Cindy Crawford started her career early while still being an 18-year-old. She got early success which worked in her favor and she started earning more than her parents could ever dream of.
And when you earn more in the family, you automatically become the financial support of your family. Talking about this, Cindy said that she used to think before giving her sisters lavish gifts which could emasculate their husbands in a weird way.
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“I Felt Like The Son In A Weird Way”: Cindy During Her Early Earning Days
Cindy appeared on Christy Turlington Burns and Kelly Corrigan’s new five-part podcast series, Kelly Corrigan Wonders: About Your Mother, where she talked about her hardships and her relationship with her family during the early stages of her career.
While talking during the podcast Cindy explained to the hosts of the show that she started earning early in her teenage years. Hence she used to have a lot of tensions between her and her sisters. She felt like the son of the family in a “weird way”. The supermodel has two sisters, Chris and Danielle.
As she was earning good, she used to think before giving her sisters good gifts because it might emasculate their husbands. She might give them better gifts than their husbands are giving them and she didn’t want to make things bad for them.
Cindy Crawford said, “I was able to help where I could, “My sisters do not have expectations.” The supermodel continued, “If I’m giving my sister a nicer ring than her husband gives them or something like that, it just becomes this weird thing”.
“My sisters have been awesome because they always paid it back. But navigating being in that financial position where you could do a lot is tricky,” Cindy added.
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Cindy Crawford Was Making More Money Than Her Parents At The Age Of 18
While talking about her early earning days, Cindy felt like the son in the family weirdly. She was making enough money than her parents could ever dream of. Cindy gained recognition quite early in her teenage years.
Crawford said, “I started modeling in Chicago, and in Chicago, it’s a small pond, so I was the big fish pretty quickly there,” the supermodel recalled. She continued, “And I was making more money than my parents made, more money than they could ever have dreamed of.”
She even got her first salary within working of one year itself. Later, Cindy moved to New York, where her career touched the sky. The model supported her family from a young age.
Even Cindy Crawford’s daughter Kaia Gerber is in the same industry. They both look alike and are often confused of their similar features. Kaia is also a very successful model in he career.
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