, Omega, Pinko, H&M, Victoria's Secret, ModelCo and Revlon. She also appeared in non-fashion advertising campaigns for Diet Coke, Chrysler, Miller Lite, Impulse, Budweiser, Tab, KFC, Garuda Airlines, and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

After appearing nude in the 1994 film Sirens, Macpherson learned that the media had begun searching for nude photos of her, including contacting her ex-boyfriends. To address this, Macpherson appeared in a nude pictorial in the May 1994 issue of Playboy magazine, shot by Herb Ritts, to produce nude photos "on her own terms".[18] In 1999, the twin island nation of Antigua and Barbuda honoured Macpherson by using her face on a series of postage stamps, the first model to appear on legal tender.[19] Macpherson appeared among other Australian icons during the 2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, her elaborate float resembling a camera lens and featuring a runway.[20] Along with Naomi Campbell, she co-hosted the Miss Universe 2001 pageant. Her popularity had reached such a level that Australian government offered her a position on its tourist commission as an unofficial ambassador.[21]

During her career, Macpherson has worked with fashion photographers including Francesco Scavullo, Mario Testino,[22] Mert and Marcus, Ellen von Unwerth[23] and Steven Meisel. Portraits of Macpherson, shot by Bob Carlos Clarke, were among those donated to the National Portrait Gallery, London by his family following his death.[24] Macpherson received the Style Icon award at the 2006 Elle Style Awards presented by fashion magazine Elle.[25] In March 2008, she signed a three-year deal with Revlon Cosmetics, which named her a Global Brand Ambassador.[26] She has since been featured in print and advertising campaigns for the company. She returned to the runway in 2010 to close the fall Louis Vuitton show for Marc Jacobs in Paris.[27]

### Business career[edit]

Macpherson in September 2008 at Fashion Fest

In the 1980s, together with Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, Naomi Campbell, Pavlína Pořízková, and Cindy Crawford, Macpherson became part of the new generation of supermodels. In 1989, she was given the nickname Elle "The Body" Macpherson by Time magazine after she appeared on their cover. She went on to use the name in a number of business ventures.[28] In 1996, Frank DeCaro of The New York Times cited Macpherson, along with Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen and Claudia Schiffer as "The Magnificent Seven". DeCaro reflected, "Known by their first names to legions of fans, they are the legends of the modern catwalk, the girl next door pretty underneath all the paint".[29]

In 1994, she left her agency, Ford Models, to form her own company, Elle Macpherson Inc., which would serve as the financial organizational base for her later endeavours. She soon went on to produce her own series of calendars, each of which was accompanied by a "making of" television program in 1992, 1993, and 1994. She used this as a springboard to create the "Your Personal Best – The Body" series of workout videos.[citation needed]

She later diversified her portfolio of businesses, and in 1990 launched her lingerie collection 'Elle Macpherson Intimates' in partnership with Bendon Limited Apparel. Intimates became the single best-selling lingerie line in both Great Britain[30] and Australia.[31]

The partnership was among the first instances of a crossover between a model and a fashion label. In 1989, when she was first approached by Bendon to promote their lingerie in Australia, Macpherson saw an opportunity to reverse their strategy and suggested a licensing arrangement, with products bearing her name and designs created in partnership with Bendon's team. Though commonplace now, the idea was unorthodox at the time.[32]

Macpherson took a significant role in the development and management of the company, serving as chief marketing officer and later Creative Director. In January 2010, Macpherson expanded the line, launching Obsidian as a sub-brand.[33] While nursing her second child, she spearheaded the development of a signature maternity bra line.[34] Intimates has retained a high brand recognition into the 2000s, appearing as a featured brand on America's Next Top Model; last year, the brand celebrated 10 years of being stocked at Selfridges.[citation needed]

Macpherson has also created her own line of beauty products: "Elle Macpherson – The Body". The line was carried at Boots,[35] and Australian suncare brand Invisible Zinc.[36] She spent a year on the board of directors at Hot Tuna Clothing, advising on product development, brand positioning and sales strategy.[37]

