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It has been said that the most famous quote in modeling history was made to Vogue Magazine in 1990 when model Linda Evangelista said ?We don?t wake up for less than $10,000 a day.? That quote was also the dawn of a new era of super models, the most highly-paid and highly-visible fashion models in the world.

Today a super model is one of a small group of elite high fashion models who command the top pay and are recognized worldwide as the most successful figures in the industry. The job requires a successful background in high fashion and commercial modeling and comes with a worldwide fan base once you?ve made the grade. However, very few will make the cut. The true super models comprise only a handful of the top models in the world at any given moment.

Many top film stars were ?super? celebrities back in the 40?s after WWII ended. They became household names and their faces were recognized nationwide. As the modeling industry came of age, models began to replace movie stars as the ultimate icons of luxury in the world. In the 50?s top super models earned about $50 an hour. In the 60?s the pay ranged up to $500 for a day?s work. By the 1970?s a top super model could earn $2500 a day or more. The 80?s and 90?s became known as the Era of Super Models and the pay scale went off the charts.

The early triumvirate of Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell, ruled the modeling world and walked hundreds of fashion shows runways and graced hundreds of magazine covers worldwide. Today the top super models are almost brand names themselves. More image than individual, today?s super model is a valuable commodity with international marketing opportunities arising from name and image recognition status.

All super models were once just regular models. The path to super model stardom is open to all, but few will make the journey all the way. Only the hardest working and most talented models have a chance at the top slots and the only way to find out if you are super model material is to get your face out there and see what happens next.