Modeling is more than just hair, body, and makeup. It’s also quite a blend of your confidence and attitude. So seeing a supermodel and reducing her just to her body doesn’t seem fair. That’s exactly what happened when Cindy Crawford first became a guest at Oprah Winfrey‘s interview.
Cindy Crawford started her career in the 1980s and 1990s catwalk herself to fame through the years. The supermom became an unavoidable presence at fashion weeks, magazine covers, and ad campaigns. With a tug of a smile and light swaying of her hips, Cindy Crawford has her name etched boldly in the fashion industry.
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Cindy Crawford Was Treated Like A ‘Child’ By Oprah Winfrey
Apple TV+ docu-series ‘The Super Models’ premiered recently, giving a glimpse into the careers of the four supermodels- Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, and Cindy Crawford. It is in the series that Cindy recounted how she was treated like a child in an interview with Oprah Winfrey in 1986. She appeared alongside Elite Modeling founder John Casablancas. “I was like the chattel or a child, like be seen and not heard,” the television personality recalled in the docu-series.
The supermodel had been objectified at the show. Oprah had reduced Crawford’s worth to just her body. “Oprah’s like “Stand up and show me your body,” Cindy said. “Only when I look back at it and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, that was so not OK really.’ Especially from Oprah,” she added. In addition to commenting on her body, the television host also ignored the then-20-year-old Crawford. Questions regarding her career were directed to Casablancas rather than herself.
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Cindy Crawford Felt Judged Because Of Her Looks
Later on, Cindy Crawford did appear in another of Oprah Winfrey‘s shows. She hosted an episode of Oprah’s Lifeclass in 2014. The supermodel shared how she was judged based on her looks while studying at Northwestern University.
“For some reason, I caught the professor’s eye, and he was like, ‘Honey, I think you have the wrong class.’ And that made me so mad because it was really the first time in my life that I felt judged by the way that I looked,” the supermodel recounts her experience walking into her calculus class.
“I think it was really important to me, especially then, for people to hear what I have to say and to represent myself as someone who has a brain,” Crawford said. True to her words, the four supermodels have been seen as just more than their appearance or physical beauty. As they mastered their art to have a greater say in their careers.
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