In 2007, the BBC TV series The Money Programme aired a documentary which followed Macpherson through her day-to-day business as she continued to develop her international lingerie business. In 2009 Macpherson delivered the Keynote Address at the annual meeting of the International Trademark Association.[38]

In 2014, Macpherson co-founded WelleCo, and released its flagship product, an alkalising wellness supplement, The Super Elixir. The product, sold at retailers including Selfridges in London and the premium online retailer, Net-A-Porter has celebrity fans including Kate Moss.[39]

#### Awards[edit]

Macpherson has received a number of awards recognising her business acumen and the success of Elle Macpherson Intimates. In 2005, she was named Glamour Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year;[40] in 2007, she received an Everywoman Ambassador Award recognising her success as a businesswoman;[41] in 2008, the Underfashion Club's Femmy Awards crowned her Lingerie Designer of the Year; in 2009, she received a World Career Award from the Women's World Awards.

### Acting career[edit]

Macpherson (centre) modelling for Virgin Australia in October 2011

Macpherson made her film debut playing an artist's model in the 1994 film Sirens, which starred Hugh Grant, Sam Neill, and Tara FitzGerald. She followed with a two-year sequence of film roles, appearing in films such as Woody Allen's Alice, Batman & Robin alongside George Clooney, The Edge with Anthony Hopkins, and The Mirror Has Two Faces with Barbra Streisand. In 1996 Macpherson hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live.[42]

In 1999, Macpherson appeared in five episodes of the American TV series Friends as Joey Tribbiani's roommate and eventual girlfriend, Janine Lecroix. Macpherson went on to act in the movie Jane Eyre with William Hurt, and she has also appeared alongside Ben Stiller and Sarah Jessica Parker in If Lucy Fell. Her most controversial acting role was in the Showtime cable network miniseries, A Girl Thing, as a woman experimenting with bisexuality. In 2001, she appeared in the Italian movie South Kensington. She played agent Claudia Foster in The Beautiful Life, appearing with Mischa Barton, Sara Paxton and Corbin Bleu. The show centred on aspiring models working for a modelling agency, trying to make it big in New York City and in the fashion world.[43] In April 2011, she starred with Gary Lineker in an advertisement for Walkers Crinkles.[44]

### Hosting career[edit]

#### Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model[edit]

In July 2010, Macpherson became the new host of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model, taking over from Lisa Snowdon. She also serves as executive producer on the show. The revamped show's panellists now include OBE-winning fashion designer Julien Macdonald, designer Whitney Port and male model Tyson Beckford.[45]

#### Fashion Star[edit]

Macpherson hosts and executive produces NBC's reality competition series Fashion Star. The series gives 14 unknown designers, mentored by celebrities such as Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie, and John Varvatos, the chance to launch their collections in three of America's largest clothing retailers, including Macy's, H&M, and Saks Fifth Avenue. Its first season was sold to 75 countries.[46]

### Extortion attempt[edit]

According to a police statement reproduced online, between 11 and 22 July 1997 William Ryan Holt and Michael Mischler broke into Macpherson's Los Angeles home while she was away on business in Chicago.[47] They stole an estimated $100,000 worth of jewellery, $6,000 in cash, and several photographs. The two were arrested on 4 August 1997. Mischler, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted extortion and one count of burglary. He received a six-year and eight-month prison sentence. Holt, 26, a former US Air Force enlisted man and a military-justice convict out on parole, pleaded guilty to one count of extortion, and was sentenced to a year in prison.[48]

### Philanthropic work[edit]

Macpherson is a European Ambassador for RED, an initiative set up by Bono and Bobby Shriver to raise money and awareness for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria[49] and to help eradicate AIDS for women and children in Africa. She is also an ambassador for UNICEF.[50]

In Australia, she is an ambassador for the Smile Foundation, which helps the families of children with rare diseases and organises government research grants.[7][8] She has also modelled for charitable causes including fundraising for 2007 British flood victims,[51] and child welfare group Absolute Return for Kids.[52]

