Supermodels, then and now

The HBO documentary “About Face,” airing July 30, catches up with supermodels of yesteryear to see how they’ve aged.

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The supermodel era: From left, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford strike a pose in tops by Giorgio di Sant'Angelo. This picture first appeared in British Vogue in 1990 and inspired the casting for George Michael’s "Freedom '90" video.

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Model Helena Christensen wears a one-piece outfit at the Tomasz Starzewski fashion show for London Fashion Week 1996.

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Christy Turlington, holding Pepe the Chihuahua, has appeared on more than 500 magazine covers.

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Christy Turlington, shown at a 2001 party for Deepak Chopra's "The Soul of Healing Meditations," practices yoga and designs a women’s yoga-wear line.

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Models Christy Turlington, left, and Naomi Campbell, center, sit by Sting at the EDUN Spring 2012 fashion show on Sept. 11, 2011, during Fashion Week in New York.

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Model Cindy Crawford wears a stretch chiffon muscle tee with a crystal cross skirt at the showing of the John Bartlett spring 1998 collection in New York.

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Cindy Crawford has appeared on more than 400 magazine covers and her television credits include six years as host of MTV's “House of Style.”

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Cindy Crawford models an outfit at a showing of the Todd Oldham spring 1998 collection in New York. Crawford retired from the runway two years later.

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Cindy Crawford, a ubiquitous presence on magazine covers in the ‘90s, appeared in music videos for George Michael and Bon Jovi.

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Cindy Crawford has also acted in movies and has guest-starred on television shows, such as “The Muppet Show Tonight.”

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Cindy Crawford and JCPenney debuted their Cindy Crawford Home Collection in 2009. The collection includes bedding, drapes, decorative accessories, chairs, mirrors, area rugs, lighting and wall decor.

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British model Naomi Campbell sports a velvet ensemble with satin trimming designed by Yves Saint Laurent for the 1995-96 fall-winter ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris.

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Naomi Campbell models an outfit during a showing of the Versus collection for Versace during the spring 1996 collection show in New York.

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Naomi Campbell walks the runway at Fashion For Relief at Forville market during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2011, in Cannes, France.

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Dubbed "the chameleon" for constantly changing her look, Linda Evangelista strikes a pose for Guess. This picture first appeared in Vogue Italia in 1988.

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Linda Evangelista wears a Yves Saint Laurent dress at a showing of the 1996 spring-summer ready-to-wear fashion collection in Paris. Evangelista has described herself and other supermodels as "genetic freaks."

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Linda Evangelista, shown on the runway in 1995, has appeared on more than 600 magazine covers.

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Linda Evangelista is shown wearing bold jewelry at a 2009 charity dinner.

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Paulina Porizkova arrives with her husband, Ric Ocasek, lead singer of The Cars, at a 1998 state dinner at the White House.

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Paulina Porizkova in “About Face.”

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Pat Cleveland, one of the first African American supermodels, at Stephen Burrows's 1974 spring/summer show.

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At 81, Carmen Dell'Orefice is the world’s oldest working model.

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Isabella Rosselini began her career in British Vogue, and worked for many years as a Lancome model. She is the daughter of actress Ingrid Bergman.

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Christie Brinkley gets her makeup done in HBO’s “About Face.”

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