ALongside her well-known reputation for being the most hardworking and professional model of them all - at an age where most models would have retired, she is still very much in demand - there is the by now infamous quote which she reckons will follow her to her grave.

"we have a saying, christy (turlington) and i: we don't get out of bed for less than $10 000 a day"

This often misquoted quote seemed very brash (and to an extreme, rather vulgar), but is was true, models had become BIGGER than the product itself. More of like spokesperson, an endorsement, a walking guarantee of looking the best, she had moved models beyond being mere clothes hangers to being supermodels. And designers and magazines did not mind picking up the $10 000 bill if it meant having her seen in their clothes and between the covers of glossy magazines and catalogues.

However hefty the price, she is definitely worth it, due to her professionalism and commitment to a job. Often willing to play many roles in front of the camera, fashion photographers love her ability to fit their perception and vision into their photographs. That is the secret behind her success and staying power.

"I am not the first woman to colour my hair"

SHALL we even go on to talk about her hair? To keep up with the ever-changing pace of the fashion world, she changes her image with ease by simply changing her hair style or colour. However more often than not, it is she who creates trends with each hair colour, and it was she who started this fascination with hair colour so much so that other models soon discovered that hair colour was as IMPORTANT as the look.

She was the first one to use her hair to make it big, and soon most models took a page out of that book (read: Nadja Auermann and her platinum blonde hair, and Stella Tennant with her raven-black hair). But hairstylists and colourists all over have said that she has the ability to make any cut or colour work for her, a true hallmark of a supermodel.

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