In 2012, Macpherson led Sky's campaign for International Women's Day.[53] MacPherson is a patron for the National Association for the Children of Alcoholics (NACOA).[54]

## Personal life[edit]

Macpherson dated Billy Joel during the early 1980s. Joel has said that the songs "This Night" and "And So It Goes" were written about his relationship with Macpherson.[55] Macpherson is also believed to be at least part of the inspiration for Joel's track "Uptown Girl".[56]

Macpherson met French fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon in 1984 on a photo session for Elle magazine. They wed in May 1986, and divorced three years later.[57][58]

Macpherson began a relationship with financier Arpad Busson in 1996.[59] They have two sons.[60][61] The family lived together in London until their separation in July 2005.[59]

Macpherson subsequently began dating Miami, Florida-based hotel heir and billionaire Jeffrey Soffer, son of Donald Soffer, in early 2009.[62] They broke up in March 2012,[63] but reconciled following his injury in a helicopter accident in November 2012.[63] They became engaged in March 2013,[63] and married in July 2013 at the Laucala Resort in Fiji.[64][65] In 2017, Macpherson and Soffer announced that they were getting a divorce.[66] Macpherson also lives in Florida, where Soffer is based.[67]

From 2017 to 2019, Macpherson dated the British anti-vaccine activist and discredited academic Andrew Wakefield.[68][69][70][71]

Besides English, she speaks French, Italian and Spanish.[34]

## Filmography[edit]

### Film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

|
|
|

1990  | Alice | Model  |
1994  | Sirens | Sheela  |
1996  | If Lucy Fell | Jane Lindquist  |
1996  | Jane Eyre | Blanche Ingram  |
1996  | The Mirror Has Two Faces | Candice  |
1997  | Batman & Robin | Julie Madison |
1997  | The Edge | Mickey Morse  |
1998  | With Friends Like These... | Samantha Mastandrea  |
2001  | A Girl Thing | Lauren Travis  | TV film
2001  | South Kensington | Camilla  |

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

|
|
|

1996  | Saturday Night Live | Herself  | "Elle Macpherson/Sting" (season 21: episode 14)
"John Goodman/Everclear" (season 21: episode 15)
1999–2000  | Friends | Janine LaCroix  | "The One Where Phoebe Runs" (season 6: episode 7)
"The One with Ross' Teeth" (season 6: episode 8)
"The One Where Ross Got High" (season 6: episode 9)
"The One with the Routine" (season 6: episode 10)
"The One with the Apothecary Table" (season 6: episode 11)
2008  | America's Next Top Model | Herself  | "Top Model Makeovers" (cycle 10: episode 3)
2009  | The Beautiful Life: TBL | Claudia Foster  | Main role; series cancelled after 2 episodes
2010–2013  | Britain's Next Top Model | Herself  | Host; reality TV series
2012–2013  | Fashion Star | Herself  | Host; reality TV series
2016  | Australia's Next Top Model | Herself  | Guest Mentor

## See also[edit]

* Biography portal

* Fashion Cafe

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## External links[edit]

* Media related to Elle Macpherson at Wikimedia Commons
* Official Instagram page
* Elle Macpherson on AskMen
* Elle Macpherson at IMDb
* Elle Macpherson Celebrity Style Profile (14 April 2012)
* Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Collection of Elle Macpherson
* Elle Macpherson interviewed by Ginny Dougary (2005)
* Elle Macpherson interview by Harper's Bazaar Australia (October 2007)

* v
* t
* e

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover models

1960s|

* Babette March
* Sue Peterson
* Sunny Bippus
* Marilyn Tindall
* Turia Mau
* Jamee Becker

1970s|

* Cheryl Tiegs
* Tannia Rubiano
* Shelia Roscoe
* Dayle Haddon
* Ann Simonton
* Cheryl Tiegs
* Yvette and Yvonne Sylvander
* Lena Kansbod
* Maria João
* Christie Brinkley

