Carol Ann Alt (born December 1, 1960) is an American model and
actress.Alt was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, the daughter of
Muriel, an airline employee and model, and Anthony Alt, a fire chief
in the Bronx. She was noticed waiting tables in East Williston, Long
Island, and decided at age 18 to give modeling a try as a summer job
to save money for college. She has two sisters, Karen and Christian,
and a brother Anthony Alt (1955-2005). Alt is of German (her maternal
grandparents immigrated to the United States from Germany) and Irish
descent (paternal grandmother).Alt's first big break in modeling was
in 1979, when she was featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar
magazine, but garnered publicity in 1982 when she was featured on the
cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. During the 1980s she
appeared on over 500 magazine covers, becoming one of the most famous
models of her era, attaining supermodel status. Alt graced the covers
of Vogue, Vogue Paris, Vogue Italia, Vogue UK, Mademoiselle, Elle and
Cosmopolitan. She was referred to as The Face by Life Magazine. During
the height of her popularity, she was the face of ad campaigns for
Diet Pepsi, General Motors, Cover Girl Cosmetics, Noxzema, Hanes,
Givenchy and numerous others. She was the first model to produce her
own posters and calendars.
actress.Alt was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, the daughter of
Muriel, an airline employee and model, and Anthony Alt, a fire chief
in the Bronx. She was noticed waiting tables in East Williston, Long
Island, and decided at age 18 to give modeling a try as a summer job
to save money for college. She has two sisters, Karen and Christian,
and a brother Anthony Alt (1955-2005). Alt is of German (her maternal
grandparents immigrated to the United States from Germany) and Irish
descent (paternal grandmother).Alt's first big break in modeling was
in 1979, when she was featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar
magazine, but garnered publicity in 1982 when she was featured on the
cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. During the 1980s she
appeared on over 500 magazine covers, becoming one of the most famous
models of her era, attaining supermodel status. Alt graced the covers
of Vogue, Vogue Paris, Vogue Italia, Vogue UK, Mademoiselle, Elle and
Cosmopolitan. She was referred to as The Face by Life Magazine. During
the height of her popularity, she was the face of ad campaigns for
Diet Pepsi, General Motors, Cover Girl Cosmetics, Noxzema, Hanes,
Givenchy and numerous others. She was the first model to produce her
own posters and calendars.
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