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Elle Macpherson
Name: Elle Macpherson
DOB: 29 March 1963
Birth Place: Sydney, Australia
Claim to fame: Supermodel, actress and entrepreneur
Star Facts
- Elle has an estimated fortune of $60 million
- She is 6’ tall
- Elle speaks French, Italian and Spanish
- She has two sons with her former long-term boyfriend, French financier Arpad Busson
Biography
Supermodel and businesswoman Elle is one smart cookie. Born in Sydney, she enrolled at Sydney University to study law at 17. She decided to go to New York to model for a year before studying to help her save up the money for her law books.
Her first big break came in 1982 appearing in a Tab commercial. With her girl-next-door looks, she went on to become one of the iconic supermodels of the 80’s, earning the nickname ‘The Body’ along the way, for obvious reasons. Gracing the cover of every fashion mag, appearing in every single issue of Elle for six years in a row, she’s also the only model in history to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue five times.
Setting up her own company in 1994, Elle launched her renowned The Body workout video series and her hugely successful lingerie range, Elle Macpherson Intimates.
She’s also branched out into acting with a major role in 1994’s Sirens with Hugh Grant and alongside George Clooney in Batman and Robin, and became a regular on Friends too.
Moving in to TV, Elle became the new host of Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model in 2010.
Elle married Elle magazine’s creative editor Gilles Bensimon at age 21, divorcing three years later. She dated Billy Joel and Kevin Costner before meeting her long-term partner Arpad Busson in 1995. She and the French financier split in 2005.