1980s|

* Christie Brinkley
* Christie Brinkley
* Carol Alt
* Cheryl Tiegs
* Paulina Porizkova
* Paulina Porizkova
* Elle Macpherson
* Elle Macpherson
* Elle Macpherson
* Kathy Ireland

1990s|

* Judit Mascó
* Ashley Richardson
* Kathy Ireland
* Vendela Kirsebom
* Kathy Ireland, Rachel Hunter, Elle Macpherson
* Daniela Peštová
* Valeria Mazza, Tyra Banks
* Tyra Banks
* Heidi Klum
* Rebecca Romijn

2000s|

* Daniela Peštová
* Elsa Benítez
* Yamila Díaz
* Petra Němcová
* Veronika Vařeková
* Carolyn Murphy
* Veronika Vařeková, Elle Macpherson, Rebecca Romijn, Rachel Hunter, Daniela Peštová, Elsa Benítez, Carolyn Murphy, Yamila Díaz
* Beyoncé Knowles
* Marisa Miller
* Bar Refaeli

2010s|

* Brooklyn Decker
* Irina Shayk
* Kate Upton
* Kate Upton
* Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge, Chrissy Teigen
* Hannah Jeter
* Ronda Rousey, Ashley Graham, Hailey Clauson
* Kate Upton
* Danielle Herrington
* Tyra Banks, Camille Kostek, Alex Morgan

2020s|

* Kate Bock, Jasmine Sanders, Olivia Culpo
* Megan Thee Stallion, Naomi Osaka, Leyna Bloom
* Kim Kardashian, Ciara, Maye Musk, Yumi Nu

* v
* t
* e

1980–1989 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

1980|

* Christie Brinkley
* Irina Gerasimenko
* Jocelyn Javits
* Bernadette Swann

1981|

* Carol Alt
* Christie Brinkley
* Kelly Emberg
* Lena Kansbod
* Rita Tellone

1982|

* Kim Alexis
* Carol Alt
* Charissa Craig
* Kathryn Redding

1983|

* Kim Alexis
* Carol Alt
* Kelly Emberg
* Paulina Porizkova
* Hilary Safire
* Cheryl Tiegs

1984|

* Kim Alexis
* Carol Alt
* Kelly Emberg
* Kathy Ireland
* Jean Pelton
* Paulina Porizkova

1985|

* Kim Alexis
* Kathy Ireland
* Elle Macpherson
* Sarah Nursey
* Paulina Porizkova
* Renée Simonsen

1986|

* Jenna de Rosnay
* Kelly Emberg
* Kathy Ireland
* Elle Macpherson
* Coco Mitchell
* Paulina Porizkova

1987|

* Karen Alexander
* Kim Alexis
* Carol Alt
* Kathy Ireland
* Elle Macpherson
* Monika Schnarre
* Renée Simonsen

1988|

* Karen Alexander
* Kim Alexis
* Cindy Crawford
* Kathy Ireland
* Estelle Lefébure
* Elle Macpherson
* Stephanie Seymour

1989|

* Carol Alt
* Sabrina Barnett
* Christie Brinkley
* Kelly Emberg
* Rachel Hunter
* Kathy Ireland
* Estelle Lefébure
* Elle Macpherson
* Paulina Porizkova
* Ashley Richardson
* Stephanie Seymour
* Yvette Sylvander
* Yvonne Sylvander
* Cheryl Tiegs
* Maria von Hartz
* Kara Young

Covergirl in bold

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1990–1999 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

1990|

* Sabrina Barnett
* Michaela Bercu
* Anna Getaneh
* Rachel Hunter
* Kathy Ireland
* Estelle Lefébure
* Elle Macpherson
* Judit Mascó
* Ashley Richardson
* Maria von Hartz
* Louise Vyent
* Akure Wall
* Roshumba Williams

1991|

* Monica Bellucci
* Rosie de la Cruz
* Angie Everhart
* Rachel Hunter
* Kathy Ireland
* Elle Macpherson
* Judit Mascó
* Ashley Richardson
* Stephanie Seymour
* Roshumba Williams

1992|

* Naomi Campbell
* Angie Everhart
* Kathy Ireland
* Vendela Kirsebom
* Judit Mascó
* Gail O'Neill
* Paulina Porizkova
* Ashley Richardson
* Roshumba Williams
* Stacey Williams
* Shana Zadrick

1993|

* Tyra Banks
* Britta Dubbels
* Rachel Hunter
* Kathy Ireland
* Vendela Kirsebom
* Estelle Lefébure
* Ashley Richardson
* Ingrid Seynhaeve
* Amber Smith
* Maria von Hartz
* Stacey Williams

1994|

* Veronica Blume
* Jenny Brunt
* Angie Everhart
* Rachel Hunter
* Kathy Ireland
* Kate James
* Vendela Kirsebom
* Elle Macpherson
* Judit Mascó
* Lana Ogilvie
* Rebecca Romijn
* Ingrid Seynhaeve
* Amber Smith
* Aya Thorgren
* Dara Torres
* Patricia Velásquez
* Roshumba Williams
* Stacey Williams

1995|

* Angie Everhart
* Yasmeen Ghauri
* Vendela Kirsebom
* Roberta Little
* Judit Mascó
* Daniela Peštová
* Ashley Richardson
* Rebecca Romijn
* Ingrid Seynhaeve
* Talisa Soto
* Cheryl Tiegs
* Patricia Velásquez
* Manon von Gerkan
* Stacey Williams

1996|

* Tyra Banks
* Angie Everhart
* Kathy Ireland
* Valeria Mazza
* Georgianna Robertson*
* Rebecca Romijn
* Ingrid Seynhaeve
* Manon von Gerkan
* Stacey Williams

1997|

* Tyra Banks
* Laetitia Castam
* Naomi Campbell
* Yasmeen Ghaurip
* Steffi Graf
* Eva Herzigová
* Vendela Kirsebom
* Valeria Mazza
* Karen Mulder
* Navia Nguyenm
* Chandra Northp
* Brandi Quiñonesm
* Niki Taylor
* Stacey Williams

1998|

* Tyra Banks
* Caprice Bourret
* Laetitia Casta
* Louise Forsling
* Eva Herzigová
* Heidi Klum
* Tanga Moreau
* Karen Mulderp
* Chandra North
* Irina Pantaeva
* Lorraine Pascale
* Daniela Peštová
* Rebecca Romijn
* Niki Taylor
* Stacey Williams

1999|

* Kadra Ahmed Omar
* Michelle Behennah*
* Laetitia Casta
* Yamila Díaz*
* Amber Noelle Ehresmann
* Luján Fernández
* Eva Herzigová
* Heidi Klum*
* Chandra North
* Sarah O'Hare*
* Andrea Orme
* Daniela Peštová*
* Audrey Quock
* Rebecca Romijn*
* Tamara Spoelder
* Veronika Vařeková

Covergirl in bold, *appeared in bodypainting by Joanne Gair, pappeared in print edition only, mappeared in special feature

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2000|

* Elsa Benítezp
* Kylie Bax
* Michelle Behennah
* Laetitia Casta
* Yamila Díaz
* Luján Fernández
* Kristy Hinze
* Malia Jonesp
* Heidi Klum
* Melania Knaussp
* Shakara Ledard
* Ana Paula Lemesp
* Noémie Lenoir
* Josie Maranp
* Carré Otis
* Daniela Peštová
* Audrey Quockp
* Gabrielle Reecep
* Rachel Roberts
* Molly Simsp
* Veronika Vařeková
* Estella Warren

2001|

* Michelle Behennah
* Elsa Benítez
* Aurélie Claudel
* Yamila Díaz*
* Luján Fernández
* Janelle Fishmanp
* Heidi Klum*
* Shakara Ledard*
* Kim Lemantonp
* Noémie Lenoir*
* Shirley Mallmann
* Josie Maran
* Petra Němcováp
* Daniela Peštová
* Audrey Quockp
* Molly Sims*
* Fernanda Tavares*
* Veronika Vařeková*
* Amy Wesson

2002|

* Ana Beatriz Barros
* Elsa Benítez
* Ehrinn Cummings
* Yamila Díaz
* Isabeli Fontana
* Bridget Hall
* Melissa Keller
* Heidi Klum
* Shakara Ledard
* Vanessa Lorenzo
* Josie Maran
* Carla Mariap
* Marisa Millerp
* Annie Mortonp
* Petra Němcová
* Chandra North
* Daniela Peštováp
* Audrey Quock
* Molly Sims
* Veronika Vařeková

2003|

* Michelle Alvesp
* May Andersen
* Ana Beatriz Barros
* Yamila Díaz
* Reka Ebergenyip
* Isabeli Fontana
* Bridget Hall
* Rachel Hunter*
* Melissa Keller
* Noémie Lenoir
* Juliana Martins
* Marisa Miller
* Petra Němcová
* Sarah O'Hare
* Daniela Peštová
* Audrey Quock
* Molly Sims
* Fernanda Tavaresp
* Jessica White

2004|

* May Andersen
* Ana Beatriz Barros
* Elsa Benítez
* Yamila Díaz
* Bridget Hall*
* Melissa Keller*
* Noémie Lenoir*
* Angela Lindvall
* Marisa Miller*
* Fernanda Motta
* Carolyn Murphy
* Petra Němcová*
* Daniela Peštová
* Frankie Rayder
* Molly Sims
* Jessica Van Der Steen
* Veronika Vařeková
* Jessica White*

2005|

* Michelle Alves
* Ana Beatriz Barros
* Yamila Díaz
* Alicia Hall
* Bridget Hall*
* Shakara Ledard
* Noémie Lenoir
* Michelle Lombardo
* Marisa Miller*
* Fernanda Motta
* Carolyn Murphy
* Petra Němcová
* Oluchi Onweagba
* Frankie Rayder
* Daniella Sarahyba*
* Mallory Snyder
* Jessica Van Der Steen
* Anne V*
* Veronika Vařeková
* Jessica White*

2006|

* Ana Beatriz Barros
* Elsa Benitez
* Carla Campbell
* Brooklyn Decker
* Yamila Diaz
* Bridget Hall
* Rachel Hunter
* Heidi Klum*
* Noémie Lenoir
* Elle Macpherson
* Marisa Miller
* Fernanda Motta
* Carolyn Murphy
* Aline Nakashima
* Petra Němcová
* Oluchi Onweagba
* Daniela Peštová
* Rebecca Romijn
* Pania Rose
* Daniella Sarahyba
* Molly Sims
* Mallory Snyder
* Yésica Toscanini
* Veronica Varekova
* Anne V

2007|

* Ana Paula Araújo*
* Ana Beatriz Barros
* Brooklyn Decker
* Yamila Díaz
* Selita Ebanks
* Julie Henderson
* Beyoncé Knowles
* Marisa Miller*
* Fernanda Motta
* Aline Nakashima
* Raica Oliveira
* Oluchi Onweagba
* Tori Praver*
* Bar Refaeli
* Daniella Sarahyba*
* Irina Shayk
* Fernanda Tavares
* Yésica Toscanini
* Anne V
* Veronika Vařeková
* Jessica White

2008|

* Ana Beatriz Barros
* Yasmin Brunet
* Jeísa Chiminazzo
* Brooklyn Decker
* Selita Ebanks
* Jessica Gomes*
* Quiana Grant*
* Melissa Haro
* Julie Henderson
* Jarah Mariano
* Marisa Miller*
* Oluchi Onweagba
* Tori Praver*
* Bar Refaeli
* Daniella Sarahyba
* Irina Shayk
* Anne V
* Jessica White

2009|

* Kim Cloutier
* Brooklyn Decker*
* Cintia Dicker
* Lucia Dvorská
* Esti Ginzburg
* Jessica Gomes
* Melissa Haro
* Jessica Hart
* Julie Henderson*
* Damaris Lewis
* Jarah Mariano
* Ariel Meredith
* Tori Praver
* Bar Refaeli
* Hilary Rhoda
* Daniella Sarahyba
* Irina Shayk*
* Anne V
* Jessica White*

40th Anniversary (2004)
Hall of Fame|

* Elle Macpherson
* Paulina Porizkova
* Rachel Hunter
* Tyra Banks
* Valeria Mazza
* Stacey Williams
* Heidi Klum
* Cheryl Tiegs
* Roshumba Williams
* Christie Brinkley
* Vendela Kirsebom

All-Star Reunion
Cover (2006)|

* Elsa Benítez
* Yamila Díaz
* Rachel Hunter
* Elle Macpherson
* Carolyn Murphy
* Daniela Peštová
* Rebecca Romijn
* Veronika Vařeková (Celebrity special: Maria Sharapova)

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2011–12 News Corporation scandal

Events|

* News International phone hacking scandal
* News of the World royal phone hacking scandal
* News Corporation takeover bid for BSkyB
* News of the World phone hacking scandal investigations

Companies and
organisations|

| News Corporation|

* News International
* News of the World
* The Sun
* The Times
* The Sunday Times
* News Limited

|

Other|

* BSkyB
* Culture, Media and Sport Committee
* Federal Bureau of Investigation
* Harbottle & Lewis
* Independent Police Complaints Commission
* Metropolitan Police
* role
* Ofcom
* Press Complaints Commission
* Serious Fraud Office
* Solicitors Regulation Authority

People|

| Known victims|

* 7/7 attack victims
* Leslie Ash
* Gordon Brown
* Lee Chapman
* Charlotte Church
* Steve Coogan
* Anne Diamond
* Milly Dowler
* Garry Flitcroft
* Sheryl Gascoigne
* Hugh Grant
* Andy Gray
* Tessa Jowell
* Gerry and Kate McCann
* Elle Macpherson
* Sienna Miller
* Ian Paisley
* Ian Paisley Jr
* Sara Payne
* John Prescott
* J. K. Rowling

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Metropolitan Police|

* Sue Akers
* Peter Clarke
* Andy Hayman
* Paul Stephenson
* John Yates

News Corporation|

* Rebekah Brooks
* Jonathan Chapman
* Daniel Cloke
* Andy Coulson
* Tom Crone
* Wendi Murdoch
* James Desborough
* Viet Dinh
* Ian Edmondson
* Clive Goodman
* Baron Grabiner
* Simon Greenberg
* Les Hinton
* Sean Hoare
* Lawrence Jacobs
* Joel Klein
* Stuart Kuttner
* William Lewis
* Paul McMullan
* Greg Miskiw
* Tom Mockridge
* Glenn Mulcaire
* James Murdoch
* Rupert Murdoch
* Colin Myler
* Lucy Panton
* Jamie Pyatt
* Jonathan Rees
* Neville Thurlbeck
* Neil Wallis
* James Weatherup

Other|

* Nick Davies
* Lord Fowler
* Lord Justice Leveson
* Jay Rockefeller
* Paul Staines (Guido Fawkes)
* Tom Watson
* John Whittingdale

Investigations
and legal cases|

* HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan
* Leveson Inquiry
* Operation Elveden
* Operation Kalmyk
* Operation Rubicon
* Operation Tuleta
* Operation Weeting
* R v Coulson, Brooks and others

In popular culture|

* Dial M for Murdoch
* Great Britain

Related topics|

* Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
* Hacked Off
* Operation Glade
* Operation Motorman
* Phone hacking
* Phreaking
* Politico-media complex
* Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
* Social engineering

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General|

* ISNI
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* WorldCat

National libraries|

* France (data)
* Germany
* United States
* Latvia
* Korea
* Poland

Other|

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